Visual timers, like the one shown here, are great to help manage time at home or in the classroom with young children. Here are five different ways in which these will help make life easier and help young children be able to manage time more easily: Clean-up Countdown Clean-up time can be challenging for young children, it is very hard to have to put away the toys that they have been ... Read More about 5 Ways to Use a Visual Timer in Your Classroom
Fine Motor Alphabet Activities
Young children need to strengthen their fine motor skills in order to prepare for future writing skills. There are so many ways in which to add fine motor skills practice into alphabet activities! Here a some examples for each letter: A Pick seeds out of apples with tweezers and cut with plastic knife Use small apple counters or apple mini erasers to count with Play with small ... Read More about Fine Motor Alphabet Activities
Preschool Valentine’s Day Activities
Love is in the air and there are so many fun Valentine's Day activities to do with young children! Whether you are a teacher or a parent, these hands-on activities will sure to make learning and fine motor skills development fun! Valentine's Sensory Bins with Fine Motor Tools This activity combines both sensory learning and fine motor skills practice. Grab a plastic bin and put some ... Read More about Preschool Valentine’s Day Activities
Family Pumpkin Decorating Project
Fall Fun is my favorite theme to do in my classroom! I love talking about leaves, pumpkins, animals, apples, and of course, Halloween! One project that we enjoy doing in our classroom is sending home pumpkin templates for each child and their family to decorate at home. We love to see how all of the families decorated their pumpkins and how creative they can be. It's also fun to see how excited ... Read More about Family Pumpkin Decorating Project
Rainbow Preschool Activities + FREEBIES!
Who doesn't love rainbows?! It's been so fun to add some colorful activities during the cold and overcast month of January! My students have LOVED these hands-on learning activities and the bright colors help to make learning fun and exciting. These activities can be used while studying weather, colors, light, and even during letter "R" week! Each activity helps to promote growth in different ... Read More about Rainbow Preschool Activities + FREEBIES!
Rainbow ABC Pasta and Rice Sensory Activity
One of my students' favorite things is playing at the sensory table! Add rainbow pasta and they are extra excited! For this month's sensory activity I dyed some ABC pasta in rainbow colors and put them with plain rice. I was going to dye the rice as well, but I love the way that the colorful letters and numbers pop with the white rice! At first, I put some funnels and scoopers in the rice so that ... Read More about Rainbow ABC Pasta and Rice Sensory Activity
