A 'Feely' Box

Discovery centers for young children provide them opportunities to use their senses to compare and contrast objects, make predictions, share ideas, and record information. Making a ‘feely’ ... See More

Discovery centers for young children provide them opportunities to use their senses to compare and contrast objects, make predictions, share ideas, and record information. Making a ‘feely’ box for children is a great idea for a discovery center. This article explains how to make one and how to use it with young children in the classroom.

Great Ideas for Science Centers

This article details using science centers to intrigue young students. By offering several strategies to integrate language arts and science the authors successfully demonstrate how learnin... See More

This article details using science centers to intrigue young students. By offering several strategies to integrate language arts and science the authors successfully demonstrate how learning can be purposeful and fun.

Great free exploration activity

I think this activity is great for a variety of ages and touches on many key developmental areas for children under the age of 8. In my Pre-K classroom, where children are unable to write, ... See More

I think this activity is great for a variety of ages and touches on many key developmental areas for children under the age of 8. In my Pre-K classroom, where children are unable to write, I would work with small groups of children to record their answers or descriptions. I would also provide art materials and have children draw a representation of their understanding. I would ask children what their picture means and write down what they say (word for word). When assessing a child’s understanding I would be able to refer back to what they said and also displays children’s improvement in language and sentence structure. This activity is great for teacher just starting their career, like myself. Thank you for the great idea!