BALLS STUDY Literacy: Pictures of people using balls (sports, construction, hobbies, toys, food, etc.) Journal how a child uses balls Read a book about balls (i.e. Play Balls) Follow a recipe for making cookies, meatballs, etc. Follow sequential directions (1st, 2nd, 3rd) (e.g. using cotton...
The Creative Curriculum for Preschool includes a study called: Balls. Here is a poster to represent this study! Use this as a poster, "focus banner/wall" poster, divider for materials, label for the study, etc.! The Creative Curriculum for Preschool study posters BUNDLE: https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Creative-Curriculum-Study-Posters-5855858
A book list for a ball theme in your preschool or pre-k classroom. Best ball books to read aloud for a ball unit to along with your TSG balls study.
Play this fun ball themed version of Bingo during your Balls Study!
These are the Question of the Day for the BALL Study and it is to be used along with Creative Curriculum for preschool. These include all the questions with visuals for young learners. These can be laminated for durability and can be used on an anchor chart or in a pocket organizer as part of your morning routine. I recommend printing them all out and attaching them to each page in your teaching guide for easy access. I have added JPEGS of each question so that you can use them while you are online or if you want to use your projector in class to save paper. Ways to use: · Use it along with Creative Curriculum · Print out the questions and laminate for durability · Clip them to the pages in the teaching guide for easy access Enjoyed this activity and want more? Creative Curriculum-Beginning the Year Study Bundle Creative Curriculum-Reduce, Reuse, Recycle Study Bundle Creative Curriculum-Buildings Study Bundle Creative Curriculum-Balls Study Bundle Creative Curriculum-Signs Study Bundle Creative Curriculum-Clothes Study Bundle Creative Curriculum-Trees Study Bundle Creative Curriculum-Tubes and Tunnels Study Bundle Creative Curriculum-Gardening Study Bundle Creative Curriculum-Boxes Study Bundle Creative Curriculum - Bread Study Bundle EDITABLE Includes: · All questions needed throughout the study. · Separated by investigation for easy access · I have added JPEGS of each question so that you can use them while you are online or if you want to use your projector in class to save paper. Please remember to FOLLOW me to get updates on all of my new products and when I have sales. Remember to leave your feedback on this product after using it. You will get credit that can be used to purchase other products on TPT. Let’s connect on FACEBOOK or INSTAGRAM Happy Teaching!
Kids will be amazed when they learn how to make their own homemade bouncy ball. Use our easy, DIY bouncy balls recipe for a fun activity!
This Balls Theme page includes preschool lesson plans, activities and Interest Learning Center ideas for your Preschool Classroom!
By Fausto Gilberti A clever, quirky book about one of the world's most beloved contemporary artists. Yayoi Kusama covers her paintings in hundreds and hundreds of dots. Her dots come off her canvases to cover dresses, tables, walls, and more! She creates mirrored rooms and fills them with glittering balls and lights, u
Find hands-on, riveting construction activities for your preschoolers or kindergarteners that will build foundational literacy skills!
This Balls Theme page includes preschool lesson plans, activities and Interest Learning Center ideas for your Preschool Classroom!
Looking for a fun Preschool Math Unit? This set is all about numbers and counting for numbers 1-10. Kids can form numbers, play with them and count them in so many different ways.
Simple science investigation for preschoolers for properties of materials looking at what characteristics make balls bounce.
A collection of activities for a balls theme in your preschool or pre-k classroom. Activities for a ball unit to along with your TSG balls study.
STEM and blocks center prop idea list for the WHOLE year, every season, holiday, and theme! Make it an amazing place for your preschool, pre-k, and kindergarten engineers. #preschool #prek #kindergarten #STEM #blockscenter
Painting with balls is a fun way to combine process art and science with your kids. Use these simple ideas to extend your art activity to include science. I love making art. I love it, even more, when
Questions of the day for the guided edition of the Balls Study...
Creative Curriculum Balls Unit PLUS Guided Balls Study! This resource includes materials for the CC Balls Study AND Balls Study [guided edition] 149 pages to help you organize your unit! Access everything you need for the Creative Curriculum: Balls unit! This resource includes monthly, weekly, and daily focus questions for each investigation, unit vocabulary, unit visuals and language props, read aloud materials, data sheets and more! This was created to make your life a little bit easier - and more organized during the Balls Unit! This resource includes focus questions and investigations question of the day daily read aloud vocabulary question of the day visuals data sheets center tasks Balls Unit Activities Creative Curriculum Bundle Creative Curriculum: The First 6 Weeks
Ball Study Visuals for Creative Curriculum Ball Study34 different balls...
Practice counting to 20 this hands-on counting activity for preschool and kindergarten. Print gumball math printable and grab some pompoms!
Whether you are doing a ball themed unit or have a preschooler excited about balls, these preschool books about balls will be a great catch.
