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Crayon Resist Cupcake Liner Ladybug Craft

Shared by Mary Catherine 6 Comments

This oh so very simple ladybug craft helps children explore science and art concepts. Be sure to check out the bottom of this post for more #PLAYfulpreschool ladybug ideas. They’re perfect for an insect theme or just because! cupcake liner ladybug craft for kids I may get commissions for purchases made through links in thisKeep Reading

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: #playfulpreschool, #TeachECE, Insects

Teaching Word Families with Ping Pong Balls

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Young children need hands-on activities to learn, and literacy is no exception. Using ping pong balls when teaching word families certainly allows the children to get their hands busy! It’s a great way for kids to get in some fine motor practice as they’re learning about letters and words. It’s also perfect for a ballKeep Reading

Filed Under: Literacy Tagged With: #playfulpreschool, #TeachECE

This Sensory Bin Needs to Be Part of Your Preschool Weather Activities

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Preschool weather activities are usually a hit with my students. They just love talking about the weather, observing it, graphing it on our weather chart, and trying to predict what the weather will be like next. In fact, the kiddos never seem to tire of this subject. Already this month, we’ve had a huge variety ofKeep Reading

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

Rainbow Art Puzzle for Kids

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Today’s #PLAYfulpreschool theme is focused on puzzles. During a recent snow day, the kiddos and I created a really fun rainbow art puzzle. I love how it turned out, but more importantly I love the process we went through! Are you following Fun-A-Day’s Kids’ Arts & Crafts Pinterest board? Related: Spring Activities for Preschoolers beautiful rainbowKeep Reading

Filed Under: Preschool Arts and Crafts Tagged With: #playfulpreschool, #TeachECE, rainbows, St. Patrick's Day

Kindness Activities Preschool Anchor Chart

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My preschoolers and I have been discussing the concept of kindness a lot recently. In addition to talking about kindness and reading books on the topic, the kiddos made a kindness activities anchor chart. #PLAYfulpreschool kindness activities By my definition, an anchor chart is basically a written reference for children. Such charts help children toKeep Reading

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

Preschool Writing Activity – Class Pancake Book

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This week’s #PLAYfulpreschool theme is “pancakes!” The pre-k kiddos and I had fun talking about our favorite pancakes. Afterwards, we thought it would be fun to make our very own class pancake book. I’d originally hoped to make a “cookbook” of kid recipes, but they wanted to write about their favorite pancakes instead. Either way,Keep Reading

Filed Under: Literacy Tagged With: #playfulpreschool, #TeachECE, Book Making

Twinkle Twinkle Little Star Activity with Rhyming Words

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Nursery rhyme pocket chart activity with text that reads twinkle twinkle little star rhyming words activity

This Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star activity uses free printable rhyming cards to engage children in a fun spin-off of a favorite nursery rhyme. Once you’re done here, be sure to check out the rest of my free preschool printables. Rhyming is a huge part of early childhood education, and children love it. There’s something innately sillyKeep Reading

Filed Under: Literacy Tagged With: #playfulpreschool, #TeachECE, Free Printable, Nursery Rhymes, Rhyming

Seek-and-Find Game for a Winter Animals Preschool Theme

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Welcome back to the first #PLAYfulpreschool theme for 2015! We’re focusing on a winter animals preschool theme this week. In that vein, I came up with some sensory and literacy fun with a seek-and-find game. Are you following Fun-A-Day’s Winter Animals Pinterest board? Related: Winter Activities for Preschoolers Learning objectivesI had a few different goals for this activity:Keep Reading

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

10 More Preschool Name Activities to Try

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If you’re a regular reader of Fun-A-Day, you already know how I love teaching using kids’ names! There’s so much learning that takes place as children explore their names and the names of their friends. Previously, I shared over 15 preschool name activities to try with the kiddos. Since then, my students and I haveKeep Reading

Filed Under: Early Learning Tagged With: #playfulpreschool, #TeachECE, Names

How to Make Graham Cracker Reindeer Christmas Snacks for Kids

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My preschool kiddos and I had fun making reindeer Christmas snacks for kids! Bonus – we worked on a lot of early literacy skills during the process. Definitely one of our favorite cooking-themed Christmas activities for preschoolers. Related: Snowman Snack Ideas Graham Cracker Reindeer Christmas Snacks for Kids We didn’t need too many things forKeep Reading

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

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