This month’s Book Club Play Date is focused on Big Red Barn, and I was charged with sharing a snack idea! When I was thinking about a farm theme preschool treat, I immediately thought of chocolate haystacks. They were a favorite of mine to “bake” as a kid, so I thought they’d be great toKeep Reading
Fall Art Projects for Preschoolers: Scarecrow Process Art
It’s Wednesday, which means it’s time for another #PLAYfulpreschool post! This week, it’s all about scarecrows and I’m sharing some fall art projects for preschoolers to make. If you’re a regular reader of Fun-A-Day, you know I love creating process art with the kiddos. This scarecrow art definitely falls into this category! It was inspiredKeep Reading
The Story of the Little Red Hen Sensory Bin
A few weeks ago, my preschool students were enamored with the story of The Little Red Hen. We created harvest wheat play dough and retold the story using sensory materials. Inspired by our retelling activity, I created a simple sensory bin for further exploration. Amazon links to comparable materials below. Materials Barley (it looked somewhatKeep Reading
Harvest Play Dough Recipe for Kids
My preschool kiddos and I have been enjoying The Little Red Hen recently. We’ve read Paul Galdone’s version many times, and we even used sensory materials to retell the story! One of those sensory items was a little concoction I whipped up at home. Here’s my harvest play dough recipe for kids to use withKeep Reading
Little Red Hen Activity – Retelling through Sensory Play
Welcome back to #PLAYfulpreschool! I am having a blast sharing ideas and lessons every Wednesday, along with the rest of the “team”. Today’s theme is harvest, and I’ve got a Little Red Hen activity for you! Amazon links below for your convenience. Thanks for supporting Fun-A-Day! Little Red Hen activity that combines sensory play andKeep Reading
Nursery Rhyme Activities for Baa Baa Black Sheep
Sugar Aunts is hosting a fun Nursery Rhyme Activities series, and I’m excited to be a part of it! My preschoolers and I focused on Baa, Baa, Black Sheep and created some name art based on that nursery rhyme. Amazon links below (for items similar to what we used). If you purchase something through the links, I receiveKeep Reading
Art Activity for a Preschool Farm Theme
Welcome back to the #playfulpreschool series, where a group of us share preschool activities around a theme. We’ve covered apples and families so far. This week, we’re jumping into a preschool farm theme. I have a fun art activity that is always a huge hit with my students – corn painting! I’ve done this activityKeep Reading
Preschool Math Game for a Farm Theme
My preschoolers love any game that involves dice, so we play a lot of them! This farm-themed preschool math game is called “put the mud on the pig”. Having a silly name apparently made it even more fun for the kiddos to play! This post contains Amazon links – if you purchase anything from the links, IKeep Reading
Preschool Scarecrow Sensory Play
fall fun with a scarecrow sensory bin Fall is in full swing in preschool! My students recently enjoyed playing in a scarecrow sensory bin as part of our Discovery Center. For this bin, I chose to include items that reminded me of scarecrows. Materials Used: Hay Buttons Tiny straw hats Flannel pieces Black pompomsKeep Reading
“Duck on a Bike” Story Retelling and Hand Print Art
I have been excited to participate in the Virtual Book Club for Kids this month, especially once I saw that the month’s author was David Shannon. Ever since I read No, David!, I’ve been a fan of his work. Since my preschool class has been studying the farm, I chose Shannon’s book Duck on a Bike as theKeep Reading
