It's Friday, which means it's time for me to share another set of sight word booklets! Today's sight word is "was" and I have three printable booklets to share with you. One of the booklets is in black and white, to make it easier for printing or to use for coloring. In this download, there are these 3 booklets: The Weather His Feelings Movement Each of these sight word readers focus on the word “was”. They also use words that were learned in previous sight word readers. The … [Read more...]
Sight Word Readers for the Word “He”
A couple years ago, I started sharing sight word readers booklets. I shared 43 of them and used all the sight words on the Pre-Primer list. I've decided to continue sharing booklets, due to multiple requests to add to my collection! Every Friday I will share a new sight word booklet. Today I'm starting with the first word on the Primer list, which is "he". Just like in the past, the printable will include three booklets. The only thing I'm changing is that one of the booklets will be in black … [Read more...]
Brain Breaks for Kids
It’s vital to use brain breaks throughout the school day with children. These types of activities are used to activate, energize, and stimulate a child’s brain. When you incorporate brain breaks into your day, this helps improve a child’s ability to concentrate when you go back to classroom work. Research shows that children should have some sort of brain break every 25-30 minutes. You could use songs or chants with actions, games, fingerplays exercise, and more! Just a quick 5-10 minute break … [Read more...]
4 Ways to Celebrate the First Day of Preschool
The start of preschool is just about here! Whether you send your child to preschool or teach preschool at home, it is a special day. To help make our day extra special, I came up with 4 fun ways to celebrate the first day. 1. Make ABC pancakes This is so fun! Surprise your preschooler in the morning with pancakes in the shape of alphabet letters! To make ours, I used pancake mix and used a tablespoon to write the letters on the griddle. It did not take long to cook, so make sure you flip … [Read more...]
20 Insect Activities for Kids
In real life, bugs and insects make me squirm! But the funny thing is, I love activities and crafts about insects. Since my dad owns a pest control, I've learned a lot about them over the years. It's been fun to pass on that knowledge to my boys. If you're looking for insect activities for kids, you're in the right place! Today I'm sharing 20 of my favorite insect activity ideas. To find more information about the activities, just click the links below! Insect Sensory Bin from Teaching … [Read more...]
Homemade Dig It Bars – Fun Excavation Activity
Whenever we pass by the toy section at Target, my kids beg me to buy the dig it kits. They've even saved their money to buy the kits. They love excavating and finding treasures inside! In my opinion, they are quite overpriced! It got me thinking about how I could create homemade dig it bars. We couldn't come up with a recipe that's exact, but we came up with something similar that is a fun alternative. Disclosure: This post contains affiliate links. See my disclosure for details. Here's … [Read more...]
10 Apples Up on Top Preschool Activity
I found apple clothespins at Target a few weeks ago and I couldn't wait to use them with the book, 10 Apples Up on Top! This is one of my favorite books to read, especially in the fall with preschoolers. But my boys actually like to read it year-round. It's such a cute story and great for practicing counting! Disclosure: This post contains affiliate links. See my disclosure for details. Here's what you need for this activity: apple clothespins (from the Bullseye's Playgound section … [Read more...]
Pool Noodle Activities for Kids
I love it when the stores start to bring out pool noodles! I don't know the last time I used one just to swim with...I'm always thinking of fun new ways to use them! Today I'm sharing my favorite pool noodle activities for kids. There are so many ways to use them! This summer we made a sprinkler using a pool noodle. We started with poking holes in the noodle using a knife. (I did this part!) Then I cut off a small part of the end and used that piece to plug one end of the noodle. I stuck … [Read more...]
Number Formation Practice Sheets
It's so exciting to watch a child learn to write! Just like reading, writing takes time and practice. It's not a skill that's developed overnight. Children have to practice fine motor skills to build up hand strength, learn how to hold a writing utensil, and learn the formation of letters and numbers. In my experience, older preschoolers or kindergarteners are at a good stage for learning to write. I love using my number rhymes to teach how to write numbers! I've written rhymes for … [Read more...]
Math Center Ideas
Disclosure: I am a blog ambassador for Lakeshore Learning and am compensated for my work. I received product free of charge, but all thoughts and opinions are 100% mine. I know it's only July, but I also know that teachers like to plan during the summer months. When I was teaching, I never truly took a summer off. I took classes and also planned out themes and center ideas. Today I'm sharing some awesome math center ideas. These centers would be great in early childhood classrooms. We tried … [Read more...]