These simple group time games for preschoolers are perfect for three, four, and five year olds and can be adapted for use with kindergarten or early elementary.
Our gold medal Olympic rings craft for kids is so much fun to make! Get creative and cheer on Team USA with this fun Olympic themed activity.
Wanted to start the year with a goal setting activity this year and the kids did just awesome. The product turned out cuter than expected, ...
This lesson is an original by Julie Werkman, who I student taught with 25 years ago. It is a great lesson for teaching the elements of ...
For every teacher you ask about how to run circle time, you will get a slightly different answer. Today I want to share with you a little bit about our circletime process along with ten tips for making circletime more than just a routine experience but instead an engaging and interesting experience in the preschool classroom...
Over the years, we have shared many different ways to explore some hands-on fun and learning with flowers across the curriculum. Check out these flower theme preschool activities to inspire learning at home or school. Includes free printables, preschool lesson plans, literacy, math, science and more for a flower theme.
I got an email this from from Class Dojo announcing they've added messenger service which allows you to text parents without giving out your...
A week is just not enough time to celebrate all the wonderful works of Dr. Seuss but we tried. Dr. Seuss week might be the most fun unit I teach all year! I like to have a theme each day, so for the past few years, my schedule has been Crazy Hat Day on Monday, Silly Socks Day on Tuesday, Wacky Wednesday on, you guessed it, Wednesday and Green Eggs and Ham Day on Thursday. If I happen to be teaching five days, then the fifth day is Pajama Day and, hopefully, falls on Dr. Seuss's birthday. Because I am only teaching four days this year, we combined Pajama Day with Green Eggs and Ham day. Just because we have a theme, though, doesn't mean we limit ourselves in the books we read! This year's celebration was another fun-filled week! We started with a new bulletin board. This year, I was inspired by the many wonderful ideas on Pinterest. The original sources can be found on my Preschool Ideas Pinterest board.I have not quite figured out how to link the source here yet. Of course, we all wore our silliest hats. Apparently many of these children have been to Disney. We did some Cat in the Hat math and some Cat in the Hat Comes Back Science. In the book The Cat in the Hat Comes Back, the cat comes to visit and uses Mother's white dress to clean a terrible pink mess. Then he brings in his Voom to clean the dress. We tried to see if we could clean a terrible pink mess, too. http://blogs.trb.com/features/family/parenting/blog/2011/03/ I found this experiment on www.stevespanglerscience.com. It just goes to show that Oxyclean works every bit as well as the Cat's Voom in The Cat in the Hat Comes Back! I just used regular tap water so it took a couple of hours for the stain to come out completely but it works much quicker with warm water. Tuesday, as I said, was Silly Socks day. We had lots of silly socks and we focused on feet most of the day. Of course we read Fox in Sox and The Foot Book. We cut out pictures of feet and glued them to a foot shape because we still need lots of practice cutting and controlling how much glue we use! We did a measurement activity using a fun foam "foot" that just happens to be a "foot" long. I designed the form and need to convert it to .pdf. As soon as I figure out how, I will link it here. We did half of the measurement at school and then sent it home as "homework". Feel free to make up your own form to include items in your classroom to measure. Wednesday was Wacky Wednesday. This year we had the added bonus of it also being Leap Day which is pretty wacky itself. We had the children dress in their wackiest attire and we "wackied" up the room a bit. We read the story Wacky Wednesday by Theo. LeSieg which is Dr. Seuss' real first name and his last name spelled backwards. We let the children draw and water color their own "Seuss-like" character and in honor of Leap Day, folded origami frogs. We also graphed colored Goldfish crackers and read One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish. http://www.oopseydaisyblog.com/2011/03/dr-seuss-playdate-download.html On Thursday, we celebrated Dr. Seuss' birthday a day early with Pajama Day and Green Eggs and Ham. All week, we had readers come in to read us stories. There are so many wonderful books by Dr. Seuss and so many activities that can be done with them, that a week really isn't enough time. There are numerous websites with Dr. Seuss ideas. Pinterest is just overflowing with great Seuss ideas. So get out there and look for more ways to celebrate Dr. Seuss. "Will you succeed? Yes you will indeed! Ninety-eight and three quarters per cent guaranteed!"
Threading is a simple motor activity that is great for kids to try! There are varieties of activities found below for everyone!
Simple is key for toddlers and preschoolers. This Caps Basketball activity is perfect to keep them occupied! Set up is quick and clean up a breeze!
Great circle time chant for preschool! Even if you don't have a long circle time, this chant is the perfect length to a brief break for the kiddos.
I have a red square who has a blue circle? Lets learn some shapes and colors with I Have Who Has! Look games are great for learning!
Grab ideas for some Earth Day centers & activities from literacy to math to science & more! Your little learners will love these fun ideas!
