I have discovered the most amazing thing! I can’t believe that in my five years of teaching kindergarten I never did this before. I read about it before, but I thought it would be too messy to do it. It’s…wait for it…coloured pasta! Yep, that’s the discovery. But what you can do with it afterwards…
A Super-Duper List of Songs :)
I have been teaching kindergarten for 5 years now, and my favourite thing to teach has always been music. Sure, I love doing crafts too, but when we learn songs everybody is singing, playing instruments, and dancing happily – while also learning. It’s the moment of the day when I can be silly and loud,…
Animals from Popsicle Sticks
Popsicle sticks are very easy to use and so versatile…you can teach numbers, make crafts, create stick puppets for songs and stories, use them to build something, etc. Here are some animal crafts that you can make with kids. You can use them to teach new songs, to learn about their body parts, to teach…
Clay Bugs
Materials: clay, beads, google eyes, pipe cleaners Instructions: It’s as easy as it gets! 🙂 The kids can give the clay any shape they want, then they add beads, eyes (as many as they want), legs, arms. You don’t even need glue for the decorations, just press them in the clay.
Fun Ways to Play and Learn with Playdough
There are endless ways of playing with play dough. My kids love it, because it’s something they can make from scratch, it’s soft and smells nice (if you put aroma oil, lavender, cinnamon, etc.), it’s something they can play with on their own, without any help from adults. I love it because it helps me…
Fruit and Vegetables Worksheets {FREEBIE}
I used these worksheets with my 2-5 y.o. a couple of weeks ago and they really enjoyed them. That’s why I thought it would be a good idea to share them. Some of them are for very young kids, who just need to practise their fine motor skills, counting, and colouring, while some are for…