Do you sweep your floors a million times a day? I know I do! Crumbs, pencil shavings, paper scraps, small pieces of play-doh, rice from the sensory bin, etc. Some days I feel like all I do is clean! So I broke down and bought myself a cordless vacuum a couple months ago to help…
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How this Free Bulletin Board Header Can Increase Focus
How this Free Bulletin Board Header Can Increase Focus Limit Decorations to Increase Student Focus Did you know that most of your decor should be useful or student created? Teacher created or purchased materials that are just for decoration can actually be visually distracting and hinder your students’ focus. Posters and displays are fine if you…
The Complete List of What You Need to Start a Daycare
So you want to start a home daycare, do you? That’s fantastic! There are a lot of perks to working from home as a daycare provider. There are a few items I definitely recommend picking up to have on hand before you start to make your first day on the job a little easier! Read on for more…
How to Make Simple Picture Labels for Your Toys [FREE TEMPLATE]
Classroom labels make clean up easier and keep your room organized. You can combine pictures and words to help non-readers know where things go. Do you know how to make toy labels the easy way? Here’s a tutorial and free template to help you out! How to Make Simple Picture Labels for Your Toys [FREE…
The Easiest Way to Keep Your Preschool Clean
The Easiest Way to Keep Your Preschool [or Daycare] Clean Do you feel overwhelmed trying to keep your daycare or preschool clean and sanitary? Are you keeping up with disinfecting when an illness shows up in your program? Keep reading for my secret to a clean and healthy preschool. There’s Only 2 Things You…
My Simple Trick That Keeps My Classroom Library Organized [Free Download]
Is your daycare or preschool library area always a mess? Mine is! Who has time make sure the kids always put their books away nicely?! But I also hate it when books are laying all over and end up broken. Scroll down to see what I did about it and get your free printable! Free “Book Return…
This is Why Sensory Play Actually Matters in the Preschool Classroom
The Benefits of Sensory Play Sensory Play is Related to Trying New Foods How cool is that? Children who are encouraged to play with fruit and vegetables are more likely and willing to taste the food. The play experience gives them a chance to explore the food without pressure to taste. Since the majority of kids…
3 Easy Rules That Will Keep Your Daycare Space Organized
3 Easy Rules That Will Keep Your Daycare Space Organized A nice daycare space can really affect your mood and efficiency. And a messy daycare space can make even simple tasks more frustrating and take more time. So here’s my list of tried and true rules for arranging your daycare area! (This post contains an affiliate…
Toys for Preschool: Here Are the Top 10
Here Are the Top 10 Most Played with Preschool Toys Do you spend money out of pocket for toys for your preschool or daycare? I know I have! But it’s so frustrating when you get something new and it ends up being thrown aside, or discouraging creativity. Here’s a list of affordable toys that won’t…