Super simple learning ideas for kids!
Summer themes can be used at the beginning or the end of the school year depending on where you live. Down south, we use can easily use summer themes at either part of the school year. And I have actually done both with my preschool classes. It is great to be able to focus on different skills while assessing preschool knowledge while using fun and
Preschoolers love to act like big kids and are able to rise up to the challenge when learning activities are created to set them up for success. The watermelon word building mats are a great addition to your literacy centers for the preschoolers who are headed to kindergarten, as well as those preschoolers who can identify their letters and understand that words are built from
It doesn’t matter what time of year it is, fine motor games, activities, and learning ideas are perfect for preschoolers! One of my favorite times during the year to bring out all of the must-try preschool activities is during the warm, summer months. The summer themes are fun and engaging, and preschoolers love to be able to play outside! This is why our hands-on summer
Sometimes, as preschool teachers and parents we need to think outside the box when it comes to setting up engaging learning activities. There are so many ways for preschoolers to practice letter formation and writing skills other than using a pencil. Our lowercase bubble trace fine motor printable activity includes alphabet practice in an engaging way! Affiliate links included below. Lowercase Bubble Trace
Summer is here, but that doesn’t mean learning needs to take a break until school starts up again! There are so many easy ways to keep your child from losing the skills that she has worked so hard on. Our Ice Cream Play Dough Mats are a simply busy bag activity to put together to practice counting, number recognition, and even fine motor skills. Pull
Preschoolers love pumpkin learning and experiences in the classroom and at home! We spend time measuring pumpkins, carrying pumpkins, scooping pumpkins, rolling pumpkins, writing on pumpkins, painting pumpkins, and more. But there are also lots of ways to learn and play with pumpkin themed printables and activities that motivate and engage preschoolers. Our pumpkin number trace printable activity helps preschoolers practice numbers 1-10 or 1-20!
Whenever I think of fall, I start singing a song that I would teach my preschoolers each year stuck in my head! My own kids are not always fans of my preschool songs anymore, and it drives them bananas! But singing songs and doing finger play rhymes and chants in the classroom are one of the best ways to help a preschooler learn a new
Let’s go to the farm and practice letters of the alphabet at the same time! The animals that live on the farm are always a topic that is a hit with preschoolers. Farm animal sounds, farm songs, and farm pretend play are so fun to add to a farm theme of learning activities. Our farm alphabet match sensory bin activity will fit into your farm
Spiders do not have to be scary! In fact, they are one of my favorite fall themes in preschool. My preschoolers have always loved learning spider facts, and there are so many math and creative ideas and activities that can go along with a spider theme. Our spider web number play dough learning activity brings numbers and counting skills together with fine motor skills, and
September is all about apples and kicks-off the fall season! Even down here in the south, we shift gears from the beach and summer to all things fall, even though the weather is still so hot. Working in an apple theme into your preschool classroom helps integrate literacy and math skills as well as introduce non-fiction aspects that preschoolers can understand. We love apples in
