Set up a simple and fun sensory bin with an apple pie theme for Fall. Fall is here, which means the weather will get cooler, the aroma of pumpkin spice and cinnamon everywhere I go, beautiful bright orange, yellow colors, and APPLES! I love apples and October is National Apple Month! Click on the video…
Teaching Toddlers
Raising Tadpoles Into Frogs
These past couple of months, my kiddos have been learning about metamorphosis and the life cycle of a frog. It all started when we found some tadpoles during our family camping trip. We took some home, raised them into frogs, and finally released them. We as parents and educators can teach and explain the frog…
Sensory Bin – Frog Habitat
These past several weeks, Michaela and Madison learned about frogs, their habitat, life cycle, and metamorphosis. These girls love to explore and one of our favorite things are learning through play with sensory bins. Creating this frog habitat sensory bin was definitely fun and a perfect way to learn about frogs. Disclaimer The items listed…
Learning the Letter T
The letter of the week is Tt. This particular week, we were busy learning, doing a lot of crafts, and mostly spent our time outside. Michaela and Madison did not complain at all. We learned about trees, tutus, triangles, and trains. T is for TREE Let them explore I wanted to introduce them to the…
Learning the Letter A
For this week, we learned the letter Aa. Since the girls knew their numbers 1-20, shapes, and colors, I thought it would be good that we just focused on the letter of the week. Learning with pom poms I introduced the letter A with some pom pom fun. First, Michaela and Madison practiced tracing the…
Teaching Toddlers – Learning Colors
Michaela and Madison are taking a break from learning their letters this week. With a lot of rain in the forecast, I thought it would be a good week to do some experiments and color activities. Paint Swatches Free and Easy! All you need are paint swatches (from Walmart) and that’s it. The activities are…
Teaching Toddlers – Part 2: Learning S, Star, 8, and Yellow
This past week, we are continuing our lesson plans on the letter S, shape – star, the number 8, and the color yellow. Last week, I had a big list of activities and lessons planned, however, we had quite a busy schedule. So here we are, part 2. Monday Monday’s plan was to re-introduce…
Teaching Toddlers: Part 1 – S, Star, 8, and Yellow
It was Valentine’s week and boy oh boy, I had a busy schedule. I’ve never been that kind of person who cared or liked to celebrate Valentine’s day, but ever since the arrival of my twins, I promised to celebrate every holiday with children. No matter how big or small the holiday, we will…
Teaching Toddlers: Learning the letter H, heart, 3, and red
A lot of friends have been asking me how I teach my kiddos and keep them busy everyday. Well, anyone with children knows that it is not easy. I have two 2 year old twins and an 11 month old. I am a stay at home mom. My kiddos do not go to day care, so…
