See how a simple cardboard-tube and tissue-paper invitation helped preschoolers explore Pharaoh’s dream through hands-on problem-solving and play.
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The Secret Ingredient for the Best Preschool Day Ever
A failed fire-safety activity became the best preschool day ever. See why shaving cream is one of my favorite materials for memorable sensory play.
Hands-On Joseph Bible Activity for Preschoolers: Exploring the Grain Dream
See how three different kinds of spaghetti helped a class of almost-three-year-olds explore Joseph’s grain dream, stay engaged for 35 minutes, and retell the Bible story in their own words.
How I Set Up a Pumpkin Patch Dramatic Play Center Using What I Already Had
See how I turned our existing preschool dramatic-play area into a pumpkin patch and café using mini pumpkins, reused containers, simple DIY props, and materials already in the classroom.
Just Let Them: Why Preschoolers Need the Freedom to Get Messy
When preschoolers paint their hands, throw loose leaves, or take an activity in a new direction, pause before stopping them. Safe, messy play has real value.
Dental Health Awareness Month Activities For Preschool & Kindergarten
Teeth Brushing Experiment This is one of mine and my kids FAVORITE themes to teach each year. We have so much fun talking about our teeth and how to keep them healthy. There are 2 main books I use as the basis of this week (Although there are several out there). Jungle Mouth is theContinue reading “Dental Health Awareness Month Activities For Preschool & Kindergarten”
Farm theme curriculum for play based preschool
STEM-Science, Technology, Engineering, Math Chicken Life Cycle 4 shapes of pasta Chicken life cycle sorting mats & cards 👉🏻here Baskets Chicken life cycle model 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 😂 ThisContinue reading “Farm theme curriculum for play based preschool”
Letter Q Activities for Preschool: 9 Play-Based Ideas
Letter Q is one of those weeks that makes you stare at the alphabet and wonder what in the world you’re going to set out. Once we got started, though, the children gave these simple invitations far more life than I expected. Sensory Bin Quail letter-matching sensory bin The quail egg letter cards became oneContinue reading “Letter Q Activities for Preschool: 9 Play-Based Ideas”
Letter P Activities for Preschool: 10 Play-Based Ideas
Sensory Bin Letter P week took us from a penguin habitat in the sensory bin to a child-led conversation about pollution. These letter P activities for preschool came directly from our classroom and gave the children room to investigate, build, pretend, and return to their ideas throughout the week. Planning another alphabet theme? Visit TheContinue reading “Letter P Activities for Preschool: 10 Play-Based Ideas”
Letter O Activities for Preschool: 7 Hands-On Ideas
The orange-scented sensory bin was the first thing the children noticed during Letter O week. A little orange essential oil turned a simple setup into an invitation they could see, smell, scoop, and revisit—and that same hands-on curiosity carried through the rest of these Letter O activities. Planning another alphabet theme? Visit The Ultimate GuideContinue reading “Letter O Activities for Preschool: 7 Hands-On Ideas”
