This is a super lesson to try with your young artists - it takes just a bit of prep and the results are so fun! You'll need craft foam, model magic, glue, scissors, pipe cleaners and small pieces of tagboard or railroad board. The inspiration for this lesson comes from the blog, Plastiquem. Before class, I used Elmer's glue to attach a small chunk of model magic to a piece of 5x5" square of railroad board. Due to time constraints, I pre-cut a bunch of shapes from craft foam (students can totally handle this step, but we were short on time) and put a pile of pipe cleaners (fuzzy wires) in the middle of each table. I showed the kids how to gently press the foam shapes onto the fuzzy wires. I made sure to explain that this step takes some practice and is a challenge - a gentle press works just fine and the wire will push through the foam when it's ready - I haven't found the right terminology for it yet, but all the kids eventually got the technique. It's wonderful for practicing those fine motor skills, patience and persistence! I left things pretty open-ended as far as how many foam pieces to add, etc. and the kids just ran with the concept and had fun building their sculptures!!

These bug-themed measurement activities are a fantastic way to help children learn measurement using direct comparison and non-standard measurement units.

These printable Halloween Pre K worksheets provide engaging opportunities to practice counting and graphing, letter and number recognition, shape matching, and more.

Help preschoolers strengthen hand muscles and fine motor skills with pre-k tracing sheets! Download FREE Pre-writing worksheets!

Super cute Printable Colors Book for kids is a fun teach colors to kindergarten and preschool students. Print free printable mini books pdf and go!

Creating a Calm Down Corner in Your Preschool Classroom Young children are just learning how to process their emotions and how to interact with others. A

Print the free printable seasons reader for hands-on weather activities for kindergarten to understand the various seasons and the order they arrive.

Problem solving is challenging for young students (and many adults too)! To support my little friends, I teach them problem solving strategies that they can use when they encounter a problem. We want our students to become independent thinkers who can solve problems, control their emotions, express empathy, and help others.

Wondering whether or not you should add directed drawing to your pre-k curriculum? I answer this question for you today!

Here are some fun songs for teaching about Autumn or Fall with young children! These songs are great for Pre-K, Preschool, and Kindergarten. This is a

A comprehensive list of skills taught in Pre-K. This list will give you a better idea of what to look for in a good Pre-K curriculum.

The green and red choice board is a universal support available for all students to support their social-emotional behavior.

Making Good Choices - SEL (Social Emotional Learning) PowerPoint and Activities Created to be suitable for PRE-K / K, this lesson provides a detailed, comprehensive PowerPoint, alongside a collection of age-appropriate activities to teach young children how to make good choices. The lesson packet includes: A detailed PowerPoint presentation A link to a sing-along starter activity A story focus - this lesson will focus on, Koala Makes the Right Choices by Sue Graves. A topic focus task to be completed with an adult (choices-themed snakes and ladders game) Independent tasks (pincer grip pom-pom activity and a set of clip cards) A plenary task Other lessons in this series: Personal space Secrets Asking permission Bullying Manners

Check out my favorite zoo centers and activities that are specifically designed for preschool, pre-k, and kindergarten students.

EASY apple playdough recipe is a fun playdoh to use with an apple theme or hands-on activities for September that will delight the senses!

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A linear calendar is like a number line. Make and use a linear calendar in your preschool or pre-k classroom to help young children better understand the passage of time.

As a part of our art unit, we talked about line as an element of art. To introduce line, I read the classic book, Harold's Purple Crayon...

Curriculum Map for Preschool, Pre-K, and Kindergarten for the whole year! Year plan, month plans, and week plans by theme.

Space activities and centers (literacy, math, fine motor, stem, blocks, sensory, and more) for preschool, pre-k, and kindergarten students.

Teaching consent to kids, early on, is so important. If you're looking for ways to teach body consent and boundaries to toddlers, read on.

Help your preschoolers and kindergartners with learning their sight words with these helpful free worksheets. These free sight word learning worksheets

This "Young Adult Night" template features a bold and edgy design, perfect for promoting church events targeted at young adults. Its grunge aesthetic and impactful typography make it stand out, capturing the dynamic and vibrant spirit of youth gatherings.

? Make Kindergarten math fun with these super cute dinosaur math worksheets. This dinosaur math is the perfect dinosaur math activities to play and learn!

Printable Apple Life Cycle Spinner is a fun way to help kids learn about the life cycle of an apple with cute craft. Grab template here!

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Fun science activity to teach preschoolers about mammal animals from A to Z. This is a great way to introduce animal classifications and learn vocabulary.

This set of themes directed drawings has 8 art projects for a variety of themes that you may do in your preschool, pre-k, or kindergarten classroom. This set is perfect...

Teach your young kids that they are natural scientists with by using the scientific method for preschoolers'. This simple guide and printables makes it fun and easy for young kids to engage with

Here is a great set of free printable coloring pages of Jonah and the Whale.

HIBERNATION Worksheets Activities Pre-K, Kindergarten 1st Grade ANIMALS IN WINTERDiscover the wonders of winter with our Hibernation Worksheets Activity for Preschool, Pre-K, Kindergarten, and 1st Grade. This fun and educational set includes 3 simple cut and paste worksheets that allow young learner...

Use letter activities like alphabet collages or letter mats to help kids learn letter recognition and to reinforce letter-sound associations. Here are over 200 material ideas that you can use for your

Complete color unit for young learners! Includes 10 fun activities to help kids learn their colors and color words. Pack includes posters, Color Word sticker books for assessment, rainbow learning, Color the Room, color by color word worksheets, and much more! Common Core aligned for Pre-K, Kindergarten, and First Grade. #colorunit #colors #kindergarten #firstgrade #backtoschool

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DIY Crayon Headband Craft For Kids | Learn how to make a crayon hat w/our free printable template. Great for a costume for preschool, pre-k, kindergarten, and elementary.

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