This is a super fun process art activity that will get your toddler or preschooler moving and painting with a ball!
Free preschool cut and paste worksheets full of children's favorite pictures. Perfect for preschool scissor skills and fine motor skills.
2. Squirt shaving cream into the foil containers, enough to fill the bottom of the pans. Use your rubber spatula to spread the shaving cream out evenly and
With just paper, bendy straw, scissors, and tape, you can make a ping-pong ball, styrofoam ball, or foil ball levitate in mid-air! Your kids will love doing this Floating Ball Experiment that demonstrates Bernoulli's Principle
Ready, set, go! Get over 25 ideas for sports activities for preschool, pre-k, & kinder students. There are ideas for math, literacy, fine motor, & more!
Ready for game day?! This pack is full of math, literacy, and writing centers that are hands on and fun! Preschool kiddos will have a blast with this sports themed pack! You can grab this in my TPT shop. Sports Preschool Theme Pack Here is a look inside the pack. Golf Ball Letters- Write a letter on each ping pong ball. Pick a card. Find and balance those balls onto golf tees. Football Letter Stamp- Squeeze a toilet paper tube into the shape of a football. Dip in paint and read and stamp letters (or sight words, numbers, or shapes). Bowling Ball Counting- Use tongs to count pom poms onto each bowling ball. Basketball Syllable Count- Sort basketballs into the correct hoop, by counting the syllables in each word. Soccer Ball Save- We love using mini erasers for activities. I grab most of them from Target. I used shaving cream and liquid watercolors to make a soccer ball. Then I placed the mini erasers on top. Using tweezers or tongs, save the soccer balls!! This is great for fine motor practice. Football Dominos- Make a domino chain by identify each number. Golf Counting- Count golf tees onto each mat. Then trace each number with dry erase marker. Basketball Writing Tray- Trace each letter in a salt tray. I Spy Letters - Use a magnifying glass to find each letter. Roll it, Write it, Build it- - Roll a dice, write the number, and build it on the court. Game Day Sounds- Match each letter to the correct picture. Bowling Lane Name Craft- Practice cutting skill and writing skills with this name craft. Fine Motor Soccer Counting- Count and string beads onto each pipe cleaner. Mini Eraser Activities - Mini erasers are great for counting, sorting, graphing and all sorts of fun activities. Here are a few things we used them for. Name Building- Outline your name. Beginning Sounds- Match the eraser to the correct beginning letter. Counting- Count and cover each dot. Add caption Sports Preschool Theme Pack For more preschool fun, follow along with us on Instagram @michele_dillon For a FULL YEAR of themes and activities, be sure to check out my Preschool Theme MEGA Bundle. Here is a fun freebie for you! Sports Shape Matching
Looking for fun Pirate Activities for Preschool? Check out these 16 Hands-On Pirate Learning Activities and Crafts for Preschool or Kindergarten.
It was another sweet day as the volunteering helper at Lily's Playschool. I just love this glimpse into her world and am thankful she is still so young as to be thrilled to have my company!! ;) It's so fun seeing her there, so independent and confident (always ready to stick up her hand and offer her thoughts and ideas during Rug time), so involved (non-stop crafting action) and interacting with her little buddies. Those tightly clutched, dimpled hands... I was touched when one of her teacher's told me how well-mannered Lily was - 'without fail' she was polite to those around her and the teacher was so impressed. A little bit of pay-off for Mama, haha! Manners are a big deal in our family, to me they are the foundation of learning to show respect and consideration to those around you. Like so much with little kids, these simple words start on the outside (they are encouraged to say them even when they don't fully understand or feel it quite yet) and over time they reach the inside (they internalise the habit, respect and kindness the words represent). I was thrilled to know Lily was speaking kindly and politely to her teachers and little friends in my absence. Yee-ha! But what I witnessed later in the day moved me even more. A little girl was having a sad day at school, quietly whimpering and withdrawn. The teachers and I gave her lots of time and cuddles but she just seemed sad. I watched as Lily intently walked past her (no doubt on her way to another craft), yet noticed her and stopped. 'Why are you sad for?' she said with childish matter-of-factness. Lily then gave her a hug, wrapping those precious little arms around her new friend. No more words were needed in child-land. Who needs explanations when the feelings are so evident. Lily took her hand, led her to an activity and involved her in her play. My beautiful girl... Later in the day, I noticed Lily go up to her again to check on her friend. Lily held her hand, put her other hand on the girl's back in a hilariously grown-up and consoling manner. Lily peered into her face and enquired gently 'Are you feeling happy now?'. The little girl didn't have much to say, so Lily took her hand again and led her to the rug for Storytime, sitting next to her and giving her encouraging smiles. Lily glanced over at me and I smiled the smile of a proud mother trying not to openly weep during Storytime!!! ;) I saw the little girl reach out and stroke Lily's long pigtails in wonder. Bless them both... When school was wrapping up, the grandmother of the little girl came up to me as I helped Lily collect her many paintings and craft. 