All about circles and the letter O. This is a mixture of traditional preschool approach and loose parts. One project is open ended process art (which is what I offer 95% of the time, while the other was more teacher directed (glueing o-shaped cereal onto an o.)
Read More »Circle-Themed and Circle-Filling Art and Activities
I often share the table top activities that I set up for my students to explore. These usually enforce our current unit. It could seem that that is all we do in our classroom from the posts.
Getting ready to learn about snowflakes with snowflake catchers and puzzles. Snow’s coming this weekend, fun time to observe it!
Last year we decided to do slime with our students for Halloween. It was totally successful! Here you have the steps we followed to do it! They practiced different ingredients and cooking methods.
This activity involves stacking a food pyramid to create a completed version. It is a fantastic way for young children to both practice their puzzle skills and learn about proper nutrition.
At Idyllwild School, they did a PTA-sponsored smARTs project! the smARTS group was offered a fantastic opportunity by the group, “Friends of the Library.”
At Jack & Jill Preschool and Day Care Center in Wynantskill, New York they had a week dedicated to D and its lowercase version, d. To kick-off this exciting week they talked about a word that starts with the letter D–dental health!
Read More »Dental Health Activity With Dice and Marshmallows
Oftentimes young children are nervous about going to the dentist. This dramatic play area is designed to look just like a dentist’s office and help preschool-age kids get more comfortable with the idea of visiting the dentist through pretending to work at this, “office,” for dental needs.
Read More »Dentist Office Dramatic Play Area For Preschoolers
Learning about space has never been as much fun as it was recently at Wonder Years Preschool Townsend in Townsend, Massachusetts!
Read More »Space Week and Space Station Dramatic Play for Preschoolers
This printable activity with a mother hen and her little chicks is a fantastic way to develop skills in using prepositions.
