Our preschoolers have been using pattern blocks for most everything lately: to make buildings/towers, as "food" in our kitchen, to make domino runs, and to create intricate designs on their own. As with most of our classroom materials, our kids often find the most creative suggestions when left to explore on their own. Our newest creations: PATTERN BLOCK PRINTED FLAGS! Materials needed: … [Read more...] about EASY Patriotic Pattern Block Painted Flag Craft for Preschool
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Patriotic Monster Cookie Recipe
There are few things in our family that hold memories of cookouts and holiday celebrations more than MONSTER COOKIES. Each holiday, my grandmother would make cookies, put them in a shoe box, and hand-deliver to all the kids (young or old). My grandmother is no longer with us, but her cookie tradition lives on. The recipe below makes a LOT of cookies! It's perfect for the 4th of July (or ANY … [Read more...] about Patriotic Monster Cookie Recipe
5 Senses: The Braille Alphabet in Preschool & Kindergarten
Exploring The 5 Senses in Early Childhood will help young children identify and discover the body parts that are used to gain sensory information: Eyes, Ears, Nose, Mouth, and Hands. The Braille Alphabet Chart activities suggested below will offer opportunities for hands-on play with the sense of TOUCH. Through play and experimentation, the children will develop an awareness of how the sense … [Read more...] about 5 Senses: The Braille Alphabet in Preschool & Kindergarten
5 Jelly Bean Math Activities for Preschool and Kindergarten!
With Easter just around the corner, the Jelly Bean Math Activities below are fun ways to play and learn in Preschool and Kindergarten! It's amazing to see what learning opportunities can be explored with just a few colorful jellybeans! Sorting and Graphing Jellybeans - Jelly_Bean_Graph_Favorites Materials needed: One Jellybean Graph (linked above) for each child, small plastic bags or … [Read more...] about 5 Jelly Bean Math Activities for Preschool and Kindergarten!
Easter Themed Activities for Learning and Play in Preschool!
It's hard to believe that Easter is just around the corner! The activities below offer opportunities for preschoolers to create, learn, and play with a seasonal Easter theme! Painting with PEEPS! Our kids are working on tally marks so we decided to add a cross-over art activity to our tally mark rhyme! Materials needed: PEEPS of any color with the corresponding color of tempera paint, paper … [Read more...] about Easter Themed Activities for Learning and Play in Preschool!
Intuitive Math: Numbers – Greater Than, Less Than, or Equal To in Preschool {Part Four}
This post is the fourth in a series on encouraging intuitive math skills in preschool children. If you would like to see the first post (Number Awareness and Recognition, 1-to-1 Correspondence, and Subitizing), you can view it here. Activities for 5 and 10 Frames can be printed here, and suggestions for introducing Part Part Whole can be seen here. There are 6 important number concepts that … [Read more...] about Intuitive Math: Numbers – Greater Than, Less Than, or Equal To in Preschool {Part Four}