Find over 200 of The Best Preschool Themes and Preschool Lesson Plans, Whether you need ideas for alphabet activities, 100th Day of School. All About Me, Apples, Transportation Theme, Beach theme, Fall Theme, Spring themes, Fall Leaves. Farm, Feelings. Use thematic unit studies to engage children in learning. Themes for Preschool and Kindergarten, Tons of Pre-K activities and Preschool Topics
Do you need a hands-on, sensory lesson to teach about kind words? You will love this! Perfect for preschool, kindergarten, and even older kids! Also part of the Virtual Book Club for Kids!
Random Acts of Kindness Calendar for November, November Kindness Calendar, show gratitude and promote kindness with these Random acts of kindness ideas for Fall, This Monthly acts of kindness calendar is full of fun ideas
Digestion experiment for kids! An easy science experiment from at-home materials about how the stomach breaks down food. Anatomy science for kids.
How Do Pine Cones Open and Close? This student led science experiment is a fascinating and quick learning activity that the entire family will enjoy!
Squirrel action rhyme for kids!! Perfect for preschool, toddlers, and kindergarten!
Teach kindergarten science students to explore the world around them with these hands-on experiments, projects, and activities.
Our theme this week was "Our Five Senses" and we focused on the letter B and the shape circle. We read this week: Ferdinand by Munro Leaf Paddington by Mark Brown Paddington and the Busy Bee Carnival by Mark Brown The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle Stellaluna by Janelle Cannon Our question of the week was "What is something that you are really good at?" For our theme of the week, we talked a lot about our senses, what they help us do and why we need them. We made texture collages: This week is full of some of my favorite activities from the year, these texture collages being one of them. I love how each one is different, and the kids are so proud of the texture choices that they make. AND they look amazing on the wall. We tasted sweet, salty and sour things, and the kids had to vote on their favorite taste. (They think it's awesome when they get to eat things as part of a project.) We tested their sense of smells with this project where I asked them to describe the things that they were smelling. I used perfume, shampoo, chocolate syrup, pickle juice, toothpaste and (the most tricky) water. Out on our schools nature trail we talked about the different sounds that we could hear. We did this at various points of our walk, close to the school, by the parking lot and deeper in the woods. Lastly we did another activity with the sense of touch. I set up my table with different texture objects. I used flour, rice, oatmeal, sand and a scrubbing sponge. As the students felt each thing, I asked them to describe what they were feeling. It was hard to get them away from just telling them what the items were and to use describing words, but we got there in the end. For our shape of the week, the kids practiced drawing circles with this cool worksheet of circles and another with squares and circles. We also worked on recognizing circles out of other shapes. We talked a lot about things that are circles. We sang the song "This is a circle, this is a circle. How can you tell? How can you tell? It goes round and round, No end can be found, It's a circle, it's a circle." -Found Here For our letter activities, we used our handwriting sheet for the letter B, the sheet that helps work on letter recognition, both were mentioned in the "All About Me" post. The students also wrote in their journals for the letter B. We turned B's into Bees! After we read Ferdinand we all made our own bees. This was a great way for the kids to practice their cutting skills. I love how each child's bee is different. Another project that we did (another one of my favorites all year) is the Boat Builder activity. I love it because I give the students the materials and the end result is something completely their own. Each child got a piece of white paper, a square of brown paper, a skinny black rectangle, scissors, a glue stick and crayons with the instruction of make me a boat however you want to. (They love when I say that). If I get "I don't know how..." or " I can't do it.." We go back a few steps and talk about boats.. what do they look like, where do we find them, what do they do, and then the creative juices start flowing. Here's the end results! Love it! For our Alphabet wall we made butterflies with coffee filters and water color paint. After the children painted their coffee filters and they dried I used small pipe cleaners to turn them into butterflies! And with the B addition, our wall now looks like... Our list for words beginning with B's was very impressive. Here it is! As a side note, teachers always need to be flexible, and as such, it was in the best interest of the flow of the classroom to switch two centers, the library and dramatic play center. And I'm always telling the kids to make sure that they turn off the water faucet after getting a drink or washing their hands. I tell them to "Save the water for the fishes, so I painted a mural for above the sink to remind them. Up next week: The letter C, Triangles and "Our Feelings".
