This printable Tracing Lines Busy Bag is perfect for helping preschoolers practice pre-writing skills. Kids will love using the dry erase marker!
I was browsing through a kitchen organizing store a while ago when a kitchen cabinet shelf organizer caught my eye — but not for use in my kitchen. Of course not, that would be silly! No, i…
This coffee filter planet Earth craft is a super easy and inexpensive craft to do with kids on Earth Day or while studying the planets.
Yikes! Where is the time going?So I know Christmas will be here before we know it and I have been BUSY, BUSY trying to keep up with work related stuff and home life!! I am already frazzled... the thought of it is enough to make me want to stay awake all night long just to get things done! I need at least 3 more hours to every day!! Anyhow, at my center, we are not "allowed" to celebrate holidays.... BOOO! =( But I will be trying to squeeze in some holiday fun, in a very sublte way! In the meantime, I am going to post a few pics about the unit that we zoomed through in the past week or so: Sensational Senses! Here are the Sensory Bags I created to start off our unit (I have posted these before) And then I came across a 6 pack of VOSS water bottles for my Discovery Bottles! They were the perfect size for my kiddos to explore their sense of sight! In the first bottle, I put rice and tons of random objects I found lying around in my daughter's playroom. Another bottle (my absolute favorite) was filled with corn syrup (that was just taking up space in my cupboard) and marbles. Yet another was filled with water and random objects, along with red food coloring. And to make things colorful, I filled one up with sprinkles (which were also just taking space in the cupboard). The kiddos LOVE them! These things have managed to stay intact!! Which I was worried about b/c my preschoolers can be quite rough! I got a little crafty and made a new "What's Inside" sensory box with some of my scrap booking supplies and added some fun stuff inside for the kids to explore their sense of touch. I LOVE the look on his face as he uses only his sense of touch! (I did have some cheaters, though who could not help themselves and had to peek!) For some fun with our sense of smell, I bought some Scented Oils at the Dollar Tree and added a couple of drops into some of my ink pads for a new stamping experience! I also created a Smelly Station, where I put different scents inside of salt & pepper shakers (Also from Dollar Tree) and had the kiddos smell each of them and then we made a graph of which smell they actually liked! (Cocoa Powder was the clear winner!!) I have lots more to post... Letter Activities and the beginning of the Christmas Fun at home with my little munchkin! But for now, this will have to do... =) Until tomorrow...
Summer is officially here and we're celebrating with these Summer themed watermelon count and clip cards.
I Heart Preschool Early Learning Center had a week dedicated to learning about hibernation. They did a number of fun activities and learned all about the process of hibernation--when animals go into
Our wordwall printable coordinate with our ABC printables and thematic charts. Wordwalls are a great way to build vocabulary, and these cards can be displayed in a center activity after the days lesson. For
FREE Earth Day tracing sheets including pictures and words that kids can trace. Great for handwriting and fine motor skills. Perfect for preschool or kindergarten Earth Day activity.
These toddler St. Patrick's Day crafts will help you keep your kids entertained and happy while celebrating this fun Irish holiday!
Here is an amazing list of 40+ Valentine's Activities for toddlers and preschoolers! From sensory, to learning shapes, letters and more!
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Do you love teaching about weather? I do! It's one of my favorite things to teach. The students really get into it, especially when we start talking about thunderstorms and tornadoes.
Learning about shorter and taller, not a worksheet in sight. We were developing the use of comparative language to measure. The children were asked to make towe
It's time for a Nursery Rhyme theme! Let's pack your lesson plans full of fun, hands-on nursery rhyme activities, and centers that your little learners will love and learn a ton from, too. Learning IS fun when you plan it out (and aren't stressed out!), and I'm here to help. In this post, you will find three activities for each nursery rhyme plus ideas for the writing center, blocks/STEM center, and science center. And yes, I have nursery rhyme activities FREEBIES for you too!
