LEGO Maze STEM Challenge

LEGO Maze STEM Challenge

Activities for creative thinking and problem-solving with LEGO bricks!

Why LEGO? Developmental Benefits of the World’s Most Famous Little Brick

Why LEGO? Developmental Benefits of the World’s Most Famous Little Brick

We routinely disregard the suggested ages on our childrens’ toys, especially with Legos. Here’s why.

Homemade Rope-Climbing Toy

Homemade Rope-Climbing Toy

Pull the string down, and watch the toy go up! Fun and simple mechanical toy you can build with materials you probably already have in your basement.

Sensory Play: Kinetic Sand Treasure Hunt

kinetic sand treasure hunt sensory play

Kinetic sand is a great option for a sensory bin! Check out how we’re using it for some quiet parallel play time.

Games for Fine Motor Development

Games for Fine Motor Development

We love classic board games, but we’re recently gotten to know a few new ones, too! Great for whole family play with mixed ages!

Groups of Ten: Card Games to Reinforce Math Facts

Groups of Ten: Card Games to Reinforce Math Facts

Mastering pairs that add to ten is an important early math skill.  Students who commit these pairings to memory are better prepared for concepts such as place value, regrouping, and partial products, as well as more adept at moving from

Quick & Easy Sensory Play

Quick & Easy Sensory Play

Got a light table?  Here’s one more way to enjoy it with hardly any prep or clean-up. Fill a Heavy Duty Ziploc with water and a little food-coloring.  Throw in a few marbles.  Lay it across your light table and tape it

Inside PE: Hallway Shufflepuck

Inside PE: Hallway Shufflepuck

I often hear parents express concerns about what toys are age appropriate for their kids.  They want to dump all that baby stuff and move to big kid toys stat, but they also don’t want to give their kids toys

Chalk Markers Are Awesome

Chalk Markers Are Awesome

I LOVE chalk markers.  I use them at home on our little blackboard as well as at school.  They are awesome for the following reasons: They are much brighter and more vibrant than chalk, which makes them more visually appealing

How to Stop Hating Fractions

How to Stop Hating Fractions

O Lord, have mercy on us and save us from fractions! I have never seen a bigger stumbling block in teaching math than those poor God-forsaken fractions.  Kids absolutely recoil at them.  I have even had a parent say to