Super simple learning ideas for kids!
Super simple learning activities that cover multiple leveled learners and can be set up in just minutes. Yes, please! The month of December in preschool flies by. Instead of adding more to your plate, set up your classroom in a way that you can enjoy your preschoolers throughout the month without the added stress. Our play dough Christmas tree activity easily incorporates fine motor and
The ocean and the beach are the perfect themes to teach during summer themes. The beach is one of my favorite places to be. I don’t know if it’s the ocean breeze, the sun, or the sand on my feet, but bringing the ocean into learning is so much fun! Our printable ocean emergent reader goes perfectly with all things summer and under the sea.
It is almost the end of the school year and my preschoolers are rocking CVC words. I don’t know if it’s because we have been also working on rhyming skills or all of the time spent on stretching out words and letter sounds has finally started clicking, but I am just loving it! Our CVC cookie words activity is the perfect starting point for preschoolers
Reality hits tomorrow. Spring break is officially over for us, so it’s back to making school lunches, homework, and stricter bedtimes in my house. We all know how that feels to have to get back into the daily grind, when all you want to do is stay in your pajamas all day. Teaching preschoolers adds another dimension to coming back after a break. Some are
Fine Motor Teaching Tools for Preschoolers If you are one of the hundreds of teachers that use our Fine Motor Busy Bins in your classroom, you are going to want to check out the super simple, but so fun fine motor teaching tools for preschoolers below! You may be wondering if these supplies and manipulatives would still work for your classroom if you do not
Every year when we go to the beach for a week, we see the cutest sand crabs! We could sit there and watch the crabs run from hole to hole forever. They duck in and out of the holes while making sure it’s safe to keep moving across the sand. This is why our lowercase letter crab match is the perfect activity for preschoolers to
February is here and Valentine’s Day is just around the corner! We are all about those tricky teens and using color words in my preschool classroom, so my little learners are doing a great job with our Valentine’s Day color by number printable freebie. It is a great learning center to practice number recognition, visual discrimination, colors, pencil grip, and controlled fine motor skills. And
When I have a chance to meet with the parents of the pre-k kids in my classroom, I try to fill the time with non-stop information. My goal is never to be overwhelming, but to find ways to encourage meaningful play and learning at home to! Last year, at our open house parent meeting (similar to a curriculum night at the big kids’ school), I
Warm weather is coming! That must mean that the end of the school year is heading our way. One of my favorite themes to work with towards the end of the year is ice cream! Our ice cream alphabet match is the perfect literacy center to use with preschool and kindergarten kids. Practice matching uppercase and lowercase letters and create yummy ice cream treats! Ice
Printable activities can be life savers! When you desperately need a few minutes to fold the laundry, make a grocery list, or even just sit and enjoy a cup of coffee while it’s still hot, low prep activities are the way to go. Keeping your kids busy and engaged while having fun learning is always a plus! Our butterfly alphabet puzzles are perfect to use
