Super simple learning ideas for kids!
Before we know it, the first day of school will be here! And it doesn’t matter if the first day of school happens at home, or if it happens in the classroom, there is always a first day. Take a minute out of your morning and grab a photo or 2 with the free printable first day of school signs. First day photos make great
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
Crayon Color Puzzles The crayon color puzzles can be printed from the pink button below. There are 10 crayon puzzles and one recording sheet included in the file. Print the crayon puzzles on cardstock and consider laminating the set. Laminate before cutting the puzzles apart to allow the puzzles to be fit back together easily and correctly. Place all of the puzzle pieces in a
Going back to school well prepared is key when it comes to teaching preschool! It’s easy to feel overwhelmed when you enter a classroom with so many different skill levels. Some preschoolers are finally potty-trained. Some preschoolers are finally happy about being in school. And some preschoolers are almost ready to read. And you’ve got to reach them all in developmentally appropriate ways. So how
Giving kids of all ages the opportunity to be active during the day is so important. For years, the focus has been on getting kids to conform, sit still and with legs criss-crossed, and to stay quiet. I could go on and on about the ways that teachers would like little kids to stay within their expectations during the school day. And I could go
When I have a chance to meet with the parents of the pre-k kids in my classroom, I try to fill the time with non-stop information. My goal is never to be overwhelming, but to find ways to encourage meaningful play and learning at home to! Last year, at our open house parent meeting (similar to a curriculum night at the big kids’ school), I
The beginning of the school year can be overwhelming while trying to establish procedures, routines, and introduce learning centers. One of the easiest way to make sure this time is as stress free as possible is to use learning center activities that can include all learning levels. This is when printable activities like our school pencil number matching clip cards work so well. Plus practicing
In just a few weeks, there will be lots of back to school planning going on! Teachers will be prepping classrooms and parents will be prepping kids to be ready for the new school year. To save both some prep time, I created a printable school house and school bus color matching puzzles as an easy to put together busy bag or independent center activity
I am sure that I am not the only teacher that has started getting ready to go back to school already. I don’t think I ever stopped getting things ready bit by bit all summer, but now I’m in full swing! There are a few just days left before my big kids go back to school and just a couple of weeks until my preschool
As a teacher, have you ever been so overwhelmed by the beginning of the school year that you look back and wish you had done a few things differently? Better even? Well, that was me just a few years ago when I first was back in the classroom teaching preschool. I saved a bazillion pins over on Pinterest with all these fabulous ideas for everything
