Super simple learning ideas for kids!
Before we know it, cooler weather will be here! I look forward to fall every year, even if it doesn’t get as cool where we live as other places. It’s still the start to a fun learning season! Our fall leaves 10 frames are the perfect way to mix up some of your learning activities to include both number recognition and counting skills. And they
Crayon Color Puzzles The crayon color puzzles can be printed from the pink button below. There are 10 crayon puzzles and one recording sheet included in the file. Print the crayon puzzles on cardstock and consider laminating the set. Laminate before cutting the puzzles apart to allow the puzzles to be fit back together easily and correctly. Place all of the puzzle pieces in a
Going back to school well prepared is key when it comes to teaching preschool! It’s easy to feel overwhelmed when you enter a classroom with so many different skill levels. Some preschoolers are finally potty-trained. Some preschoolers are finally happy about being in school. And some preschoolers are almost ready to read. And you’ve got to reach them all in developmentally appropriate ways. So how
Pirates, treasure hunts, and maps are always super fun ways to bring learning into the classroom! My preschoolers love our dress like a pirate day that we have every year. And our printable pirate number puzzles freebie fits in perfectly to those kind of themed days. It is always a good idea to have some routine to fun days and keep the learning activities just
There is nothing better than delicious ice cream on a warm, summery day! Ice cream is one of my favorite themes to end the school year on. It also is a fun theme to use during birthdays. Our free printable ice cream counting mats are the perfect addition to any ice cream or restaurant theme! Ice Cream Counting Mats This free printable ice cream counting
Rainbows are not just beautiful, they are also the perfect way to reinforce color recognition with preschoolers! Our printable rainbow color play dough mats help strengthen fine motor skills while practicing color skills. Older preschoolers can build the color words with play dough. Younger preschoolers, and even toddlers, can build colored rainbows with the matching color. Play dough is a motivating learning material in my
February is here and Valentine’s Day is just around the corner! We are all about those tricky teens and using color words in my preschool classroom, so my little learners are doing a great job with our Valentine’s Day color by number printable freebie. It is a great learning center to practice number recognition, visual discrimination, colors, pencil grip, and controlled fine motor skills. And
Coming back from winter break can sometimes feel like the very beginning of school again when you teacher preschoolers! I like to come back and dive right into the learning fun, but know to keep things simple at first. These snowman number counting cards are the perfect addition to your winter theme in January. They promote fine motor skills, counting, and number recognition. And the
One of my very favorite times of the year is almost here! In my classroom we begin Christmas themed activities right after we get back to school from Thanksgiving break. We begin with our nativity theme which leads us right into a super fun field trip. And then after that we are all about gingerbread men, cookies, ninjas, babies, girls, and boys. If there is
Some of the very first small group activities that I introduce to my preschoolers are printable dice games! Rolling a die adds an extra element of fun to any activity with little kids. These learning activities focus on direction following, math skills, and fine motor pre-writing skills. Our shape roll & color math activity is the perfect printable learning center to reinforce shape identification and
