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Reindeer Graham Cracker Snack for Kids

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2 versions of reindeer snack with text that reads reindeer graham cracker snack

As you’re planning your Christmas activities for preschoolers and kindergarten kids, be sure to include this fun reindeer graham cracker snack. You don’t need many ingredients for the Christmas “cooking” activity, and the directions are easy to follow for young children. Plus, you can definitely differentiate the reindeer snack activity based on your students’ agesKeep Reading

Filed Under: Early Learning Tagged With: #playfulpreschool, #TeachECE, Christmas, Cooking

Butterfly Life Cycle Necklace Craft & Free Printable

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handmade life cycle of a butterfly craft with text that reads butterfly life cycle necklace

This butterfly life cycle necklace craft needs to be a part of your butterfly activities for preschoolers! It’s a fun, wearable twist on the dyed pasta butterfly life cycle craft. Your students can practice literacy, science, and fine motor skills with this simple craft. It’s great paired with non-fiction butterfly books and real images thatKeep Reading

Filed Under: Preschool Arts and Crafts Tagged With: #playfulpreschool, #TeachECE, Butterflies, Free Printable, Insects

25+ Beginning Sounds Activities and Printables

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These beginning sounds activities give young children the chance to practice important phonemic awareness and phonics skills. Be sure to add them to your master list of literacy activities for preschoolers! Related: Spring Printables for Preschoolers Recognizing how sounds are the same, and how they’re different, is referred to as sound discrimination. Hearing the firstKeep Reading

Filed Under: Literacy Tagged With: #playfulpreschool, Share It Saturday

Transportation Math Activities for Preschoolers to Enjoy

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9 transportation ideas with text that reads transportation math activities for preschoolers

These transportation math activities for preschoolers get the kids engaged and excited about learning. You definitely need to add them to your own collection of math activities for preschoolers. There’s just something about cars, trucks, trains, and planes that capture young children’s attention. Some children love anything and everything that moves, while others seem toKeep Reading

Filed Under: Math Tagged With: #playfulpreschool, #TeachECE, Free Printable, Transportation

20+ Castle Activities for Preschoolers

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castile ideas with text that reads castle activities for preschoolers

Castle activities for preschoolers are sure to inspire and engage your little engineers, both in and out of the preschool block center. There’s just something about castles that draw children in, right? Maybe it’s how they’re often referenced in fairy tales, or maybe it’s because castles are built quite different than the homes they know.Keep Reading

Filed Under: Early Learning Tagged With: #playfulpreschool, #TeachECE, Building, Fairy Tales

Valentine Sensory Activities to Engage the Kids

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ten different preschool activities in a pinnable image with the text valentine sensory activities

Be sure to add some valentine sensory activities to your list of valentine activities for preschoolers and kindergarten kids! These Valentine’s Day sensory play ideas are sure to keep your students engaged as they play and learn. They’re colorful, engaging, and help children explore through multiple senses. On top of that, the Valentine’s Day sensoryKeep Reading

Filed Under: Sensory Tagged With: #playfulpreschool, Share It Saturday, Valentine's Day

Snowman Snacks for Kids to Make this Winter

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four snowman-shaped snacks for preschoolers to make and the text snowman snacks

We love using a snowman theme as part of our winter activities for preschoolers. That’s where the snowman snacks come in! These adorable winter snacks are easy for the kids to assemble themselves and are always a big hit. Are you following Fun-A-Day’s Winter Pinterest board? Related: Name Snowman Preschool Craft Making snacks together inKeep Reading

Filed Under: Early Learning Tagged With: #playfulpreschool, #TeachECE, Cooking, snow, Snowmen, Winter

Apple Graphing Activity for Preschoolers

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Red apple prints and apple graph with text that reads apple graphing for preschoolers

Include this apple graphing activity in your next preschool apple theme! It will check the boxes for both math and art! Related: Weather Chart for Kids Fall is the perfect time to teach an apple unit. Apples are generally harvested in late summer through early fall, making the topic timely. Plus, the kids are usuallyKeep Reading

Filed Under: Math Tagged With: #playfulpreschool, #TeachECE, Apples, Fall

Collaborative Pine Tree Art Project for Kids

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Collage of preschool canvas art with text that reads pine tree art collaborative preschool art

Pine tree art is a great addition to your art projects for kids as they learn more about evergreen trees. It’s great as part of your winter lesson plans, but can really be done any time of year. The tree art can be created collaboratively or individually, or you can try a bit of bothKeep Reading

Filed Under: Preschool Arts and Crafts Tagged With: #playfulpreschool, #TeachECE, Flowers & Plants

3D Contact Paper Christmas Tree Sensory Bin

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Collage of christmas sensory bin with text that reads contact paper christmas tree.

Combine a three-dimensional contact paper Christmas tree with a sensory bin for hours of fun! Be sure to add it to your Christmas activities for preschoolers this winter. This Christmas tree sensory bin isn’t just for preschoolers, though. Pre-k and kindergarten kids are sure to get a lot out of it, as well. You canKeep Reading

Filed Under: Sensory Tagged With: #playfulpreschool, #TeachECE, Christmas, corn

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