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.
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The First Week of Preschool: What to Teach Before You Teach the Curriculum
The first week of preschool is not the time to rush into curriculum. Here’s what children need to learn first—from classroom routines and safe relationships to using materials and handling big feelings.
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 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”
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 😂. 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 🎉. 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 🎃). 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…”
