Encourage your preschool artists to make winter-inspired art with these simple Winter Art Center ideas. Instead of sticking to the usual art materials, mix things up during this cold season to give your Art Center new life. These ideas work well in an open-ended art environment, letting kids choose their materials and unleash their imagination […]
Penguin Alphabet Game for Preschoolers
Are you looking for an engaging and educational way to teach the alphabet to your preschoolers? Look no further! Introducing the Penguin Alphabet Game – a fun and interactive activity designed to make learning the alphabet a delightful experience for your little ones. This activity will be perfect for a Winter Theme or Polar Animals […]
Christmas Phonological Awareness Activities
As the festive season approaches, why not sprinkle some holiday cheer into your literacy lessons with Christmas phonological awareness activities? Here’s a collection of easy-to-do Circle Time activities for Christmas time that will help you teach rhyming, letter sounds, and syllables to your preschool learners. Rhyming Activities: Christmas Phonological Awareness Rhyming Gift Wrap: Wrap small […]
How to Handle Tattling in Preschool
There’s a lot of tattling going on in preschool classrooms! It can often feel like a nuisance, especially with preschool teachers dealing with larger class sizes, which means they have to deal with even more tattling. It becomes overwhelming! Young children are not only learning ABCs and 123s, but also important social skills. Tattling is […]
Teaching Rhyming in Pre-K
Here are some fun ways to teach rhyming in Pre-K. Nursery Rhymes We recite traditional nursery rhymes while doing movements that correspond with them. The movements we use come from Jack Hartmann’s CDs Rhymin’ to the Beat volumes 1 and 2. We learn to recite the rhyme with the movements before doing the song. Reciting […]
Math Nursery Rhymes
Math nursery rhymes can be a fun and engaging way to introduce mathematical concepts to preschoolers. Here are some ways in which math nursery rhymes can help preschoolers: Counting and Number Recognition: Nursery rhymes often involve counting objects or characters, such as “One, Two, Buckle My Shoe” or “Five Little Ducks.” By saying these rhymes, […]