Super bouncy balls! They bounce everywhere, get lost, and then are found in very odd places all over my house months later. I always think that super balls would be so fun to experiment with sensory play in my classroom, but realistically, they would drive some of the kids bananas! It dawned on me (while throwing the empty peanut butter container into the recycle bin)
Pipe Cleaner Magnetic Water Play
Summer leads to lots of water play in our house! The great thing about water play is that it’s easy to set up and clean up, like our star sensory soup. There are just a few simple materials in this pipe cleaner magnetic water sensory bin can lead to lots of play and learning time. Sensory bins are also full of all kinds of science
Marshmallow Sort Fine Motor Jar
Playing with marshmallows can be a fun way for preschoolers to practice size discrimination and strengthen fine motor skills at the same time! After seeing what a hit our other fine motor jar was, I came up with another way to utilize our jars by just changing out the lid. I created our Marshmallow Sort Jar for my preschoolers to be able to sort by
Popsicle Paint Recipe for Kids
My husband brings home these extremely bright colored popsicles and all the kids want to do is eat each and every one of them! They smell amazing, but stain everything that they touch…hands, teeth, tongues…so it’s been driving me bananas that they are still around. I figured that there had to be something else we could do with the popsicles. And finally, we came up
Outdoor Gross Motor Animal Track Game
A lot of our outdoor play time involves sidewalk chalk games. They are easy to set up and usually involve creative learning. The Animal Track Jump Game reinforces colors and counting while using those big gross motor muscles in preschoolers! Active {get up and move} learning is used frequently in my preschool classroom and at home. Toddlers and preschoolers often stay more engaged when they
Shape Match Clip Cards
This set of shape match clip cards is a definite must-try activity for all toddlers and preschoolers! Practicing shape identification and matching is so much fun with this set of Smiley Shape Match Clip Cards! This activity is set up for young children to succeed at matching shapes while gaining confidence and strengthening fine motor skills. Children can use simple visual discrimination to match the smiley
Bead Drop Fine Motor Jar
Building fine motor skills can be so fun for preschoolers and toddlers! Their little fingers are getting ready to write letters, words, and draw detailed pictures. Developing and strengthening fine motor muscles while little learners are young, set them up for success throughout their early school years. The Bead Drop Jar is a simple, low prep activity (like our other fine motor activities) that my
Fine Motor Straw Flag Sticky Tray
Fine motor activities are a hit with many toddlers and preschoolers! I try to incorporate fine motor fun into my preschool classroom every day. Most fine motor activities are more like games or puzzles for little learners to solve, instead of work. The Straw Flag Sticky Tray includes the colors red, white, and blue and is a great way to introduce little ones to the
Preschool Trace & Count Number Cards {free printable!}
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
Shaving Cream Window Writing Practice
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
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