How do you make your classroom parents adore you? One word: trust. When parents trust us, everything goes better. Here's how to build it.
Practice pre-writing and fine motor skills by tracing the line patterns in this preschool tracing worksheet.
Colour matching is a simple fun activity for children of all ages. Here are several easy to set up colour matching activities and games you can play both outside and indoors. One of our favourite g…
Gardening isn’t just about the hard work, it can be fun for most, and especially kids. Gardening can be a fantastic family affair, so if you have kids, why
FREE printable name recognition activity for kids to practice their names while planting flowers. Great activity for Spring!
Download your FREE SPRING and GARDEN themed worksheets for your preschoolers aged 3-5! Ten worksheets are included in this Garden Preschool Fun Pack!
Kindergarten is coming and there are things that you might not have thought about. These are the activities that you can begin practicing as young as 1 or 2 depending on your child’s maturity level. By starting early, your child will be more prepared and have more practice when entering school. Her
These flower measurement activities are a fun addition to math centers - especially if you are doing a garden or spring theme! They're suitable for kids
I made these bug jar mats to go with the bug math manipulatives I have in my classroom. Read more to find out how to use these mats and get the free
Are you looking for a fun, hands-on and engaging plant unit that incorporates writing, literacy skills and science? Plants is perfect for your spring themes. This unit is based around essential questions with vocabulary cards with real pictures, anchor charts to reinforce concepts, labels for sorting, observations, science experiments and fun hands on craftivities that students will love! I have even included a sample lesson plan to demonstrate how to implement the activities. You will find everything you need for a complete plant unit!
These preschool human body printables will teach your kids about the human body. Learn the body organ's functions and locations with these!
Free Printable Pirate Headband | This printable pirate hat craft is so simple for kids to make w/our PDF! Just color & cut out!
Teach your child to recognize and read consonant digraphs /th/, /sh/, and /ch/ with a digraph garden!
Are you planning a preschool or kindergarten food theme? If so, these Free Printable Color by Number Food Preschool Worksheets are a great way to add some math practice for your little kids! Get yours
Provide paint colors. Have student combine two colors to make a new color. For example, in the first circle the child puts blue paint. In the second circle, the child puts yellow paint. Then in the third circle, they combine the blue and yellow to make green.
New Readers Many of my kindergarten students are really beginning to read now. It is amazing to see how their hard work is ...
All of our classroom decor in one place! Just click on any of the labels below - WILD TROPICS, GUM LEAF, BOHO SUMMER... to find all our classroom labels, signs, bunting, posters, calendars and so much more... Everyone's classroom favourite is given a new look! You'll fall in love with these modern rainbows and their mix of pastels and black and white patterns. Inspired by the Australian bush, you'll love this neutral colour palette paired with plenty of Australian plants and animals. With desert inspired sunlit neutral tones, you will love how this range will make your classroom feel. You can't help but smile when around our vintage 60s inspired retro range! If you go down to the woods today, you're going to be surprised by these fresh forest designs full of your favourite woodland creatures and plants. Featuring your favourite neutrals set against background of modern black and white hand drawn patterns. Bring a sense of calm to your classroom with these beautiful tropical beach theme labels and signs. These soothing blue-green gum leaf labels and signs will bring a little bit of the outside in! Soothing soft colours, earthy abstracts and modern rainbows! What's not to love about this Boho Rainbow range! You'll love the warm feel of this Tropics pack with lots of earthy greens and blush tones plus cheeky animals your class will adore! Filled with classic B+W, leafy botanicals, timber and tiles, you're going to love our modern farmhouse style. A mix of retro beach and modern boho vibes makes this BOHO SUMMER pack your newest favourite! The soft greens, warm browns and dusty pinks make this cactus pack the perfect backdrop for any classroom! In all the colours of the rainbows, these gorgeous watercolor paint labels will help brighten any classroom! With the same calming palette as our GUM LEAF range, our AUSSIE FLORA has more pops of colour thanks to our beautiful native flowers. Looking for something more sophisticated? Try our Blush + Navy range of decor with soft blush, watery navy and hints of rose gold. Get you classroom organised with the help of these fun dudes! These bright, colourful confetti labels class just scream FUN but add a dash of kindness too. Llamas mean a no drama classroom this year! Bright, clean colours make this range a fun choice everyone will love! COMING SOON
Use the five senses in the spring time printable worksheet to encourage your child to explore the 5 senses by describing what they hear, see, touch, taste and smell during the spring time.
You can use these kinesthetic activities right away! Incorporate hands-on learning into your child’s lessons and improve long-term learning.
Setting up centers in preschool and kindergarten classrooms doesn't have to be overwhelming! Here's a breakdown of how to incorporate and use ECE centers.
Positive behavior recognition is an incredible motivator in kindergarten. I believe my students want to know what is expected, can reach my high expectations and thrive on positive behavior reinforcements.
The main emphasis in a Waldorf-inspired kindergarten, whether at home or in a school setting, is free open-ended play in the container of a solid rhythm. Many of us are drawn to the beautiful art produced in Waldorf schools by teachers and students. Art instruction is a big part of the Waldorf metho
Try these fun and educational activities for kids. Make a volcano, a tornado, glitter jars (like snow globes), giant bubbles, dry ice bubbles, and more.
Give your child help strengthening his reasoning with this printable worksheet, which asks him to place events in a logical order.
Be inspired to set up invitations to play and learn using simple materials from nature with this collection of photos and ideas from early years educators!
This week has been just a little crazy with the announcement of the new Pokemon Go app… the hubby and I are obsessed! We started playing in an attempt to get the hubby outside and walking around more but it’s definitely a fun (free) way to hang out together in the evening. Unfortunately it’s also […]
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I recently made one of my most favorite toys for my kids, and I just had to share. It's a DIY plantable felt garden box. I love it so much!
THE WEEKLY GRID AND DAILY DETAILSThe Nourishing Nature Kindergarten: Garden Guide includes four weekly grids with activities to follow the work begun in The Peaceful Preschool. Your 3-5 year old child will continue developing large and fine motor skills, phonics and counting skills, along with th...
Building a Worm Observatory and Observing earthworms in our homeshool has been such a fun learning experience.
Learn how to make suncatchers with this fun, fine motor raindrop art activity that has preschoolers peel and sharpen crayons to create raindrop shapes.
Are you looking for my original Color Me Readers? While those books can be used appropriately to teach concepts of print, in the original blog posts I demonstrated their use with three-cueing. I did this
We've decided to make gardening our little science project. Here is our gardening journal to use for our project.
