Looking for a playful way to teach shapes? This spring shape game is just for you! 🎉 Shape the Brick Road is a flower-themed game that helps early learners practice shape recognition while having fun. This hands-on game is perfect for preschoolers and kindergartners who are learning to identify basic shapes like circles, squares, triangles,…
Make Learning Fun This Spring! Save 60% with this incredible bundle! Build essential early learning skills with 12 engaging activities for your little learners. This preschool pack is here to make lesson planning easier! Your students will LOVE these hands-on learning activities. What’s inside the bundle? → Over 90 pages of engaging, hands-on activities →…
Your printable has been sent to your inbox! Save 60% with this incredible bundle! Build essential early learning skills with 12+ engaging activities for your little learners. This preschool pack is here to make lesson planning easier! Your students will LOVE these hands-on learning activities. What’s inside the bundle? → Over 90 pages of engaging,…
Build essential early learning skills with 12+ engaging activities for your little learners.
This preschool pack is here to make lesson planning easier! Your students will LOVE these hands-on learning activities with these 12 low-prep activities.
I love using songs and chants with preschoolers! These are great for transition times, grabbing their attention, and adding brain breaks and movement into the day! Preschoolers love music—and so do I! Songs and chants are one of my favorite tools in the classroom. They make transitions smoother, capture kids’ attention in a snap, and bring in fun…
Are you looking for a great fine motor activity? Try painting with Q-tips! It’s not only a fun and creative activity but it’s great for honing in on fine motor skills. These Spring-themed Q-tip painting printables are great for whole class activities, fine motor stations, or independent practice for early finishers. Check them out below!…
Disclosure: This post contains links to Amazon. See this page for more details. Do you have pattern blocks? Chances are if you work with preschoolers or kindergartners in any capacity, you do! Pattern blocks are commonly used for math activities and are great manipulatives. They are perfect for making your learning activities more hands-on. Today…
Spring is here! Before April ends, I wanted to share my new spring lacing cards with you! These spring-themed cards are designed for kids to practice lacing and fine motor skills! Why is Lacing Important? Lacing activities help children develop fine motor skills. It is also helpful for developing visual perceptual skills, bilateral coordination, and…
Spring is finally here, and it’s the perfect time for little learners to dive into fun, seasonal activities! To celebrate, I’ve put together a free 42-page Spring Preschool Packet, packed with engaging learning activities that make teaching easy for parents and educators—and exciting for kids! What’s Inside the Packet This comprehensive packet offers a variety…
Spring is here and we’re so happy about this! We’re just starting to notice signs of spring popping up…the grass is getting greener, the buds are forming on trees, and plants starting to pop up. Last fall and winter, I created nature scavenger hunts for kids and I’ve had requests to create one for spring!…
Spring is here and we are so excited about it! This is the perfect time to do some spring crafts with kids. There are so many cute ideas, but today I’m sharing 16 spring crafts for kids. Spring is the perfect time for a craft for insects, birds, raindrops, life cycles, rainbows, and more! Check…
We love sensory bins at our house! It’s such a great way to engage the senses, allow children be imaginative, gives them freedom to explore new materials, and it’s an overall fun activity! Today I’m sharing with you some super sensory bins for spring and summer! Why are sensory bins important? Using sensory bins is a…
Children are naturally curious. They wonder where things came from, how things happen, and ask lots of questions! One thing I like to teach in the spring is life cycles. There are so many life cycle activities for teaching the different stages of a plant or animal. Today I’m sharing with you the ones for…
Spring is the perfect time to get outside and learn about the world we live in! This spring science packet contains 10 fun and easy activities to do with your little learners.
Here are the activities in this packet:
7 of the activities include printables you can use with the activities.
Homemade window clings are so easy to make and is a frugal way to decorate your windows! This craft requires just a few ingredients and is a fun craft to do with older children. I love making them! (This post contains affiliate links. See my disclosure page for details.) Here’s what you need to make…
Spring Easter Art Craft          Planting an Indoor Garden     10 Ways to Decorate Eggs                                  …
Looking for a fun and hands-on way to practice number recognition with your little learners? This Bird Nest Number Hunt is a fun hands-on activity that reinforces early math skills! How the Activity Works Students will search for bird eggs that match the number in the nest using ten frames, sun rays, and dominoes—making it…
I love using games to work on math skills! If you’re looking for a fun and effective way to boost math fact fluency in your classroom or at home, the Butterfly Attack Fact Fluency Game is a must-try! This printable game helps students practice addition and subtraction facts in a fun, hands-on way! About the…
Looking for a fun and engaging way to teach shapes this spring or summer? I’ve got just the thing! This Glow & Know Firefly Shapes Game is an interactive game that helps preschoolers learn 2D shapes through play. Whether you’re working with a small group or need an independent center activity, this firefly-themed game adds…
I can’t believe it’s already May! Every month, I share ideas for listening center books and this month, I’m sharing lots of great books for the month of May! In the printable below, you’ll find a QR code that students can scan to listen to the story being read aloud. How QR Code Cards Work…
Happy April! If you’re looking for a way to incorporate more reading into your classroom, I’ve got something just for you! Every month, I share ideas for listening center books and this month, I’m sharing lots of great books for the month of April! In the printable below, you’ll find a QR code that students…
If you’re looking for a FUN way to get your students excited about reading CVC words, you’re going to love Bug Catcher Dash! This colorful, hands-on game helps young learners practice reading consonant-vowel-consonant words while building fluency and confidence—without even realizing they’re learning! Make sure to scroll to the bottom of this post, where you’ll…
