Creative Curriculum
Collection by SarahGar • Last updated 7 weeks ago
A helpful resource for implementing The Creative Curriculum in our schools. I am a licensed early childhood educator who believes in a play based educational approach. Check out my outdoor and indoor environment boards too!
Playdough
Hammering for All Ages
It has been so interesting watching my son and RLs daughter fall into their "gender roles" as they have grown - and through no coaxing from ...
Fossil Dough - Kids Activities | Saving Money | Home Management | Motherhood on a Dime
fossil playdough
TechSurgeons - Access Blocked
2 classic childhood games unite for an awesome homemade play dough activity! Kids will have hours of creative fun with this potato head/play dough combo!
Kitchen Craft: Soap Clouds and homemade kiddie soaps | Our Best Bites
Soap clouds are a fun and easy experiment to do with your kids in the kitchen. If you need more soap fun try making your own soap for the tub.
Edible Homemade Sand for Sensory Play
AMAZING 2 ingredient Edible Homemade Sand perfect for sensory play with toddler, preschool and kindergarten age kids. You will love this!
Busy Bag Swap: Day 5 (Playdough Mats)
Inspiration came from this post. I learn so much from my friend, Rachel. She is seriously a wealth of information in so many areas and pr...
Preschool SE
Emotional Animals Game
Dice with emotions & animals-kids have to act out. A great rainy day game for the kids!
Honoring Children and Their Families
Honoring Children's Identities and their Families
What Works For Me: Organizing Coloring Books
I read this great little tip in my new favorite magazine, Real Simple . I've had kids for 12 years, so the pile of activity/coloring books ...
Kids Activity to Learn About Emotions
Kids learn about emotions while having fun with this free printable paper craft activity at Mr Printables.
Creating a Transitions Box for a Child with Special Needs
A couple of weeks ago I had the pleasure of connecting with Cheryl Parrish, the Children’s Ministry Director for Liberty Hill General Baptist Church in Dexter, Missouri. Cheryl and I were talking …
Momma made....My Busy Box
I'd like to you meet my new best friends!!! SWEET GIRL'S BUSY BOXES When I was preggo with Little Man, I put together several activity bags for Sweet Girl. My thought was that I would give her an activity or two when I was nursing or when I needed to do something. And she played with them.....for about 5 minutes. Unfortunately, it usually takes me WAY longer than 5 minutes to do anything these days, so I needed a little longer. So......I took all the activities I had already put together, as…
5 Activities to Help Children Develop Emotional Control - Moments A Day
Recognizing feelings and learning what to do with them - here are five activities to help children develop emotional control.
Super Heros
Visual Cards
Visual Prompts, Schedules and Supports
Visual Prompts, Visual Schedules and Visual Supports for Children with Special Needs: Classroom Adaptations for Visual Learners via RainbowsWithinReach
Visuals/Routines/Schedules
Printable Classroom Labels for Preschool
Printable classroom labels for your preschool, pre-k, or kindergarten classroom. Labels show kids where each item belongs and make clean-up time a breeze.
Learning and Teaching With Preschoolers
It is important to create and provide meaningful math for preschool children. Children learn as they explore, interact and have meaningful discussion about math. In order for children to explore and interact with math we must set up our preschool classrooms to have a math rich environment through out the whole classroom. This includes math through… · Environment · Observation · Verbalization · Hands on Experiences Math Through Out the Classroom Environment Math Center Including Math Books…
Print rich environments in early childhood education
A carefully planned early childhood print rich environment encourages children to communicate with each other and to engage in a wide range of literacy experiences while supporting them progressing from pre literate to readers and writers. The physical design of an educational setting or family child care space can promote enriched language and the development ofcomplex sentence structures. A strong print rich environment will have print in most areas of the classroom. This post will provide…
Daily Picture Schedule framed on wall. Easy to make my own with pictures from around the house
Development
Behavior Management
Organize Me!
