Teaching fine arts to young kids is a fun way to get them interested in a variety of activities and expand their interests. In fact, that is one of the main reasons that we personally love learning by theme because it exposes my toddler to the vast world that we live in and expands her appreciation…
My daughter is a dirt girl at heart and I have grown to love the Earth in so many ways. So one week is by no means long enough for us to fully cover all that we would love to do regarding land and Earth, but it’s a great time to focus on the details…
With a drastic shift in weather, it is a wonderful time to enjoy more mild temperatures outdoors with your toddlers and preschoolers. There is so much open-ended play, lots of beautiful colors and changes happening, and a variety of activities to do even during chilly and rainy days. We could all use some time collecting…
With fall here and all the great gourds and pumpkins arriving at the farmers market, in stores, and popping up around town, my toddler is so amused by them. We made a quick trip to the local grocery store this past week and as we walked in the door she saw all the big pumpkins…
I admit it, I love organization. However, I also admit that since becoming a parent, my days are chaotic, my house is a mess, and I am just not organized. In the end, this means that for tot school to be successful for our family, we approach learning by theme. Not only does it help…
Because we just recently finished our measurement unit, understanding temperature a little better was a natural extension to our home learning adventures. Also, since my daughter is now a little more active and pushing boundaries every day, learning about hot and cold has become an important safety conversation. While we started working on using both…
As we are just a few weeks away from the official start of fall here and a “summer” theme in tot school was still on our list, we decided to make it a “say goodbye to Summer play bash”! I know, sounds like fun, right? Well it most definitely has been a joy just enjoying…
Being so far behind in our tot school learning theme adventures, this was the perfect time to combine several learning themes. So for us, this week we explored fish, water, bodies of water, and the ocean! And what a fun time we had understand what sinking and floating meant, talking about types of fish, and…
Exploring different types of measurements is a fun way to engage young learners. It is especially fun for toddlers to start understanding the world around them and the differences between objects, but it’s also an important life tooll and can grow with a child’s learning. This means preschoolers can get a little more precise in…
Learning in the kitchen is a fun way to engage toddlers. I know that my 20 month old is obsessed with food right now, making this tot school theme more appropriate than I realized when planning almost a year ago. Because life caught up to us and we are behind in tot school, learning in…
The summertime is a great opportunity to start exploring nature with toddlers — they are more free to go outside without having to bundle up, flowers are blooming, and the trees are rustling. It is so exciting even as an adult to see how everything comes back to life and enjoy it with my family….
What a fun week we had with our jungle safari theme. This was a fun way to explore new and exotic animals and where they live. Not only did we do lots of learning and playing, but we collected so many resources from around the internet to even make everything from cupcakes to fun crafts….