Magnet Board

Matt
Other
Nov, 04, 2017
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Having a magnet board is great! Ours is a $10 Galvanized Steel Sheet https://www.lowes.com/pd/IMPERIAL-24-in-x-3-ft-Galvanized-Steel-Sheet-Metal/3234805 I’ve seen people put frames on them too. However, you’ll want to rotate the magnets. Here is a list of the different types of magnets: Christmas (although they were flimsy and fell apart quickly) *pictures of the kids and teachers (maybe resin) *wood […]

Screwdriver Practice

Matt
Projects
Nov, 04, 2017
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In a wooden carpenters box I keep the following: * 8 wooden boards with phillips screws in them * 8 sets of eye protection goggles (I maintain the rule that when using any tool, we must have eye protection) * 8 No.2 Stubby Phillips Screwdrivers Individually you might end up paying $6 each, but I bought […]

The Stick Issue

Matt
Issues, Thoughts
Nov, 03, 2017
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When I attended various sessions at NAEYC, the stick issue would come up. (see my notes) For such a simple open-ended toy, there are a lot of concerns that come up if you try to include it around kids. “What if a kid swings it around or runs with a sharp stick and gets hurt?” […]

Den Making Area

In addition to our Building Area, I decided to add a Den Making Area. I wanted to define a different space with supplies that wouldn’t be so heavy over the kids’ heads. I saw a “Dens” PDF article on http://www.infiniteplaygrounds.co.uk/resources/ that gave a great explanation on the importance of kid built structures. Last year we […]

Art Supplies

For our Nature Art Area I have lots of great materials that I try to rotate: markers — best time to buy these is back to school season 10 pack for $1 at Target or Walmart — we also use these for our *air marker sprayer clipboards and golf pencils crayon rocks natural pencils – […]

Laminated Kids Photo Magnets

Matt
Fails
Nov, 03, 2017
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The idea: I wanted to have photos of the laminated and stick magnets on the backs. I imagined the kids having all sorts of fun organizing them into friend groups and such. The process: We printed out mini photos of all the kids and laminated the pages. Then attached them to magnetic sheets which were then […]

Simple Faucet

I first saw this at in 2016 at Rusty Keeler’s NAEYC Conference session. He gave it out as a prize. Basically it allows a kid to easily use it without letting the water just run and run. https://earthplay.net/product/simple-faucet/ The kids simply press the little switch and the water dribbles out. When they release it, the […]

Feet Rinsing Station

Matt
Sand Area
Nov, 03, 2017
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Next to our sand area we have a water fountain with a faucet attached to it. We never really did much with it, and then this year I bought us a simple faucet. I originally bought it thinking that they could use it to fill up buckets (which they still do, albeit slowly). However, its […]

Types of Areas

Matt
Areas
Nov, 03, 2017
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In December 2016 I applied our outdoor space for the Nature Explore certification. Their guidelines define an outdoor classroom into several areas: Entry Feature Music Area Gathering Area Action Area Climbing Area Garden Area Messy Materials Area Nature Art Area Building Area Sand Area Then there are few other areas I added: Library Area – […]

What Are Fails?

Matt
Fails
Nov, 03, 2017
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I love trying something new… I always learn something! They say the best way to excel is to fail often! That being said, here are my various failed project ideas. There’s always a lesson to be learned! See all of my fails here

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