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Winter Small World Play with DIY Milk Carton Houses

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collage of scenes from a winter sensory bin with toys and text that reads winter small world

Grab some toys, a few natural materials, and homemade milk carton houses to set up this winter small world play. Try it alongside your other winter activities for preschoolers. Small worlds give young children the chance to incorporate sensory exploration into their imaginative play. Through this type of play, kids can work on so manyKeep Reading

Filed Under: Sensory Tagged With: small world, Winter

Forest Animal Word Cards Free Printable

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collage of animal cards with green playdough and text that reads forest animal word cards

You can use these forest animal word cards for so many literacy and sensory activities! Once you’ve grabbed a set for yourself, pop over and check out the rest of our free preschool printables. We used the forest animal cards with play dough, but you can pair them with a variety of materials. I’ll shareKeep Reading

Filed Under: Early Learning Tagged With: #TeachECE, Free Printable, play dough, small world

Star Wars Play for an Outer Space Theme

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My son adores Lego Star Wars, so we do a ton of creating and playing with them! In fact, my son helped me create this Star Wars sensory small world that’s perfect for an outer space theme (or just because)! He’s been into the Death Star, specifically, so that’s what our small world is centeredKeep Reading

Filed Under: Early Learning Tagged With: Legos, small world, Star Wars

Little Red Hen Small World Play

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I love linking small world play with children’s books! Small worlds inherently combine language and sensory learning, and I like the added literacy component books can add. This Little Red Hen version encourages kiddos to retell the classic story, and they can also make up their own versions. Related: Little Red Hen Activities small worldKeep Reading

Filed Under: Literacy Tagged With: small world

Super Simple Insect Small World Play to Spark Kids’ Imaginations

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simple insect small world play

Small world play provides young children the chance to tell stories on a smaller scale. It allows them to explore their knowledge, extend a learning theme in the classroom or at home, and practice their language skills. Today, I’m sharing a super simple insect small world the kiddos can delve into! Related: Insect science activitiesKeep Reading

Filed Under: Science, Sensory Tagged With: Insects, small world

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