#decorating #matzoh #covers using #felt #sequins #feathers and #pompoms for the #Passover #Seder (feast). #Pesach #afikoman #happyholidays #lotsamatzoh #Themateriallife #OurMaterialLife (use the # with your creative use of materials to be featured) #craftylivingkids #playadventures #thekidsplay #kidscrafts101 #playdiscovercreate #inspiredchild_materials #sensoryaftermath #teachertypes #steamkidschallenge

A few #finishedproducts from our #painting with #BlackandWhite #paint and #paper using #playdoughtools on #display in the #classroom 🖤👻👣🐧🎬🎹💀☃️🎱⚽️🔲🐼🔘👽🎲 don't forget to use #TheMaterialLife on all your black and white #provocations! -- #regioinspired #regio #learning #earlychildhood #education #ece #earlychildhoodexplorations #exploration #explorewithus #learningthroughplay #workofchildren #learnwithus #invitationtoplay #craftylivingkids #happytoddlerplaytime #thepaigediaries #getcreativewith #inspiredchild_materials #inspiredchild_environ

#Drawing with #black #charcoal on #newsprint and #white paper 💟🖤🗞📰 Friends had to figure out how much force and pressure to use with charcoal which is much softer than crayons and pastels #problemsolving 🖐🏼👊🏼#blackandwhiteexploration #reusereducerecycle♻️ #TheMaterialLife -- -- #regioinspired #provocation #earlychildhood #education #exploration #explorewithus #learningthroughplay #workofchildren #learnwithus #invitationtoplay #playbasedlearning #playmatters #craftylivingkids #playadventures #thekidsplay #kidscrafts101 #playdiscovercreate #inspiredchild_materials #happytoddlerplaytime

#Vertical #Duplo #Play 🌈 #familiarmaterialsunconventioanaluses The children are always intrigued when we secure materials that are usually on a #tabletop. Exploring #vertically requires the children to raise their arms and push the duplo onto the #baseplate using different #muscles than used when pushing downward onto a horizontal surface further developing #grossmotorskills in what is typically a #finemotorskills developing activity. #twoforone 😜The kiddos use #problemsolving #skills to readjust the #force they apply to push the duplo onto the base plate 🤓 #ourmateriallife #earlylearning101 #craftylivingkids #playadventures #kidscrafts101 #playdiscovercreate #inspiredchild_materials

#BrownBear #MegaBlok #MixAndMatch #Puzzle 🐻 I have been wanting to make these for a while now, so when I saw that the theme this week for @earlylearning101 is #duplo and #lego I was inspired to finally create this puzzle. My 23 month old has been loving #EricCarles #BrownBearBrownBearWhatDoYouHear so I know she will be extremely excited to see them! #DIYmaterials #ourmateriallife #earlyliteracy #kidartlit #craftylivingkids #playadventures #kidscrafts101 #playdiscovercreate #inspiredchild_materials #kidlitpicks

#Insect #Tracks 🐜🐞🕷 #ColorsOfSpring #OurMaterialLife #themateriallife 🎨🐜🐞🕷🎨 #getcreativewith #prints #ctinquiry #craftylivingkids #playadventures #kidscrafts101 #playdiscovercreate #inspiredchild_materials #sensoryaftermath

#exploring with #perspective through a #magnifyingglass 💕💗🔍🔎 #ourmateriallife #themateriallife #teachertypes #inspiredchild_materials #STEM

#Friends who #ride #together #stay together 👦🏻👧🏾👦🏼👧🏽👦🏿👧🏼👦🏽👧🏻 #schoolbus #collage on #contactpaper 🚌 #TheMaterialLife #communitybuilding #transportationunit #vehicle #inspiredchild_materials #teachertypes #craftylivingkids #playadventures #thekidsplay #kidscrafts101 #playdiscovercreate

#RAINBOW #TRAIN #COLOR #SORT (Take 2) 🎨❤️🍑💛💚💙💜🚂🌈 The children worked on matching the #magnatiles (which we called #cargo) to the corresponding color #cargo #traincar. They learned the word sorting and felt pride in their abilities to sort by color. We added a literacy component by displaying the book "Freight Train" on the rug. Some of the kiddos sorted in order of the colors listed on the book. Others noticed that we had no black tender car or steam engine (oops!) 🎨❤️🍑💛💚💙💜🚂🌈 #Themateriallife #transportationunit #vehicle #choochoo #inspiredchild_materials #teachertypes #happytoddlerplaytime #STEAM #STEM #magnetwall @kofflersales

