Little Explorers Learning Center-Marysville WA

This week, our Little Explorers went on a fun adventure as we learned about boats and life at sea! We discussed islands, boats, captains, and how the wind helps sailboats move across the water. Children practiced listening, following directions, and using their imagination as they pretended to be captains navigating their ships to different islands. Our activities also helped build vocabulary, problem-solving skills, and creativity while sparking curiosity about the world around them.

This week, we finished our Insects and Bugs theme by exploring crawling bugs such as slugs, caterpillars, inchworms, and beetles. The children were fascinated by interesting facts, including that slugs have blue blood and that they p**p from an opening near their heads! Through hands-on activities and special projects, children improved their fine motor skills, creativity, and hand-eye coordination. Counting, number recognition, alphabet activities, listening skills, following directions, and vocabulary building were also included throughout the week. It was a fun and engaging way to foster curiosity and a love for learning about the natural world!

Tiny hands, big discoveries! 🐞🐛

Our Little Explorers had so much fun learning about bug homes today, from anthills to beehives and cozy spider webs. Exploring nature helps toddlers and preschoolers develop curiosity, observation skills, and a love for the little creatures around us!

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At Little Explorers Learning Center, we provide high-quality early education that encourages children’s academic, social, emotional, and creative development. Our play-based preschool program fosters curiosity, confidence, independence, and a lifelong love of learning in a warm, supportive, and engaging environment.

Our little explorers poured their love into these special Mother’s Day crafts 💐
Each one is a reminder of how much you are loved, today and every day.

Happy Mother’s day! ❤️

Learning about bugs in preschool encourages curiosity, exploration, and a love for nature! Our little explorers enjoy observing tiny creatures up close while developing important science skills through hands-on discovery and outdoor play. Studying bugs also helps children learn to be gentle, patient, and respectful of all living things, whether big or small!

The Calling I Once Resisted 😊

I came from a family of educators. During my younger days, I tried to avoid this path because I wanted to become someone outside of education. After college, I became a Human Resource Officer, but the routine tasks did not fulfill me. One day, while doodling, a friend casually told me that my skills would fit perfectly in a school setting. I instantly said no. But then I noticed a newspaper in front of me advertising a preschool teacher opening. I told myself that if they hired me, it might truly be my calling.

They did, and the rest is history.

My first teaching job deeply shaped me. It strengthened my purpose, nurtured my growth, and laid the foundation for the educator I am today.

For nearly three decades, I have poured my heart into early childhood education, the very path I once tried so hard to avoid. What began as hesitation slowly unfolded into purpose. I discovered that teaching young children is not just about lesson plans, but about wonder. It is about tiny hands learning to hold crayons, small voices learning kindness, and bright eyes lighting up with understanding.

Over the years, I have worn many hats: teacher, listener, storyteller, comforter, and sometimes a second mother. I have witnessed first steps, first friendships, and countless first achievements. Somewhere along the way, the classroom became more than a workplace; it became home.

Looking back, I smile at the younger version of myself who said “no” so quickly. Sometimes the calling we resist the most is the one that fits us perfectly.

In celebration of Teacher Appreciation Week, I am deeply grateful for the calling I once resisted but now cherish. To my fellow educators, childcare owners, and providers, thank you for the love, patience, and heart you pour into little lives every single day ❤️

Exploring exotic birds and spreading our wings outdoors! Learning about colorful creatures while building teamwork, coordination, and lots of joyful movement through play.

Building & Playing: Air Hockey the Little Explorers Way

The children had a great time making their own air hockey game with Mega Tiles! This hands-on activity encouraged creativity, problem-solving, and teamwork as they designed and built their game. It also promoted fine motor skills, coordination, and early engineering thinking, all while learning through play and having fun!

Learning about birds in preschool helps children develop curiosity about the world around them while building early science skills. As they explore feathers, nests, and bird sounds, they improve observation, listening, and language skills. It also promotes kindness and respect for living things, while inspiring imagination through songs, stories, and creative play.