What a beautiful time of year to be outside! I have been using our outdoor space as much as possible recently, and I set up some centres for all of our kindergarten classes to use. Most of the centres could be done anywhere, from your back yard to a neighbourhood park. I feel that the...
I love fall! I love seeing the leaves on the trees change colour, hayrides, pumpkins all of the other wonderful things that come with the season. Since I teach young children, I also like creating easy science experiments and activities that incorporate the season. This science experiment and STEM challenge is perfect for fall because...
This math activity was so easy to prepare, yet it was a lot of fun and it allowed me to take our math class outside. This activity can be adapted to varying grade levels and various math strands. I used a class set of large wood slices and a sensory ball. The wood slices were...
I am incredibly lucky to work at a school with an amazing outdoor learning space. There is so much for the kids to do outside and it is a beautiful natural area. There are several structures that the kids love and use regularly. I decided to incorporate them into the time that I use it...
“This is awesome!!!” We are heading into fall, but the last few days we have had some warmer weather so we are soaking it up outside. Today we did this really simple art/gym activity. Whenever I use scooter boards with kindergarten kids they love them. I figured that today we would bring them outside and...
This sensory activity was a hit! I have taught kindergarten for years, and one thing that I have learned is that they love being outside. They don’t care if it is hot, freezing cold, or even raining, they just love being outside. I have started to change my activities so that they could be done...