#SMALLWORD #SAILING AT #SEA IN #OOBLECK ⛵️⚓️🚤🛶🚢⛴🌊⛵️⚓️🚤🛶🚢⛴🌊 Oobleck is a mixture of #cornstarch and #water. Together they create a #nonnewtonianfluid (don't follow the laws of solid and liquid)-when pressure is applied, it forms a solid, but in rest it forms a liquid. All this leads to a whole lot of #inquiry and #sensorygoodness (and I can't take my hands out of it-I only discovered this material as a student teacher). #TheMaterialLife #transportationunit #steamkidschallenge #teachertypes #inspiredchild_materials

#DRIVING #CARS 🚗 #PLANES ✈️ and #TRUCKS 🚚 on the #LIGHTTABLE #ROAD 🚗✈️🚚🚗✈️🚚🚗✈️🚚🚗✈️🚚 #TheMaterialLife (have you tagged your #vehicle #exploration yet?) #transportationunit #vroomvroom 🚙 The kids worked hard to figure out how to wind up the vehicles by pulling them back to them propel them forward⬅️➡️! #problemsolving #happytoddlerplaytime #playadventures #thekidsplay #playdiscovercreate #inspiredchild_materials #teachertypes #inspiredchild_materials

#EXPLORING #AIRPLANES in the #SENSORYBIN with #PEBBLE #BLUESKIES and #COTTONBALL #CLOUDS ☁️⛅️🛩✈️🛫🛬💺🛩✈️🛫🛬💺☁️⛅️ #TheMaterialLife #vehicles #transportationunit #teachertypes #inspiredchild_materials

#EXPLORING with #VEHICLES in #SHAVINGCREAM 🚗🚙🚢🚂🚁✈️🚀🛶🚆🚲🚕🚇🚗🚙🚢🚂🚁✈️🚀🛶🚆🚲🚕🚇 while some kids find the #texture of shaving cream to be very relaxing and organizing, others are extremely wary. You would never know that the kiddo in the pictures did not want to touch the shaving cream at first. We started off by handing him a brush and slowly moving the cream closer to the edge so that the cream would "accidentally" touch his skin. At first, he wasn't sure how he felt about it, but as he continued to explore he became more and more okay with the shaving cream touching his hands and then out of nowhere, he began spreading it on his nose, the smock and then with some prodding, on his hands. He looked so proud of himself for trying something new. By allowing him to explore at his own pace, he was able to gain comfort and fully engage with the material! #waytogobuddy #TheMaterialLife #vehicles #transportationunit #earlylearning101 #toddlerplay #teachertypes #playdiscovercreate #inspiredchild_materials #happytoddlerplaytime

Pre-bedtime #Vehicle #Painting 🚙🚁🖌🎨🛣 SWIPE left for more! #TheMaterialLife #toddlerplay #earlylearning101 #transportationunit #craftylivingkids #playadventures #thekidsplay #kidscrafts101 #playdiscovercreate #inspiredchild_materials #steamkidschallenge

#DRIVING #TRAINS on #TRACKS #SUSPENDED on a #VERTICAL #SURFACE 🚂🚊🚇🚆🚞🚂🚊🚆🚞🚂🚊🚇🚆🚞🚂🚊🚇🚆🚞🚂🚊🚇🚆🚞🚂 The #kiddos used #problemsolving #skills to figure out how to drive the trains without them falling. This activity also helps #develop #finemotorskills and #grossmotorskills. #TheMaterialLife #vehicles #transportationunit 🚊🚇🚆🚞🚂🚊🚇🚆🚞🚂 #regioinspired #provocation #earlychildhood #education #ece #exploration #learningthroughplay #workofchildren #invitationtoplay #playbasedlearning #playmatters #craftylivingkids #playadventures #thekidsplay #playdiscovercreate #inspiredchild_materials #happytoddlerplaytime

#PAINTING #SNOW after the #blizzard with #liquidwatercolors that were #transported and #contained in #pickuptrucks 🚚🌨❄️🚚🌨❄️🚚🌨❄️🚚🌨❄️🚚🌨❄️🚚🌨❄️🚚🌨❄️🚚🌨❄️🚚 I have been out of work for a few days, so credit for this #provocation goes solely to my amazing #TeachingTeam! #emergentcurriculum #activitychangesonthefly #vehicleexploration #transportationunit #TheMaterialLife #regioinspired #regio #provocation #learning #earlychildhood #education #ece #earlychildhoodexplorations #exploration #explorewithus #learningthroughplay #workofchildren #learnwithus #invitationtoplay #playbasedlearning #playmatters craftylivingkids #playadventures #thekidsplay #kidscrafts101 #playdiscovercreate #inspiredchild_materials