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Open-Ended Art with Styrofoam, Toothpicks, & Golf Tees

Shared by Mary Catherine 12 Comments

This open-ended art activity is a great addition to your list of process art ideas for preschoolers. Grab a styrofoam ball and some odds and ends from around the classroom or kitchen. Use them to set up an invitation to create for your students! For morning choices today, I put out a few random materialsKeep Reading

Filed Under: Early Childhood Classroom, Early Learning, Preschool Arts and Crafts

Simple American Flag Craft

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This simple American flag craft is a great addition to a preschool patriotic theme. Gather some construction paper, star stickers, and a handful of basic preschool supplies. Then let your students begin crafting their very own USA flag! As part of our mini-unit about America, we had a very basic craft at the free artKeep Reading

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10 Ideas for a Preschool Patriotic Theme

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This list is chock-full of some fun activities for a preschool patriotic theme. They are a great addition to an Independence Day theme if your school has summer hours. Scroll down to take a look at all of the hands-on patriotic fun! Being a Marine Corps “brat” (my dad’s retired), it’s no surprise that IKeep Reading

Filed Under: Early Learning Tagged With: America, July 4th

Recreating Real Structures with Blocks

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We’re finishing up our mini-unit about America this week.  For our building center, Mary Poppins and I had the children use blocks to build their own versions of real structures.  Mary Poppins used Google Images to print out real photos of the White House, the Capital Building, the Washington Monument, the Lincoln Memorial, and theKeep Reading

Filed Under: Early Learning Tagged With: Block Center, Building

Dr. Seuss Dress Up – Thing 1 & Thing 2

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The Dr. Seuss dress-up outfit was a lot of fun to craft and wear with the whole class. It’s one of my favorite Dr. Seuss activities for preschoolers. It’s also a great prop for a dramatic play activity. Check out how we made them below! A few years ago, Mary Poppins and I held aKeep Reading

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Sorting Coins

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In honor of Presidents’ Day, Mary Poppins and I have been teaching a mini-unit about America.  We’ve incorporated a variety of activities  for group time and center time, and the kiddos seem to be enjoying themselves!  For the math center, I made a simple coin sorting mat for the children.  I just did a basicKeep Reading

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Painting With Nature

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Your students are going to have an absolute blast painting with nature! It’s one of my favorite fall activities for preschoolers. Start by going on a nature hike to gather some materials, like pine cones, sticks, or leaves. Then put those materials to use as natural paintbrushes. Using familiar materials in a novel way canKeep Reading

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Winter Sensory Activities With Water Beads

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Are you looking for some great winter activities for preschoolers? Look no further than these fun winter sensory activities. Students will have a ball investigating some new science concepts while getting to engage their senses! Are you following Fun-A-Day’s Winter Pinterest board? The kiddos really enjoyed the winter sensory activities Mary Poppins and I had outKeep Reading

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Kids Play Store: Chocolate and Flower Shop

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The kid’s play store is the perfect dramatic play component for your list of valentine activities for preschoolers. This particular store, the chocolate and flower shop, has been a hit with my students for years.  We often set it up around Valentine’s Day, but it would also fit our home center well any other day ofKeep Reading

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Marshmallow Pops – A Special Valentine Treat

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These marshmallow pops are a great snack to go alongside all of your valentine activities for preschoolers. And, not to mention, they’re easy and delicious! This is Engineer’s first Valentine’s Day in elementary school, and he is really looking forward to the party!  We spent some time this week working on the valentines for hisKeep Reading

Filed Under: Early Learning Tagged With: Cooking, Valentine's Day

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