Thematic Units
Learning Centers
Dramatic Play
Literacy
Math
Classroom Management
read aloud start of school

Read Aloud Activity for the Beginning of School

Read aloud activity for preschool, pre-k, and kindergarten; book activity for beginning of school; literacy activity on sound words for pre-k.

picture books about buses

Picture Books About Buses

This time of year is a time to think about things related to school. School buses (and buses in general) are often very interesting to children. Even if they do not ride school buses, they see them all over at the start of the school year. This book list is […]

beginning of school bus activity

Wheels on the Bus Activity

Make a school bus with textures to extend song The Wheels on the Bus; great beginning of the year activity for preschool, pre-k, and kindergarten.

class book about hands

Class Book: Here Are Our Hands

A great begining-of-school class book made with children’s hands and easy repetitive text for preschool, pre-k, and kindergarten

mouse mask numeroff book

Mouse Mask: If You Take a Mouse to School

Reading books is a great way to build literacy skills. But expanding those books with other activities makes stories come alive and allows preschoolers develop storytelling and comprehension skills. This activity builds on the book If You Take a Mouse to School by Laura Numeroff. (This book is a good […]

Avoiding Dismissal Disaster

Do you have a car pick-up line that stretches so far into the distance it looks like the grand opening of an In-N-Out Burger and moves at about the same pace?