This cardboard marble run might look like simple play, but it's filled with learning possibilities. Come up with your own DIY marble run.
We are tackling about how to maintain a healthy mouth by brushing our teeth. I found this DIY activity with less mess and fun to do and a very effective simulation of brushing our teeth. They lov
A Preschool Growing Flowers Theme that includes preschool lesson plans, activities and Interest Learning Center ideas for your Preschool Classroom!
Halloween is quickly approaching, which as a mama of a sugar-free kid, means it’s time to get extra creative. Creative with the goodies we make to hand out to trick-or-treaters, creative with the candy alternatives we have for Miss G, and creative with the mass amounts of treats she’ll inevitably come home with after Halloween…
This easy paper towel art project engages students and encourages fine motor practice and discussion about color theory.
A great way to use recycled materials and save money in the classroom! I love dot dabbers and as I prepare for the up and coming preschool year, I have been making my list of things I need to restock. I use up dot dabbers pretty quickly so I added them to the list but then
“There is a mountain in the forest with a lake. There is a house on top of the mountain because people live there. I live in a house too...
John John loves playing with his cars, trucks, and trains. It is so interesting how he just gravitates towards them even though he has tons ...
The preschool program that I work in supports dialogic reading and, with each unit, I present a single book as a whole storybook journey. We read the same book daily for several weeks, beginning with a picture walk (labeling and discussing the things we see: objects, characters, actions), acting out the story with props, answering questions, and ending with story retell and sequencing activities. This method of repetitively presenting a book in a variety of ways elicits lots of language and supports significant growth in the area of literacy for both typically developing little ones and those with speech and language needs. For our animals unit, we are exploring Rod Campbell's Dear Zoo. I love this book because I can target not only animal vocabulary, but introduce lots of adjectives. Too big! Too fierce! Too tall! Too jumpy! I can further emphasize adjectives as we discuss the unique containers that each animal arrives in. We are loving this musical rendition of the story: I like the back and forth question and answer dialogue added to the song, "And what did you get? A what? Did you keep him?" For a sequencing and retell activity, we are working on these story wheels: I present them in three parts. First, I create a model that the kids use to follow along with the story during the first week of introducing the book. Next, being an interdisciplinary program, we work on labeling colors, grasp, and cutting skills as each child individualizes their set of animals. For the last activity, we glue on the animals and assemble our wheels. Then it's happy "reading" and story-sharing at home! I made two versions; one with black and white pictures for students to color, cut, and glue, and another with color pictures already in place. You can download the pieces to make your own Dear Zoo story wheel here.
The ultimate list of preschool songs, including educational songs, movement songs, transition songs, circle time songs, and more!
Basketball counting activity with FREE printable to teach kids how to count to 100 in a FUN way!
Fizzing Watercolors
This is another one of those projects that children of all ages can succeed with! It is super simple to set up and can be done in a whole group setting. These Chinese “scrolls” are beautiful to hang. I have used different sources for the Chinese characters – this time I chose the Chinese numbers […]
The salty air, the playful waves, the sand in your toes…the Ocean is our favorite playground. It is full of texture and sensory delights and fascinating animals. This Ocean Storytime is a little introduction to the amazing world happening under the sea full of texture, songs, read alouds, and lots of extension ideas from the […]
Last week I put together a few busy bag activities for my kids for our six hour flight. We LOVE name activities & crafts, so I knew this would be a hit with my kids.
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Hey, kids --Shark Week is coming up!! Learn all about sharks to compliment your favorite shark shows. Or maybe you already know about sharks but want MORE books to read... Well, here you go --books about shark researchers, shark facts, shark activities, and a few fictional shark stories, too.
Here is a professionally designed worksheet called planting seeds. This worksheet is perfect for guided reading and writers workshop. Simply pass out this sheet anytime your students need to create a list of possible reading or writing ideas. The students will love the beautiful hand crafted look...
