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3 Pumpkin Invitations
Pumpkin exploration is so much fun this time of year, especially when they are from the Smith Family Farm Pumpkin Patch. Here are three...
Oct 3, 20243 min read


Invitation to Paint 3-D Fall Leaf Sculptures
Art involving nature can display the beauty of the natural world around us, let children make their own scientific observations in an...
Oct 1, 20241 min read


Fall Forest Small World Play
When children experience environments, see movies, read books, spark an interest in a subject matter, or engage in imaginary play, being...
Sep 30, 20242 min read


Invitation to Create Scented Fall Soup
It’s #soupseason & what better way to kick of fall by inviting little ones to create any type of sensory soup. With the weather being...
Sep 27, 20241 min read


Invitation to Create a Fall Foliage Tree
Since fall has been unfolding all around us the children have been noticing changes in the leaves due to the seasons shifting from summer...
Sep 26, 20242 min read


Diego Rivera Still Life Calla Lily Paintings
National Hispanic and Latinx Heritage Month is a period from September 15 to October 15 in the United States for recognizing the...
Sep 23, 20242 min read


Invitation to Explore Your 5 Senses
Drawing a child's attention to their five senses( hearing, sight, smell, taste, + touch) by reading stories, discussing them, creating...
Sep 18, 20241 min read


Three Color Monster Invitations
The Social Emotional Learning (SEL) aspect of a child is the foundation that supports all areas of development. The stronger awareness &...
Sep 17, 20242 min read


Invitation to Create Anything Fall
Since we have started to explore all things fall, apples and pumpkins are abundant in autumn. After talking about what is harvested in...
Sep 16, 20241 min read


3 Ways to Wassily
Wassily Kandinsky was a Russian painter and art theorist. Many of Kandinsky's paintings can be viewed as a perfect exercise in abstract...
Sep 13, 20241 min read


Piet Mondrian Two Ways
Piet Mondrian is one of our artists of the month. He was a Dutch painter and his style consisted of geometric shapes and primary colors....
Sep 5, 20242 min read


Dramatic Play Space Upgrade
It's the perfect time of year where classrooms are being redone to enhance the play spaces for the upcoming new school year. Children's...
Aug 20, 20241 min read


Invitation to Create, Play, and Explore Food
This week is master chef week & we are exploring so many different types of food in many ways. Food plays an integral role in our lives....
Aug 13, 20242 min read


Peachy Keen Farmers Market Stand
The Excellerations® Outdoor Market Stand could not have been #gifted at a better time. Our peach tree has been flowing with abundance...
Aug 8, 20241 min read


Oil & Pastel Fluorescent Water Exploration
We always love a good oil and water exploration moment during mad science week but this year changed up the water color to fluorescent...
Aug 7, 20241 min read


Three Simple Science Invitations
Science is everywhere in the early years and it doesn't need to be complicated. Here are three simple science invitations we love to do...
Aug 6, 20242 min read


Comfy Corners with Flexible Seating
Every Early Childhood Classroom should have comfy corners. Providing flexible seating within those areas are essential to create an...
Aug 5, 20243 min read


Invitation to Wash the Farm Animals
To kick off Animals Galore, we invited the children to get some farm animals dirty and then let them wash them squeaky clean. In two tuff...
Aug 1, 20242 min read


Invitation to Paint Easels Galore
The book Ish, by Peter H. Reynolds is about a little boy named Ramon who loves to draw, but loses his confidence when his picture is...
Jul 29, 20242 min read


Invitation to Build a Museum
It's artist week! Throughout this whole week we will be exploring all different kinds of art from around the world through reading books...
Jul 23, 20241 min read
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