Ideas for Pre-K & Preschool Teachers
I recently posted a set of Spring Picture Words, and today here is a set of Insect Word Cards. Most of the pictures come from clipart.com, but this time I was able to use a photo of my own of a grasshopper. Ideas for using these cards: Use these cards in a pocket chart in… Read More…
These Spring-themed pocket charts help children practice problem-solving along with math skills and literacy skills. These are about a 5-minute Large Group activity that introduces young children to story problems. You can extend these by changing the numbers, and doing them again. To prepare them, just print, laminate, and cut. Point to the words in a… Read More…
As promised, here is a new set of Spring Picture-Word Cards. I promised this set to my email subscribers near the end of last week… and well, it took me longer to get these done and posted than I had planned. But at last, here they are. This set has Spring and Easter words. I… Read More…
Today’s post is written by Bren, a contributor to PreKinders. Observing and recording the weather is a daily activity in many pre-k classrooms. This is the way we do it in our class. Also included are the learning benchmarks (LB) we are covering during this fun part of our day. We start by discussing different… Read More…
Here is a new flannel board set for the book It Looked Like Spilt Milk, by Charles G. Shaw. This book, about a cloud that makes different shapes, will go well with a Weather theme. To make these, I printed them on card stock paper, laminated and cut out, and added a Velcro tab to the… Read More…
My class this year has been fascinated with maps. They love to look at the maps we have in the block center, and they often draw maps in the art center. Treasure maps, maps of their town, maps to show their bus route, maps from their house to their friends’ house. One day for a… Read More…
Pre-K kids love exploring with ramps! I’ve posted other science activities here before involving ramps. We’ve explored ramps in our science center and we’ve experimented with ramps in small group, which you can find on the Transportation Theme page. Last week, I set up this ramp experiment as an independent small group activity. In my… Read More…
Here is a new set for the Picture-Word Cards collection. This set goes with my Transportation Theme. Earlier today, I also added a Community Helpers set of cards. There are many ways you could use these cards. I use these cards in a pocket chart in my writing center. You can also use them on a… Read More…
Here is a new set to add to the Picture-Word Cards collection. This set goes with my Community Theme, which I’m doing with my class this month. I use these cards in a pocket chart in my writing center. You can also use them on a word wall, or hook them together on a binder… Read More…
Here are some treat bag toppers for your students for Valentine’s Day! These can be used for teachers to give to students or for children to give to friends. To make the bags, put treats in a snack size ziplock bag and staple or tape the topper to the bag. This topper uses heart candy…. Read More…
