My 2014-2015 preschool class had so much fun creating canvas art throughout the year. Before the school year ended, we decided to use some ribbons on canvas to make this fun weaving art project. We used ribbons leftover from our egg baskets, so the weaving has a spring-like feel to it. Are you following my Kids’Keep Reading
Super Easy Rainbow Sensory Activity for Preschoolers
Here at Fun-A-Day, I write a lot about sensory activities for preschoolers. Kiddos can learn and practice so much as they participate in sensory play, and they LOVE getting into a good sensory bin! Here’s a simple sensory activity based on Karma Wilson’s book Bear Sees Colors. colorful sensory activity for preschoolers to explore Affiliate links areKeep Reading
Snowball Names Fine Motor Literacy Activity
When I was prepping by preschool lesson plans for January, I knew I wanted to incorporate some winter fine motor activities and more name activities. I use Pinterest to help organize ideas for my classroom, so I hopped over to my Winter board and scoped out a few ideas. This pin from Sugar Aunts inspiredKeep Reading
Candy Heart Breaking Fine Motor Activity
Welcome to the “Little Heartbreakers” blog hop, led by Devany of Still Playing School and Laura of LalyMom. My preschoolers and I had a lot of fun with a heart-themed fine motor activity. I know Valentine’s Day isn’t until next month, but I wanted to test everything out before trying it on a larger scale. breaking heartsKeep Reading
Super Simple Apple Fine Motor Color Matching Game
We had some fun earlier this fall during a preschool apple theme! The kiddos really enjoyed this apple color matching game that we played using some of our colorful wooden spools. Full disclosure – it’s not so much a “game” . . . but kids love calling all kinds of activities games, so I rolledKeep Reading
Dyeing Wooden Spools for Fine Motor Skills Activities
Over the summer, I came upon bagfuls of small wooden spools at a local craft store. I’m always on the lookout for materials for my pre-k classroom, so I picked up a couple. Looking at them, I decided they’d be great for a variety of fine motor skills activities for my students. Amazon links toKeep Reading
Pumpkin Patch Small World Play
October is always a fun time to learn and play with pumpkins in preschool! I recently set up an incredibly simple “pumpkin patch” for small world play in the classroom. The kiddos got into it even more than I thought they would! Amazon links included below (linking to items similar to items used in thisKeep Reading
Scented Fine Motor Pumpkin Activity for Preschool
A pumpkin activity for preschool that works children’s fine motor skills while engaging their senses. My students consistently love our scented “tiny apples”, so I decided to create a pumpkin version. It’s always fun to build upon materials and ideas that really engage the children. Scent-sational Pumpkin Activity for Preschool! Material Used Dry garbanzo beans (akaKeep Reading
Easy Fine Motor Activity with Nuts & Bolts
With a recent robot theme, I wanted to come up with something simple for our math/fine motor center. I have a random collection of nuts and bolts because of activities and crafts like this Father’s Day frame. Engineer was playing with them one day, and he had a blast! His enthusiasm for those simple pieces ofKeep Reading
Preschool Name Activity for a Fairy Tale Theme
I do a lot of teaching with names in preschool! Since names are meaningful to children, they’re more invested in learning about them. For this reason, I enjoy incorporating a preschool name activity into many of my themes. Our recent fairy tale unit was no different! Check out how the students created royal, blinged-out names! “royal” preschoolKeep Reading
