Super simple learning ideas for kids!
Spiders and bats are themes that may be overlooked in the fall, but can be used to transition from early fall themes (think farm and apples) to the middle of fall (think pumpkins and Halloween – if you celebrate it at preschool). Our spiders & bats alphabet activities for fall encourage alphabet identification and allow your preschoolers to be exposed to uppercase and lowercase letters
Building a classroom community or classroom family is so important in preschool. A lot of times preschool is the first experience in school. Little kids learn to make friends, be in school, become more independent, and even have disagreements. Having opportunities to act as a special group, while being made up of individuals is important. And creating class books is one way to make this
Preschoolers are all about learning those big kid skills. But we all know that there are so many steps needed to really master a skill. A preschooler cannot just sit down at a table and write her name. She would first need to learn how to hold a pencil, strengthen her fine motor, hand, and wrist muscles to form the letters, and have the control
If you are planning and prepping for going back to school, we have the cutest back to school craft for your preschoolers! The glue dot name craft practices multiple preschool and kindergarten skills including fine motor, scissor skills, direction following, hand-eye coordination, letter recognition, and name practice. The craft allows you to assess your preschoolers early in the year in a way that does not
Going back to school is a fun time of year! It can be stressful as a preschool teacher or parent if you are not prepared. Thankfully it is easy to find activities that hit different learning levels and that are developmentally appropriate. It is a huge bonus when your preschoolers love them too! Whether it is a new literacy or math center, a new book
Preschoolers love to act like big kids and are able to rise up to the challenge when learning activities are created to set them up for success. The watermelon word building mats are a great addition to your literacy centers for the preschoolers who are headed to kindergarten, as well as those preschoolers who can identify their letters and understand that words are built from
Whenever I think of fall, I start singing a song that I would teach my preschoolers each year stuck in my head! My own kids are not always fans of my preschool songs anymore, and it drives them bananas! But singing songs and doing finger play rhymes and chants in the classroom are one of the best ways to help a preschooler learn a new
Let’s go to the farm and practice letters of the alphabet at the same time! The animals that live on the farm are always a topic that is a hit with preschoolers. Farm animal sounds, farm songs, and farm pretend play are so fun to add to a farm theme of learning activities. Our farm alphabet match sensory bin activity will fit into your farm
Car, trucks, trains, boats, and anything that rolls, flies, or moves keep preschoolers engaged and entertained! This is why adding cars to a block area, construction vehicles to a sandbox or table, and playing with boats in water are all great activities to add to a transportation or vehicle theme in preschool. Our transportation emergent reader encourages pre-reading and reading skills that are still developmentally
Summer is a great time for not only fun learning themes, but more independent preschool work! My very favorite summer learning themes are the beach and ocean, lemonade, watermelon, camping, and ice cream! I feel like bubbles probably lands in there too somewhere. All of these things make me think about being a little kid in the summertime! Our new summer color by code printable
