Zoom, zoom around the DIY magnetic race track
Leading up to our big Indianapolis 500 race day event, I wanted to add a touch of racing ideas throughout the classroom so I added a racetrack to my magnetic board and tossed in a few craft stick race...
View ArticleDIY play dough magnets for the magnetic board
I keep my hot glue gun handy all the time so when I come across something I can add a magnet to the back of, I will add it and set it out by the magnetic board…. Magnetic Play Dough Lids I saved a ton...
View ArticleGuidecraft back to school give-away: Magneatos
As part of the Guidecraft back to school give-away extravaganza, hosted by our Guidecraft Educator’s Team, I am giving away this wonderful set of Magneatos! I received this set of magneatos over the...
View ArticleSimple ideas for classroom set-up
I am still in the process of getting my classroom set up for the new school year and will be sharing some of my classroom set up and arrangements with you as soon as I can get my act together. In the...
View ArticleDIY Magnetic Board
If you haven’t seen how to make your own magnetic board yet, then you will want to see this one my daughter made for my grandson’s bedroom and then consider making one for your own child’s play room or...
View ArticleI can day: tin can magnetic play at the discovery table
In our outdoor classroom, we continued our “I Can Day” by adding tin cans and magnets to our discovery table… In each jar behind the cans was a different kind of DIY magnet for the children to use with...
View ArticleIdentifying living and non-living things on the magnetic board
I am blessed to have one of our student’s grandmother, Mrs. T., volunteering some of her creative ideas, resources, and time with our class this year… Mrs. T. led the children through a wonderful...
View ArticleGraphing leaves in preschool
Fall weather is upon us and with that comes the changing of the leaves to the brilliant colors of red, yellow, orange, and eventually brown. It is my favorite season and I am always sad to see it rush...
View ArticleEngineering with magneatos | Guidecraft review and give-away
This month our Guidecraft Educators Group is reviewing and giving away this wonderful 100 piece set of Better Builders Magneatos… My students have been exploring the magneatos for a few weeks now. At...
View ArticleBest of 2012 Blog Hop!
We are off to a new year but before moving on, my fellow bloggers and I are sharing a quick look back at our best posts of 2012. Each activity shared in this collection of activities was chosen by you,...
View ArticleHaving fun with PowerClix [a guidecraft educator review and give-away]
If you are looking for a fun way to add a little engineering and mathematics to your magnet center, Guidecraft has just the thing. The members of our Guidecraft Educator group were sent the new and...
View ArticleDIY Friendship Blocks
I put together a set of friendship blocks (or tubes) for my class to play with and as to also use as a tool for helping my students get more familiar with each other… To make our friendship blocks, we...
View ArticleDIY magnetic craft sticks
I previously shared how I made my own textured pizza box puzzles and during that same DIY game making spree, I also created these super fun craft stick magnets for our large magnetic board… I purchased...
View ArticleZoom, zoom around the DIY magnetic race track
Leading up to our big Indianapolis 500 race day event, I wanted to add a touch of racing ideas throughout the classroom so I added a racetrack to my magnetic board and tossed in a few craft stick race...
View ArticleDIY play dough magnets for the magnetic board
I keep my hot glue gun handy all the time so when I come across something I can add a magnet to the back of, I will add it and set it out by the magnetic board…. Magnetic Play Dough Lids I saved a ton...
View ArticleTurn your magnet board into a graph!
The Magnet Board If you happen to have a magnet board, you might be looking for something extra you can do with it. How about turning your magnet board into a graph? The magnet board is a wonderful...
View ArticleZoom, zoom around the DIY magnetic race track
Leading up to our big Indianapolis 500 race day event, I wanted to add a touch of racing ideas throughout the classroom so I added a racetrack to my magnetic board and tossed in a few craft stick race...
View ArticleDIY play dough magnets for the magnetic board
I keep my hot glue gun handy all the time so when I come across something I can add a magnet to the back of, I will add it and set it out by the magnetic board…. Magnetic Play Dough Lids I saved a ton...
View ArticleSimple ideas for classroom set-up
I am still in the process of getting my classroom set up for the new school year and will be sharing some of my classroom set up and arrangements with you as soon as I can get my act together. In the...
View ArticleDIY Magnetic Board
If you haven’t seen how to make your own magnetic board yet, then you will want to see this one my daughter made for my grandson’s bedroom and then consider making one for your own child’s play room or...
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