Baby Care Center Dramatic Play centers

In my classroom this year, I have lots of students who love to play with baby dolls. I wanted to enhance that love by creating a pretend play area where students could be little caregivers!

I already knew that I had students that would love this area, but I was surprised at some of the...

Preschool Beach Dramatic Play centers

Here in Missouri, we (sadly) aren't even remotely close to a beach. Most of my preschoolers have never even seen a beach! So, creating a pretend play beach and ice cream shop was super fun for my midwest kiddos!

To create this Beach drama center, several different pieces were...

Why We Don't Use a Sign-In Book in Preschool lesson planning

Have you heard of the process of 'signing in' in the pre-k classroom?

When a student comes in for the day, he or she takes time to sign their name in a sign-in book or clipboard. It is a way for children to practice writing their names each day.

Years back I tried the idea of...

The Benefits of a Visual Schedule classroom management

Schedules are an important way of life. They keep us in a routine and get us to the places we need to be. In a preschool classroom, a schedule is the backbone to our day. It helps us get all the things done that we wanted to accomplish. While I had my written...

Preschool Rainforest Dramatic Play centers

I love the way that a dramatic play center can take preschoolers to another place. In this Rainforest Tours Pretend Play Props, children took a jeep tour to look for rainforest animals and also pretended to be animals! The creativity and team work witnessed in this center were...

Encourage the Home & School Connection with a Fine Motor Tub fine motor home connection relationships

Tell me something... do you happen to struggle with making meaningful home and school connections?

A positive connection between school and families is an integral part of the success of students in the classroom. It is important for us to try and educate parents...

Easy (and free) Preschool Lesson Plan Template lesson planning

Lesson Planning...

do you love it? or do you loathe it?

Either way, for teachers {including preschool teachers}, planning is a way of life.

You know what they say (or more specifically what Ben Franklin said)

"Failing to plan is planning to fail"

I happen to truly...

Preschool Art Center Storage centers teacher tips

The art center has so many supplies.... crayons, glue, scissors, stencils, stickers, paper.... well, the list goes on and on!

In the past, I placed my art center materials in small organizers on top of the table. But, with so many supplies taking up the table space, my students struggled to...

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