Super simple learning ideas for kids!
Creating easy to use materials for my classroom is so fun! I have used my summer break to stock up on fun printables (the smiley shapes are my favorite!), simple busy bags or independent table centers, and super fun manipulatives (homemade and from the dollar store!). One of coolest things I made for my preschoolers are these Alphabet Letter Stones! Aren’t they beautiful? They were
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
Practice early writing skills with shaving cream on the window! Young learners {think toddlers and preschoolers!} don’t need worksheets to practice their writing skills. In fact, most toddlers and preschoolers are not ready to be holding pencils and writing on worksheets as part of their “work” during the day at home or in a school setting. Keep the learning and fine motor skill strengthening developmentally
Building words and practicing letter sounds is so fun with our Popcorn Word Game! Older preschoolers and kindergarteners can use their letter sound skills to spell short vowel CVC {consonant-vowel-consonant} words. These kind of words help build confidence in early readers because each sound is heard when saying and stretching the sounds. Printable busy bags {or learning centers in the classroom} are a great way
Bring the moving and learning outside this summer! Preschoolers love to be on the move! Add chalk and fly-swatters to the mix, and the younger kiddos won’t even realize how much learning is going on. The Alphabet Bug Swat Game is a super fun way to practice letter recognition and colors. It also works on their gross motor skills by strengthening muscles with those big
Alphabet flowers are blooming! Handwriting in preschool doesn’t usually involve a pencil and paper like in the older grades. Preschoolers need fun invitations to feel like they are playing while learning. This is why fun learning games are perfect for preschoolers! The Alphabet Flowers Handwriting Game brings learning outside and encourages letter matching and writing practice! Affiliate links included in this post. Alphabet
We are loving everything about spring at preschool right now! There are so many stories, finger plays, and songs about caterpillars and butterflies that my preschoolers are having so much fun learning about them! To add to our themed learning centers this month, I created a Colorful Caterpillar Alphabet Sticky Wall for the classroom. It was an instant hit and my preschoolers are doing a
Busy bags, quiet time games, and learning center activities are a fun way for preschoolers and kindergarteners to learn while having fun! My preschoolers have played a lot of alphabet games recently, and some are ready for more of a challenge. Instead of identifying letters or matching upper and lower case letters, The Initial Sound Egg Alphabet Matching Game works on phonics skills too!
Dr. Seuss’ birthday is a great excuse for some extra fun learning games! Preschoolers love to learn through play and when there is rhyming involved, it’s even more inviting! After reading One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish, I set up a color game for my preschoolers to play. Different colored fish were hidden around our classroom. Each child got a turn to find
My preschoolers love to show off their skills lately, so they were more than eager to practice writing on our new Rainbow Writing windows! This new activity was easy to set up in just a few minutes with supplies we already had in the classroom. The kids practiced writing letters, writing their names, and drawing each other. The activity ended up being the most popular
