Name recognition is an important preschool lesson! Even young students can learn to recognize, spell, and write their names. From speaking with kindergarten teachers I know that this is important to them, as well! They wish every student would come to school knowing their names. These simple stars can help with that! Take a look….
Preschool Science Activities – A Year’s Worth of Lessons in One Download!
The preschool science activities in this notebook are some of my FAVORITE resources to use! I literally use a page of it every week to review our science lesson. And these preschool science activities are easy enough for preschoolers and kindergarteners. Check it out! Preschool Science Activities Have It Your Way You can use these…
How to Make a Cheap and Easy Sight Word Center
Centers are the core of a quality preschool classroom. You can include sight words in your alphabet center or writing center to introduce sight words to preschoolers. This will help them learn to differentiate between letters and words. More advanced students may start to recognize and read the words. So here’s a super easy way…
My Favorite Teacher Hack: How to Print in Color for CHEAP!
Since I create a lot of my own resources, I really need a reliable way to print them! My husband also works from home, and our printer doubles as my copy maker. So we go through a lot of ink. Thankfully, I discovered HP Instant Ink a few years ago and it has been a…
How to Make Simple Picture Labels for Your Toys [FREE TEMPLATE]
Classroom labels make clean up easier and keep your room organized. You can combine pictures and words to help non-readers know where things go. Do you know how to make toy labels the easy way? Here’s a tutorial and free template to help you out! How to Make Simple Picture Labels for Your Toys [FREE…
How to Set Up a Quality Preschool Classroom
I recently saw some photos of an AWESOME preschool classroom another teacher posted in one of my Facebook groups. It was so amazing and well planned out I just had to have her share more info! So this post is a guest post by my new friend Ashleigh, from Pre-K Jitters. Keep reading to find…
Healthy Foods Worksheet [FREE DOWNLOAD]
Do your students know the difference between healthy foods and unhealthy foods? Scroll down for a free download that will help you easily teach healthy and not healthy! Preschool Healthy Foods Worksheet [FREE DOWNLOAD] Why Teach Healthy and Unhealthy Foods in Preschool I am amazed by preschoolers who do not realize that foods like cookies,…
How to Afford a Vacation When You Own a Daycare
Maybe you’re one of those people that happen to live in an area where home daycare is a hot commodity and pays big bucks. Around here though, my daycare brings in a low income compared to other working moms. Here’s how I managed to pull off a beach vacation with my less-than-average payday. How to…
All About Me: The Perfect Preschool Notebook to Introduce Writing
Are you getting ready for back to school? Do your students love to cut and paste? And I bet they LOVE to talk about themselves! Well, if you want something fun and engaging to do the first week of school that will carry throughout your school year, check out this All About Me Notebook! The…
Baby Purchases That Will Save Your Sanity
6 Purchases For Baby That Will Save Your Sanity A crying baby makes me want to break down and cry, too. And caring for a daycare baby is totally different than caring for your own infant. Here’s what I’ve learned about keeping a baby happy in a family day care. 6 Things for Keeping Your Daycare…