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Simple Kitchen Levers

Simple Kitchen Levers

Playing with levers is something most toddlers and preschoolers do, even if it’s simply launching Cheerios from a spoon off [...]

Apr 29, 2013     No Comments
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Sound Experiment: The Lion and the Mouse

Sound Experiment: The Lion and the Mouse

Try this listening challenge for preschoolers by inviting them to fill two shakers to help tell the story of The Lion [...]

Sep 20, 2012     1 Comment
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A House For Puppets

A House For Puppets

                    A special puppet friend may need a dwelling that is [...]

Aug 13, 2012     No Comments
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Wow! School!

Wow! School!

The first day of preschool can be nerve wracking…causing sleeplessness, tears and clingy behavior…the children get a little nervous, too.  [...]

Aug 2, 2012     No Comments
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I Don’t Want to Read That!

I Don’t Want to Read That!

The other day when reading to a group of preschoolers, everything was going smoothly… just another happy-go-lucky story time… until [...]

Jul 5, 2012     No Comments
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Read It Aloud! King Bidgood Style

Read It Aloud! King Bidgood Style

In 1985, Audrey Wood published a book about a plump, red-headed king that wouldn’t get out of his bathtub! King [...]

Jun 18, 2012     No Comments
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“What Do You Notice?” Visible Thinking.

“What Do You Notice?” Visible Thinking.

Preschool children learn how to think by listening to what parents and teachers say. It helps for adults to “think out [...]

Jun 14, 2012     No Comments
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Please, Do Not Sit Still

Please, Do Not Sit Still

For me, story time always begins with a song and dance.  As soon as the children get settled, I invite them to [...]

Jun 4, 2012     No Comments
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