March is here and I’m excited to share my listening center cards! Every month, I share ideas for listening center books and this month, I’m sharing lots of great books for the month of March! In the printable below, you’ll find a QR code that students can scan to listen to the story being read…
Spring is the perfect time to explore the butterfly life cycle with hands-on activities, and what better way to do that than with a sensory bin? This butterfly-themed sensory bin is a fun and engaging way for little learners to explore textures, practice fine motor skills, and reinforce science concepts—all through play! What You’ll Need:…
Happy October! I love this time of year…the cooler weather, the pumpkins, the beautiful leaves…if only it would last longer! A wonderful way to add some autumn cheer to your classroom is with children’s books! Add some well-loved books to your classroom library, or use this printable with QR codes for your listening center! The…
Spring is a windy time of year! It’s also the perfect time to try this Windy Hair Preschool Craft! Your students will have a blast with this fun and interactive process art activity! Disclosure: This post contains affiliate links. See my disclosure for details. Materials Needed For this craft, you just need a few materials!…
Making phonics FUN with these Easter Egg Beginning Sound Puzzles! This activity is a great way to practice letter and sound identification while celebrating spring and Easter! Your preschool and kindergarten students will enjoy matching the puzzle pieces to make egg matches! Beginning Sounds Teaching beginning sounds for phonics is exciting because it’s a step…
April showers bring May flowers! It’s been a rainy week around here, which inspired me to create this Rainy Day Umbrella Craft with my little ones. If you’re looking for a fun activity to celebrate spring weather or you are looking for a way to keep your little one busy, this raindrop and umbrella craft…
April is a month full of fun learning and exciting themes for young learners! If you’re on the hunt for April preschool themes and activities, you’ll find all of that and more on this blog post. When the warmer weather hits and spring season is in full swing, I find more inspiration for nature-themed activities. I think April is…
March is a wonderful month because it means spring is coming! After a long winter, the spring weather is always welcomed. If you’re planning your themes and activities for the month of March, this post is for you! Below, you will find hands-on activities, free printables, and fun March activities! St. Patrick’s Day The main…
If you’re looking for a fun spring or summer craft, you have to try making an orange bird feeder! This environmentally-friendly bird feeder is great for kids because it’s simple and doesn’t take a lot of time to set up! You’ll be feeding the birds in no time! Materials Needed: 3 small oranges or clementines…
If you’re looking for a fun counting activity to use with preschoolers this spring, try this fun counting caterpillars activity! This activity will help little ones practice counting, one-to-one correspondence, and number writing. This free printable is a great way to see how your students do with counting. The caterpillars have different body lengths, so…
Are you looking for a fun sensory bin for spring? Look no further because this floating flowers sensory bin is one your kids will love! Spring is the season for planting flowers, which inspired me to make this sensory bin. I love to use water as the base of sensory bins because it’s easy, kids…
Create the perfect homemade gift with this handprint calendar. Follow the instructions to make a handprint craft for each month and then put it together to make the calendar!
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* PDF calendar with a poem for each month
* instructions for making the handprint crafts
This product contains files for 2022 and 2023 calendars.
Please note: This calendar was created for families who live in the northern hemisphere – Spring (March), Summer (June), Fall (September), Winter (December)
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This post contains affiliate links. See my disclosure for more details. Fine motor skills are incredibly important to focus on with children. I am constantly adding fine motor activities to our day to help my boys strengthen their hands. Fine motor skills require the use of smaller muscle groups to perform tasks that are precise…
One of my favorite sayings about math is “number sense can’t be taught, but it can be caught.” I learned this in a number sense course I took and it stuck with me. The best way for kids to develop number sense and grow as a learner is through lots of practice. You can’t teach…
Happy Winter, friends! I hope you’re doing well in the new year! Last year, when the pandemic started, I created a spring kindergarten math packet to help with distance learning. I was so happy to see that it was downloaded thousands of times!! I heard from many of you that was helpful, so I created…
Disclosure: I am a blog ambassador for Lakeshore Learning and am compensated for my work. I received products free of charge. As always, my thoughts and opinions are 100% mine. This spring and summer have been unlike any time we’ve experienced before! With schools closed and other activities canceled, I’ve been looking for ways to keep kids busy…
Last week I sent out my kindergarten at home literacy packet. It makes me so happy to see so many people using it! I wanted to follow up with a math packet to keep your little ones busy. Here are the skills covered in this packet: If you are a teacher, you have my permission…
Bees are so important for our environment! I know that bees can feel like a nuisance, especially during the summer, but these little insects are so powerful and do so much for our world! Did you know that pollinators are responsible for one of every three bites of food we take? Honeybees are pollinators and…
In the spring of 2019, I went on a life-changing trip to the Dominican Republic. I went with an organization called OneChild and had the opportunity to see firsthand the work this amazing organization does on a daily basis. My eyes were open to extreme poverty, social injustice, human trafficking, and so much more. I’ve…
I have to admit that I have an obsession with using contact paper for activities. It can be used in so many ways for learning! Today I’m sharing how I used it to create a four seasons tree activity. This is a great way for toddlers and preschoolers to learn about the four seasons. Materials…