Super simple learning ideas for kids!
Teach preschoolers all about numbers and build their confidence too! Learning to count, mastering 1:1 correspondence (counting one number for each object), and number recognition doesn’t always come easily to young learners. Using activities to build confidence can set preschoolers up for success instead of frustration. In my own classroom, we have used our watermelon counting cards and our butterfly count and clip cards while teaching
The preschool year is winding down and summer is just around the corner! Summer brings pool parties, camp-outs, lazy days, and if your family is anything like ours…lots of watermelon! The Printable Watermelon Counting Cards {download at the end of the post} will fit into teaching about the letter Ww, numbers and counting, and any summer thematic unit. Affiliate links included in this post.
Wiggly worms! Earthworms are fascinating to preschoolers. FAS-CIN-ATING. Whether the little learners are brave enough to actually touch the worms, or would rather observe from the sidelines, worms are a great tool to use to teach across all learning areas in the classroom. My class has been feeding worms to baby birds in our newest sensory bin, learning about how worms help the soil, and
Learning with ladybugs! Counting ladybug spots with reusable stickers on a window or in the bathtub is a fun way to practice numbers again and again! Bringing learning outside {or even inside looking out!} makes learning more interesting to preschoolers. In preschool, we have been learning about bugs and The Grouchy Ladybug by Eric Carle is a big hit right now. The Counting with Ladybugs
Wiggly worms! Mother birds feed their babies wiggly worms while they stay safe in their nest. Those wiggly worms can be hard to hang on to! This sensory bin is a big bird nest full of wiggly worms and baby birds waiting to be fed. Strengthen fine motor muscles, work on color sorting, and have fun playing all at the same time! Just like our
Independent learning activities are always a hit in my preschool class! We have been working on counting different kinds of things (besides just the numbers on the calendar) like frog jumps, egg shakes, bunny hops, ball bounces, and more! Each time, we use the same method. The kids have learned to point and count (or hop and count…shake and count…etc) so that the counting is
I put together this sensory tray full of chicken eggs and Easter basket grass with the help of my preschoolers. Before we could even start setting up the tray though, the grass (which we were calling hay) needed a haircut! When you take the grass out of the bag, it seems like one long piece all wrapped up and is almost impossible to really separate.
Preschoolers love to explore with play dough! Play dough is a great tool for preschoolers to strengthen fine motor muscles in their little hands while learning and playing. Themed play dough centers are a big hit in my classroom because they allow the kids to work independently. Spring is just around the corner so flowers will be blooming soon! Print the spring flower play dough
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 like nothing better than to stick their little fingers into rice. There is something so soothing about it, that our rice bins get a lot of love! We have been learning about the letter Rr and rainbows, so our rainbow rice was the perfect addition to our learning. Making colored rice is as simple as making colored noodles, but may take a few