A Preschool Manners Theme that includes preschool lesson plans, activities and Interest Learning Center ideas for your Preschool Classroom!
Kids will be WOWED with this hands-on, fall science experiment where they will explore Why do Leaves Change Color for kids! Fun Leaf Activity!
November is the perfect time to talk about hibernation!! We ended our bear theme with some hibernation activities specifically intended for preschool. Did you know that most bears actually snore wh…
Pack your classroom with hands-on activities all about what animals do in the winter. I have rounded up my favorite hibernation centers and activities.
FREE worksheet to sort between animals who hibernate and migrate. Great science cut and paste activity for kindergarten and preschool.
fingerplays fall - Read more about scarecrow, squirrel, swish, squirrels, tumble and crows.
Apple science experiment to explore the effect of different liquids on apple slices. A fun, science experiment for preschool, pre-k, and kindergarten
FREE science emergent reader book about the human body systems. Great science activity for preschool and kindergarten.
Human body activities and free printables for kids.
Using our My Five Senses preschool mini book and some popped popcorn, you have a great activity to help youngsters learn all about sight, hearing, touch, taste and smell. Make sure to check out more five
It is snowing & cold here today which is making us want to stay in and hibernate so I thought I would post some favorite hibernation classroom activities, games, books, songs, and crafts. Pajama Day A great way to culminate your unit on hibernation is to have a Pajama Day! Children (and teachers) wear their […]
Free printable games and activities to teach kids about healthy eating. Healthy eating activities for kids.
Well I am home again. This time my youngest daughter is sick. We seem to be spreading this lovely stuff over weeks and months. Anyway, sh...
Free peace printables and Montessori-inspired peace activities for multiple ages; perfect for home or classroom!
Preschool is one of the best times for your kids to explore and learn all about preschool STEAM activities.
Crafts for kids can be fun AND educational. Here are some tips for creating art based on famous artists and ideas for inspiration!
We have finally reached the end of the alphabet! Hooray! We kind of did the bare minimum on these last three letters and I hardly took ...
This collection of preschool hibernation activities is a fun addition to the winter theme. Packed with an assortment of ideas for your homeschool or classroom!
ALL PRODUCTS ARE NOT EDITABLE The ultimate November bundle of preschool lesson plans is here with Germs and Hygiene, Forest, Thanksgiving, and Hibernation- a week of each theme + BONUS World Kindness Day (November 13th) activities! Get your kiddos on a November learning trip- from the importance of hygiene habits to Thanksgiving traditions, why animals hibernate during the winter season, and the wonderworld of forest habitats. Each lesson plan includes: - two lesson plan forms- color and b/w - five pages of breakdowns for each day (script for circle time included) - Show and Tell note for parents - printables Each lesson plan has a BONUS - two extra activities - affirmation cards- color and b/w The structure of each lesson plan has: - question of the day - circle time (all the script) - hands-on activity - read aloud (book suggestions) - Friday Show & Tell GERMS AND HYGIENE Monday: What are germs? Tuesday: Why is it important to wash our hands? Wednesday: How do germs spread? Thursday: How can we keep our environment clean? Friday: Show and Tell: What healthy habits do you practice? FOREST Monday: What is a forest? Tuesday: What animals live in the forest? Wednesday: What do you know about trees? Thursday: How many different shapes of leaves can you find? Friday: Show and Tell: What did you bring from the forest to show your friends? THANKSGIVING Monday: What is Thanksgiving? Tuesday: What are you thankful for? Wednesday: What foods do you eat on Thanksgiving? Thursday: Who do you celebrate Thanksgiving with? Friday: Show and Tell: What is your favorite part of Thanksgiving? HIBERNATION Monday: What is hibernation? Tuesday: What animals hibernate? Wednesday: Why do animals hibernate? Thursday: How do animals prepare for hibernation? Friday: Show and Tell: What do you think it would be like to hibernate? ******************BONUS********************* WORLD KINDNESS DAY activities PDF includes: - "Read and Color" - Coloring bookmarks - Kindness Day poem - Word search - key coloring - B O N U S - two extra printable activities - affirmation cards -color and b/w - Follow my store, so you will not miss my new products!:) Happy teaching!
