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These amazing flower sensory bottles are perfect for your spring plans! Be sure to add these to your master list of spring sensory bottles. Incorporate the flower discovery bottles into your next preschool flower theme. Or just add them into your plans here and there, as you see your students become interested in flowers. In addition to learning about flowers, these sensory jars incorporate additional science, math, and sensory concepts. So the children are learning so much as they make sensory bottles! The preschoolers are always very invested in our unit on flowers. And I can’t say I disagree with...

With these flower shape mats, preschoolers will explore shapes in the form of colorful spring flowers. This is just the latest in my collection of free preschool printables that focus on early learning skills. You and your students can use a variety of materials with these mats to practice tons of math concepts in engaging, hands-on ways. I love it when printables are versatile, don’t you? This pack of flower mats includes 12 different geometric shapes as the centers of happy flowers. I go over how we use these types of shape mats below. And I also recommend some alternative...

Acamar Films is partnering with leading children’s charity NSPCC for this year’s Childhood Day, with Bing joining the charity’s 2022 fundraising efforts to help keep children safe. Childhood Day is the charity’s flagship day of fundraising that brings everyone in the UK together to protect children. Whether it’s by fundraising, donating, volunteering at a collection, or taking action, the NSPCC is asking people to play their part. On Friday 10 June, nurseries and schools around the country will be downing tools for NSPCC’s Big Breaktime initiative, raising money to help keep children safe. It’s a chance for children and grown-ups...

If there’s ever a group of people who deserve to be called unsung heroes, it has to be teachers. These individuals nurture and care for our kids every day, all while helping them learn the skills to be productive in school and life. May 2-6 is Teacher Appreciation Week, so you may be wondering how to say thank you to your kiddo’s teacher. Here are 12 compliments for teachers your family can give out every day. photo: This is engineering RAEng via Unsplash 1. Thank you. Sometimes those two simple words are good enough. 2. You care about your students. Judi Holst,...

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