We read this cute book for our story time We made some fun valentines crafts Every holiday should be celebrated with treats right? Some...

Children in the preschool years are doing science pretty much the entire time they are awake.

If you are able to celebrate Christmas in your environment, there are many ways to do so. This year I decided to use Dr. Seuss’ famous...

Because this is a holiday that centers around a meal, I thought it would be fun to incorporate some of the foods into our snacks.

Many of you already know that I not only am a full time bilingual preschool teacher, I also homeschool my 5th grade daughter, Maya. When...

Play is enjoyable, spontaneous, meaningful, symbolic, voluntary, intrinsically motivated, and involves active participation. I’m about 8...

The 21st of September has been declared by the United Nations as the International Day of Peace. All across the world people may have...

“Play is the work of th child.” - Maria Montessori

In response to a recent storytime, I had someone ask me why I use such long, complicated words if I work with such young children. My...

Having books available at a child’s reach encourages the child to see the written word well before the concept of reading has been learned.

Come on in to our preschool and check out how we have set everything up!

For teaching smell I had some fun ideas! At the art table we did spice painting. I used fall scents since it is also the beginning of...

Teaching children about their primary 5 senses has always been a favorite theme for me. I absolutely adore witnessing the connections...

Grab a Pre-K curriculum book or a book of arts and crafts ideas for preschoolers and you are bound to find a section that encourages...

The origin of this holiday goes back to 1925 when representatives from different countries met in Geneva, Switzerland to convene the...

There are so many versions of the classic fairytales. I love to read the different spins different authors put on them. Reading different...

One of my favorite ways to prepare a lesson plan is to use a book as the theme. The Very Hungry Caterpillar has several dimensions to teach!

At La Casa Grande Bilingual Academy this is arguably our favorite month of the year! I wanted to make sure we celebrated it largely and...