Super simple learning ideas for kids!
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
Normally I am not the hugest fan of bugs (especially mosquitos!), but bug themed learning activities always go over well with my preschoolers! Kids are naturally curious when it comes to living things and nature, so exploring insects and using them to learn keeps learners engaged. Our free printable bug catcher counting & number play dough mats focus on numbers 1-20, number words, counting skills,
Rainbows are easily becoming one of our favorite themes in my preschool classroom! We have been all about rainbows recently, and it been a great way to introduce the warmer weather (we’re in the south!) and the spring season. Our rainbow number match printable activity encourages number recognition 1-20 while using visual discrimination skills. Rainbow Number Match This free printable rainbow number match activity for
Dinosaurs are a theme that little learners always seem to enjoy and stay engaged in. Right now my preschoolers can’t seem to get enough of dinosaurs! They pretend to be dinosaurs on the playground, create the most imaginative dinosaur environments in the block area, and can name more dinosaurs (and pronounce the names correctly!) than I can. Building off of their interest was easy to
When I was in kindergarten, we sang songs on stage as a grade level. The only memory I really have about that evening, was that we sang a rainbow song. I sing it all the time in my preschool classroom during our rainbow theme. Each time I sing it, my preschool kiddos remind me that pink technically does not belong in the rainbow. I guess
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
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
