The 3 year-olds cannot get enough of themed dramatic play in preschool. Recently, our kitchen area was transformed into an ABC Market. The regular pretend food was removed and ABC magnet letters were added. And TA DA – the fun began! The simple change brought the fun and learning to a whole new level. The preschoolers then spent lots of time cooking letters and serving
Preschool Handwriting Practice {writing with mittens on!}
In my classroom the preschoolers hear, “Pinch your pencil please!” a lot. We’re working on pinching our markers, crayons, pencils, and pens to promote the correct handwriting position as their fine motor skills strengthen. A fun way to encourage the little ones to hold their pencils correctly while practicing handwriting and the letters in their names, was to add mittens to the activity! My preschoolers
PAINTING SURPRISES & Name Recognition!
It’s almost February, the month of love, friendship, and hearts in preschool! This activity was not only fun, it was a way to quickly assess each student with alphabet and name recognition. The preschoolers were given a white piece of cardstock and told to paint the whole entire paper. As the hearts and letters began appearing, they were so excited! When the name completely appeared,
Letter Recognition Assessment With Hot Chocolate & Marshmallows
As soon as we are back to school the first week of January, mid-year assessments begin! I’m theming out my classroom with hot chocolate and winter fun for the month. We’ll be using Growing a Jeweled Rose’s Hot Chocolate Sensory Bin, homemade sparkle snowy play dough, and making snowball soup! I’m also theming our learning centers and some of my assessment tools. Post includes affiliate
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