What is the best way to do literacy centers in kindergarten? Free flow literacy centers for kindergarten are something you need to try!
This visual directory of non-food sensory bin ideas for preschoolers will help teachers plan the bin filler, accessories, and learning objectives.
This How To guide will teach you everything you need to know about using morning tubs in your preschool or kindergarten classroom!
These fine motor activities use various materials for hands-on and engaging learning for your kindergarten students.
Set 12 is all about visual discrimination and problem solving. Here’s what’s included! Find the matching pictureMaterials needed: household pegsChildren will look at the color combination in the large square and identify which of the four options is identical. They will clip a peg to show their answer. What completes the picture?Materials needed: household pegsChildren […]
STEM Bins® are an ideal hands-on solution for early finishers, morning work, centers, fine motor practice, indoor recess, Makerspaces, or positive reinforcement of behavior. They also provide an open-ended and developmentally appropriate foundation of engineering for elementary students.
Check out these tips and tricks for creating effective and engaging STEM boxes in your primary classroom or homeschool.
Kids will love these fun patterning activities! They are perfect for preschool and kindergarten math centers. Patterning with Pattern Blocks
Looking for fun May Morning Tubs for kids? Check out these 10 Hands-On spring theme activities for Preschool or Kindergarten.
Do you have Morning Chaos? Kindergarten Morning Bins to the rescue! Get ready to transform your morning routines with these fun hands-on activities!
Use hands-on and engaging activities with math manipulatives to reinforce one-to-one correspondence skills, number formation, counting and more!
Finally! Math centers that are aligned to the standards, easy to manage, and perfect for 15-20 minute rotations! Exactly what I needed for when I’m working with my small groups. I can focus on my [group] knowing that my students are fully engaged. I don’t have time to prep math activities so this is the […]
Do you have Morning Chaos? First Grade Morning Bins to the rescue! Get ready to transform your morning routines with these fun hands-on activities! First
Read about activities, lessons, and centers you can implement to help teach numbers. Download 6 free activities for your students.
Discover zoo activities for preschool that are perfect for learning how to count, make patterns, and compare lengths in your math centers!
STEM Bins® are an ideal hands-on solution for early finishers, morning work, centers, fine motor practice, indoor recess, Makerspaces, or positive reinforcement of behavior. They also provide an open-ended and developmentally appropriate foundation of engineering for elementary students.
My oldest son starts half day PreK in a few weeks. I made some activities for him to practice basic skills such as letters, shapes and numbers. I am so excited to share them with you! These activities are perfect for Preschool and Kindergarten. I love that they practice fine motor skills as well. Each activity can be printed and placed in a clear view pocket (such as the dry erase kind), or the activities can be laminated and then placed in a Math or Literacy center. Just add your favorite manipulatives. I chose to use pom poms. First up are Letter Cards. The cards come in 4 different printing options: -Full sheet color -Full sheet black and white -Half sheet color -Half sheet black and white Students practice building capital and lowercase letters. Next are the Shape Mats. Students practice building 2D shapes. The sheets come in color and black and white printing options. Next, is Color Word Practice The Find and Cover Alphabet Sheets and Find and Cover Number Sheets are designed to help practice letter and number identification. Find and Cover Teen Numbers The Find and Cover Numbers 0-10 is FREE to download in my store here. Lastly, I have made a few sets to practice sight words. All of these sheets can also be used as Print and Go activities. Just grab markers, crayons, colored pencils, bingo dabbers, etc and you have activities for morning work, small groups, sub tubs, fast finishers and more! If you haven't already grabbed the Number Freebie, just click the picture below! I hope you love these activities! Be sure to check these out it my money saving bundle here! Please be sure to note that when purchasing the bundle the items have been discounted by 50 percent!
Dollar Store quiet bin ideas. Use quiet bins at home or in your preschool classroom to manage transitions or create calm and restful times in your day.
Learning occurs through play at the sensory table. Sometimes it can be tricky to think up new, engaging sensory tables so I am here to help! I'm sharing all of my favorite sensory tables for various themes you may do in a preschool, pre-k, or kindergarten classroom. There are just too many amazing sensory tables for one post so I will make a separate post with my favorite holiday sensory tables also!
This Seasons and Weather Sensory Bottle set captures something unique about each season: spring rain, summer sky, autumn leaves, and winter snow.
