Super simple learning ideas for kids!
January is the time of year when it gets cold outside and if you are lucky, snow falls from the sky! The learning theme turns to snow, snowmen, ice…and all things cold. While there are so many in-depth, hands-on activities to add to your learning theme this month, don’t forget about the super simple activities that can be completed independently! Our fine motor snowflake craft
Preschoolers love to paint! This is the number one reason for putting together our ice painting bin for preschoolers as an inviting way to paint on a surface other than paper. While ice painting fits nicely into your winter theme, it is also a fun activity to add to a summer theme. Put together this interactive painting activity with supplies that you already have in
Super simple learning activities are needed when it comes to preschoolers and learning. And this is especially true in December! Our Christmas beads & jingle bell bracelet activity allows you to offer your preschoolers a reusable busy bag activity to practice hand-eye coordination and fine motor skills, with the bonus of also creating a bracelet to bring home. You probably have the items needed for
Keeping preschoolers on task and engaged during the month of December can be hard than it seems without the right activities. I tend to keep things simple throughout the school year in my classroom, but think it’s the only way to go when holidays are coming up! This is why my prechoolers and I love our Christmas bow patterns math activity. It is a hands-on
Christmas Tree Magnet Ornaments Creating the Christmas trees is easy to do! I used a piece of felt that you can find at Walmart or a craft store to cut out a tree shape. We use these trees throughout December and January for different Christmas and winter activities. Gather as many jingle bells or magnetic plastic coins as you can find. Add a magnetic
Super simple learning activities that cover multiple leveled learners and can be set up in just minutes. Yes, please! The month of December in preschool flies by. Instead of adding more to your plate, set up your classroom in a way that you can enjoy your preschoolers throughout the month without the added stress. Our play dough Christmas tree activity easily incorporates fine motor and
We cannot get enough of super simple, super fun Christmas activities in preschool lately! There are so many activities that I see that I would love to try, but I just cannot get into activities that take too much input from the teacher’s end and not enough from the actual preschooler. Not to mention some of those activities take forever to plan and prep. Instead,
Before we know it, cooler weather will be here! I look forward to fall every year, even if it doesn’t get as cool where we live as other places. It’s still the start to a fun learning season! Our fall leaves 10 frames are the perfect way to mix up some of your learning activities to include both number recognition and counting skills. And they
Crayon Color Puzzles The crayon color puzzles can be printed from the pink button below. There are 10 crayon puzzles and one recording sheet included in the file. Print the crayon puzzles on cardstock and consider laminating the set. Laminate before cutting the puzzles apart to allow the puzzles to be fit back together easily and correctly. Place all of the puzzle pieces in a
Going back to school well prepared is key when it comes to teaching preschool! It’s easy to feel overwhelmed when you enter a classroom with so many different skill levels. Some preschoolers are finally potty-trained. Some preschoolers are finally happy about being in school. And some preschoolers are almost ready to read. And you’ve got to reach them all in developmentally appropriate ways. So how
