Counting children in preschool should really count
Often times teachers only think of counting their students when they are headed out on a field trip or going outdoors to play. But getting
Often times teachers only think of counting their students when they are headed out on a field trip or going outdoors to play. But getting
It doesn’t matter how old the preschoolers are, they all seem to equally enjoy digging up dinosaurs… For one of our activity boxes this week,
We needed a quick song to sing with the children today so my colleague and I begin brainstorming dinosaur words that we could use to
Ask the children “What do dinosaurs say?” and they will all shout a big “Roar!” So I plan ahead for when I really want to
These children are given daily opportunity to paint at the easel… This is a class of two year olds and for the longest time, the
Scrunch printing is fun, simple, and quick to throw together for any preschool class!
I have seen so many wonderful activities this past week related to Dr. Seuss Birthday Week that I can just barely keep up. I was
The children made their own green eggs and ham as a part of their time in creative art… The teacher supplied the children with a
For pretend play and to extend the Dr. Seuss story “Green Eggs and Ham”, the children were supplied with foam cutouts to make their own
In celebration of Dr. Seuss Birthday we made real green eggs (sorry but without the ham) in our pre-k class… The children started out by
Do your preschoolers know that Albert Einstein was a scientist? Learn more about Albert Einstein and introduce some scientific tools through this simple and wonderfully illustrated children’s book…
I think I have hundreds teacher bags laying around. I get them from all sorts of places but mostly from conferences I attend. Several months
On March 2nd, we will be celebrating the birthday of Dr. Seuss. Â We have a few ideas planned and a few activity boxes prepared as
I am not always up to speed on what is happening from a political perspective in early childhood education. I get so caught up in
The children have been checking out medical supplies in their continuing exploration of community helpers… In our activity boxes, we set out a variety of
This week the children had fun making potato heads…. In the block center the children played with some potato heads… Here are a few more
For those of you who are participating in the current postcard exchange, let me share a few updates that I have received by email and
The children were exploring the letter “R” by gluing rice on the red letter… By gluing on the rice, the children are able to draw
We provided fire station activity boxes for our continuing study of community helpers. I shared the idea of making our own fire stations from a
These preschoolers enjoyed the opportunity to explore measuring tools to do a little counting and comparing.
As a preschool teacher I am not always perfectly great… I sometimes plan things to do That are not considered age appropriate… And sometimes I
While learning about the letter “P” we decided to explore with pizza! Pizza is an all-time favorite food for many preschoolers, and activities involving pizza
We want to share some ideas with you as you get ready to go back to school! As summer winds down and you prepare to
Cardboard yarn creations are a fun way to repurpose cardboard and build fine motor skills! This week, we decided to explore with yarn and enhance
Fourth of July is almost here! We have gathered some of our favorite ways to celebrate with young children. We love these ideas from fellow
Are your kids into bugs? We have some great ways to investigate bugs in your home or classroom. Our class really seems to be fascinated
Invitations to Draw are a wonderful way to spark creativity in young children! We are so excited to share with you the newest book by