Have you heard about the Just So Festival? It’s a wonderful creative weekend for families happening each year in August. Come and take a look at this year’s fun and find out how you can get the special early bird tickets for 2017.
Encourage learning with a Wonder Wall
How many planets are there? Why does mummy like peas but I don’t? Why is fire sometimes blue? Why can’t we breathe in space?
Children ask so many interesting questions – thirsty for knowledge and full of wondering. Often though, we don’t get the chance to answer their questions: if we’re in the middle of an activity, about to head out somewhere, or because we simply don’t know the answer ourselves. It is such a shame to lose those questions, ignore that interest and possibly switch of children’s curiosity. So, here’s our solution: make a Wonder Wall!
How to make a Wonder Wall [Read more…]
NurtureStore’s tween book club book list
Welcome to our online tween book club! If you have children aged 8-ish to 12-ish, join us and read along with our book choices each month.
Here you’ll find ideas for how to set up a book club for children, and a tween reading list. I have a year of suggestions for great books for a children’s book club and I’ll be sharing discussion prompts and additional resources each month, so sign-up for updates in the box below.
Join the NurtureStore online book club for tweens
Monster math games number fun
At the first sign of a worksheet my 6-year-old starts yawning so I’m always looking for math games to make our learning fun. This monster math game turned out to be a big hit, and is adaptable so you can use it to play with lots of different math concepts. Here’s how to make Math Monsters who love to eat numbers!
Monster math games [Read more…]
September activity plans :: things to do in September with kids
Looking for things to do with children in September ? These September activity plans are perfect for play-based, creative learning.
September activity plans
Three to Five: Playful Preschool
Give your child a preschool experience that is fun, creative, and supportive.
Three to Five: playful preschool equips you with a wealth of easy activities that you can use to help your child learn through hands-on explorations.
It guides you through math, language, science, art, and play, showing you how to provide an engaging, age-appropriate curriculum that your children will love.
This ebook is an excellent resource for you whether you are at home, in a childcare setting, or in a preschool.
The ideas in the ebook are adaptable, with lots of suggestions for ways to extend the learning, and to include slightly younger or older children.
Get your copy for only $8.99 and you’re all set for a wonderful preschool year!
What’s included in Three to Five: playful preschool?
Three to Five: playful preschool will show you how to explore and learn across the curriculum, giving your child a rich and interesting learning environment, including:
:: math – with counting cards, sorting games, block tower printables, shape puzzles, and activities that explore size and patterns
:: language – with ideas for mark making, sensory letter activities, book explorations, conversation starters, sticker bag stories, and a ‘my first journal’ printable
:: sensory – with ideas including water play, play dough and oobleck
:: fine motor skills – including lacing, loose parts, and block play
:: imagination – with a fun play town printable
:: creativity – with invitations to explore collage, printmaking, and painting
:: science – with force experiments and a guide to nature discovery centers
Added extras with Three to Five
You will also receive a fantastic set of printable resources including:
- My First Journal
- a city-scene for pretend play
- alphabet cards for multi-sensory literacy learning
- number-game cards
- building-block challenge cards
- recipe card for your first baking adventure
- conversation cards to promote language and emotional skills
- a set of bookmarks to explore reading and storytelling
- a set of printables to make a weather and nature study centre
- unique hand-drawn art pages
And as an added extra, the ebook includes links to over 50 more activities that focus on hands-on, playful learning for preschoolers – giving you a huge set of resources, all in one place.
Give your child the best preschool experience with Three to Five
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