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What are Play Schemes and Why are they Important? centers classroom development dramatic play play play schemes play-based preschool

Have you heard of play schemes before? If you’ve ever wondered why young children play certain ways and repeat those actions over and over again - play schemes might be the culprit.

Understanding play schemes not only helps us understand the development of our young children, but it also...

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Process Art Vs. Crafts in Preschool art art supplies classroom crafts create creative paint preschool process art

“Every child is born creative. The challenge is to keep that creativity alive.” That is quote from Kristina Webb.  Pretty true right?! Sometimes without intent, our schooling systems try to put that creativity into a box by focusing heavily on product-art, rather than...

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What Play-Based Learning means in a Preschool Classroom play-based preschool

What exactly is play based learning?

Most people would say that play based learning is children learning through play. But when you really stop and think about it and dig a little deeper, we start to question ... well, which activities are actually considered play based learning? And how does...

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All About Me Thematic Unit Comparison all about me lesson plans preschool three year olds two year olds

A question I get often is.... What is the difference between your 2 & 3 Year Old and Preschool Lesson Plans?

To answer this question- let's take a look at the unit All About Me.

The All About Me Unit is available in a 2 & 3 Year Old version and a Preschool version. The preschool version...

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