This post contains affiliate links for your convenience. We love to explore the process of painting with everything but a paintbrush! I was cleaning out my sewing box today and stumbled upon these …
So while I was browsing around Pinterest, I saw a picture of some craft sticks with Velcro on them. I didn't pin it but it stayed in my he...
Intention setting is a great way to welcome in each of the seasons. Setting intentions for the spring is especially powerful.
A great way to incorporate movement and practice memory recall with numbers! The number line is a very simple game that invites the children to use their whole bodies. As you know, young children learn best when they are actively involved in the learning process and this definitely gets them involved. Beginning the Game To begin our number
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Epsom salt painting is a great kids craft that's also a science experiment! Watch crystals form on the paper as the paint dries. Kids love this cool craft.
...a lot of frustration for parents and kids alike. Teaching kids patience is possible, though, and can even be done through fun activities.
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Kids LOVE pirates so why not combine this love and learning using these Pirate Color by Sight Word Activity. This will be the perfect addition to your literacy centers anytime of the year. Getting Pirate Color by
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Get ideas for Christmas activities and centers in your preschool, pre-k, and kindergarten classroom. These are festive, simple, and educational!
I know I have already started getting ready for back to school but I am not ready to give up on the sun quite yet ! I was flirting with the idea of cleaning my art closet out while my son was at summer camp last week, and found a big piece of sand paper […]
783 original hands-on activities for kids (as well as a compiled archive of ideas from all over the web) with a strong focus on inquiry, design thinking, problem-solving skills, imaginative / creative thinking, nature, drama, learning with movement, music, arts integration and PLAY! - Creative Genius Kids! - for teachers and homeschoolers
This is a great activity if you are looking for an opportunity to engage your entire class! These cards always take a few extra minutes to get through the first time. I always time my students, and then let them go through them a second and possibly third time to try to beat their record! The teacher simply prints, laminates, and cuts the cards then passes the cards out to students. Students must listen and concentrate as the cards are read. Once a child hears the first word on his card, he is able to read his card aloud. This set is perfect for advanced PreK students , Kindergarten students, or beginning first graders. My kids LOVE "I Have, Who Has." Black and White INCLUDE. I would appreciate your feedback. If you like it make sure to checkout my other products. If you have any questions, feel free to contact me at : [email protected]. Thanks for looking! Teaching RichaRichi ***Please leave us feedback and earn your TPT credits!
Third day of school. Kindergarten. Choose a color. Cut into strips. Glue onto black paper. I can't begin to count the number of second and third grade students I've seen in the past few years who could not efficiently use a pair of scissors. So when working as a support helper for the first three days of school in Kindergarten, I manned a center where the kids only needed to cut. Not on lines, not on shapes, just cut. I showed them how to use the scissors -- thumb in the small hole, fingers in the big hole -- and how to hold the paper -- vertically, with the scissors pointing to the sky -- and asked them to cut their paper into strips. Each student was able to choose a color, and in a group of six, everyone had a different color (there were about nine bright colors to choose from) so nobody's strips got mixed up on the table. Everyone also got a sheet of black paper to glue their strips on, and to make things easy, I brushed watered-down white glue all over the black paper and they just needed to lay their cuttings down onto the wet glue. This job was all about cutting and nothing else. I always encourage / teach kids to hold their paper vertically, cut pointing to the sky, and to turn the paper instead of the scissors. This helps them be able to see exactly what they are cutting, because the paper and scissors are at eye level. This is particularly important if they are cutting on a line, or cutting out a shape, but for this activity, there were no lines to follow at all, so each child was able to just cut their strips the best they could. I gave no directions on how to glue them on the paper, and it was interesting to see how the children had different methods for gluing, some being very meticulous and orderly, others gluing the strips in a more haphazard manner. When they were all finished, we had a beautiful assortment of line art, all ready to go on the wall. Even though each child had the same directions, no two of these were alike. I think they made a perfect first art activity!
Symmetry for Kids. Your kids might possibly find fruits and vegetables more appealing after you explore them together. Fun Science in the Kitchen with Kids!
Throw the ultimate glow-in-the-dark party for kids with these super fun ideas!
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