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March 21, 2015 By Nicole Franklin · 8 Comments

Initial Sound Egg Alphabet Matching Game

Busy bags, quiet time games, and learning center activities are a fun way for preschoolers and kindergarteners to learn while having fun!  My preschoolers have played a lot of alphabet games recently, and some are ready for more of a challenge.  Instead of identifying letters or matching upper and lower case letters, The Initial Sound Egg Alphabet Matching Game works on phonics skills too!  

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March 9, 2015 By Nicole Franklin · 4 Comments

Spring Flower Play Dough Mat Activity

Preschoolers love to explore with play dough!  Play dough is a great tool for preschoolers to strengthen fine motor muscles in their little hands while learning and playing.  Themed play dough centers are a big hit in my classroom because they allow the kids to work independently. Spring is just around the corner so flowers will be blooming soon!  Print the spring flower play dough

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February 21, 2015 By Nicole Franklin · 6 Comments

ACTIVITY: Rainbow Rice Hunt!

My preschoolers like nothing better than to stick their little fingers into rice.  There is something so soothing about it, that our rice bins get a lot of love!  We have been learning about the letter Rr and rainbows, so our rainbow rice was the perfect addition to our learning. Making colored rice is as simple as making colored noodles, but may take a few

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February 18, 2015 By Nicole Franklin · 1 Comment

ACTIVITY: Rainbow Colors & Fill the Pots of Gold {free printables!}

Rainbows and fun spring activities are popping up everywhere!  My preschoolers love learning centers that give them independence to be like the “big kids” – the kids in the 4 year-old classes.  We have been drawing pictures and writing detailed “sentences” about them both in circle time and in our writing center.  The kids have been working with numbers in our number count center from my

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February 8, 2015 By Nicole Franklin · Leave a Comment

CANDY HEART PATTERNS {math activity}

Valentine’s Day is almost here!  This means that candy can be found in every store that you go into.  Instead of buying it to eat…buy it to learn with.  With 4 different versions of candy hearts available this year – regular conversation, mini, large, and ABC – there are so many ways to use them in the classroom!   Patterning is just one of the

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February 4, 2015 By Nicole Franklin · 2 Comments

Heart Flip & Color Number Activity

Learning numbers with playing cards! Love is in the air at preschool!  Pink and red hearts, stories about hugs and kisses, and sending Valentines through our classroom post office are happening each day.  February is a super fun month! The Flip & Color game has been a hit with the preschoolers too!  We have been practicing numbers and pointing to count and the game reinforces

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January 30, 2015 By Nicole Franklin · Leave a Comment

SuperSTAR Student Printable Valentine for Teachers

Valentine’s Day is just around the corner! Take advantage of the SUPERSTAR Student Valentine and print it for free today. There are 2 versions available in the link below.  Use the one that works best for your class! Affiliate links included in this post. Simply print the Valentine on cardstock for more durability.  The star shaped sunglasses add some weight to the paper, so regular

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January 13, 2015 By Nicole Franklin · 3 Comments

Preschool Printable: Counting Marshmallows & Number Recognition!

Hot chocolate and counting marshmallows! In my preschool class we have been working on counting and numbers.  The 3 year-olds are rocking the new activities that I added to our classroom, including filling our hot chocolate mugs up with the correct number of marshmallows! The preschoolers count one marshmallow at a time when adding them to the hot chocolate mug with kid-friendly tweezers.  They are

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January 3, 2015 By Nicole Franklin · Leave a Comment

Letter Recognition Assessment With Hot Chocolate & Marshmallows

As soon as we are back to school the first week of January, mid-year assessments begin!  I’m theming out my classroom with hot chocolate and winter fun for the month.  We’ll be using Growing a Jeweled Rose’s Hot Chocolate Sensory Bin, homemade sparkle snowy play dough, and making snowball soup!  I’m also theming our learning centers and some of my assessment tools. Post includes affiliate

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