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6 Playground Maintenance Tips To Keep Your Outdoor Environments…
6 Playground Maintenance Tips To Keep Your Outdoor Environments…
… Playground equipment with broken parts or missing pieces. Thoroughly inspect every piece of equipment on your playground to check for broken parts, loose bolts, splintering wood, and other signs of deterioration. Don’t be afraid to tug, pull, or …
The Sense of Place for Wee Ones Collection Nurtures the Need…
The Sense of Place for Wee Ones Collection Nurtures the Need…
Wee ones can navigate through the Honeycomb Tunnels or play with them from the top. Corner units in this configuration provide additional storage for blocks, loose parts or other classroom materials. 37493U - SOP Wee Ones - Honeycomb Tunnel - …
Maryland EXCELS Bonuses: New Funding For Early Childhood Programs
Maryland EXCELS Bonuses: New Funding For Early Childhood Programs
… Fiscal Year 24 Bonuses 1 $1,000 $1,000 2 $1,800 $2,000 3 $2,800 $3,000 4 $3,800 $4,000 5 $4,300 $4,500 Two young children sit at a wooden table in an early childhood classroom, they are looking down at loose parts in a wooden loose parts tray which …
The Best Storage Units for a Clutter-Free and Enriching Classroom
The Best Storage Units for a Clutter-Free and Enriching Classroom
… A Carolina See-All Storage unit contains clear plastic bins with a variety of loose parts materials. Carolina See-All Storage The Carolina See-All Storage unit, with accompanying clear plastic bins, makes it easy for children to find and retrieve …
Spending Pennsylvania's Keystone STARS CQI Award Funding Successfully
Spending Pennsylvania's Keystone STARS CQI Award Funding Successfully
Two young children stand around a wooden table which is outdoors, the children are holding Light and Color People from Kaplan and playing with natural loose parts and wooden block shapes. Who is eligible for the Keystone STARS CQI Award? To be …
A New Grant Funding Opportunity for NC Pre-K Classrooms
A New Grant Funding Opportunity for NC Pre-K Classrooms
you successfully implement your pre-K curriculum in the classroom STEM kits that allow children to explore natural loose parts and develop their problem-solving skills Playground equipment that can enhance your outdoor learning environments and …
Nurture in Nature: Supporting School Readiness Through Outdoor…
Nurture in Nature: Supporting School Readiness Through Outdoor…
In outdoor play, children are constantly picking up and collecting loose parts like rocks, leaves, and stick for their play—that means bending and pinching! If you're outside all day be sure to pack a lunch like they'll have at school. For …
Everything You Need to Know About Kaplan's Virtual Professional…
Everything You Need to Know About Kaplan's Virtual Professional…
… Each session is designed to connect theory to best practice, delivering proven and actionable strategies that educators can apply immediately. Training topics include: Classroom management Inclusive practices Science and STEM Loose parts play Art and …
How To Access the South Carolina DSS Materials/Health & Safety…
How To Access the South Carolina DSS Materials/Health & Safety…
… Age-appropriate portable play equipment Nature-Based Supplies Bird and insect houses Items that facilitate bird and insect watching Natural loose parts Washable raincoats Washable rain boots SC All Parks Passports Nature Collections and Samples …
From Trash to Treasure: Finding Inexpensive Materials for Your…
From Trash to Treasure: Finding Inexpensive Materials for Your…
… Ask for Donations from Businesses — Local businesses may be able to donate menus, paper products, hats, and a variety of other cast-off materials and loose parts. Rotate Materials with Other Teachers — Trade materials such as books, …
Fall Sensory Bin | Kaplan Early Learning Company
Fall Sensory Bin | Kaplan Early Learning Company
… Watch them explore new textures, sights, and smells, as they use scoops and buckets for an engaging hands-on sensory experience. More to Do: For more sensory fun, incorporate nature-inspired loose parts like leaves and pinecones into the Fall Sensory …
Playground Renovation vs. Starting From Scratch: Which Is For…
Playground Renovation vs. Starting From Scratch: Which Is For…
… When assessing your playground, you want to ensure it is safe for children at play and will meet all of your state guidelines and coding requirements. If you notice a loose or broken part, ordering a replacement may be a cheap and easy fix compared …
