The Best of Preschool Inspirations in 2013
It’s time for my best of the best! Preschool Inspirations was born this year, and it has been an amazing beginning! I am so thankful to have you all reading along! Here are my top 10 most popular posts...
View ArticleMaking Calendar Time Meaningful
I try to live each day with the philosophy “work smarter, not harder.” In the same way, I try to teach according to the same motto. I have my preschoolers for a short time before they head off to...
View ArticleOpen Ended Fine Motor Practice
This post contains affiliate links. Oh how I love activities that are open ended and encourage creativity. For scissor practice, I used to set everyone at the table and give them papers to cut as this...
View ArticleDIY Liquid Watercolor
I will be the first to admit that I LOVE liquid watercolors! I’m pretty sure that if I was told that I had to teach preschool on a deserted island, and I could only choose three teaching items, liquid...
View ArticlePlay-Based Learning: Why it Matters
For the longest time, I tried to figure out what “learning through play” meant. Some thoughts that ran through my head were: Is it structured? Does it involve planning? What is the role of the teacher...
View ArticleShould Your Child Be Potty Trained by Three?
What is the age that children start to learn to potty train? The truth is that potty training is different for each child. This is my story about how I felt that children could and should be potty...
View ArticlePreschool Readiness
Are you and your child getting ready for preschool? This is such an exciting time for many families. Preschool can be one of the memorable aspects of a child’s younger years, and it also helps set the...
View ArticleDIY Name Recognition Puzzle
Help a child learn to recognize and spell his or her name easily with this DIY Name Recognition puzzle. What a huge milestone it is when a child learns to spell or write his name. To a preschooler...
View Article6 Ways to Make a Calm Down Jar
Calm down jars are a must-have when there are children around, so I’m sharing six ways or recipes on how to make a calm down jar or glitter jar or some call it a mind jar. I want to give you six...
View ArticleThe Best of 2014
Are you curious about my most visited and most popular posts? I’ve compiled my top 10 posts for you (and a bonus) in this one post, so if you missed any, you can definitely catch up! At the very end is...
View ArticleFinding Beauty in the Unexpected
As my son sits next to a stranger on a park bench, he casually points to his older sister. “That’s my sister. She only has eight fingers.” He’s right. Our wonderful daughter was born with only 8...
View ArticlePreschool Toolbox
I cannot even tell you how much time I have completely wasted trying to find something for my preschool class or my own children. Usually the smaller the item is, the harder I have to look to find it....
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