Make and read back to school books with kids as they get ready to head into a new school year. It will help as they transition to a new classroom or school! As a pre-k teacher, with a background teaching kindergarten, I’m often asked how to ease transitions between school years. Whether it’s moving fromKeep Reading
Printable Book About Counting Flowers
My preschoolers love making books, and I love helping them do so. In addition to being a fun process for my students, book-making is an amazing way to teach so many early literacy concepts. In honor of spring flowers, I put together this printable book about counting colorful flowers. This post contains affiliate links. WhenKeep Reading
Free Printable Book Perfect for a Preschool Apple Theme
Oh how we love book-making in preschool (and my kindergarten students loved it too)! Homemade emergent readers help teach children important early skills, and they’re very meaningful to the kids. This apple-themed free printable book has been used by a variety of students over my years as a teacher. Free Printable Book about Counting ApplesKeep Reading
Thanksgiving Printable Emergent Reader
Book-making with kiddos is something I enjoy, from more detailed books to simple emergent readers. For November, I created a simple Thanksgiving printable the kids can use to expand their early literacy skills. It’s a very simple book called “Look at the Turkey,” but it’s always well-received by my students. Are you following Fun-A-Day’s ThanksgivingKeep Reading
Printable Halloween Emergent Reader
I love making books with, and for, my preschool students. So many early learning concepts can be taught using simple homemade books! With Halloween coming up, I thought it would be fun to create a new printable emergent reader for the kids. Are you following Fun-A-Day’s Halloween Pinterest board? Halloween emergent reader for preschool andKeep Reading
Pumpkin Counting Book made by Preschoolers
My preschool students had the best time with our pumpkin math and engineering challenge! In fact, the kiddos are still asking for it to be included during center time. I decided it would be fun to add a literacy element to this activity, too. So our class Pumpkin Counting Book was born! how to make aKeep Reading
“I See a Rainbow” Preschool Color Activity
Get kids learning about colors with this fun preschool color activity! I love making books with my students, and this one was definitely a hit. The children each made their own “I See a Rainbow” book focused on the colors of the rainbow. It reinforced color knowledge, along with so many early literacy concepts! AreKeep Reading
Teaching the Alphabet with a Class Name Book
Learning about letters needs to be a hands-on, meaningful process for kids. Names are definitely meaningful, which is why I like to incorporate them a lot when I’m teaching the alphabet. A class alphabet book that’s centered around names definitely fits the bill! Are you following my Alphabet Pinterest board? Use a Class Name BookKeep Reading
Butterfly Life Cycle Printable Book
I have been making some form of this butterfly life cycle printable book for over 10 years now! It’s not something I use every year, of course, but it’s a staple for them I’m teaching about butterflies. Every time I’ve used it, my students enjoy the process of making it and reading it together! AreKeep Reading
Preschool Writing Activity – Class Pancake Book
This week’s #PLAYfulpreschool theme is “pancakes!” The pre-k kiddos and I had fun talking about our favorite pancakes. Afterwards, we thought it would be fun to make our very own class pancake book. I’d originally hoped to make a “cookbook” of kid recipes, but they wanted to write about their favorite pancakes instead. Either way,Keep Reading
