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? Learning objectives I had a few different goals for this activity: Introduce the concept ofKeep Reading
Preschool Winter Activities with Evergreen Trees
Hands-on learning is a must for preschoolers (and kiddos of all ages, for that matter)! So when my students and I were talking about evergreen trees, I knew I wanted to bring the real things into our classroom. Below are some preschool winter activities the kiddos and I got into to learn more about evergreenKeep Reading
Preschool Winter Math – Counting Snowballs
We do a lot of super simple learning activities in my classroom. Even if they’re very easy to set up, they are teaching the kiddos important skills. Once such activity revolved around preschool winter math, an activity I dubbed “counting snowballs!” an easy preschool winter math activity Materials Blue construction paper Basket of cotton ballsKeep Reading
Winter Hand Print Tree with Snowy Fingerprints
Every month, I use my students’ hands to create keepsake art. I then have the children tell me a story about the picture. We then work together to write the story, or I write their story for them. These are saved until the end of the year, when I create a preschool portfolio of theirKeep Reading
Winter Crafts – Colorful Popsicle Stick Snowflakes
January brought with it a lot of blah weather. You know the kind — cloudy and dreary, when the sun seems to disappear for days. To brighten up our classroom, the kiddos and I have done a variety of winter crafts and colorful process art activities. One of the winter crafts involved popsicle stick snowflakesKeep Reading
15+ FUN Ways to Play Inside this Winter
I am all for getting kiddos outside during snowy winter weather. Sometimes, though, there’s no way around being stuck inside on stormy winter days. Thanks to the wonderful activities shared at last week’s Share It Saturday, I was able to compile over 15 ways to play inside this winter! so many ways to play insideKeep Reading
Arctic Small World and Sensory Play
It’s the final day of the Winter Play Days series I’m hosting with Nothing if Not Intentional, My Nearest and Dearest, Play Trains!, Buggy and Buddy, and Fantastic Fun and Learning. Today I’m sharing a fun arctic small world play activity that also incorporates tons of sensory play! getting chilly with an arctic small world!Keep Reading
Winter Crafts for Kids – Marshmallow Names
I love integrating literacy into the winter crafts for kids I planned for the month! This week we made “snowy” marshmallow names using some stale marshmallows I had. I loved how they turned out, and the students found it fun! add marshmallow names to your winter crafts for kids! Amazon links are included below. MaterialsKeep Reading
Winter Fine Motor Play with Styrofoam “Snowballs”
It’s day 2 of the Winter Play Days, a series I’m co-hosting with Shaunna of Fantastic Fun and Learning, Rachael of Nothing If Not Intentional, Ann of My Nearest and Dearest, Chelsey of Buggy and Buddy, and Jessica of Play Trains! Today, I’m sharing an idea for winter fine motor play using Styrofoam “snowballs”. AffiliateKeep Reading
Preschool Winter Activity – Making Words with Letter Tiles
We have been having fun being “letter detectives” and “word builders” in my classroom recently. Kiddos can learn so much when making winter words as part of this preschool winter activity! Letter tiles are a great way to engage children in learning about letters and words. Are you following Fun-A-Day’s Winter Pinterest board? This postKeep Reading
