Exploring math with a holiday graph in pre-k
I have a nice collection of holiday trinkets that I have built up over my years of teaching and these trinkets make wonderful loose parts for play and exploration around [...]
Fill your classroom with opportunities to write!
I am a huge fan of inviting young children to write all throughout the day. In order to get my students writing all through out the day, I fill my classroom with lots of opportunities to write.
The weather helper in preschool
Every morning after the children come to preschool, we settle into our morning group time and talk about the weather. It's been interesting how much learning takes place and how much growth and development I have seem stem from this simple process of documenting and talking about the weather.
A portrait of bear
The children were invited to draw and frame a portrait of their bears as a very nice way to celebrate the first day of spring with their bears. See how we wrapped up our Wake-Up Bear Party!
Map game and drawing in preschool
As we continued our exploration of maps, the children were invited to explore this simple DIY table top map and drawing game. Like with most games I make for the children [...]
Writing thank you notes
Creating thank you notes is a great way to invite students to show appreciation, develop writing skills, and think about what is important to them.
Yarn drawings in preschool
Inviting children to expand their drawing skills by adding simple drawing prompts!
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!
Pizza toss drawing game for preschool
One of our many ways of exploring pizzas in preschool included this simple DIY pizza toss game!
What can you find in a people house? Exploring with Dr. Seuss
We read the Dr. Seuss book "In a People House" and then spent time exploring things you can find in a people house all around our preschool classroom.