Kinetic sand is always fun to play with! In my preschool classroom and at home, we love adding other toys to kinetic sand while playing. Simple items like counting bears, colored coins, pipe cleaners, or popsicle sticks can be added for additional fine motor play or just a fun way to create with kinetic sand! POSITIONAL WORD POTATO HEADS When we play with kinetic sand,
Key Lime Pie Play Dough Recipe
Homemade play dough is so easy to make! Play dough that smells amazing and only includes 3 ingredients {and no cooking} is even better! During the school year, my preschoolers get to enjoy homemade play dough all year long. New play dough is sent in twice a month by their awesome parents and each new color or scent is always exciting to play with! My
Alphabet Bug Game For Preschoolers
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
Pizza Dough Fine Motor Pretend Play & Spelling Song
Let’s make some pizza! Kids in the kitchen! My kids love to help out in the kitchen, whether it’s mixing with a hand-mixer or rolling out dough. Recently, my preschooler was wondering if she could play with dough like she did the last time we were making cookies. We didn’t have cookie dough, but we did have pizza dough! She spent an hour creating her
LEMONADE STAND (water sensory play}
Lemonade for sale! My own preschooler has been obsessed with sensory soups lately! Whenever we are outside, we are filling our favorite plastic bin or water table with something colorful and fun to explore with. {dollar store and Target Dollar Aisle finds are always a hit!} When I asked her if she wanted to make pretend lemonade, she was all in! We decided together what
Printable Watermelon Counting Cards
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.
Alphabet Flower Letter Writing in Preschool
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
Investigating WORMS in Preschool
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
Ladybug Counting Preschool Window Activity
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
Baby Bird Eats the Worm! {fine motor sensory bin}
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
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