Super simple learning ideas for kids!
My preschoolers love all kinds of sensory play! We have used sensory bottles throughout the year, and up until now I think that my favorite would have been our 5 Little Pumpkins sensory bottle. We must have recited that poem 18 bazillion times, and it never got old! But now, between the super colorful hearts, and the surprises inside, I think I can predict that
Each year, we pack into the car to go pick out a Christmas tree the weekend after Thanksgiving. We always seem to pick the first one we see. The tree trimming guys clean it up, give it a fresh cut, and load it on to the top of our car. The best part about the whole experience for me is loading up on the free
My preschoolers are obsessed with all of my trinkets. I can’t actually call them manipulatives because of all the different random items we use in my classroom as learning materials. I’m not sure if it’s the small size of these items that we use to count, build letters, pick up with squeezers, fill a sensory bin with, just play with, or if it’s the amount
Christmas is such a magical time of year for little kids! I’m not going to lie, it’s pretty magical still for me too. Between the cookies, the presents, the carols, Christmas lights, and telling Santa all of your Christmas wishes, the excitement can overtake the normal day to day learning activities. This is why it’s important to keep the learning going during the Christmas season
Keeping preschoolers engaged and on task can be tricky during the holiday season. There is so much excitement in the air and it seems to be contagious in the classroom with 4 and 5 year-olds! This is the reason that I try to incorporate hands-on learning activities like our Christmas tree alphabet writing tray in my pre-k classroom. Christmas Tree Writing Tray The free printable
Practicing number recognition and counting will be so much fun for preschoolers with this set of free printable Christmas Tree Counting Number Cards! My preschoolers are becoming rockstars with counting. But what is more impressive is that many are also able to point and count accurately demonstrating 1:1 correspondence. I think that all of our table top tray activities {busy bags!} in
My preschoolers are all about the play dough mats lately! It has worked to my advantage because of all of the play dough mat choices and skills focused on in our printable centers and busy bins. Play dough is so inviting for little learners and encourages fine motor practice. Our monster alphabet play dough alphabet mats is the perfect learning center to practice uppercase and
Science with kids is always so fun! Adding simple science to our Christmas theme in preschool is going to be a great way to bring keep the few weeks before break from getting too full of must-get-these-things-done items and keep the time fun for my 3 year-olds. We use jingle bells at Christmas time for different things…many beyond jingling for music and decorations! The
I try my best to keep all learning activities in my classroom hands-on and engaging. Little kids have plenty of worksheets to look forward to in elementary school, so I try to come up with other ways to learn uppercase and lowercase letters. It may take a little more time, but my pre-k kids appreciate lots of new activities and themes! Our cookie alphabet pre-writing
Using fun manipulatives like mini erasers, themed and holiday trinkets, and more traditional classroom items like counting bears makes learning so much more fun for little learners! Everyone has counting bears. They come in different sizes and colors and can be used in so many different ways. In my classroom we mostly pattern, sort, and count with these colorful counting bears. To mix it up
