Super simple learning ideas for kids!
The beginning of the school year can be hard to know what kind of activities will work with your new group of preschoolers while trying to establish procedures, routines, and introduce learning centers. Adding learning activities with easy to follow directions helps you assess early learning skills, and allows your preschoolers to be successful and engaged. Our crayon color matching clip cards work well at
Building a classroom community or classroom family is so important in preschool. A lot of times preschool is the first experience in school. Little kids learn to make friends, be in school, become more independent, and even have disagreements. Having opportunities to act as a special group, while being made up of individuals is important. And creating class books is one way to make this
Preschoolers are all about learning those big kid skills. But we all know that there are so many steps needed to really master a skill. A preschooler cannot just sit down at a table and write her name. She would first need to learn how to hold a pencil, strengthen her fine motor, hand, and wrist muscles to form the letters, and have the control
If you are planning and prepping for going back to school, we have the cutest back to school craft for your preschoolers! The glue dot name craft practices multiple preschool and kindergarten skills including fine motor, scissor skills, direction following, hand-eye coordination, letter recognition, and name practice. The craft allows you to assess your preschoolers early in the year in a way that does not
Going back to school is a fun time of year! It can be stressful as a preschool teacher or parent if you are not prepared. Thankfully it is easy to find activities that hit different learning levels and that are developmentally appropriate. It is a huge bonus when your preschoolers love them too! Whether it is a new literacy or math center, a new book
Before we know it, the first day of school will be here! And it doesn’t matter if the first day of school happens at home, or if it happens in the classroom, there is always a first day. Take a minute out of your morning and grab a photo or 2 with the free printable first day of school signs. First day photos make great
Preschoolers love to act like big kids and are able to rise up to the challenge when learning activities are created to set them up for success. The watermelon word building mats are a great addition to your literacy centers for the preschoolers who are headed to kindergarten, as well as those preschoolers who can identify their letters and understand that words are built from
Sometimes, as preschool teachers and parents we need to think outside the box when it comes to setting up engaging learning activities. There are so many ways for preschoolers to practice letter formation and writing skills other than using a pencil. Our lowercase bubble trace fine motor printable activity includes alphabet practice in an engaging way! Affiliate links included below. Lowercase Bubble Trace
Summer is here, but that doesn’t mean learning needs to take a break until school starts up again! There are so many easy ways to keep your child from losing the skills that she has worked so hard on. Our Ice Cream Play Dough Mats are a simply busy bag activity to put together to practice counting, number recognition, and even fine motor skills. Pull
Preschoolers love pumpkin learning and experiences in the classroom and at home! We spend time measuring pumpkins, carrying pumpkins, scooping pumpkins, rolling pumpkins, writing on pumpkins, painting pumpkins, and more. But there are also lots of ways to learn and play with pumpkin themed printables and activities that motivate and engage preschoolers. Our pumpkin number trace printable activity helps preschoolers practice numbers 1-10 or 1-20!
