Spring Has Sprung! Well, almost. I’m not sure whether to think Punxsutawney Phil was wrong this year or not. The weather has been springy, then wintry all over again here in PA! Actually, I know where that groundhog happens to live-and it’s not at Gobler’s Knob! I might just go give him an earful….
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Dinosaur Number Fun
Dinosaurs are fun! Why learn numbers with dinosaurs? Because why not! My preschool boys are obsessed with dinosaurs right now. So I did my best to “follow the child” and create a pack that would engage my kids and help them to learn those number names that some of them struggle with. Counting with Dinosaurs Book…
How to Easily Teach Kitchen Safety in Preschool
How to Easily Teach Kitchen Safety in Preschool One of our daily topics this week was Kitchen Safety. Since I always try to create my plans around my state’s learning standards, I started searching for a relevant standard to tie in to our lesson. Fortunately, kitchen safety fits right in to PA’s Early Learning Standards. By…
Making Letters Fun with Alphabet Coloring Pages
Every preschool teaches the alphabet. For good reason! The letter names are one of the first things children will be learning when they start kindergarten. Even young kids can learn some of these letter names and sounds. This gets them ahead of the game and they’ll be more prepared for school. Why Simple is Better Preschoolers and kindergartners are different. For…
An Easy Brain Break That Will Help Your Students Focus
An Active Brain Break That Will Help Your Students Focus Get Rid of Winter Wiggles Are your kids more wiggly and have a harder time focusing during the winter when they’re cooped up inside? I know mine are! Not to mention the way the holidays and snow affect our school days and everyone forgets the…
Day and Night Sorting Activity Freebie
Friday sounds like a great day for a freebie! This week in our preschool lessons, we learned about Day and Night. So I made for reference for my preschool munchkins, and wanted to share! Scroll down to get this printable for yourself! Day and Night Sorting Activity Freebie As you can see, this printable is…
How to Teach Printing the Easy Way
How to Teach Printing the Easy Way Learning to print letters is a new focus in kindergarten. For maybe the first time in their lives, students are expected to recognize and write letters. This is challenging for a lot of kids that are just even learning the letter names! Keep reading for my insider secret to…
Color Names Coloring Pages
Yay for back to school! I waited until after Labor Day to start my curriculum this time. With a family wedding I was photographing (and my kids were both in! Yikes!), I just wasn’t prepared for school yet. And I’m still getting everything daycare settled with the move. In fact, I have a voicemail from…
Learning Living and Non-Living
Who doesn’t love a good freebie? When I was creating some mini-lesson plans for this summer, I can across a standard that addressed differentiating between living and non-living things, as well as knowing that living things need air, water, and food to survive. I wasn’t able to find exactly what I wanted to complete my…
Bright Color Posters for Your Preschool
Most early childhood programs always seem to have bright classrooms filled with color. If you want some quality, super affordable classroom decor that not only brightens your room but teaches a valuable concept at the same time, keep on reading! My Classroom I love that at our new home I have an entire room to devote…