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 […]
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It Looked Like Spilt Milk: Flannel Board Set
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 […]
Map Making in Pre-K
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. Making a Map of […]
Exploring Science in Pre-K with Ramps
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 […]
Transportation Word Cards
This set of printable transportation word cards includes pictures and words for 26 vehicles: car, airplane, helicopter, motorcycle, bicycle, train, van, delivery truck, semi truck, truck, RV, boat, sailboat, sub, hot air balloon, ambulance, fire truck, mail truck, police car, tow truck, trash truck, dump truck, taxi, bus, school bus, space shuttle. Here is a […]
Community Helper Word Cards
This set of printable Community Helper Word Cards has 30 community helpers words with pictures: firefighter, mail carrier, police officer, doctor, paramedic, nurse, vet, dentist, pharmacist, construction worker, forest ranger, teacher, bus driver, crossing guard, custodian, coach, judge, librarian, life guard, military, meteorologist, reporter, mechanic, trash collector, baker, chef, farmer, plumber, grocer, hair stylist. There […]