How To Create Outdoor Environments That Support Learning Through…
How To Create Outdoor Environments That Support Learning Through…
… To inspire this play pattern, provide children with scooping tools, construction vehicles, loose parts to bury and discover, and other digging-approved play materials. BLOG_How To Create Outdoor Environments That Support Learning Through …
5 Practical Ways to Help Young Children Manage Big Feelings
5 Practical Ways to Help Young Children Manage Big Feelings
… Sensory play: Use activities that engage children's senses, such as sensory bins filled with sand and loose parts to help children slow down, be present, and focus. Gentle movement: Simple yoga poses, gentle stretches, and slow, mindful walking can …
4 Tips for Building a Supportive Early Childhood Classroom Community
4 Tips for Building a Supportive Early Childhood Classroom Community
… in materials from home that you can place in your classroom loose parts kit Organize your shelves and classroom materials so that children can easily find the toys they want to play with 2. Make children feel secure while they are in your classroom. …
The Benefits of Project-Based Learning in Early Education
The Benefits of Project-Based Learning in Early Education
… This reaction would be a good sign that the children are curious about birds and that this topic would make a great class project. A young child holds a metal spring in their hand while looking down at a pile of construction loose parts. Why is …
5 Simple Design and Organization Tips for Small Classrooms
5 Simple Design and Organization Tips for Small Classrooms
… The best way to maximize your small classroom space is with multifunctional furniture and learning centers. For example, your art learning center can double as a sensory/science station if you store tactile materials and loose parts alongside …
5 Essential Products for a Successful Summer Program
5 Essential Products for a Successful Summer Program
… It compels children to play, create, learn, and work together as they unlock their creativity and assemble imaginative spaces using large-scale loose parts. Skills Taught: As children construct play environments, they foster key gross motor skills, …
Toys That Teach: 12 Educational Gift Ideas for Preschoolers …
Toys That Teach: 12 Educational Gift Ideas for Preschoolers …
… This workbench also features built-in compartments to store tools when playtime is over. Add wooden blocks or loose parts to the workbench to give children more ways to play and experiment. Fastening Learn to Dress Doll The diverse Fastening Learn to …
Ocean Inspired Acrylic Pour for Kids | Kaplan Early Learning…
Ocean Inspired Acrylic Pour for Kids | Kaplan Early Learning…
… Sprinkle sand across the glue while wet and shake off any excess sand. Once your sand is glued in place, allow children to choose their favorite seashells or other ocean-themed loose parts and glue them to the sand to create a beach of their very …
Classroom Environments: How the 5 C's Shape Early Childhood Success
Classroom Environments: How the 5 C's Shape Early Childhood Success
… A maker space provides an area in your classroom where children can explore and create objects using loose parts and other materials. Your classroom block center is another area that inspires creativity as children build and construct structures …
Introducing the Sense of Place Furniture Collection For Early…
Introducing the Sense of Place Furniture Collection For Early…
… An early elementary teacher sits at a curved Sense of Place for Elementary desk, three children are also sitting at the desk. The teacher and children are looking at natural loose parts such as star fish, turtle shells, and pine cones. What is the …
7 Storage Solutions to Organize Your Early Childhood Classroom
7 Storage Solutions to Organize Your Early Childhood Classroom
… Give each basket a label, such as small, medium, or large. Have children place manipulatives in the basket that meet those descriptions. Loose Parts Organic Wooden Trays The Loose Parts Organic Wooden Trays provide a unique and fun way to store and …
Introducing Sense of Place | Kaplan Early Learning Company
Introducing Sense of Place | Kaplan Early Learning Company
… Stocking smaller amounts of commercially purchased toys and, in their place, offering young children more recycled, found nature, and loose parts. Establishing classroom beauty means reducing the number of institutional or commonplace objects and, …