Super simple learning ideas for kids!
I don’t remember the first time my older 2 kids used scissors, but I know that my youngest has been cutting since she was one year-old. Yes, one. And not just snipping the very ends of paper, but actually using scissors to cut paper up into pieces. So most parents are not handing their one year-old scissors and walking away to make dinner. I get
As young children begin to identify letters, practice making letter sounds, and using those sounds to come up with initial letters in words, they are building many pre-reading skills. Simple ideas, like this identify and stamp activity, can help strengthen these skills in a fun way! Affiliate links included in this post. Getting Ready to Stamp Beginning Sounds Prepping this activity take just minutes!
Football BINGO! Now matter who you think will win Super Bowl 50, this free printable Super Bowl BINGO is a super fun way for little ones to follow the game! Toddlers and preschoolers don’t have the longest attention span, so this game is perfect for for them to play it once, switch boards, and then play again! And the best thing about this BINGO is
When my oldest was a preschooler, we would bring bubbles when we would meet friends at the park. They were always a hit with all the kids! The kids loved sliding through bubbles, swinging into the bubbles, and blowing bubbles from way up high to watch them float through the air. The great thing about bubbles is that everyone around gets to enjoy them, not
We’ve reached the second half of the school year now, and my preschoolers can all recognize their names. Each morning, they find their name tags, hang them up, and sign in on our dry erase board. Now that they’ve mastered recognizing their names in print (and even spelling them verbally!), we’ll be working on recognizing the individual letters in their names. I’m not a fan
In my preschool classroom, we have our favorite Christmas books that we have been reading over and over again. Some are based on the traditional meaning of Christmas and some are just for modern day fun. All are well loved. And I just love watching my preschoolers read their own versions of the stories to each other! Our plastic egg baby Jesus ornament was inspired
In preschool I like to keep things simple! This way, my preschoolers can be proud of the creations they make whether in the kinetic sand or creating a project to keep forever, like our Candy Cane Ornaments! What I like about these candy canes is that they are low prep on my end too. And if you’re anything like me, you have a fun supply
We are currently obsessed with all things SPIDER in my preschool classroom! My preschoolers can just about recite Eric Carle’s, The Very Busy Spider from memory because we have read it so many times. They love helping me read it, and act exhausted as they help me read that the spider was “very busy spinning her web” throughout the story. To go along with the
The best part of an apple theme in preschool is baking with apples! And when it comes to baking, my preschoolers are all in! The apple sauce muffins that we made were super kid-friendly and easy enough for my 3 year-olds to help during each step of the recipe. The muffins were delicious too! Affiliate links provided for your convenience. After a quick search on
Practicing letter matching will be so fun with this set of free printable pumpkin puzzles! Preschoolers and kindergarteners can sharpen their upper and lower case recognition skills while putting together broken pumpkins. Busy bags at home (or table top learning centers at school) can be used while older siblings are doing homework or during a quiet time during the day. The great thing about printable
