Simple Strategies for Teaching Preschool Behavior

Teaching preschoolers to listen to and follow class rules doesn’t have to feel like a constant battle. In fact, with the right approach, it can become one of the most rewarding parts of your day. Young children thrive on routine, clear expectations, and positive guidance. When we introduce rules in a way that feels safe,Continue reading “Simple Strategies for Teaching Preschool Behavior”

Farm theme curriculum for play based preschool

STEM-Science, Technology, Engineering, Math Chicken Life Cycle Detailed assembly, directions, and other materials links are in the purchased download. I LOVE the way this turned out. I think I might be obsessed with pasta life cycles πŸ˜‚ This is the second one i’ve done, butterfly was the first, and will definitely do more! Prepare yourContinue reading “Farm theme curriculum for play based preschool”

Preschool activities that begin with the letter J for letter of the week theme

Sensory Bin Welcome letter J week! Do you teach by letter of the week? Well, you’ve come to the right spot. Check out what I did for my classroom for the letter J. Jellyfish alphabet match Every week I change the outdoor sensory bin to a new set of Zoo-Phonics themed alphabet cards. Kids canContinue reading “Preschool activities that begin with the letter J for letter of the week theme”

Play based preschool curriculum ideas that start with the letter I

Sensory Bin I will admit, this was a challenging one for me. Thank goodness it fell on a week that was short πŸ˜‚. This was the week leading into Thanksgiving, so we only had 2 days worth of activities. As always, let’s start with sensory bin! For the outdoor letter match sensory bin, I usedContinue reading “Play based preschool curriculum ideas that start with the letter I”

Ideas for preschool activities that start with the letter H

Sensory Bin Are you needing some ideas for your preschool curriculum? Do you teach letter of the week theme? Congratulations! You’re in the right spot πŸŽ‰. Take a look at what activities I put together for a play based preschool, that begin with the letter H. Horse sensory bin This set of horse alphabet flashContinue reading “Ideas for preschool activities that start with the letter H”

Preschool and Kindergarten ideas that begin with the letter G for letter of the week theme

Sensory bin We LOVE having this sensory bin outdoors each week. The children learn letters while they use their imagination to build and play. This week was gorillas and bananas-a modern take on the Zoo-Phonics character Gordo Gorilla. Giraffe Not much to this sensory bin! I used oats as my filler and grabbed a fewContinue reading “Preschool and Kindergarten ideas that begin with the letter G for letter of the week theme”

Letter of the week preschool activities for letter F

Sensory Bin Welcome letter F week! Here some ideas for you to incorporate into your classroom that begin with the letter F! As always we have our outdoor Zoo-Phonics themed alphabet flash cards. The kids LOVE playing imagination, making the rice “rain”, and finding the matching letters on the page I provide them. These areContinue reading “Letter of the week preschool activities for letter F”

Letter of the week curriculum for preschool, Letter E is for…

Sensory Bin Welcome to Letter E week! (Also the week of Halloween πŸŽƒ). You know the drill, let’s start things off with the outdoor sensory bin! These cute little elephants are versatile for many themes through the year: Circus, safari, around the world etc. You can find them here Here are some of the MANYContinue reading “Letter of the week curriculum for preschool, Letter E is for…”

Super fun play based preschool activities that begin with the letter D

Sensory bin If you have read my past few blogs you will know that I always start off with the outdoor sensory bin. Each week I swap out the sensory bin to match the new letter of the week theme. This week is all about the letter D. These are the modernized Zoo-Phonics alphabet flashContinue reading “Super fun play based preschool activities that begin with the letter D”

3 Super cute and fun Halloween activities you need for your preschool classroom

Need some new books in your library? Check these out! Sensory Happy Halloween! I am SO excited to share these super cute preschool activities with you! Your kids are SURE to love them, and they’re fairly easy to set up! For sensory bin I created a spooky water beads mixture. Here is what you’ll need:Continue reading “3 Super cute and fun Halloween activities you need for your preschool classroom”