I think we can all agree that Sensory Play is important for developing a young child’s imagination. Sensory Boxes are a fantastic way to do that. The boxes allow kids to grow their creative play by experiencing their senses of touch, sound, smell, visual awesomeness and occasionally taste. They get a full adventure for their… Read More 4 Sensory Boxes for Indoor Play
Alas, it is officially August 1st, and our local library, which we love is taking their summer break. We now face an entire month with no Motion Monday, Story Time Tuesday or Thumpin’ Thursday. Summer Reading is now all on me, Mom. But no fear… I already have a plan! In fact, I’ve had this… Read More The Reading Tree & Summer Literacy Incentive System
Let’s be honest, Summer is a bit crazy around here. I’m in full wedding season swing and the kids want to be outside all day long. I confess, my normally well planned out days and schedules for toddler entertainment {read education} are severely lacking. I’m busy. More busy now than I am all year. So… Read More Why we Love Koala Crate for Kids {Summer Subscription Box}
Summer is the perfect time to get the kids outside and start making some new discoveries. Going outside is also the perfect idea when your learning gets messy. In Toddler School this week we took our big Sensory Tub outside for some scientific Discovery Learning. Armed with my vinegar and baking soda we discovered some… Read More Discovery Learning Outdoors for Kids with Science {Vinegar & Baking Soda}
Welcome to this week’s Monday Morning Mess Mat for Sensory Play! I “structure” our Sensory Playtime at 10:00am on Mondays at our Mess Mat. I use flying quotations there because the point of Sensory Play is actually that it isn’t highly structured play time. The essence is that kids get to explore freely and stimulate their… Read More Pantry Power {Sensory Bin}
If you’re just joining us for this Toddler School Gardening Unit, we’re just now getting to the green part. My goals for this unit are to teach Cash about the great outdoors by planting a garden together throughout the Spring and into the summer. He is very interested in how things work! The last few… Read More Teaching Toddlers How Things Grow | Gardening Unit
Welcome to Toddler School! Cash & Wyatt are on another educational adventure together. For this unit, Cash is 2.5 and Wyatt is 15 Months. We will be taking the Hooligans outside and broadening our home school preschool classroom horizons. I’m Kandice, former special education and kindergarten educator turned full-time mom. You can read up on… Read More Composting for Kids | A Complete Toddler School Unit
It is finally time to start putting food scraps into our Compost Bin! I’ve done my research, the boys know the Garden Rules and we’re ready to get our hands dirty. Since we’re mainly doing this unit to address the food waste we produce, from smoothies, salads and a whole tree of bananas I introduce… Read More Composting with Toddlers | Filling our Bin
We’ve been reading about the great outdoors, how things grow and the natural beauties we can see, such as rainbows, for weeks. The boys are ready to venture out into the garden! But the real question is, “Is mom ready to take them?” Before I took the plunge and dug into {ha ha} our outdoor… Read More Creating Garden Rules with Toddlers {Composting Unit}
Our next Toddler School Unit is about Gardening and Composting. With the weather changing and Spring coming I thought this would be the best idea to get the boys outside and playing in the dirt, which they both love. We just finished our Mini Unit on Rainbows which was the perfect bridge into our Outdoor… Read More Inspirational Reading List {Toddler School Gardening Unit}