Below you’ll find Little Red Hen activities that are great for extending a favorite book with your students. Add these ideas to your fall activities for preschoolers, your next farm theme, or just keep them in mind next time you read the story. Related: Fall Alphabet Cards I love reading The Little Red Hen classicKeep Reading
Scarecrow Sensory Bin for Preschoolers
Make a simple and engaging scarecrow sensory bin for your students this autumn. It’s the perfect addition to your fall activities for preschoolers! Related: Scarecrow Art Scarecrow Sensory Bin This fall-themed sensory bin is incredibly easy to put together, and the combination of textures keeps the kids engaged for hours. Or at least it keptKeep Reading
Scarecrow Art: Fall Process Art in Preschool
Make some mixed-up scarecrow art with the kids this fall! It’s a fun process art idea to add to your fall activities for preschoolers. Related: Farm Theme Preschool Snack We are lovers of process art around here, and this scarecrow art definitely fits the bill. Plus, it can be done collaboratively which helps build aKeep Reading
Carrot Garden Sensory Bin for Easter or Farm Theme Play
Set up a carrot garden sensory bin for your children to get their hands into! Include it with your other Easter activities for toddlers and preschoolers or have it out just for fun. You can also grab free printable carrot and rabbit shape cards to go along with this sensory bin. See the bottom ofKeep Reading
Chicken Sensory Bin Perfect for Easter or a Farm Theme
This chicken sensory bin is perfect during a farm theme or as one of your Easter activities for toddlers and preschoolers. Related: Easter Egg Activities Sensory bins are a must-have in any early childhood education classroom, in my opinion! Honestly, I think children of all ages enjoy a good sensory bin. I’ve seen teenagers happilyKeep Reading
Corn Painting is a Fun, Easy Process Art Activity for Kids
Corn painting is a well-loved process art activity that you definitely want to add to your list of fall activities for preschoolers. I have done some variation of this simple corn art for years and years (and years!) now. It never fails to engage and inspire the children, no matter their age. Related: Fall ArtKeep Reading
Farm Theme Preschool Snack | Haystacks
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
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. Related: Little Red Hen Activities MaterialsBarley (it looked somewhat like wheatKeep 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! Related: Little Red Hen Activities Little Red Hen activity that combines sensory play and literacy Materials we used GlassKeep Reading