Super simple learning ideas for kids!
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
My kids at home are HUGE box of chocolates fans. If the box is heart shaped, they love the idea even more. Although to be honest, they take a lot of first bites only of these chocolates. So maybe the cute packaging entices them! Either way, boxes of Valentine chocolates is a motivating idea to use with a literacy learning center for February. Our free
Every year I wish that Valentine’s Day was at the end of February instead of right smack in the middle. I love all things Valentine’s Day and could plan new activities all about hearts and love for an entire month in my preschool classroom! One of my favorite part of Valentine’s Day in preschool is when the kids hand out Valentines to each other. We
Valentine’s Day is coming and if your house is anything like ours, there are quite a lot of Valentines that need to be created with love, filled out, and given to our friends and loved ones! Because of this, I love to find simple, but still creative ways, to make Valentine’s Day just a little easier. Our super simple to prep sunglasses printable Valentine will
My preschoolers are obsessed with all of my trinkets. I can’t actually call them manipulatives because of all the different random items we use in my classroom as learning materials. I’m not sure if it’s the small size of these items that we use to count, build letters, pick up with squeezers, fill a sensory bin with, just play with, or if it’s the amount
Christmas is such a magical time of year for little kids! I’m not going to lie, it’s pretty magical still for me too. Between the cookies, the presents, the carols, Christmas lights, and telling Santa all of your Christmas wishes, the excitement can overtake the normal day to day learning activities. This is why it’s important to keep the learning going during the Christmas season
Keeping preschoolers engaged and on task can be tricky during the holiday season. There is so much excitement in the air and it seems to be contagious in the classroom with 4 and 5 year-olds! This is the reason that I try to incorporate hands-on learning activities like our Christmas tree alphabet writing tray in my pre-k classroom. Christmas Tree Writing Tray The free printable
Practicing number recognition and counting will be so much fun for preschoolers with this set of free printable Christmas Tree Counting Number Cards! My preschoolers are becoming rockstars with counting. But what is more impressive is that many are also able to point and count accurately demonstrating 1:1 correspondence. I think that all of our table top tray activities {busy bags!} in
My preschoolers are all about the play dough mats lately! It has worked to my advantage because of all of the play dough mat choices and skills focused on in our printable centers and busy bins. Play dough is so inviting for little learners and encourages fine motor practice. Our monster alphabet play dough alphabet mats is the perfect learning center to practice uppercase and
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
