When I recently talked with my friend Ann of My Nearest and Dearest, I said I wanted to write a little more about the super simple activities we do in preschool. She encouraged me to do just that and pointed out that it’s a nice peek into all aspects of my classroom. Based on her encouragement,Keep Reading
Falling Hearts Tree Valentine Handprint Craft
Oh, how I love using kiddos’ hands and fingers to create art! With my preschoolers, I like creating some kind of handprint art with the kids each month. This artwork gets saved and added to their end of the year portfolios. For February, the kids and I tried our hand at a fun valentine handprintKeep 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
Valentine Craft for Kids to Make Their Parents
Last year, my preschool students had a great time making their parents Valentine’s Day gifts! It was a simple Valentine craft for kids that combined literacy, math, and gift-giving. Are you following Fun-A-Day’s Valentine’s Day Pinterest board? Easy Valentine craft for kids to make for their families I purchased my supplies locally, but I’ve includedKeep Reading
Valentine Activities for Preschoolers to Make and Do
Valentine’s Day is often associated with hearts and sugar, and it’s a great impetus to talk with kiddos about their friends and families. It’s also a good time to integrate fun, meaningful learning activities into the classroom and at home. Below are a variety of valentine activities for preschoolers to try next month. Which oneKeep Reading
Easy Paper Plate Valentine Holder for Kids
I know it’s after Valentine’s Day, but I wanted to share a super easy valentine holder my preschool kiddos made. Even though this was incredibly simple, my students had a ton of fun creating and decorating. simple valentine holder made of paper plates Supplies (affiliate links included below) 2 paper plates for each valentine holder PermanentKeep Reading
Valentine’s Day Math and Science with a Mirror Box
I was so excited to make a little box out of mirrors my director bought recently! The Imagination Tree created a cleaner-looking mirror box than I did, so check hers out for reference. Once my mirror box was assembled, I decided to break it in with some Valentine’s Day math. Valentine’s Day math with candyKeep Reading
Preschool Valentine Activities – “I Love” Book Making
One of my favorite preschool valentine activities is literacy related (of course)! 🙂 I love, love, love making books with my students. Our “I Love” book is incredibly simple, but it provides a chance for the kiddos to practice early literacy skills. Prepping the Book Simply staple a piece of red construction paper to 5Keep Reading
Candy Heart Experiments for Valentine’s Day
I admit it — I just don’t like conversation hearts! I definitely have a sweet tooth, but those little hearts just don’t do it for me. Which is why it’s not unusual for me to have a half-empty bag of them leftover from the year before. One of my favorite things to do with thoseKeep Reading
10 Valentine Sensory Activities
We’re always up for sensory play fun, so I was excited to see some fun ideas linked up at recent Share It Saturdays! Here are 10 valentine sensory activities that I cannot wait to try out soon. 1. Valentine’s Day Goop Painting from Sugar Aunts 2. Valentine Sensory Bin and Learning Activities from Fantastic FunKeep Reading