Looking for a hands-on way to practice composing 2D shapes? 32 colorful task cards will guide your learners through using shapes to make larger shapes. Your students will love using magnet tiles to build as they learn and compose shapes. A fun addition to your geometry unit, STEM bin, soft start, or math center. 2 sets of task cards ask students to compose a shape using other shapes. Easy differentiation to meet your students' needs. The first set is more scaffolded and shows a picture of the shape already formed for students to copy. The second set does not give a picture guide for the final shape, just shows the shapes needed. Each set includes 16 task cards. This file includes: Set 1: 16 task cards "I can build a ..." Set 2: 16 task cards "Can you use ... to build ..." You'll love the many ways to use these task cards. Add some geometry practice to your morning routine with STEM bins, soft start or morning bins. Use during your shapes unit for a math center or for practice with a small group. Introduce your unit to give students time to explore composing to build background knowledge. Your students will use these in your geometry unit & beyond to master composing shapes. Working on a vertical surface (easel or whiteboard) is a fun twist to involve gross-motor skills. Teachers have said: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ "My students really enjoyed this activity! Great way to explore shapes!" ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️"These are fabulous for my magnet tiles during our soft-starts every morning! " Print & laminate task cards for durability! You can even hole punch and add to a binder ring for ease of use. Any shape tiles can be used with these task cards. The shapes used are square, right triangle, isosceles triangle, equilateral triangle, & rectangle. You may also enjoy these 2D Shape resources: 2D Shape BUNDLE 2D Shape Posters 2D Shape Memory Matching Cards 2D Shape Task Cards 2D Shape Poster Freebie! ©Make Teaching Sweet Permission to copy for a single classroom only.
Classroom teachers have a ton of daily tasks to guarantee that students are engaged and learning. It's a tough job, and a stressful one, too. Teachers wear out easily if their classrooms aren't well managed. Creating a classroom that runs itself while you teach in smaller groups is the best way to keep students engaged.
These 5 hands-on ways to sort by color are a great way to engage students in this essential early learning skill!
These preschool pumpkin activities are filled with exciting, hands on learning opportunities you don’t want to miss this Halloween and fall.
A fun and skills based math center for kindergarten. Peg clip each head to show the number.
What's the one activity that always brings a smile.......Play-doh! Who doesn't love play dough? I've never been able to resist grabbing some and giving it a squish. Kids are no different. They just love play doh and who could blame them? Play dough is my "go-to" activity for the first few weeks of the year. When we have "meet the teacher" or open house, I always have a small container on each desk so the kids can start playing while I chat with the parents. It's a true lifesaver. So let's use this strong attraction to sneak in a little learning. At the beginning of the year, I love using these fun cards. I can easily differentiate for all my levels. I use the simple "practice" cards for those kids who need a little extra support. Click here for a free set of my practice cards Using the play-doh helps build finger strength and dexterity skills. These skills are so important as our kids learn to write, draw, and use scissors. I can let the kids explore letters, numbers, and shapes. I love using these because at the beginning of the year my kids need a lot of time exploring materials and at the same time I need them to become familiar with the expectations of center time. Play dough is the perfect way to transition into a more academic center. (Just what my boss is looking for). So I make sure I add a "student objective" sheet so my intentions and goals are clear. Let's face it, play-doh looks beautiful the first week, but you let the kids have freedom with playdoh and it won't be long before the play-doh is one big grayish-greenish mixed-up mess. And although I have no problem with them mixing the colors, there is nothing like bright vibrant clay. So my answer is, make it yourself. I have tried lots of play-doh recipes but I've discovered the secret ingredient ....... Cream of Tartar. No, you won't find it on your fish sticks! You'll find this perfect little item in the spice aisle. If you are a baker, you might know Cream of Tartar if you've ever made an Angle Food cake. But there is something about this magic little ingredient that keeps the play dough smooth and the consistency just right. If you'd like a copy of my favorite play-doh recipe and a set of play-doh practice cards click here. I hope you are having a great back-to-school season. Remember to take care of yourself. Teaching little humans is hard work! So treat yourself to take-out pizza Friday night so you can relax. You can see more about this center here.
Brain bins are what I call morning tubs in my first-grade classroom. They include open-ended materials that my students use to explore, create, build, and-
STEM Bins for Elementary Students “I’m finished! What do I do now?” How many times during our teaching day do we hear these words from our students? Oftentimes, it is much too often, and students are provided a handful of the same options to keep them busy until our next transition. Sometimes students are instructed...
Brain bins are what I call morning tubs in my first-grade classroom. They include open-ended materials that my students use to explore, create, build, and-
Printable play dough task cards to help your preschool, pre-k, and kindergarten students stay on task in the play dough center.
Looking for a fun Preschool Construction Theme for kids? Check out these 16 Hands-On Construction Learning Activities for Preschool or Kindergarten.
Free Hands-On Math Printables for learning symmetry! Students LOVE these symmetry pattern block printables, great for preschool math learning centers.
Up! block play ideas, block center activities, construction play ideas. 100 free block play printables. Construction activities.
This How To guide will teach you everything you need to know about using morning tubs in your preschool or kindergarten classroom!
Yay!! I am so glad you are here. Do I have something that is going to rock your world! This is how to make 30 Quiet Bins for $9!! You love the idea of quiet time (what Mama doesn't?), but you don't want to spend hours setting up that quiet time (what Mama does?) ---
STEM Bins for Elementary Students “I’m finished! What do I do now?” How many times during our teaching day do we hear these words from our students? Oftentimes, it is much too often, and students are provided a handful of the same options to keep them busy until our next transition. Sometimes students are instructed...
Fantastic dot activities to go along with the book "The Dot" by Peter Reynolds. STEAM inspired projects perfect for young kids.
Looking for hands-on & interactive task boxes for kindergarten that builds independence, cooperation, fine motor, and more? Absolutely!
