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Categories:  Best Of Stories We’ve turned the calendar page. It’s a new year, a new month, a blank slate; we begin again. We’ve been here before, yet we’ve never been here before. We’ve flipped the page, started a new something, and entered into the unknown prior to this, but it’s never been today before and never will be again.  Deep breaths—how will you greet this day?  Forever students have experienced this: a new school year, a new class, a new working engagement, a new endeavor. Well, this time it’s a new year—and whether we like it or not, it’s ours...

Let’s take a look at some of our favorite messy play materials for kids! They’re perfect in conjunction with the hundreds of messy play ideas I have here on Fun-A-Day. These messy supplies can be used with messy sensory play, messy art, and messy science activities. Yes, young children can turn pretty much any material into a mess. I’m not judging them – sometimes I feel the same way about myself! But all of the messy materials I share below have been used in some of our favorite messy play activities. So I think they’ll give you a great start...

 I Will! And I'll Be Presenting on Emergent Writing: Come to Santa Clara, CA this weekend and enhance your Pre-K, T.K., Kindergarten, or 1st Grade Classroom with so many new ideas! Our theme this year is "Play to Learn" and YOU get to play to learn too!So Much FUN:I will be presenting at session C7: "Emergent Writing: Developing Oral Language to Create Successful Writers."  Come and learn how to develop a strong oral language foundation in your littlest learners to facilitate success with writing. This developmentally appropriate session will take you through the steps to meet your students at their...

 As Russian President Vladimir Putin steers Russia toward becoming a closed-off, conservative society, ruled by “traditional values” and bound tightly to the Orthodox Church, with visions of a “Russian world” in opposition to the decadent, amoral West, the Russian parliament has expanded Moscow’s official discrimination against gays and others of non-heterosexual orientations.The idea of Russia as a defender of traditional Christian beliefs has been used to justify Putin’s invasion of Ukraine. And it has driven the Russian Parliament to tighten restrictions on LGBTQ “propaganda.”In December, Putin signed legislation making it illegal to promote or “praise” same-sex relationships, to publicly express...

Over 20 snow messy play ideas to try with your preschool, pre-k, and kindergarten kids. Be sure to check out our epic list of messy play ideas once you’re done here. Your students will get so much fun and learning out of these playful activities. I think the snow-themed messy play will pair perfectly with your winter lesson plans. They can also be incorporated into a snow theme or in conjunction with your favorite snowy books. Of course, you can also try the messy snow activities just because they’re lots of fun! Related: Winter Activities for Preschoolers Now, above I...