When I was prepping by preschool lesson plans for January, I knew I wanted to incorporate some winter fine motor activities and more name activities. I use Pinterest to help organize ideas for my classroom, so I hopped over to my Winter board and scoped out a few ideas. This pin from Sugar Aunts inspiredKeep Reading
Engineering Project for Kids – Dens for Winter Animals
The preschool kiddos have been into arctic animals this month. In addition to sensory and literacy activities, I set up an invitation to build dens for winter animals. This little engineering project for kids led to so much fun and learning over the course of a week! build and design animal dens in this engineeringKeep Reading
5 Snowman Snack Ideas for Kids to Make this Winter
Snowman snack ideas the kids can make during a preschool snowman theme! Are you following Fun-A-Day’s Winter Pinterest board? Making snacks together in preschool has a lot of benefits: You can talk with the children about nutritious choices versus “sometimes” snacks Lots of oral language development as you chat with the kids Children can workingKeep Reading
Snowflake Activities for Kids to Try this Winter
Snowflakes are incredibly fascinating to kiddos! Here’s a collection of snowflake activities they’re sure to love! There are crafts, sensory ideas, and even a treat to make with the kids. These activities are sure to brighten up even the dreariest winter day. Are you following Fun-A-Day’s Winter Pinterest board? 15 snowflake activities for kids to getKeep Reading
Seek-and-Find Game for a Winter Animals Preschool Theme
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 Fun with Counting Snowballs Invitation
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
How to Make a Winter Hand Print Tree with Snowy Fingerprints
Let the kids use their hands and fingers to make this sweet winter hand print tree. Related: Name Snowmen Every month, I let my students use their hands to create keepsake art. After the art is done, the children tell me a story about the picture. We then work together to write the story, orKeep Reading
How to Make Colorful Popsicle Stick Snowflakes with Kids
Use these popsicle stick snowflakes to brighten up the classroom or the home! So easy to make and kids love them. Make Super Colorful Popsicle Stick Snowflakes December and January bring with a lot of blah weather. You know the kind — cloudy and dreary, when the sun seems to disappear for days. These superKeep 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
