Super simple learning ideas for kids!
The beginning of the school year can be overwhelming while trying to establish procedures, routines, and introduce learning centers. One of the easiest way to make sure this time is as stress free as possible is to use learning center activities that can include all learning levels. This is when printable activities like our school pencil number matching clip cards work so well. Plus practicing
Finding seashells at the beach is one of the best things about summer break! Maybe it’s just being at the beach that I love so much, but finding super cool seashells is an added bonus for sure. Just like at the beach, seashell learning activities are always a hit with preschoolers. Our seashell pre-writing number tracing cards definitely fit into that category. They encourage number
Is it watermelon season where you live? Around here, it is almost the time of the year when we will see trucks full of watermelons on the side of the road for sale. Sweet, juicy watermelon is a sure sign of summer! We only have a few days left in preschool and my big kids only have a couple of more weeks until summer break.
Normally I am not the hugest fan of bugs (especially mosquitos!), but bug themed learning activities always go over well with my preschoolers! Kids are naturally curious when it comes to living things and nature, so exploring insects and using them to learn keeps learners engaged. Our free printable bug catcher counting & number play dough mats focus on numbers 1-20, number words, counting skills,
Whether you are getting ready for spring or are all about St. Patricks Day, rainbow activities are the way to go. Besides all of the color sorting activities, huge easel painting rainbows, and color games, our printable rainbow counting beads busy bag activity is a huge hit with my preschoolers! Fine motor skills, number skills, and counting are all included in this math activity. Rainbow
Valentine’s Day is such a happy time of year in my preschool classroom! Maybe it’s the fun colors and the hearts that are everywhere. Or maybe it’s the fact that we play and learn with candy for days! Candy hearts are such a great manipulative to use in the classroom. The sweet hearts in our candy hearts count & clip cards may not be real,
Valentine’s Day is one of my very favorite times of year in my preschool classroom! We spend the beginning of February focusing on all things involving hearts, friendship, and kindness. We also sneak in lots and lots of literacy, math, and fine motor practice. Our printable Name Recognition Alphabet Hearts learning activity is the perfect reusable busy bag to practice letters in your preschooler’s name
Our absolute favorite set of clip cards to use independently with young preschoolers (and even toddlers!) includes simple shape matching. The simplicity of the activity allows the clip cards to be a learning center in my classroom or a quiet activity at home. Our Heart Number Match Clip Cards is a similar activity that focuses on exact matching of numbers instead of counting. The set works on number
Each year, we pack into the car to go pick out a Christmas tree the weekend after Thanksgiving. We always seem to pick the first one we see. The tree trimming guys clean it up, give it a fresh cut, and load it on to the top of our car. The best part about the whole experience for me is loading up on the free
I try my best to keep all learning activities in my classroom hands-on and engaging. Little kids have plenty of worksheets to look forward to in elementary school, so I try to come up with other ways to learn uppercase and lowercase letters. It may take a little more time, but my pre-k kids appreciate lots of new activities and themes! Our cookie alphabet pre-writing