Most teachers follow the typical first-day-of-school protocol which includes passing out books and discussing class policies. BORING! If you want kids to be passionate about chemistry, get kids u…
Teach children how to use the bathroom with these bathroom visual routine cards. These visual cards will show the steps for properly using the restroom.
Doctor Printables Accessories Worksheets
My toddler has a plastic snake that she likes to carry with her all over the house. Sometimes I forget that it is fake and it totally creeps me out. Yesterday after her quiet time
The main assessment tool that I use in my classroom is the ABLLS-R , which is an "Assessment, Curriculum Guide and Skills-Tracking System f...
How can you celebrate Valentine’s Day in the classroom? Here are some unique and creative ideas for your students.
We're always trying to find fun ways to send in snacks for my son's special snack day each month for preschool. This month he wanted to do something that was a Halloween theme. We've seen
Adding these FREE kitchen labels and developmentally appropriate toys to the dramatic play center will create an amazing play space for your young children.
We finished learning all about the farm. It was a lot of fun and the kids loved it. I used Deanna Jump's Fun on the Farm unit and Julie L...
Hello Everyone! We are having a great week! I actually got in some guided reading groups today!! Yippee!! I love it when all the training and expectations for incorporating D5 actually settles in and works like a well oiled machine! Sometimes I just look up from what we're doing and just smile because most of the kids are doing it!! Really doing it!! I am so excited for tomorrow! Way to go, guys!!! The week after next we will begin our fairy tale unit (integrating our reading and social studies) and I wanted to share what we've been working on. This little unit is more than just reading (retelling, fiction/nonfiction/ poetry, inferring, reader's theater) and social studies. I've included some word work, writing, hands on visuals, and some math as well. Here are a few pics: Wave your wand here for your free 90 page unit! If you can think of anything else you want added to this, or if you see something that needs fixing, just leave me a little note!! I hope you and your kids have as much fun working on this as I did putting it together!! Thanks for stopping by!! Til next time!! Have a great rest of the week!! Joyfully! Nancy
You will love these Olympic-themed party ideas, from food to backyard games and lots of kid-friendly crafts! Who else is super excited about the Olympics starting? We cannot wait! Especially since it's now been 3 years since the last Olympic games. As a family, we decided that we're going to have an Olympic-themed party for the opening ceremonies, and my kids are already brainstorming ideas. There are so many fun ideas that we found, we just had to share with you guys. Which one of these ideas is sticking out to you? I want to make them all! This isn't
Dr. Seuss Classroom Theme Highlight #3 Truffula Trees & DIY Cat in the Hat Shelf I wanted to create some trees for my classroom this year, so when I decided to do a Dr. Seuss theme I thought truffula trees made with pool noodles would be PERFECT! When I googled truffula trees to get some ideas for how to make the tops of the trees I discovered I was not the only person with the idea and I found an AWESOME DIY tutorial at Mrs. Lodge's Library. Her trees are super cute too. I love how they turned out. Here are some pictures of my trees and bulletin boards in progress. A few weeks ago, while rumaging through mostly junk at the thrift store I found this shelf for $3. It basically screamed "DR. SEUSS" at me and I had to buy it. (Don't mind my legs... :) I painted it, and it was super cute, but it just seemed like it needed some arms, so I went back to the thrift store to find some white gloves. I stuffed the 50 cent exfoliating gloves with tissues, then I cut a wire hanger in half, threaded knee-high black socks on them and stuck the gloves on the end. My husband helped me bend the end of the wires and screw them onto the back of the shelf. Love him :) I bought this Dr. Seuss quote on Etsy and it was the perfect touch right beneath the shelf since the colors matched PERFECTLY! Love it! Remember, you can see LOTS more Dr. Seuss crafts & ideas by following my blog and checking back the rest of this week. Please leave me a comment if you like it or have any questions! You can see my Dr. Seuss lightswitch & outlet cover post here and my Dr. Seuss balloon wreath post here. I've now posted pictures of my WHOLE classroom - see that post here.
This ocean sensory bin is such a fun way for kids to play and learn about the ocean this summer! My kids had a blast learning about the ocean habitat!
Add some color to your tabletop with this woven circular placemat.
I love how that sounds “pickle boats”. We made them for snack, as well as orange boats, but that doesn’t sound as funky. Here’s the recipe...
Food and nutrition activities and centers for preschool, pre-k, and kindergarten: reading, writing, math, fine motor, dramatic play, STEM, and art!
Let's chat about the hardest thing in the classroom. Classroom management. Implementing a behavior management system that has a day-to-day structure and addresses challenging student behaviors is imperative for success. Creating a caring classroom environment with visual supports, classroom routines, intentionally teaching social skills, and effective planning are critical to effective classroom management. Then the learning can occur.
