Learning Through Play

Kindergarteners are under tremendous pressure – doing as many as 15 academic activities in a day, with a shorter recess time. What is the long-term impact?

These DIY interlocking building bricks look great! I would rather buy them already made, though! #blocks #kids

When children #play the world WINS!

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Stand up to playground naysayers! This colorful infographic includes 50 reasons play is powerful for children encouraging physical and social development.

Life is short. Live pretty.

A new study shows that when it comes to a child's brain development, time in the classroom may be less important than time on the playground.

Potato Heads in the snow are great fun for a winter activity. Take your potato heads outside, or bring a bin of snow inside for snowy, potato head fun.

The first thing DH said to me when we began looking at menus was "why is everything so fancy?" :rolleyes: lol Seriously we should, because it's been...

Because you don't want to hear them whine about being bored.

A memory activity to boost kids minds. Use any objects and remove one to see if they can guess what's missing. A great busy activity when you need it.

Super Tot is 35 months old. I can't believe we are FINALLY starting school back up. It seems like it has been forever since my last post, and things are finally settling down. As mentioned in a previous post, my family relocated to a new city the week of Thanksgiving. That was a crazy time to be moving, but we took it in stride and made the best of it. After prayerful consideration, we decided to go ahead and take the holidays off to get settled into our new home and to focus on Christ and…

Great toy for teaching cause & effect and fine motor skills practice to preschoolers: Fisher-Price Barnyard Basics Flip Flop Egg Drop! No longer sold, but used ones can be found online.

Kindergarten blog with ideas on classroom management, centers and learning through play!

Those of you who know me, know that I am a huge fan of free choice time and learning through play. I was thinking of naming this post Play: What is it Good For? Absolutely Everything! I believe in the power and purpose of PLAY. I have talked about it a hundred times once or twice, and even made a Prezi with some of my favorite quotes about the importance of play. The power of play is its ability to incorporate so many varied learning opportunities into what appears to be and feels like fun…

Why Science Says Your Classroom Needs More DANCE PARTIES! Love this!