'My grand daughter told me that Lily was a special friend to her today and looked after her when she was upset. She ran up and told me every detail when I arrived. Thank you.' We don't know why she was so sad - does it matter? We just know that this little girl had a loving friend today, company and a hug when it was needed. Don't we all, sometimes? Fun rolling and painting with golf balls! We chatted about it afterwards, though I didn't want to overplay it as I felt such an act of kindness that comes from the heart can be its own reward. 'Lily, I saw you being kind to that sad little girl today. What made you do that? 'That's just how I did it', she replied coyly. 'Well, how did you feel when you were being so kind?' 'I felt happy.' 'If you were feeling sad and lonely, is that how you would like someone to be kind to you?' 'Yes.' 'You know, that's what Jesus says - we should treat people like we want to be treated. And that's what you did today, honey. Well done.' Please and Thank you are good and important, it's true. But the most beautiful thing of all is to see an act of unprompted kindness from the heart. Friendship, empathy, and compassion were overflowing today. From one sweet little three-year-old heart, to be poured upon another precious soul. Colour me biased, but I was so touched by my daughter's gesture of kindness. Through her many school years and all the rest to come, my prayer is that her eyes will always be open to the kid who is having a rough day, and her arms will always be willing to hug them... just as I pray someone will look out for her when she has those inevitable days. Oh, how I would love for her to find kindness on her rough days too. Lily-Pie, I was so proud of you today. Warmed to see your tender heart and compassion. Touched to see how you reached out with so much empathy. Honoured to be the mother of such a child, who has such a heart for others. May you carry this with you always and never be afraid to reach out to others. I love you so much!
Here is a very simple and fun activity for your little one to practice some fine motor skills! You can do something similar with any shape at all, but since we're beginning Baseball season, I decided to make a baseball! Supplies: White cardstock Yarn (any color will do). :) Hole Punch Marker Scissors Tape Prep Work: 1. Trace a small circle (about the size of a cup) onto a piece of white cardstock. You don't want it to be too big, because you need to be able to get your hole punch to reach into it to punch the holes..... :) 2. Draw 2 curvy lines on each side of the circle with a marker. 3. Using a hand-held hole punch, punch holes on both sides of each of the lines: 4. Cut a long piece of yarn and put a small piece of tape around one end. This will help your child lace the yarn through the holes. Then tape the other end onto the back of the baseball so it stays in place. Activity Time!! Show your child how to lace the yarn through the holes so that it looks like the stitches on a baseball. Then let them try it. Then you can unlace it and do it again! LB(4) did really well with this! After he was done, he carried it around all day by the end of the string and pretended it was his "kite". haha. Have Fun! We are a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for us to earn fees by linking to Amazon.com and affiliated sites.
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B is for Ball: Paper Pasting Activity is best for preschoolers. It develops creativity and fine motor skills. (with free copy the color worksheet)
Here is a ready to print question of the day for the Preschool Creative Curriculum. Study: Ball Study Focus Question: Who uses balls? Investigation 4. I have created these questions to make it simple for our 3-5 year old. I teach a special education preschool class and find that my students sometimes have a hard time understanding some questions. These questions are designed with visual cues. I am excited to share my creation with you. You can display these on your pocket chart during large group. Add magnets on the back and display them on your white board or metal sheet. Questions are ready to print. Laminate and enjoy! Please rate this resource let me know what you think and any ideas are greatly appreciated. Thank you!
Add this fun bingo game to your boxes study! Game comes with 4 different cards, a calling card as well as a master board for tracking cards that have already been called...
Balls Study Bundle IncludesBalls Unit - A Read Aloud - Where do we see balls around us?Engage your young learners with this read-aloud resource designed to kick off the Balls unit. "Where do we see balls around us?" is an interactive read-aloud experience, carefully crafted for preschoolers and adap...
Need study banners for your Creative Curriculum Preschool studies with real photos aligned to the study? These bunting banners come with 2 different designs for 24 Creative Curriculum Preschool studies. Perfect for your focus wall, bulletin board, hallway display, culminating activity, study celebrations, interest area sign, etc. Here is the list of studies that have a study bunting banner: Buildings Trees Balls Clothes Reduce, Reuse, Recycle Water Wheels Exercise The First Six Weeks Beginning the Year Insects Sand Signs Simple Machines Tubes & Tunnels Boxes Bread Gardening Getting Ready for Kindergarten Music Making Pets Light Roads Cameras Banners are 5x7" Full color Real Photos Additional 2 blank designs Also available inside the Pre-K Prep Club, if you're a member, please don't purchase. Blog: Made For Pre-K Facebook group: Creative Curriculum Preschool & Pre-K Teachers
Make learning the ABC's a slam dunk this basketball season with this Basketball Letter Recognition Activity!
