Super simple learning ideas for kids!
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
The fall and a farm theme seem to go hand-in-hand here in the south. Maybe because it’s the time of the year when our corn mazes and pumpkin farms open up. Feeding farm animals and watching the chickens run around are one of my favorite parts of the corn mazes we visit. The truth is, I would own a whole bunch of chickens if I
Who else has an obsession with mini erasers? It cannot just be me. Every time I’m in the dollar store or the Dollar Spot, I love looking through them all. There were a ton of options out for the fall season too! There are a million different learning ideas that they can be used for. A pumpkin pre-writing activity was perfect for all of the
Pumpkin pie screams fall! At our Thanksgiving feast at preschool, the kids all get an extremely kid-friendly version of Thanksgiving dinner and pumpkin pie (with whipped cream of course!). We’ve been talking and reading stories about all things pumpkins lately. I’ve got preschoolers who tell me they love pumpkin pie, who act like they have no idea what pumpkin pie is, and some who definitely
I think that I am just as excited (if not more!) as my preschoolers when I introduce a new sensory bin in our classroom! Even simple materials impress my 3 year-old preschoolers. It’s nice that now a few weeks into the school year, they are able to try their best at waiting patiently to get their turn in our sensory play area. Our magnetic apples
Working towards correctly forming letters takes practice and patience. It’s not a skill that’s learned overnight, so making it fun is important. Instead of just using worksheets to practice writing letters over and over again, writing activities like our tracing letters printable apple cards can help keep young learners engaged. These writing practice cards fit perfectly into any apple theme! Tracing Letters Printable Apple Cards
Every year my preschoolers love our spider theme! I know that one of their favorite parts of the week is crawling through what they think are real spider webs all over the classroom. And the nonfiction books that I get from the library are beyond fascinating (and so gross!) to them. Our free printable spider web color sorting cards are a great fit to any
Farm animal sounds are one of the first ways that little kids learn about animals. Maybe that is why every year when we get to the farm theme, that my preschoolers cannot get enough of our learning activities all about farm animals. Our alphabet cow clip cards easily fit in with a farm theme and offer uppercase and lowercase letter recognition and matching, as well
