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Super Simple Easter Alphabet Activity with Free Printable

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child using easter alphabet printable with text that reads printable easter alphabet

Set up a playful Easter alphabet activity for your preschoolers or kindergartners. Be sure to grab a free printable copy of the alphabet recording sheets at the end of the post. This is one of those incredibly simple activities that kids (and teachers!) love so much. It’s hands-on, engaging, fun, and there’s a lot ofKeep Reading

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

Free Alphabet Printable for Hands-On Learning This Spring

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Free alphabet printable say it, write it, make it mat for spring

Grab your free alphabet printable read it, write it, build it mat for spring at the bottom of this post. When teaching kids the alphabet, you want to have a lot of different activities up your sleeve. Kids, like adults, are individuals and learn in a wide variety of ways. So it’s important to useKeep Reading

Filed Under: Literacy Tagged With: Alphabet, Free Printable, Mini Erasers, Spring

Make a Book of World Structures for Your Block Center

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Book of world structures for the block center

Kids love the block center. Be they preschoolers or kindergartners (or any age really!), there’s just something about that center that draws them in. I suppose I can understand where they’re coming from, as I know I’ve spent hours upon hours playing in the block center with students. Not to mention the time spent atKeep Reading

Filed Under: Early Childhood Classroom, Early Learning Tagged With: Block Center, Building, Centers, Free Printable

How to Manage Free Choice Learning Centers in Preschool

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Free choice learning centers in preschool

Do you have a favorite method of managing learning centers in preschool? I’ve been involved in early childhood education for over ten years now. Over the years, my opinions on center management have changed a bit. Have you seen a transformation in your thoughts on this topic, too? When I taught kindergarten, I used bothKeep Reading

Filed Under: Early Childhood Classroom Tagged With: Centers, Classroom Management

Center Time Management Tips for Early Childhood Educators

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Center Time Management Ideas for Preschool and Kindergarten

Are you ready to pull your hair out over managing your early childhood center time? Take your hands out of your hair and take a breath with me. Better? We’ve already touched on what centers are and why they’re important. Now, let’s take a look at different ways to organize and manage your preschool (orKeep Reading

Filed Under: Early Childhood Classroom Tagged With: Centers

What are Centers in Preschool and Why are They Important?

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An introduction to centers in preschool and kindergarten

Setting up centers in preschool and kindergarten classrooms can be a pretty daunting task. Especially if it’s your first time doing so (although it’s no small feat for veteran teachers, either). I may get commissions for purchases made through links in this post. I get quite a few questions about centers from awesome readers whoKeep Reading

Filed Under: Early Childhood Classroom Tagged With: Centers, Classroom Environment

How to Use Printable Number Cards for Valentine’s Day Math

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Valentine's Day Free Printable Number Cards

Read how to use free printable number cards for Valentine’s Day math in preschool and kindergarten. While I’m not a fan of worksheets for young kids, I do like incorporating printables alongside hands-on activities. One of the things I like about preschool printables is that they can be used in multiple ways. I put together aKeep Reading

Filed Under: Math Tagged With: Free Printable, hearts, one-to-one correspondence, Valentine's Day

How to Make a Super Easy Life Size Gingerbread House

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How to make an easy life size gingerbread house for preschool dramatic play

Here’s how to make a life size gingerbread house for the kids . . . the easy way! Have you seen those awesome cardboard gingerbread houses? The ones that the kids can play inside and act out the story of The Gingerbread Man? I absolutely love those big gingerbread houses! But they’re not always feasibleKeep Reading

Filed Under: Early Learning Tagged With: Dramatic Play, Gingerbread Man, Pretend Play

Turkey Sensory Bottle that is Fantastic for Thanksgiving

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A turkey sensory bottle is just the thing to make with the kids for Thanksgiving

Learn how to make a turkey sensory bottle with the kids this month. They’re the perfect addition to your Thanksgiving activities for preschoolers and kindergarten kids. The turkey discovery bottle is fun to make, and great to have on-hand when a calming moment is needed during the holidays. Plus, think about how great a fewKeep Reading

Filed Under: Sensory Tagged With: Fall, Glitter, Sensory Bottles, Thanksgiving, turkey

Pumpkin Geoboard STEM to Try this Fall

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Hands-on pumpkin math with a pumpkin geoboard - The kids always love this geoboard pumpkin STEM activity

Making a pumpkin geoboard is an amazing way to explore pumpkin STEM concepts with the kids. Be sure to add it to your preschool pumpkin activities this fall! These geoboard pumpkins turn the traditional geoboard concept into a three-dimensional math experience kids love getting their hands on! I love that the children can explore soKeep Reading

Filed Under: Math Tagged With: Fall, Fine Motor, Halloween, Pumpkins

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