Super simple learning ideas for kids!
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
Ribbit! Splash! Frogs seem to be everywhere this summer! We see them in the grass hopping all over and have saved too many to count from our pool. My kids are slightly obsessed with the super cute baby frogs that have recently made an appearance, so it was so much fun creating a Frog Splashing Pond Small World for them to play with! Affiliate links
Recently, I was asked to share fun learning ideas with a local moms’ group. I shared lots of simple activities that could be put together with supplies from around the house (or that could be found at the dollar store). One of the activities was our Number Matching Sun that strengthens fine motor skills and works on number and counting skills. It’s also super easy
Spelling activities are a great way to help build confidence and practice letter sounds! Simple games like our Muffin Tin Spelling Activity use every day items that can be found at home, take little time to set-up, and can be used in different ways to best suit each individual learner. Using CVC words (like in our printable game) with young children in preschool or kindergarten
