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Infant and Toddler

Twos can create ladybugs in preschool too!

by Deborah J. Stewart September 5, 2010 Bugs

The two year old class made their ladybugs a little differently then the ladybugs made by the threes class posted yesterday… Red crayons to color the back of a paper plate and dot painters to make the dots… Then a piece of black construction paper for the head…. And then it was time to add [...]

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At play with baby: My Family

by Deborah J. Stewart August 12, 2010 Infant and Toddler

Clara has a mommy… Clara has a daddy… Clara has a grandma and a great grandma… Clara has a grandpa… Clara has a family! Photos were used by permission from Clara’s family and Photography by Karena DeMerchant

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Using lids to play with a purpose in preschool

by Deborah J. Stewart August 3, 2010 Developmentally Appropriate Practices

I have been collecting small lids from milk jugs and juice jugs. I don’t really have a lot but I keep the ones I have saved in a small plastic pickle jar that I saved as well. To the untrained eye, these lids look like… well they just look like lids. But what I see [...]

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Best toys for toddlers: An interview

by Deborah J. Stewart August 3, 2010 Infant and Toddler

I want to invite you to hop on over to Best Toys for Toddlers and check out my interview. They asked me the following types of questions… Can you compare the role of a teacher versus a parent? What is your opinion about introducing numbers and the alphabet to toddlers? Which toys would you recommend to parents [...]

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Chalk paint and print-making with preschoolers and toddlers

by Deborah J. Stewart July 30, 2010 Creative Art

For those of you following along, you know that I am on a quest to introduce the concept of painting to my little nephew Wy. I could make Wy sit down with me, hold his hand, and make him paint a picture but that is a sure fire way to get him to NEVER want [...]

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At play with baby: musical instruments

by Deborah J. Stewart July 29, 2010 Infant and Toddler

When baby Clara kicks the tambourine it goes “jingle, jingle!” When baby Clara kicks the maraca it goes “shake, shake!” The rhythm sticks go “tap, tap, tap!” “Jingle, jingle, shake, shake, tap, tap, tap!” I wander if Clara can go clap, clap, clap? See why reading to your baby is so important from Room to Grow: [...]

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Natures color wheel in preschool

by Deborah J. Stewart July 26, 2010 Color Wheels

I saw a color wheel at one of our schools recently where the class glued colorful plastic flowers on each section of the color wheel. It got me thinking why not use real flowers? We went on a little nature walk to find flowers and put them in a bag. Wy wasn’t exactly sure why [...]

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Craft stick painting with toddlers

by Deborah J. Stewart July 24, 2010 Craft Sticks

Yesterday Wy and I tried a little kick box painting so while Wy was still in the mood, we tried a little craft stick painting too. We gathered a handful of craft sticks, some paint, paper, and a box with a lid. Wy dumped everything into the box and tapped on the paint cups to [...]

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Kick box painting with toddlers

by Deborah J. Stewart July 23, 2010 Boxes

My nephew Wy loves to kick balls, push cars, and color with markers but there is one thing that he really doesn’t seem to like…. Wy doesn’t like to paint. When Wy gets a little paint on his hands, he stops in his tracks and just stares like it is a disease. But unfortunately for [...]

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At play with baby: Up and Down

by Deborah J. Stewart July 21, 2010 Infant and Toddler

Baby Clara sits on mommy’s knee! And mommy’s knee goes up and down… Baby Clara goes up! Baby Clara goes down!

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At play with baby: There is a baby in the bucket

by Deborah J. Stewart July 15, 2010 Infant and Toddler

Three colorful buckets Clara goes inside the bucket Clara goes outside of the bucket Clara goes on top of the bucket Clara goes under the bucket Where’s Clara? There she is! Clara goes behind the orange bucket Clara goes behind the yellow bucket Clara goes behind the blue bucket Infant Lesson Plan You can find [...]

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At play with baby: Big bear-little bear

by Deborah J. Stewart July 8, 2010 Infant and Toddler

For all you who are looking for activities to do with infants, I have started putting together some blog posts for you. This is my very first one and I will continue to post more each Thursday (as long as I have material ready and can keep up)!  Thank you to my niece for sharing [...]

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Displaying toddler art

by Deborah J. Stewart May 9, 2010 Infant and Toddler

This isn’t a new idea or even my idea but I wanted to document this idea in my blog because I think it is fabulous. I am often asked for activities that toddlers can do that will also be great to display. Sometimes this is referred to as “refrigerator art.” I hesitate to focus too [...]

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Painting with toddlers in preschool

by Deborah J. Stewart May 7, 2010 Creative Art

What started off a Q-tip painting quickly turned into full finger and body painting. This was Wy’s first time exploring painting with Q-tips. I started by having Wy sit across from me. I showed him how to dip the Q-tip into the paint and then swirl it around on the paper. Wy watched with interest [...]

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Lesson plans for the infant room

by Deborah J. Stewart May 3, 2010 Infant and Toddler

An infant room is a special place where babies are nurtured, loved, and are given opportunities to learn! Infants are learning about themselves and their world every single minute of every single day. 1. To prepare an infant lesson plan, the first thing I like to consider is the developmental stages of an infant. Each [...]

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