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Nursery Rhyme Dish and Spoon Painting

This painting activity can help kids explore the nursery rhyme Hey, Diddle, Diddle; for preschool, pre-k, and kindergarten.

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Butterfly Matching Game for Preschoolers

A cooperative butterfly game that involves matching colors and exploring butterfly body parts; for preschool, pre-k, and kindergarten; Pre-K Spring Game

Valentine Play Dough Activity

Valentine play dough activity for a Valentine’s Day theme in preschool or pre-k. Your kids will have fun exploring and creating with play dough!

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Easy Not Messy Painting Ideas for Class or Home

Three easy painting ideas for preschool, pre-k, and kindergarten; painting exploration activities with easy clean up; Pre-K Art Ideas.

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Easy Science Experiments for Class or Home

Three easy science experiments for preschoolers that use water and other available materials; for preschool, pre-k, and kindergarten science.

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Preschool Lesson Plan Ideas For August

Themes and activities for August or start of school; for preschool, pre-k, and kindergarten; August Preschool Themes; Pre-K beginning of year.

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Turkey Baster Color Mixing Activity for Preschool

Fun color mixing science activity using turkey basters. Combine science and fine motor skill practice in your preschool, pre-k, or kindergarten classroom.

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Picture Books About Colors for Preschoolers

A list of picture books about colors for the preschool, pre-k, or kindergarten classroom. Pre-K books about colors; preschool science and math books.

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20+ Light Table Activities for Preschool

Light table activities for preschool, pre-k, and kindergarten; ideas for using a light table or light box in Pre-K classroom; science center preschool.

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Painting with Flyswatters for Preschoolers

Fun creative art explorations can take place just about anywhere. We love to take art outside from time to time, especially when the weather is a little cooler in the fall. This painting activity is great fun and really messy. Make sure you are prepared to clean up lots of […]

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Campfire Process Art for a Camping Theme

A fun process art exploration for a camping theme; for preschool, pre-k, and kindergarten classrooms. Campfire art using washable markers, coffee filters, and water. Pre-K art activity.

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Preschool Mural Ideas For Spring

Open-ended spring art using green materials, for preschool, pre-k, and kindergarten classrooms; one color green mural; process art

Fall Light Table activity for preschool

Fall Colors on the Light Table

Fall color-mixing activity using leaf candy mold and light table; for preschool, pre-k, and kindergarten

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Activities for Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See?

When you think of classic preschool picture books, several come to mind. But Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See? by Bill Martin Jr. must be one of the top books on every list. The simple repetitive text and the great illustrations by Eric Carle make this book a […]

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3 Fun Colors Games for Preschoolers

Games to explore learning colors and color words using a free printable; for preschool, pre-k, and kindergarten classrooms or at home

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Color Sorting on the Light Table

A light table and transparent counters make a fun sorting activity for preschool, pre-k, and kindergarten. Your kids will love sorting colors on the light table with this fun, hands-on learning activity!

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Planting a Rainbow Color Sort

Use seed catalogs and our free printable to “plant” gardens in color rows; extension for Planting a Rainbow; for preschool, pre-k, and kindergarten.

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Green Mystery Bags

Use mystery bags for children to gather and describe objects, a great way to explore a color; for preschool, pre-k, and kindergarten.

Pumpkin Soup Color Mixing

Color Mixing Activity Inspired by Pumpkin Soup Book

Extend the book Pumpkin Soup by Helen Cooper by using this cooperative color mixing activity for preschool, pre-k, and kindergarten.

Teaching Kids Their Colors in Preschool

30+ Color Activities For Preschoolers

30 color activities for preschoolers. Teach your toddlers and preschoolers how to identify colors with these fun activities and ideas!