Sensory

DIY Light Table I joined our preschool board of directors last May and it has been a blast helping get the preschool equipped with awesome learning tools. Our preschool was in need of some upgrades and less "day care" items! We have built new lockers gotten new toys and teaching supplies and have even made some of our own to save some money!! (like our 3 way art easel) Our inspiration Our easel! (The president, Trina, my husband and I made the easel during the summer last year... it was…

Sometimes Graham and Parker like to make collages of their light table toys. Here are some fun examples!! Sometimes they turn out so pretty!! Hope you all enjoy seeing them!

Here’s that question again. . .what’s in your sensory table? I assume that many of you have eggs of some kind or other in you table in anticipation of Easter. But I’m always curious what you’re doing with those lovely pastel plastic play things. Makes you want to jump right in and play doesn’t it? …

I have a mission! This post is a crusade of sorts. I am here to in an effort to plead with teachers, administrators and anyone who will lis...

Turn a classic fall book into a fun fall jack-o-lantern preschool activity! Make a pumpkin face and learn about emotions! Perfect for the light table!

A fall cornmeal sensory box for toddlers and preschoolers.

$ Do you have reservations about having a sand and water table in your room? If so, here is the answer for you! All activities are designed based on brain research and meet many of the Common Core Objectives. Using a sand/water or “sensory” table encourages higher-level thinking and problem-solving skills, naturally scaffolds learning, builds vocabulary, improves strength in small motor muscles, and allows for exploration, observation and discovery.

I have a good friend with an autistic son, it seems like once a week someone inadvertently hurts her feelings by not understanding why her son acts the way he does. Education is always our best defense, maybe we can all be a little less judgmental, we don’t what road others are walking on.

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Welcome to Light Table Toys 101 My 4 year old twins playing on their light table with translucent geometric solids and translucent cocktail animals. This is part two of Light Tables 101, so be sure and check out my Light Tables 101 post first if you have not seen it! My 4 year old twins light table with an array of fun translucent toys on it. Be sure to check out The perfect DIY "container" light box too! My 4 year old twins light box, used for many things including messy light table/box…

Awesome Lesson Idea Alert! An Ontario Kindergarten class learned about beavers by using their Copernicus Sand and Water Table to build beaver habitats! Students built their own beaver lodge using natural materials. How neat is that?

Transparent letters in clear sensory slime on the light table

Now newly improved with even more light table fun!! Please check out the links below each photo to see each part of the Ultimate Light Table Guide. The activities seen in each post are examples of play based learning, Reggio Emilia, and Montessori all done on light tables. Feel free to Pin on Pinterest too! I have learned a lot about Reggio Emilia and Montessori over the past few years. Light Tables are a component of Reggio Emilia inspired learning, not of Montessori learning activities but…