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Ocean Sensory Bin Using Just 2 Materials

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preschoolers playing in sea-themed bin with text that reads super simple ocean sensory bin

This ocean sensory bin is one of our favorite summer activities for preschoolers and kindergarten kids! It engages the children’s senses and inspires all kinds of imaginative play. I originally put this bin together for one of my preschool’s summer camps. But I think it would work for any time of the year. Perhaps duringKeep Reading

Filed Under: Sensory Tagged With: Ocean, Summer

Salt Painting Flowers Art Project

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materials and in-action look at salt art with text that reads salt painting flowers

If you’re looking for simple and fun art projects for kids, look no further than salt painting flowers. It’s a low-prep art experience your students (and you!) are sure to enjoy. You don’t need many materials for flower salt painting. In fact, you likely have the materials on-hand already. Setup is a breeze, so theKeep Reading

Filed Under: Preschool Arts and Crafts Tagged With: Flowers & Plants

Summer Read It Build It Write It Printable

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child placing magnetic letter on ABC mat with text that reads summer read it build it write it

This summer read it build it write it mat is the perfect addition to your summer activities for preschoolers and kindergartners! Your students can use the mat to practice a variety of early literacy skills focused on the alphabet. And there’s not just one way to use the summer alphabet building mat. I love whenKeep Reading

Filed Under: Literacy Tagged With: Alphabet, Free Printable, Summer

Shell Painting Process Art in Preschool

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Colorful painted shells with text that reads shell painting

Shell painting is sure to be a beautiful and vibrant addition to your collection of art projects for kids. It’s a super simple, and super engaging, process art idea for children to try this summer. Mind you, seashell painting doesn’t have to JUST be done in the summer. If you have an excess of shellsKeep Reading

Filed Under: Preschool Arts and Crafts Tagged With: Ocean, Process Art, Summer

Dental Playdough Mats Free Printable

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child using dough to make a smile, toothbrush, and mouthwash, with text that reads dental playdough mats

If your students love playdough mats, these dental playdough mats are just what you need! Break out your favorite dough during your next dental health theme. The kids will strengthen their hand muscles, practice fine motor skills, and work on early literacy. All of this, while having fun with play dough! You’ll even be ableKeep Reading

Filed Under: Sensory Tagged With: Free Printable, play dough

200+ Activities for Preschoolers at Home & School

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image of free printable with kids' activities and text that reads simple activities for preschoolers at home

Are you looking for awesome activities for preschoolers at home AND school? If you’re a regular Fun-A-Day reader, you know I believe learning takes place everywhere, both in the classroom and out. So I put together this collection of classroom and at-home preschool activities to help both parents and teachers. These simple preschool ideas canKeep Reading

Filed Under: Early Learning Tagged With: preschool at home

Shark Calendar Numbers Free Printable

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printable shark numbers with text that reads shark calendar numbers

Add these shark calendar numbers to your collection of classroom calendar numbers today. You can use them to teach and practice so many early math skills with young children. The shark numbers are perfect as part of your summer activities for preschoolers and kindergarten kids. Or you can integrate them into your next ocean orKeep Reading

Filed Under: Math Tagged With: Free Printable, Numbers, Ocean, Summer

Summer Printable Book: 2 Versions for Kids

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pages from emergent reader with text that reads summer free printable book

If your students love printable books, this summer printable book is sure to be a hit! You can teach and practice so many early literacy skills with it. The summer emergent reader is very easy to prep, so you can have it ready for the kids tomorrow. Plus, it’s actually two books. This way, youKeep Reading

Filed Under: Literacy Tagged With: Free Printable, Summer

Ice Cream Math Free Printable

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Child adding colorful pompoms to a numbered triangle with text that reads ice cream math

This ice cream math is a sweet addition to your summer activities for preschoolers and kindergarten kids. Of course, you can really incorporate the ice cream counting activity into your plans any time of the year! I love that you’re able to make this math invitation with simple materials you already have on-hand. Or youKeep Reading

Filed Under: Math Tagged With: #TeachECE, Free Printable, one-to-one correspondence, Summer

Spring Flower Painting with Marshmallows

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child using mini marshmallows to paint flowers, with text that reads flower painting with marshmallows

Flower painting with marshmallows definitely needs to be in your art projects for kids collection! This flower art activity fits perfectly into your spring lesson plans, as well as a flower unit. Of course, you don’t need a reason to set up the marshmallow flower painting. It can definitely be done any time of theKeep Reading

Filed Under: Preschool Arts and Crafts Tagged With: Flowers & Plants, Spring

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