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 free printable apple counting book has been used by a variety of students over my years as a teacher. Related: Apple Pie Sensory PlayKeep Reading
Butterfly Life Cycle Printable Book for Preschool and Kindergarten
I have been making some form of this butterfly life cycle printable book for over a decade 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. Of course, theKeep Reading
Explore Color Words with a Free Printable Dinosaur Emergent Reader
Read below about how to use a dinosaur emergent reader to teach kids color names and color words. Chances are, if you’re an early childhood educator (or a parent . . . or both!) you’ve been around kids who get really into dinosaurs. Not every kid gets obsessed with dinosaurs, but there are definitely someKeep Reading
How to Make Back to School Books Preschoolers Will Love
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
Free Counting Flowers Printable Book Perfect for Spring
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 free printable book about counting colorful flowers. Perfect for combining literacy withKeep Reading
Thanksgiving Printable Emergent Reader to Teach Kids Colors
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. Are you following Fun-A-Day’s Thanksgiving Pinterest board? Thanksgiving Printable Easy Reader for Preschool It’s a very simple book called “Look at theKeep Reading
Free Printable Halloween Emergent Reader for Preschoolers
Grab a free printable Halloween emergent reader for your kids today (you can find it at the bottom of this post). So much early learning takes place with simple books like this! Are you following Fun-A-Day’s Halloween Pinterest board? Related: Monster Counting Activity with Printable Number Cards Preschoolers and kindergartners get a big kick outKeep 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 science and math activity, too. So our class Pumpkin Counting Book was born! howKeep 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
