Finally, we’ve had several days of sunshine and no wet weather! 🙂 With enough warm sun pouring through the windows my seeds were ready to be planted. I saved up some applesauce containers, egg cartons, and coffee pods to use for my seed planting. In the above picture I planted some red sunflower seeds, andContinue reading “Seed Planting with Recycables!”
Category Archives: Preschools The Marigold School of Early Learning
Help your preschooler start the new school year
As the new school year approaches there are a few things to think about if you have a preschool aged child either continuing their preschool journey or starting their journey for the first time. * Consider the time of day and the meals your child has before you take them back to school shopping. 1.Continue reading “Help your preschooler start the new school year”
Week 6 Beans!
Week 6 blogging is a bit late. Sorry about that, I was a tiny bit busy. 🙂 I really am enjoying the pretty purple flowers on this bean plant! The bottom leaves are loosing their color too soon in my opinion, so I added some fertilizer. I realize I have no bees to pollinate, butContinue reading “Week 6 Beans!”
Pretend Play with Blocks
Blocks, cars and fairies! Using geo-boards as movie screens! Fairies like to eat too! You know, blocks have a home too. Even three year old friends know where the blocks live. 🙂 Making houses for fairies is important not just so they have a home just their size, but in case it rains andContinue reading “Pretend Play with Blocks”
Open House!
On Saturday, July 2nd, 2016 The Marigold School of Early learning will have an Open House! Please feel free to visit between the hours of 10: 00 a.m. and 2:00 p.m. 🙂
Green Apple Cinnamon Play dough
Apple cinnamon play dough not only smells good, but this batch turned out super smooth and very malleable! Notice the above picture is of a young child starting with a medium sized flat circle of dough and then following it are three small ones with the last being super large. This child started each pieceContinue reading “Green Apple Cinnamon Play dough”
Come to the Preschool Fair!
We are off to a great start for 2016! If you are a family with young children ready for preschool please check out the link below. Preschools from all over the Clark County area will be at the 2016 Preschool Fair! So check out their information and come join us! 🙂 Continue reading “Come to the Preschool Fair!”
Dress for the Weather
Just a reminder for all of the families out there with young children. You probably already know this information, but I always like reminders. *Remember that small, young children warm up quickly indoors and cool off even quicker outdoors. Keep your child bundled from head to toe literally. Have your young child wear aContinue reading “Dress for the Weather”
Play Based Learning
Cars and Blocks! 🙂 A three year old child decided that cars and blocks go nicely together and so began construction of a large one story building and some nice parking spots for cars. And some cars park upside down. I absolutely love how this child decided the parking spots should be on tallContinue reading “Play Based Learning”
Following the Interest of a Child
Before we went on winter break I captured these pictures from the morning preschool sessions. 🙂 Using puzzle pieces and a small wooden bowl I set up a provocation for the morning. 🙂 Here is a small example of emergent curriculum. I based this provocation off of what I saw happening in class. TheContinue reading “Following the Interest of a Child”
