This monsters book making for kids activity is a must-do as part of your Halloween activities for preschoolers. Young children explore a variety of early learning skills as they create a book all about colorful monsters. Kids get a lot out of making books , especially books like this that combine literacy and art. TheKeep Reading
Quick Apple Crisp Recipe
The preschool kiddos definitely enjoy cooking and making snacks in the classroom. This quick apple crisp recipe was definitely a hit during our preschool apple theme! It only required three ingredients and less than five minutes preparation time. I loved that the children could make this apple crisp on their own (with some supervision, ofKeep Reading
Preschool Fall Hand Print Tree
This fall hand print tree may not be something unique, but it’s fun! There are so many options for creating a fall tree, but I finally settled on painting and using the children’s hands. Preschool kids have cute hand prints, and I just love painting with the kids’ hands. On top of that, it’s definitelyKeep Reading
Preschool 5 Senses Apple Activity and Free Printable Class Book
Read below about a simple apple activity to engage your preschoolers’ 5 senses. Bonus, there’s a free printable at the bottom of the post, so be sure to grab that too. Related: 50+ Apple Ideas for Kids Apple tasting is a must for a preschool apple theme (in my opinion)! You can take it aKeep Reading
Hand Prints in Preschool {Beginning of the Year}
I have been making portfolios for my students ever since I began teaching. It started out as a simple, fun way to illustrate how a child grows over the course of one year . . . both literally and figuratively. I do a ton of art with hand prints in preschool, many of which areKeep Reading
Preschool Classroom Jobs Free Printable
Incorporate preschool classroom jobs into your classroom using one of my free preschool printables. The simple signs will help your students keep track of jobs each day. Classroom jobs can have such a positive impact on your classroom community! Your students will learn about responsibility and independence as they take active roles within your classroom.Keep Reading
Teaching Writing in Preschool: Modeled Writing
When teaching writing to children, modeled writing is a great place to start. Modeled writing is pretty much what it sounds like — when a teacher/parent models the process of writing. The teacher does the writing, often thinking aloud as she does so. The students observe during this time, answering questions along the way. ModeledKeep Reading
Messy Play Fun with Shaving Cream
I had promised the kiddos they could play with regular shaving cream in the water table (back when we’d had to use my weird shaving cream). So I decided that was a good time to try out an idea I’d seen recently — Time for Play’s “Fluffy Stuff”. I grabbed a can of old-fashioned shavingKeep Reading
PVC Pipe Physics for Kids
This afternoon, Engineer and Snoopy were focused on a very important construction project on the back deck. They brought some of Engineer’s PVC pipes over to the water table to see what they could make. I had an absolute blast watching them build and rebuild the pipes, test them out, and giggle before starting again.Keep Reading
Chalk and Water Play
Once again, I bring you a tried-and-true kid activity. It doesn’t hurt to be reminded how much fun can be had with simple ideas, though, right? So today I’m talking about chalk and water play outside. Engineer and I are outside pretty much everyday in the summer, with and without his buddies. Related: Sidewalk ChalkKeep Reading