I love finding fun new ways to practice the alphabet with preschoolers. This squirrel-themed alphabet game is a great activity to work on alphabet recognition! Learning to recognize the names and sounds of alphabet letters is an important skill to practice in preschool. Although this is an alphabet activity, this game also incorporates one-to-one correspondence! […]
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Dollar Store quiet bin ideas. Use quiet bins at home or in your preschool classroom to manage transitions or create calm and restful times in your day.
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The senses are the first and best resources for preschoolers to learn. The five senses help children explore the world and make sense of what’s around them. These activities to help kids use their senses in lots of different ways. Preschool Activities That Feature the Five Senses 1. Five Senses (Pre-K Pages) 2. One Color
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Add writing tools to your dramatic play or home center to encourage the use of writing for communication and play; for preschool, pre-k, and kindergarten.
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All About Me theme, a collection of fun activities related to emotions, body parts, and interests your for preschool, pre-k, or kindergarten classroom.
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The importance of pediatric eye exams for young children. Includes information about how good (or poor) vision is directly related to reading abilities.
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A simple science exploration for using the senses to investigate vegetables, for preschool, pre-k, and kindergarten.
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A collection of over 30 activities to explore and learn shapes for preschool, pre-k, and kindergarten. Hands-on activities to make learning fun.
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A fun snack and teaching activity for kids to think about their bodies; great for All About Me theme; for preschool, pre-k, and kindergarten
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Getting ready for back to school is so exciting for us this year as my twins are heading to preschool. We’ve been doing a lot of back to school reading and have found a favorite book. I came up with a fun storytelling activity to go with it. Read a Fun Book There Was an
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A fun game about body reflexes where children can act out the different things bodies do; for preschool, pre-k, and kindergarten.
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DIY Song Cubes to help children learn music “old favorites” and practice finding and keeping the beat; for preschool, pre-k, and kindergarten.
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A collection of ideas and activities for using environmental print in the classroom to develop early reading skills; for preschool, pre-k, and kindergarten.
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A fun shape exploration activity using child-made word charts that extends the book Shapes in the Kitchen; for preschool, pre-k, and kindergarten.
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Build craft stick shapes with your preschool, pre-k, or kindergarten kids. A fun, hands-on learning activity to go with the book The Greedy Triangle.
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30 color activities for preschoolers. Teach your toddlers and preschoolers how to identify colors with these fun activities and ideas!
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When preschoolers learn something new, they love nothing more than putting it on display. When my 4 year old first mastered shape recognition, the world became a massive I Spy game of shapes. A Star in My Orange is a great way to reinforce shape recognition with your preschoolers. They will also immediately want to
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Shapes are found, identified, and drawn in all preschool classrooms! Discovering just how often circles, squares, and triangles occur in our everyday life make them relevant to children. When a concept is applicable to the learner, it is easier to retain the knowledge. Let’s show our students shapes all around them! The Shape of Things
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Create shape wands and locate all the matching shapes throughout your classroom or house; for preschool, pre-k, and kindergarten.
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After reading the wonderful book Mouse Shapes by Ellen Walsh, I thought it would be fun to make a mouse that could be used in a shape game. The mice in the book explore shapes so, why shouldn’t we? Concepts About Shapes As preschoolers learn about shapes, they can develop visual discrimination skills, learning to
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