One of the things I enjoy most about teaching and classroom set up is making my own games and other materials for use in the classroom. Sometimes the things I make are simple and work out great in the classroom and other times the things that I make need a little tweaking along the way. In either case, I love the challenge of creating new teaching tools that I can use in my classroom or new games and tools that my students can explore in their own unique ways.
Here are some of the games my teachers and I have made for our classroom...
DIY under game for preschoolers
No matter how we try it or what we use, my student’s love playing the very simple game that I refer to as “the under game!”
Parking lot name game
Which parking spot has your name on it? The children were invited to find out as they headed over to our parking lot name game throughout the morning!
Rainstick in a bottle
Learn how to make a rainstick in a bottle! Super simple and fun for children to make and explore!
The rainbow center
Invite your children to explore the colors of the rainbow in a rainbow center!
Fall leaves at the light table
A really good light table can make all the difference in the classroom experience of using a light table. I am sharing about our new light table and exploring fall leaves with our leaf windows!
DIY Lap boards for preschool
How to make your own DIY lap board and ideas of what we use them for in our preschool classroom!
The art wall
A DIY art frame made for hanging up children’s art!
Flower petal glitter for preschool
Real flowers are so beautiful in the classroom and before all the petals naturally fall of this set of colorful flowers, I decided to turn the petals into an array of flower petal glitter.
Pool noodle water hose play
If you happen to have an extra pool noodle on hand and a water hose, then you have all you need for a very fun day of water play!
10 playful ways to transform a pizza box
Today I am sharing with you 10 playful ways to transform a pizza box for your preschool classroom…
DIY Memory Box
Since my Pre-K children will be moving on to a new school, we have been enjoying exploring some of our favorite memories and playing some memory games too!
DIY chalk rocks for preschool
While I am on a DIY rock making mission, I thought I would share my DIY chalk rocks with you!
Exploring our DIY rainbow rocks in preschool
I enjoy filling our outdoor classroom with all kinds of interesting things for the children to explore and one of my latest additions was a set of DIY rainbow rocks.
Rubber loom bands in a discovery bottle
These brightly colored rubber band loom bands were perfect for making our very own discovery bottles!
Xylophone painting
A xylophone is simple in design and can lead to an exploration in sound, color, shape, and of course – music.
Pizza toss drawing game for preschool
One of our many ways of exploring pizzas in preschool included this simple DIY pizza toss game!