My students loved getting to watch hatching chicks! It is one of my favorite spring activities for preschoolers. The children’s excitement grew over the course of the 21-day incubation period for the chicks. And it was such a rewarding experience for both the children and myself when the chicks finally hatched. I can’t lie –Keep Reading
Stress-Free Sunday Link-Up {#1}
Welcome to Stress-Free Sunday with Fun-A-Day! I’m settled in with my cup of coffee, ready to read some of your fun, family-friendly posts this morning. If you haven’t grabbed your coffee (or tea) yet, go ahead and get it now . . . I’ll wait. 🙂 If you’d like the button for this hop, pleaseKeep Reading
Eric Carle Activities for Preschoolers
Immerse your students in the world of one of my favorite children’s authors with some Eric Carle activities for preschoolers! Choose your favorites from the list of Eric Carle book-inspired activities for kids below. Then start gathering your supplies and checking out books to have some book-inspired fun with your students! The spotlight was onKeep Reading
Mulch for the Playground {a mini service project}
The kids loved getting to help spread the mulch at our playground! There are so many ways to incorporate outdoor fun for children into the school day. Grab some gardening tools and take the kids outside! This afternoon, Engineer, Captain America, Frat Boy, and I headed over to the preschool. Not (just) to play, asKeep Reading
Pictures for Marines {Supporting Our Troops}
Looking for some ideas for a preschool patriotic theme? Let the students draw, color, or paint pictures for marines. When the students spend their time working on a beautiful piece of art for our troops will not only be a fun activity that teaches the students a valuable lesson, but it will also be impactfulKeep Reading
A Muddy Day Outside
Yesterday, Engineer and I had a mud snow day. All of the schools were closed because of sleet, slush, and snow. Snoopy and Little Hurricane came over for part of the day, and we were looking forward to playing out in the little bit of snow on the ground.
Open-Ended Art with Styrofoam, Toothpicks, & Golf Tees
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
Simple American Flag Craft
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
10 Ideas for a Preschool Patriotic Theme
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
Recreating Real Structures with Blocks
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
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