Super simple learning ideas for kids!
Whether your child is into exploring the night sky, rocket ships, or even just “Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star,” this activity is perfect to set up! Sticky walls are one of my favorite ways to play with toddlers and preschoolers. They take little time to set up, and you can use almost anything to stick and sometimes re-stick. So if you’re looking for a way to
Are you ever looking for an activity for that is a good fit for multiple age levels? I was always looking for ideas when my oldest 2 were little. I needed something on the more challenging side for my then 5 year-old, but something that could also be a good fit for my son who was 3. And honestly, who am I kidding? My youngest
I don’t remember the first time my older 2 kids used scissors, but I know that my youngest has been cutting since she was one year-old. Yes, one. And not just snipping the very ends of paper, but actually using scissors to cut paper up into pieces. So most parents are not handing their one year-old scissors and walking away to make dinner.
When I change out activities, manipulatives, and pretend play areas in my classroom, I am always looking to add in a couple of super simple activities that involve very little prep and can almost instantly become independent learning centers for my preschoolers. When I’m the only teacher in the classroom, this helps my classroom management too. And if you’ve ever tried to accomplish any small
Holidays are a great excuse for extra learning fun, and I am a huge fan of theming out the different learning areas of our classroom when I can! This color sorting hearts busy bag is going to be a huge hit with my preschoolers who will get also work on their fine motor skills while practicing colors and sorting. Affiliate links included in this
I have a thing for simple activities. My favorites involve very few materials with very few directions (and are usually spur of the moment ideas!). This snowball drop fine motor activity is a great example of a simple activity that my preschoolers are going to LOVE. It’s full of super simple materials that you probably have laying around the house or classroom, and can be
Jingle bell, jingle, jingle bell rock! Jingle bells swing and jingle bells ring! Jingle bells are one of my preschoolers’ favorite learning material this month! Actually probably THE favorite. They are magnetic and they jingle. We are using them in our math activities, science, and in circle time. “Jingle Bell Rock” Sensory Play I find that it’s easy to overthink things when it comes to
The time between the beginning of November and winter break in preschool flies by! During this time I find that super simple and easy to prep learning activities, like this fine motor activity, work best. I pulled one of my sets of fall leaves, placed them on our table in the classroom, and the kids were ready to play, strengthen fine motor muscles, discuss fall
Make counting fun! Keeping toddlers and preschoolers engaged while learning is easy to do with activities like our Pumpkin Seed Window Stickers! My preschoolers love to play on vertical surfaces. With reusable stickers, they can play over and over again while working on counting, strengthening fine motor muscles, and practicing 1:1 correspondence. Pumpkin Seed Window Stickers The supplies for this activity are so simple! You
This week it was time to change up the sensory area of my preschool classroom. We had moved on from all of our spider fun (check it out here!) and focusing more on Halloween fun! I put together our simple Black Bat Sensory Bin with just a few supplies. My preschoolers have been loving making bat soup, counting bats, and of course, running their hands