Preschool Literacy
DIY Photo Name Puzzle
DIY Photo Name Puzzle (Love to Learn Linky #30) | Totschooling - Toddler and Preschool Educational Printable Activities Preschool Sign In Ideas, Name Activities Preschool, Preschool Name Recognition, Name Writing Activities, Days Of The Week Activities, Preschool Education, Day Care Activities, Learning Activities For Toddlers, Cognitive Activities
Preschool Sensory
Preschool Art | Open Ended
Preschool Dramatic Play
Preschool Fine Motor
Q-Tips and Straws – Fine Motor Skills Activity
Recently, we shared a post on How to Dye Q-Tips. This was incredibly popular and I got a lot of questions of how to use dyed q-tips for play and learning. This Q-Tips and Straws fine motor skills activity was challenging and fun for my kids. There is a color matching and pattern making element as well which just extends the fun. We love working on fine motor skills at our place as is evidenced by these 18 Fine Motor Activities for Preschoolers. You will need: Colored straws Dyed Q-tips…
Preschool Blocks
Preschool Large Motor
Preschool Math/Science
Toddler Sensory
Toddler Large Motor
Brain Teasers
There are growing popularities among online shopping and cardboard boxes can pile up quickly. Do you have a lot of cardboard boxes around the house?…
Toddler Math/Science
Toddler Fine Motor
Other Pins
Printable Classroom Labels for Preschool
Printable classroom labels for your preschool, pre-k, or kindergarten classroom. Labels show kids where each item belongs and make clean-up time a breeze.
Learning and Teaching With Preschoolers
It is important to create and provide meaningful math for preschool children. Children learn as they explore, interact and have meaningful discussion about math. In order for children to explore and interact with math we must set up our preschool classrooms to have a math rich environment through out the whole classroom. This includes math through… · Environment · Observation · Verbalization · Hands on Experiences Math Through Out the Classroom Environment Math Center Including Math Books…
Print rich environments in early childhood education
A carefully planned early childhood print rich environment encourages children to communicate with each other and to engage in a wide range of literacy experiences while supporting them progressing from pre literate to readers and writers. The physical design of an educational setting or family child care space can promote enriched language and the development ofcomplex sentence structures. A strong print rich environment will have print in most areas of the classroom. This post will provide…
Daily Picture Schedule framed on wall. Easy to make my own with pictures from around the house
Visual Prompts, Schedules and Supports
Visual Prompts, Visual Schedules and Visual Supports for Children with Special Needs: Classroom Adaptations for Visual Learners via RainbowsWithinReach
Brain Teasers
There are growing popularities among online shopping and cardboard boxes can pile up quickly. Do you have a lot of cardboard boxes around the house?…
TRASHed at Coachella 2012. Over 30 of the Artist Decorated Recycling Trash Bins.
above: artist Kozyndan's decorated recycling bin for 2012 TRASHed Coachella Global Inheritance invited 100+ artists to decorate recycling bins for their for The Coachella Music & Arts Festival 2012. The entire collection was exhibited at the Lab Art Gallery in Los Angeles prior to being rolled out at the festival. After the festivals, these redesigned recycling bins will be donated to schools in Southern California. Here's a look at 32 of the finished 2012 TRASHed: Coachella recycling bins…
DIY Photo Name Puzzle
DIY Photo Name Puzzle (Love to Learn Linky #30) | Totschooling - Toddler and Preschool Educational Printable Activities Preschool Sign In Ideas, Name Activities Preschool, Preschool Name Recognition, Name Writing Activities, Days Of The Week Activities, Preschool Education, Day Care Activities, Learning Activities For Toddlers, Cognitive Activities
Q-Tips and Straws – Fine Motor Skills Activity
Recently, we shared a post on How to Dye Q-Tips. This was incredibly popular and I got a lot of questions of how to use dyed q-tips for play and learning. This Q-Tips and Straws fine motor skills activity was challenging and fun for my kids. There is a color matching and pattern making element as well which just extends the fun. We love working on fine motor skills at our place as is evidenced by these 18 Fine Motor Activities for Preschoolers. You will need: Colored straws Dyed Q-tips…
Emotional Animals Game
Dice with emotions & animals-kids have to act out. A great rainy day game for the kids!
Honoring Children and Their Families
Honoring Children's Identities and their Families
Hammering for All Ages
It has been so interesting watching my son and RLs daughter fall into their "gender roles" as they have grown - and through no coaxing from ...
Fossil Dough - Kids Activities | Saving Money | Home Management | Motherhood on a Dime
fossil playdough
TechSurgeons - Access Blocked
2 classic childhood games unite for an awesome homemade play dough activity! Kids will have hours of creative fun with this potato head/play dough combo!
Kitchen Craft: Soap Clouds and homemade kiddie soaps | Our Best Bites
Soap clouds are a fun and easy experiment to do with your kids in the kitchen. If you need more soap fun try making your own soap for the tub.