Category Archives: Learning Corner

Hi! I know it has been a while since you have seen me……but man it’s been a rough ride and I just couldn’t write. My older son has speech language delays which makes parenting OH SO INTERESTING! While yes I was a special education teacher for the 0-5 year old crowd it is SO notContinue reading “It’s Been A While….”

I know the name makes you think of something else but making a “tent city” for your little ones can be a fun time for them! I have a bunch of pop tents and tunnels in my outdoor toy arsenal…..my toddlers LOVE to tunnel through things so its a perfect match! I like to keepContinue reading “Tent City”

All things sensory can be helpful with little ones in the house…..the capture their attention for a while and can help to calm them down. They are also super duper fun to do together. This sensory bottle is both an experiment and sensory bottle in one! Very little prep for this one and not aContinue reading “Sensory Bottle: Oil & Water”

This week we came back to making some play dough! The same simple recipe of just 3 ingredients to make the play dough: flour, salt and water. The littles LOVE mixing up the play dough. This is ALL the sensory input for those little ones AND a great introduction to baking which is a FANTASTICContinue reading “Play Dough Shapes”

Over the last week I have been doing book based activities and crafts on virtual mommy and me. This is something that is super common in preschool because tying in literacy is something we are always striving to do. On that theme I figured I would jump on here and discuss reading with your littleContinue reading “Reading Together”

I know it’s been some time since I posted but quarentine got to us in a BIG way in the last week! So today I am going to talk to you about making a busy box. What is a busy box? Well its really just a discovery activity/toy for your little one to get lostContinue reading “Busy Box”

It has been a rainy week…..it feels like it’s been raining for weeks at this point! So we talked about rain today. Sometimes just using what is going on around you and making it fun is what you do! Neither of my kids likes to be stuck in on rainy days so it has beenContinue reading “Rain Clouds”

Today was BEUTIFUL out so during virtual mommy and me there was a quick activity! Everyone just wants to be outside when its so nice out….totally understandable! With little ones you really have to play to their interests because attention spans are short with this age group! So today we did some tape shapes. ToContinue reading “Tape Shapes”

Recently I was reminded that because we are at home taking a child centered approach is sometimes the way to go! When we are all wrapped up in school and curriculum a child centered approach to learning is near impossible. BUT …..silver lining to quarentine/global pandemic…..we get to slow down so using this approach isContinue reading “Sensory Activity: Rocks!”

Today on virtual mommy and me we did some color sorting! Depending on how old your little one is that will tell you how you want to do this activity. You can easily use objects found around your house to sort by color. Now you can either have your little in their high hair orContinue reading “Color Sorting”