What kid doesn’t love pizza? My kids would eat pizza every night if I let them. In fact, that’s what inspired me to make these FREE Letter Sounds Pizza Puzzles. Scroll down to download them for yourself! This post contains affiliate links. Read my disclosure here. Prepping the Letter Sounds Printables First, you obviously need…
Fine Motor Skills
FREE Parent Handout: This Is Actually Why We Play
There’s so much more to kindergarten readiness than letter recognition. Maybe it’s because I’ve always wanted to be a teacher…but it baffles me that families don’t understand that 3, 4, and 5 year olds learn better through play than worksheets. Here’s a FREE parent handout to send home to help those families recognize what play…
How to Teach Handwriting in Preschool
The way kids grasp their tools in preschool will set the stage for later writing in school. So it’s important that they’re taught right from the beginning, before bad habits set in. Or they might end up like my daughter: straight A’s in every subject but handwriting! Here’s some tips to help your little learners…
The Preschool Circle Time Routine That Will Make You Love Your Job
Preschool circle time is an important time of our day! It signals the beginning of “school” time for us, a transition from free play to educational activities we do as a teacher-led group. Keep reading to see what I mean! The Preschool Circle Time Routine That Will Make You Love Your Job (This post contains…
6 Fun and Easy Preschool Color Activities [FREE DOWNLOAD]
Colors are a common preschool learning topic. Some kids come to preschool already knowing the color names, but just as many do not. Or maybe you’re doing tot school, teaching kindergarten, or Head Start and looking for printables. No matter where you teach, these preschool color activities are going to make teaching colors fun and…
Dinosaur Activities for Preschool
Preschool Dinosaur Activities My son looooooves dinosaurs right now. Have you ever heard a three year old say, “Pachyrhinosaurus”? It’s adorable. I haven’t met a 2-5 year old boy that doesn’t like dinosaurs. So we play dinosaurs a lot! Scroll on down to all of our fun activities. (This post contains affiliate links. See my disclosure here.)…
FREE Preschool Worksheet You Will Use All the Time!
You already know that your preschoolers learn best when they play. But it’s also important to prepare the kids for the stamina and skills they’ll be expected to use in kindergarten. That’s why I made this free preschool worksheet – it is now super simple to work on our kindergarten readiness skills a little bit everyday! FREE Preschool Worksheet You Will Use All the Time! (This post…
