Disclosure: I am a blog ambassador for Lakeshore Learning and am compensated for my work. I received the product free of charge, but all thoughts and opinions are 100% mine. Kids learn alphabet letters at different rates. Most kids need a lot of different multi-sensory activities to learn the alphabet letters. Learning letters doesn’t occur in a straight line from A to Z. Students learn from repeated exposure over time and they learn letters at their own pace. It may only take 1 day for a … [Read more...]
Awesome Fine Motor Toy from Lakeshore Learning
I am a blog ambassador for Lakeshore Learning and am compensated for my work. I received product free of charge, but all thoughts and opinions are 100% mine. Fine motor skills are so important for little ones to develop! Fine motor activities use hand muscles to manipulate small pieces or use small movements to complete tasks. Fine motor activities are great because it helps with better handwriting when it's time to learn how to write. I was so excited for my boys to try a fine motor … [Read more...]
Activities to Play and Learn at Home
Disclosure: I am a blog ambassador for Lakeshore Learning and am compensated for my work. I received products free of charge. As always, my thoughts and opinions are 100% mine. This spring and summer have been unlike any time we've experienced before! With schools closed and other activities canceled, I've been looking for ways to keep kids busy and still learning at home. Even during the summertime, I incorporate learning into our day. It's not through flashcards and math worksheets, but … [Read more...]
Toys for Open-Ended Play
Disclosure: I am a blog ambassador for Lakeshore Learning and am compensated for my work. I received product free of charge. As always, my thoughts and opinions are 100% mine. Every October, we get sent toy catalogs that my kids love looking through. They circle toys they want for Christmas and have the best time doing it. I don’t mind them looking through it, but I do have one problem. Most of those toys are battery operated and will not last long. They will play with it for a day or two and … [Read more...]
Math Center Ideas
Disclosure: I am a blog ambassador for Lakeshore Learning and am compensated for my work. I received product free of charge, but all thoughts and opinions are 100% mine. I know it's only July, but I also know that teachers like to plan during the summer months. When I was teaching, I never truly took a summer off. I took classes and also planned out themes and center ideas. Today I'm sharing some awesome math center ideas. These centers would be great in early childhood classrooms. We tried … [Read more...]
Centers that Promote Learning Through Play
Disclosure: I am a blog ambassador for Lakeshore and am compensated for my work. I received product free of charge. As always, my thoughts and opinions are 100% mine. Setting up centers in an early childhood classroom can be a daunting task. It takes time and energy and let’s be honest, teachers don’t have a lot of time for that! Centers help create a rich early childhood environment, so today I'm sharing with you three easy center ideas from Lakeshore Learning. For those of you who are new to … [Read more...]
