Letter E Activities for Preschool: 9 Hands-On Ideas

For Letter E week, I set up a pretend bug lab with toy insects, paper cameras, and little notebooks. The children played entomologists, taking pretend pictures of the bugs they found. We also set up an eye doctor’s office and made an Earth sensory bin with blue rice and green pasta wheels. See what elseContinue reading “Letter E Activities for Preschool: 9 Hands-On Ideas”

Letter D Activities for Preschool: 12 Play-Based Ideas

Looking for letter D activities for preschool that go beyond worksheets? These 12 play-based ideas use sensory bins, simple science, dramatic play, and loose parts to help children explore the letter D through hands-on learning. 12 Letter D Activities at a Glance Letter D sensory hunt Dogs sensory bin Dolphins sensory bin Dirty dishes sensoryContinue reading “Letter D Activities for Preschool: 12 Play-Based Ideas”

Letter of the week theme for preschool, B is for…

Sensory Bin Bear and paw print alphabet match Bear alphabet cards Neutral beans and rice Add your filler and then your alphabet flashcards, you can find them here. Kids can just play, or use the letter recognition sheet to find and match the letters they pull out. Butterflies Green rice Butterflies/caterpillars Logs Fruit Etc. BonesContinue reading “Letter of the week theme for preschool, B is for…”

Letter of the week activities for play based preschool-A is for…

If you teach by letter of the week, these activities are perfect for your preschool or homeschool curriculum! Learn about the letter A through science/STEM, sensory bin, dramatic play and more!

What I did in my preschool class this week for Fall themed activities

Sensory Fall is my absolute FAVORITE season! I love the colors, the flavors, the weather, and all of the super cute activities I get to do with my kiddos! I hope you enjoy these as much as we did 🙂 Fall Arrangements Fall colored rice Styrofoam blocks Fall florals Fall potpourri Add all materials toContinue reading “What I did in my preschool class this week for Fall themed activities”

Dinosaur themed activities for play based school

STEM-Science, Technology, Engineering, Math I spy…Dinosaurs! I spy worksheet Crayons This worksheet can be made for FREE on Canva! Create a free account and start searching for images 🙂 Find the Dino! Large bucket Water beads Mini Dinosaur Other mini objects Prepare your water beads by allowing them to sit in the water for atContinue reading “Dinosaur themed activities for play based school”

Outer Space themed preschool activities you need for your class

STEM-Science, Technology, Engineering, Math Aliens Alien shapes- worksheet and flash card (I made these on Canva) Crayons/pencil/marker I printed my worksheets double sided to save paper. Use the flash cards to teach children the shape, Have them identify it on their worksheet, and then trace the shape and the word. Orbiting Printouts Here Magnet discsContinue reading “Outer Space themed preschool activities you need for your class”

Around the World Preschool Activities: 9 Hands-On Ideas

Our pretend pizza restaurant started with a toy tool bench. I turned it into a brick oven, hung up order cards, and watched the children fill orders and deliver pizzas. We brought that setup back for our Around the World theme. Here’s what else we did, from decorating macaws with feathers to putting together aContinue reading “Around the World Preschool Activities: 9 Hands-On Ideas”

The cutest activities for Preschool camping theme

Science Area One thing to note, our science area…sometimes isn’t ACTUAL science. We add some other odds and ends thing to this center. We’re going on a bear hunt! Musical cards set 👉🏻 available here There are six cards total for six players, You may print more if you would like more players. We’re goingContinue reading “The cutest activities for Preschool camping theme”

Opposites Activities for Preschool: 10 Hands-On Ideas

When the little cups I planned to use for our balance scale didn’t arrive, I folded two paper boxes instead. The children spooned rice and beans into the boxes and watched one side dip as it got heavier. Keep reading to see what else we did, including a pretend laundromat and a day-and-night I SpyContinue reading “Opposites Activities for Preschool: 10 Hands-On Ideas”