KINDERGARTEN MATH - UNIT 1 I am thrilled to be sharing this huge Counting and Cardinality Unit with you! This is the math unit we start the year with in kindergarten. The kids love all of the hands-on activities we get to do, and I love how easy it is to keep them engaged.
Building a solid number sense foundation is critical for students' long-term math success – and it starts at an early age. It is the equivalent of learning letter names and letter sounds in reading. It is important for out students to develop a deep understanding of individual numbers, their quantities, how they are represented, and...
How to set up the math center in your preschool, pre-k, and kindergarten classroom. FREE path game!
Building a solid number sense foundation is critical for students' long-term math success – and it starts at an early age. It is the equivalent of learning letter names and letter sounds in reading. It is important for out students to develop a deep understanding of individual numbers, their quantities, how they are represented, and...
Construction themed activities and centers inspiration is HERE! Get out your planner, and let’s plan a ton of fun and engaging construction-themed activities your little learners (Preschool, Pre-k, and kindergarten)...
I am so excited to finally share what I have been working on for over a year!
Kids will love these fun patterning activities! They are perfect for preschool and kindergarten math centers. Patterning with Pattern Blocks
Math center set up tips for preschool, pre-k, and kindergarten. Math center pictures, storage and organization tips for the classroom.
This ten frame activity is a great math center for Pre-K or Kindergarten students to work on number recognition and counting!
Everyone loves a camping theme. Learning about nature, forest animals, insects, the night sky, rivers, fishing, and smores will get your students interested and excited to come to school. Parents and teachers all know that when students are interested, they are more engaged, and they develop a love of learning. In this post, I want to share some great ideas for camping centers and activities I do in the classroom with my little learners.
These all about me activities are perfect for your all about me theme in preschool, pre-k, or kindergarten. They are low-prep and lots of fun!
Grab these free Unifix Cubes Counting Activity Mats with a fun school supply theme! They're perfect for Back to School season or anytime of the school year!
Space activities and centers (literacy, math, fine motor, stem, blocks, sensory, and more) for preschool, pre-k, and kindergarten students.
I am so excited to announce that I FINALLY finished another Interactive Journal set, and this time it's for your little Pre-K Mathematicians!!! I have included prompts to match every Pre-K Math Standard. There are also so many different levels of each prompt. I did this for many reasons. 1. You can build on their learning. 2. You can differentiate their math journals. 3. Math Journals are the perfect documentation for learning! Here are just a few examples of the prompts included: Think you might want to try them out in your classroom??? Click here to grab a few prompts FREE! If you aren't sure you want to invest in journals yet, use a piece of construction paper or copy paper. Although, students take a lot of pride and ownership in their interactive journals. I do not think you would be disappointed if you decided to jump on board! Click here to purchase the entire set.
These all about me activities for preschoolers are engaging, hands-on centers to work on essential literacy skills in the classroom!
Do you need some awesome, no prep summer worksheets for your Transitional Kindergarten students this summer? Check out these 26 pages of summer fun!
These all about me activities are perfect for your all about me theme in preschool, pre-k, or kindergarten. They are low-prep and lots of fun!
These free camping counting mats help learn to read and count numbers up to twenty. They're a fun addition to Pre-K, Preschool and Kindergarten math
Find hundreds of playful, FREE printable centers for pre-k, kindergarten and first grade in one game-changing spot. Math centers, literacy activities...
These fun and free Subitizing Math Clip Cards for Pre-K & Kindergarten will help your students build subitizing skills and number sense!
This free Roll and Graph Insect Math Activity is perfect for introducing and practicing early graphing skills in Pre-K and Kindergarten!
Here are some activities for teaching More, Less, and Same in Pre-K and Preschool. Find more math ideas on the Math Resource Page Pocket Chart Graph We
Do you need some awesome, no prep summer worksheets for your Transitional Kindergarten students this summer? Check out these 26 pages of summer fun!
I'll admit it. When it comes to teaching fractions, I cringe a little. There is no doubt that this is a very difficult concept for many young learners. The idea of breaking something into equal parts and creating a new number is something very hard to grasp. In order to meet all learning styles, you
Farm themed math, literacy, science, blocks, & stem activities that preschool, pre-k, and kindergarten students will LOVE (with FREEBIES)! #farmtheme #preschool #pre-k #preschoolcenters
Get free sorting mats & learn 40 preschool activities with mini erasers. You will love these fun ideas for literacy, math, & fine motor. I hear many preschool teachers express excitement
Want to seem like an excellent math teacher? Play the substitution game. It is worth 1000 worksheets. It's never boring and it's different every time.
