Easy Peasy Sensory Bags

Sensory Bags!!!
Our easy to make sensory bags are a BIG HIT!!!!!

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Let's Play!!!

Playing is Learning

Constructive Kinder Tools

• Toys - All kinds. Traditional and more so non-traditional toys such as cardboard boxes, wooden spoons, plastic cups, paper plates and things of that nature that children find exciting and stimulating.
• Writing Utensils- All Types and Varieties. Pencils, Pens, Crayons, Markers, Hi-Lighters, Colored pencils, Chalks, Lead etc.
• Paper Products- All Sizes, Shapes, Colors, Varieties. Lined Paper, Graph Paper, Construction Paper, Newspapers, Magazines, Junk Mail, Note Pads, Butcher Paper, Tissue Paper etc.
• Art Supplies - All Varieties. Paints. All Sizes of Brushes, Sponges, Water Colors, Glue, Paste, Stapler, Staples, Paper Clips, Buttons, Glitter, Pom Poms, Straws, Pipe Cleaners, Craft Sticks, Beads, Cotton Balls, Foam Sheets, etc. (Collage Materials)
• Books- Visually Stimulating, Picture Filled, Engaging Characters and Plot. All Shapes, Sizes and Variety of Authors. Fiction and Non-Fiction
• Classroom Environment- ANYWHERE not just at a desk or in a school but outside in nature, a store, etc. LEARNING happens everywhere.

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Constructive Kinder is...(but not limited to)

• Hands -on Active Learning- Using Tools such as blocks, macaroni, marbles for early math and tools such as scrabble pieces, logos, play dough for early literacy 
• Child Lead - Activities and projects based upon what the child is interested in learning and exploring on any given day.
• Integrates Play across the curriculum
• Integrates arts and crafts into math and reading
• Creative and Open Ended
• Guides and also Gives room for optimal learning
• Uses non traditional learning instruments
• Engaging and Sporadic
• Child Focused
• Teaches the Whole Child- Learning begins at the social emotional level
• Fun and Beneficial
• Inside, Outside, Here and There...

Constructivism

What is Constructivism?

Learning is an ADAPTIVE activity.
Social interactions PLAY a role in learning.
EXPERIENCE and prior understanding play a ROLE in learning.
KNOWLEDGE is CONSTRUCTED by the learner.
LEARNING is situated in the context where it occurs.
CONSTRUCTIVIST LEARNING is:
HANDS-ON
WONDERMENT
EXPLORATION
DISCOVERY
MEANINGFUL
USEFUL
MOVEMENT and NECESSARY.

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LEARNING takes place through the STIMULATION of a child's ideas and helping to reflect upon them according to the theory of CONSTRUCTIVISM. The child is the ACTIVE creator of their own knowledge. Constructivism encourages children to LEARN new ideas. Constructivism also encourages children to use their own experiences in which they can create their own mental models.

LEARNING is FUN

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CHILDREN interpret information from their unique personal perspective of their previous experience. With constructivism, children may learn through observation, participation and interpretation of their own views of the environment in which they are in.

With the CONSTRUCTIVIST THEORY, the child takes an active role in CONSTRUCTING his own understanding rather then receiving the understanding from a teacher, caregiver, etc.


LEARNING is EXCITING

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PLAYING = LEARNING

To Teach is to Learn

Education is crucial. It is vital for our children to not only learn to love but LOVE to LEARN. I love teaching children and little do they know they teach me more than can be imagined. I not only teach what I love but I LOVE what I TEACH.

Yes that is true…teaching is learning. I am seeing that more and more everyday. When we love, we learn and when we love what we learn, we teach…
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A look Inside, Again....

 Loorducation hand made sensory bags

 Sea Life Sensory Bags

 Insect and Spider Sensory Bag

 Beads!!!

Under the Sea

Thoughts of the Day

It is important that children develop a sense of wonder and enlightenment and with that they can create within themselves a true love for learning. Learning should never be forced,only encouraged. We all learn in different ways and when the time is right for us. Children are unique and as I always say education should not be  a one size fits all approach. Education should be fun, engaging and differentiated. Education should fit the needs of the learner at that exact time when the teacher is educating them. At the same time, we as educators are learning so much from children. They can truly open our hearts and minds and guide us to view the world through magnificent eyes.

At Loorducation - learning is hands on and FUN!!!
The Whole Child is taught and teaches us at the same time.

Making. Learning. Fun.
Activity and Play based learning.
Early Childhood Education
A different approach,

Specializing in hand made sensory items, games and projects. Educational arts and crafts, learning packets and so much more. Come check us out around the web.

All items we use as tools are available for purchase and can be shipped to you.

See what Loorducation offers:
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www.facebook.com/loorducation..and all over social media.

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(project developed in graduate school - a glimpse at the pedagogy of loorducation)

Thank you.

Peace, Love, and Education,

Dany Loor - BSCS, M.Ed.
founder/creative director at Loorducation

Making. Learning. Fun.

I am dedicated and passionate about making learning fun. I wish for all children to develop a healthy, strong love for learning. My philosophy is – learning is best hands on and using all senses so children get the optimal experience.

Constructive Learning

Things have been going great at Loorducation. We have been very active. This past week we made many different sensory bags. We also used kinetic sand and cornstarch mixed with water for great sensory fun. These experiences went very well. After all the hand son activities, JJ wanted to play school. Without being prompted, he started to write spelling words and continued to write and draw. This was excellent. The sensory activities calmed him down and worked up his fine motor skills to prepare his hands for writing - willingly. I loved it, we went with it. We played school. He was the teacher. He even had to put his glasses on. He gave me a spelling test and corrected it with a star and happy face. He was so excited. This was great. He was really into it. He loves school and loves to learn. I am very blessed. His writing skills are coming along well. By giving him options and well needed breaks in between homework from the school week, he feels more secure and less pressured. Thus, causing him to be engaged and engrossed in spontaneous learning activities. Which, in turn, will gear him up and ready him for the next week of school academics. When children feel well, they will learn well. That is the bottom line. The well being comes first.



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PLAY

  Who wants to play? Young children want to play. Play is a child’s work. It is what they do. Play is what a child needs and desires for a healthy development. Playing is learning. Children are very tactile, that is how they learn and explore the world around them. Children are movers. They are sponges absorbing information from everyone and everywhere. In order for optimal learning to take place, a child must have the freedom to move about the learning environment using all of their five senses. Young children are very hands on, so giving them opportunities to express themselves in Kindergarten is ideal and beneficial for their growing minds. This is why a curriculum based on constructivism is necessary.

Constructivism is a philosophy of education that is based on experimental learning through real life experiences and hands on activities that will construct and condition knowledge. During the early years of school, children need to play and make sense of the world around them. It is desirable for children to be in an environment where the philosophy of education is aimed at the ultimate benefit of the child. An early math and literacy curriculum for Pre-Kindergarten and Kindergarten, where children are free to learn from hands on experiences is beneficial. Children are natural movers and explorers, and therefore it is only natural to prepare a curriculum for them that is based on their needs, desires and interests. The philosophy of constructivism is a solid foundation for productivity and growth in young children. A Constructive-play based curriculum encourages discovery, hands on, experimental and task based learning. A curriculum that is based on constructivism is something that children naturally depend on in order to succeed in their environment.