Excel By 5, Inc.

10/31/2026

🎃Happy Halloween from Excel By 5! Wishing your family a day filled with little giggles, big imaginations, and sweet memories. Enjoy the magic of playing pretend together! 🍭🍫🍬

10/30/2026

10/29/2026

👻 No tricks, just treats! 🍂🎁

No need to fear—we've got TWO months of learning fun right here! Our November and December Kindergarten Readiness Calendars are ready to help your little learners gather, grow, imagine, create, and celebrate! 🎨🍁

Simple activities, everyday materials, and lots of opportunities to learn through play!

🍂 November: Gather, Grow, & Give Thanks
🎄 December: Imagine, Create, & Celebrate

Save, share, and let the learning fun begin!

10/26/2026

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MATH MONDAY: Pumpkin Patch Patterns!
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Who knew a pumpkin patch could grow so many math skills? This week, we're turning fall fun into a simple learning opportunity with Pumpkin Patch Patterns!

✂️Give it a try: Cut out a few paper pumpkins in two different colors or sizes. Start a pattern together: orange, yellow, orange, yellow...Then ask your child: "What do you think comes next?" Keep it simple: Start with two colors or alternate big and small pumpkins. Add a challenge: Invite your child to create a pattern using three colors or sizes.

No paper pumpkins? No problem!
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Try using socks, blocks, leaves, or other everyday objects to make patterns together! The math behind the fun: Recognizing patterns, sorting, sequencing, and predicting are important early math skills that help children understand how things work and what comes next. Remember you don't need special supplies or a planned lesson to grow math skills. A little play, a few everyday objects, and a simple question can make a BIG difference!

10/24/2026

Have you visited your area R&R lately????

10/22/2026

One Dial Supports A Child! This information line connect families, caregivers, educators, and policymakers with statewide early childhood resources.

The Mississippi Early Childhood Development Coalition (ECDC) is a s...

10/21/2026

Fall season is abundant with exciting colors, textures and shapes! Collect various leaves and combine with paint to explore leaf patterns and textures through this sensory activity🍁 🍂 https://buff.ly/lOXQkRM

10/19/2026

🌙 Here's your Math Monday activity for this week. Did you know bedtime is full of opportunities for early learning? No special materials. No extra time. Just everyday moments that build BIG math skills! 😴

10/16/2026

Where is that ant going? It's time for your kiddo to find out. 🐜 This Vroom Tip turns any outdoor moment into a brain-building science investigation. Look for animals, birds, or bugs together and take a moment to observe. Ask your kiddo what they think the animal is doing — and follow their curiosity wherever it leads!

Invite your child to look for animals, birds, or bugs when you're out and about together. Take a moment to observe what it's doing. Where does it seem to be going? What does your child think it is doing on its travels? Are other animals doing the same thing?

What's the Brainy Background? 🧠 Your child is naturally curious about the world around them. This helps them think like a scientist — focusing and making careful observations. They're using what they see and know to form their own ideas about how animals get food and find safe places to live. 💡

10/15/2026

Are you having fun exploring all the creepy crawly activities this month? Here’s a Beetle Bop story for you written by Denise Fleming! Is a beetle an insect or a spider? Which has more legs? Which has less? How many more do they have?

Remember we can focus on math while diving into our favorite books too! Are you still reading for 20 MS?

They crawl up walls, they hide in cracks, they flip, they fly, and ...