Hand washing is such an incredibly imporant part of daily life. One that we don't often think too much about. Right now, however, it's at the forefront of everyone's minds. It's a fairly simple, straight forward process, but one that still has to be taught to our littlest learners and those that may have some developmental delays. Luckily, it's easy to teach ...
Carnivore and Herbivore Sorting
When it comes to preschool and kindergarten theme units, I have yet to find one that is more popular than dinosaurs. I'm not sure exactly what it is about those prehistoric creatures that young children love so much, but they're definitely fascinated by them. Fortunately, it's really easy to create a unit study filled with dinosaur-themed activities that are not only ...
Bumblebee Ten Frame Counting Mats
Whether or not you're a fan of bees, you can't doubt the fact that they're one of nature's hardest working little insects. The vast majority of their lives are spent traveling from one group of plants to another, allowing the plants to reproduce through the process of pollination, making them vitally important for not only us humans, but for entire ecosystems around the ...
Counting Bees Matching Game
Every year, as winter starts to fade into Spring, I wait for one thing: bees. The sight of bumblebees in the backyard is what truly lets me know that the Spring season has officially arrived. Seeing them set out in search of pollen for the year lets me know that those warmer, sunnier days are here to stay and although I'm sure that we'll be seeing them before too ...
Q-Tip Lowercase Alphabet Painting
Q-Tip painting has long been a favorite of ours. It's an excellent activity that can not only help you work on strengthening those small motor muscles that are vital to learning to write, but it can also help with hand-eye coordination and numerous other skills. Previously, we've used this activity to work on the uppercase letters of the alphabet and numbers 0-9, but ...
Beginning Blends Thunderstorm
Over the past couple of weeks, we've shared several new math and literacy centers that are absolutely perfect for your Spring lesson planning, including everything from those working on CVC words to those working on counting and ten frames. Our newest literacy center is no different. Rain showers and thunderstorms are synonymous with Spring and if your kindergartner ...