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Category Archives: Museum Fun at Home
Invitations to Play
“Invitations to Play” is a buzzword I didn’t even know existed until I joined Pinterest. Now, I scroll through hundreds of blogs all linked to this idea. Basically, an “invitation to play” is a set of materials that you set … Continue reading
Posted in Early Childhood Education, Museum Fun at Home, Uncategorized
Tagged art, engaging, everyday, invitation to play, play, quiet activities
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Teaching Kids How to Play
It seems to so counter-intuitive to us adults that children need to be “taught” how to play. After all, they are kids! It is what they do! Think about it though, we call play “the work of children,” how many … Continue reading
Posted in Early Childhood Education, Museum Fun at Home, Uncategorized
Tagged educators, engaging, infant, play, preschool, teachable moments, toddlers
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Product vs. Process Centered Art
“Process vs. Product” centered art is a pretty trendy buzzword in early childhood education circles. But, what does it mean? Why does it matter? After all, aren’t all art/craft projects a process? In a nutshell, “Product” centered art is when … Continue reading
Posted in Early Childhood Education, Museum Fun at Home
Tagged art, engaging, everyday, homemade, infant, teachable moments, toddler
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Ideaventions
You know you haven’t been dividing your time equally when Facebook sends you an email reminding you to update. Whoops! I find that is what happens when I take on a new project. I have to do so much front-end … Continue reading
Posted in Cabinet of Curiosities-Updates, Early Childhood Education, Museum Fun at Home
Tagged Ideaventions, preschool, science, STEM
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Homemade Lightbox
When I was teaching, the light box was one of the kid’s favorite tools. It was, essentially, a flat white surface with a lightbulb under it that glowed through. When you put objects on top you could manipulate and mix … Continue reading
Posted in Early Childhood Education, Museum Fun at Home, Uncategorized
Tagged artist, DIY, homemade, lightbox, science, shadow, tracing, translucent
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Shadow Exploration
Spend a little time on Pinterest and you’ll probably start to think that learning for kids happens best during carefully curated play experiences. Spend any time with a toddler and you’ll soon discover that the most amazing learning occurs when … Continue reading
Posted in Early Childhood Education, Museum Fun at Home
Tagged experiment, exploration, science, shadow, STEM, teachable moments, toddler
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Letters from Camp: Curating an Exhibit
One of the hardest “justifications” you face as an educator is proving that learning took place. Grant funders might ask it…or supervisors…or parents…or it could be just an internal question that you pester yourself with. At this camp, we were … Continue reading
A Lesson on Simple Machines…Simply Worked!
I’ve made no attempt to hide the ups and downs of museum and early childhood education. I’ve talked openly about museum visits that go wrong and the ups and downs of classroom management. But, can I tell you how excited … Continue reading
Don’t Forget the Parents
When I am planning a program for a library, school or other community group…the focus is on the kids. After all, that is my target audience, they are the ones who will be sitting in front of me. So, when … Continue reading
Delighting in My Child’s Interest: Trucks!
My son loves cars, trucks and all things that go. I know a lot of Moms might say that…but in our house that is the main toy of interest at all times. At first, I was a little worried about … Continue reading
Posted in Blog, Early Childhood Education, Museum Fun at Home
Tagged art, car, interests, math, NAEYC, science, teachable moments, toddler, truck
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