We have made it through 25 days of Kindergarten! It has been a long 25 days, but I think my kids finally have their routines down. They are able to independently rotate through centers so I can focus on my small groups. We do two literacy centers and two math centers a day. They vary ... Read More about Kindergarten Fall Centers
You know that feeling when you have a brand new manipulative and you just want to do all.the.things? We just got a brand new set of snap cubes that we have been using for all sorts of activities. My kids build independently along with our new snap cube alphabet mats. Today, I have our newest snap cube activity to share with you! These snap cube math number mats are perfect for kindergartener number recognition while building fine-motor skills.
This fun print-and-play 2D shape activity is great to use as an interactive notebook, assessment tool or math center.
Request an invite to our “Supercharge Your Centers” course to learn how to implement independent and engaging Pre-K & Kindergarten centers!
These insect theme printables are all fun and engaging activities for your math and literacy centers this spring. There are 11 insect math activities, 8 insect literacy activities, an insect craft, visual discrimination puzzles and a caterpillar building cards. As you can tell, it is jam-packed with lots of learning!
These STEM challenge cards make measuring fun and easy. Students will love discovering whether one pile of objects is heavier than another.
Grab your lesson planner because I'm sharing tons of FUN, hands-on nocturnal animals activities you can do for a nocturnal animals theme (and a FREEBIE too)!
Space activities and centers (literacy, math, fine motor, stem, blocks, sensory, and more) for preschool, pre-k, and kindergarten students.
My boys LOVE animals and visiting the zoo! Here is a look inside my Zoo Preschool Pack. You can grab this pack in my TPT shop! Zoo Preschool Pack Writing Center- There are picture cards to inspire free writing, themed paper, tracing strips and this open ending writing/drawing page. I was so proud of my 5 year old for writing this by himself! Snake Patterns- Use dot stickers or dot markers to create a pattern on each snake. Dot and Trace- Use dot makers to dot each lowercase letter. Then trace the letters at the bottom of the page. Roll and Count- Roll a dice. Place that many animals onto the background page. Zoo Map- Cut out the alphabet animals. Glue them onto the correct beginning sound. Add in trees, grass, walkways, ponds to complete your zoo map. Write/Trace the Room- Beginning Sounds- Hide the animals around the room. Find each animal and identify the beginning sound. Write the letter on the recording page. OR there is also a recording page where you can trace each letter. Ten Frame Alligators - I just loved how these ten frame gators turned out! Count each number with beads, pom poms, or gems. Animal Puzzles- Complete each puzzle by matching the animal to the correct beginning sound. Kangaroo Hop Measurement- Use snap cubes to measure how high each kangaroo jumped. Colorful Crocodiles- Use small beads to count onto each colored crocodile. Animal Towers- Use unifex cubes to count and build each tower. Sound Cages- Unlock each cage by matching the correct key (or letter) to the animal. Parrot Feathers- Count feathers onto each parrot. Roll and Cover - Roll a dice and cover the correct number. Build a Cage- Pick a cage counting card. Use that many popsicle sticks, with play dough, to build a cage for a toy animal. Name Craft- Preschoolers LOVE their name, so encourage writing and name recognition with this peacock name craft. Syllable Counting- Count the syllables on each peanut and feed it to the elephant. Number Monkeys- Use these monkeys to practice ordering numbers, or for 1:1 correspondence. Again, these all can be found in my TPT shop in my Zoo Preschool Pack! Zoo Preschool Pack A few more fun ideas! Zoo Themed Play Dough Tray- Let your kiddos explore loose parts! My boys love using the popsicle sticks to build cages for the animals. Fine Motor Lion- I stuck a few pipe cleaners into a ball of play dough. My boys worked on their fine motor skills by threading beads onto the pipe cleaners. Zoo Sensory Bin- This is ALWAYS a favorite at my house. The imaginations run wild with a good sensory bin, and my boys will play for HOURS! For more toddler/preschool ideas, follow along with us on Instagram @michele_Dillon For a whole YEAR of themes and ideas, be sure to check out my Preschool Themes Bundle Pack.
We are getting geared up for learning about 2D and 3D shapes in my classroom! Let's keep this low-prep, rigorous, and FUN! These activities are from my NO-PREP Shapes Printables and also my Common Core Math Centers Bundle. Here are a few examples from these packets! And a few centers from my Common Core Math Centers... Download them HERE!
Math Center pictures and materials for your preschool, pre-k, or kindergarten classroom.
Hundreds of engaging Pre-K STEM activities that make learning fun for kids and easy on you. Science experiments, math centers...
This FREE class about "free-flowing" centers will help you increase learning and save time with independent Pre-K & Kindergarten centers!
Math centers are the perfect way for your learners to practice math skills they are learning. Planning a spiral review with math centers throughout the school year will help your learners master these skills. Spiral Review Learning new skills can be fun and challenging at the same time. Remembering math skills that were taught days,
