Since all I can think about is the beach lately, I decided to make some ocean/beach theme play dough math mats! I also have a whole page of play dough math mats you can find at the link. Print the mats and either laminate them or slip them into clear page protectors. I usually put […]
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DIY Classroom Furniture
Sometimes teachers and/or schools don’t have the funds to buy the classroom furniture they need or want. Compiling this list of furniture plans for the classroom was fun, and I’m drooling over them all. DIY furniture will cut costs to a fraction of what you would pay if you bought from an educational supply catalog. […]
What to Do with Loose and Broken Parts
You know how sometimes you pull back a shelf and discover that game piece that went missing weeks ago? Or, just when you’ve put away all the little pieces to a manipulative set, you find one in the classroom and don’t want to drag out the whole thing for one piece? What about things that […]
How to Raise Butterflies
Every spring my preschool class plants parsley seeds with the hope that we’ll have black swallowtail butterflies in the fall. Black swallowtail butterflies inhabit most regions of the United States (except the northwest). Today’s post is written by Bren, a contributor to PreKinders. We plant the parsley seeds in a big pot and put it […]
End of Year Gift: Popsicle Treat Bag Topper
Tomorrow is our last day of school! I made these treat bags for my students as part of their end of year gift. We also gave them a sand bucket with their name painted on it, and some of the children brought things to fill the buckets, such as sunglasses, sidewalk chalk, glow bracelets, and […]
Guess How Much Water? Estimation Jars
Back in October, I wrote about my Marker Estimation Jars. There are lots of things that can be put in an estimation jar, but what about volume estimation jars? For estimating volume, I used sand in the jars and water. Like I did with the marker jars, I used 4 jars to show children different […]