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!
Lakeshore Learning’s Pop and Win Alphabet Bingo Game Review
Lakeshore Learning has long been the premier provider of educational products for kids. I recently had the opportunity to try out the Pop and Win Alphabet Bingo Game with my girls (3 and 5). The game is intended for 1-4 players (children ages 3+). The game includes: 3 dice poppers, 12 game cards (4 for each popper), 40 plastic chips and a handy plastic storage pouch. The game cards are thick … [Read more...] about Lakeshore Learning’s Pop and Win Alphabet Bingo Game Review
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!
3 Great Apps for Teaching Touch Screen Skills in Preschool and Kindergarten
There are many great iPhone/iPad apps to use in Preschool and Kindergarten! Cookie Doodle, Donut Doodle, and Lego 4+ are 3 of our Favorites! Cookie Doodle Shoe the Goose App This app is one of our favorites! The app allows the children to pick from many different cookie recipes (all the recipes are ACTUAL cookie recipes which can be made after playing with the app, if desired!) To … [Read more...] about 3 Great Apps for Teaching Touch Screen Skills in Preschool and Kindergarten
Painted Rocks, A Pumpkin Post, and a Nomination
We are honored to be nominated, among so many other great teacher blogs, for the Most Fascinating Blog of 2012 in the Kinder Category! We would like to thank the individual(s) who submitted the Jack-o-Lanterns and 5 Little Pumpkins post for review. If you have enjoyed any of the activities from our blog, we'd appreciate your vote on Google+ in the KINDER TEACHER category. The NOMINEES are … [Read more...] about Painted Rocks, A Pumpkin Post, and a Nomination