If you're teaching about the five senses, you need this giant book list of recommended reads!
Are you terrified of spiders? There’s a name for that fear, Arachnophobia. Most spiders are harmless to people. Spiders live in many different kinds of habitats; they live in cold climates as well as desert climates. We created an extraordinary spider habitat, the children decided to attach a bridge to help these insects cross from one end to the other. As you can see, our spiders have been very busy spinning webs. Meet “Crowie” the crow.
Have you seen all the excitement about glue sponges? Well, we've gathered all of the glue sponge tips up in one spot to give you the low down on how to make them for yourself and tips we have learned along the way.
Two years ago, my class was starting to get pretty squirrely….and it was the beginning of November. I knew I had to do something to stay sane until Thanksgiving break. So, I printed out a turkey and some feathers. The idea was that students had to earn a certain amount of feathers and ... Read more
I have plans to do a few sets of printable packs based on social concepts. I've already done two on feelings and emotions, but I wanted to get into other realms as well. So, to
Here is my plan for preschool for the month of October. It’s so nice to have it all planned out and ready to go. Sometimes that’s the trickiest part! The whole last week we will be having fun with Halloween activities and then we’ll start H the first week of November. I’ll probably pick and choose from what is listed each day. I hope to try lots of new Halloween activities (I’ve just recently discovered how fun Pinterest is!) and add them that week. One other tip … I’m starting to collect empty cereal boxes, cake and brownie boxes, yogurt tubs, egg cartons, milk jugs, juice bottles … right NOW so that we’ll have lots of fun things to put in our pretend grocery store during G week. To Print: Click on the calendar below. Click on the “Print” icon (top right) You can also find each month over in the right sidebar. Feel free to email with any questions or great ideas you’d like to share! Happy October!
We had a lot of fun learning about our body and the 5 senses. These activities and printables can be found in my TPT shop in my Human Body Preschool Pack. Human Body Preschool Pack We started by talking about the human skeleton. We read Dem Bones, sang the song A LOT, and created a human skeleton. Then, we traced Hayden's body on butcher paper and placed the bones in the correct spots. Writing practice can be so much fun, and this activity was. I filled a bag of black paint, and placed it on our light pad. Hayden traced each letter, and it was so fun to see the light shining through the letters. We learning about our sense of hearing, and rhyming with this game. We made cup phones. Hayden would whisper a word on his game board, and I would find the rhyming word on mine! This was super fun! Next we played with our sense of smell. I created a variety of spice paints by just using water and spices. Grayson painted the letters, and Hayden painted the sight words. They both LOVED exploring the different scents. Fingerprints are unique, just like us. Hayden created fingerprint patterns with ink. Next, Hayden counted q-tip 'bones' onto the counting mats. Subitizing is a fun skill. To change things up, we used our BRAIN and MEMORY. He studied the sheet and then I took it away. He tried to recall from memory the objects on the sheet, related to each number. We practiced addition with googly eyes. This activity also comes with just numbers on the ten frame. For this experiment, I placed different scents on the cotton balls. We used vinegar, lemon, cinnamon, vanilla, peppermint and garlic. He loved testing his sense of smell to guess the scent! We worked on letter formation with these bone, letter cards. Exploring our senses once again, we made a wonderfully smelling name craft! How fun are these spikey balls? We practiced rolling dice, counting, and adding these 'germs'. Another way to use the spikey balls, a sensory bin. We worked on matching uppercase and lowercase letters. And lastly, we did a blood cell sensory bin. He would pull out objects and we created patterns on the ice cube tray. High Five Sounds- Pick a card, identify the sound, and high five the correct hand print. Human Body Preschool Pack We had a blast with this unit, but are excited to dive into our Halloween Preschool fun!
We love rainbow science, and this STEAM / STEM light activity using a blank CD and paper is a really fun one! Not only will kids create rainbow reflections with the CD, but they’ll use paper to alter the patterns of the light. Follow our Science for Kids and STEM for Kids Pinterest boards! …
How to Quiet a Noisy Classroom, are you looking for some new techniques to to bring calm and order back to your loud classroom? I have a few ideas that might help calm that too loud classroom and help to bring some peace and quiet to your noisy classroom.