oh! Guys! This is the funnest roundup ever! Grab some painter's tape and whip up some amazing activities, crafts and games with these fun hacks! Canvas Finger PaintingJumping Course Jump! Marbles Painting Craft Car
This week, first grade started their mixed media sail boat picture! Here's how we created them! Materials: Day 1: I gave them their choice of boat colors, gave them the white paper, a strip of black, paint, and a paintbrush & cup. They followed me in drawing the sails, and drawing the boat. We cut those out, and glued those on! Then, I demonstrated how to use the paintbrush and paint to make short, choppy brushstrokes to create the texture of the water. I talked about layering colors, and how they should be able to still see each color, that it should not be blended all together! Here's what they finished on day 1! Awesome art, Mrs. Walker's class!! Great job Mrs. Black's class! Day 2: We'll use the color of our boat to create a reflection in the water, we'll add clouds, a little flag on the top of our boat, and add some shadows on the sides of the boat with an oil pastel! Here are some finished lovelies from Mrs. Hartz's class!
Brighten up your classroom with these spring process art activities for preschool, pre-k, and kindergarten students! There are tons of ideas for spring themes like flowers, birds, farm, pond, rainbow,...
This page has a lot of free Paper cup craft idea for kids,parents and preschool teachers.
Give your preschooler some practice with this fun cutting practice worksheet of an airplane soaring through the sky.
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Turkey Feathers Number Sense Activity For Preschool and Kindergarten Thanksgiving Math Centers Count and practice number recognition with this fun turkey themed activity! I have actually had this m…
Grab ideas for some Earth Day centers & activities from literacy to math to science & more! Your little learners will love these fun ideas!
Part 2 of Mini Beasts Learning Links Ants: A for Ant: Ant anatomy: Closer look at ants: Did you know?: World of ants: All about ants: Finger print ants: FREE life cycl…
Source: LivingWellMom.com 4. Scissor Activity Sheets Once your child has managed to use a pair of scissors effectively, try one of these neat activity sheets that help them master advanced…
An updated version of this post can be found here: In our first session on Simple Machines, we covered inclined planes. The key point to inclined planes is that it takes less work to move a load, b…
The message of this palanca and agape is peace. It works well for a mens or womens weekend and is perfect gift for either of them.
Part 2 of Mini Beasts Learning Links Ants: A for Ant: Ant anatomy: Closer look at ants: Did you know?: World of ants: All about ants: Finger print ants: FREE life cycl…
When you purchase the ocean movement pack you can feel confident you will have fun physical activity with an ocean theme at a great price! Your kids will LOVE these games and so will you. You will receive downloadable PDF files. Digital games will include a PowerPoint, Google Slides copy link, and PDF file. Read more details below.
This Paper Plate Sunflower craft is so cute for summer and fall. You only need a few simple supplies to recreate it at home!
Download this FREE 4th of July Learning Pack for Pre-K/K. It contains two emergent readers and lots of activities to go with them!
Big art activities are always a hit with kids, it's fun to create on a large scale. This week we took it to a whole new level with freeze dance painting!
This set of printable pets picture-word cards includes 18 pet related words: dog, cat, fish, turtle, guinea pig, bird, hermit crab, rabbit, mouse, frog,
Kids will have fun celebrating Presidents Day, Memorial Day or 4th of July while learning with thesePatriotic Worksheets for Preschool.
A newer version of this post appears here. On the second week of our Simple Machines unit, we studied wedges and levers. Key concept of wedges: A wedge is two inclined planes, brought together in a…
Today I’m sharing a fun preschool sailboat craft for kids. You’ll enjoy hours of fun making this adorable summer transportation craft for kids. Using a few supplies and a big imagination you’ll create a gorgeous
Here are some printable rules posters you can use in your classroom. Classroom Rules for Pre-K and Preschool children should be short, and easy to
Writing makes so much more sense to kids if they are writing with purpose. Especially if you happen to have a child who is a rather reluctant writer,
Using scissors and cutting along the lines is a perfect way to upgrade the fine motor skills, so this time we have prepared a bunch of lovely and free Bugs Scissor Practice Worksheets for your
Here is a great collection of Thanksgiving activities for kids to help us all make the most of this fun and often slighted holiday .
If you're looking to craft something special and memorable this Valentine's Day, look no further than these toddler Valentines Day handprint art, crafts and card ideas
