Turn a real ear of corn into an open-ended preschool science investigation with husking, sorting, vocabulary, fine-motor work, and child-led loose-parts building.
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Bat Activities for Preschool: A Hands-On Science Invitation
Explore bat anatomy and the bat life cycle through a hands-on preschool science invitation using pasta, loose parts, sorting, and open-ended play.
Apple Activities for Preschool: Make Apple Juice, Explore Science & Play
Try meaningful apple activities for preschool, including smashed frozen-apple juice, circle-time games, apple science, taste testing and dramatic play.
Letter K Activities for Preschool: 7 Hands-On Ideas
The keepsake jars looked like the most elaborate Letter K activity of the week, but the children made them with a few simple materials. That mix of a beautiful setup and genuinely hands-on work carried through the rest of our Letter K activities. 1. Letter K Sensory Bin Rice and alphabet cards are one ofContinue reading “Letter K Activities for Preschool: 7 Hands-On Ideas”
Letter C Activities for Preschool: 12 Hands-On Ideas
I covered a table with a blue tablecloth and set out shaving cream so the children could make their own clouds. Across the room, dyed pasta became a construction site, and cupcake tins and pom-poms became a bakery. Those were three of the 12 ways we played with Letter C in my preschool classroom. 1.Continue reading “Letter C Activities for Preschool: 12 Hands-On Ideas”
Community Helpers Activities for Preschool: 15 Hands-On Ideas
For Community Helpers week, I set out trucks and shovels with four shapes of dyed pasta. The children scooped the pasta into the trucks, dumped it out, and mixed the shapes together. The construction bin was my favorite. Keep reading to see what else we did, including a pretend doctor’s office and a post officeContinue reading “Community Helpers Activities for Preschool: 15 Hands-On Ideas”
