Our kids had a chance to visit a local Farmer's Market this past weekend. One of the special treats we found...HOMEGROWN POPCORN! Our kids thought it was DELICIOUS! We ate it, played games with it, and made a special word wall to use. Popcorn Sight Words and Word Walls in Preschool and Kindergarten Popcorn Sight Words Game - Popcorn Sight Words and Popcorn Sight Words Game Word … [Read more...] about Popcorn Sight Words Game and Word Walls for Preschool & Kindergarten
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Wikki Stix Activities for Preschool and Kindergarten
Wikki Stix are wonderful hands-on tools for the beginning of the school year (or ANYTIME)! WIKKI STIX© Graphic Alphabet Materials needed: White paper, assorted Wikki Stix©, and safety scissors. Have your students use the Wikki Stix© to create a letter of the alphabet. The students can use the Wikki Stix© to try and create a picture that starts with the letter they created. For example, … [Read more...] about Wikki Stix Activities for Preschool and Kindergarten
Literacy and Pre-Writing Apps for Preschool and Kindergarten!
SIGHT WORDS by LITTLE SPELLER - This app for sight words is a no frills app, but it is one of the best for teaching sight words available. The app comes with with 5 levels that can be fully customized to your child's needs. Via settings, parents or teachers can add words, pictures, and even audio to use different words than are given in the original lists. The children complete the sight word … [Read more...] about Literacy and Pre-Writing Apps for Preschool and Kindergarten!
8 Patriotic Theme Activities for Preschool and Kindergarten!
Stars and Stripes Math -Patriotic Stars Materials needed: One Patriotic Stars file (print to heavy paper and laminate for durability) OR purchase star tablecloth weights, red/white/blue paper squares or flag toothpicks, and a permanent or dry erase marker. We found the flag picks at a garage sale last summer and the table weights at our local dollar store. The tablecloth weights have a clip … [Read more...] about 8 Patriotic Theme Activities for Preschool and Kindergarten!
Ice Cream Cone Color Matching and Mini Booklets for Preschool!
Ice Cream Cone Color Matching - Color Cone Matching Materials needed: One Color Cone Matching pdf file (linked above) for each child or small group, a glue stick, and scissors (a permanent marker or dry erase marker can be used for the extension activities given below.) Print the file (linked above) to heavy paper and laminate for durability. Have the children cut out the cones, scoops, and … [Read more...] about Ice Cream Cone Color Matching and Mini Booklets for Preschool!
Ice Cream Theme Activities for Preschool and Kindergarten
There are some things that just go together. For most children, summertime and ice cream make a delightful pair! We will devote the next several posts to an Ice Cream Theme for Preschool and Kindergarten. The ice cream activities are geared toward kids ages 2-7, but can be easily be adapted for children of differing skill levels. We hope you and your children enjoy them together! Introduction … [Read more...] about Ice Cream Theme Activities for Preschool and Kindergarten