Name writing in preschool is an essential skill in preparing for Kindergarten. A child's name is generally the first word that they write. Lots of pride comes from a child learning to write his or her name. This is why I created a Name Writing Notebook for my students. Read on...
STOMP, STOMP....ROAR! Dinosaurs are a love of my preschool age kids. There is just something about these big powerful creatures, that we have never met that is just fascinating. My students play with dinosaurs a lot, so I knew I had create a unit to help my children learn...
Benefits of Nursery Rhymes
Do you ever struggle to get your preschoolers interested in the writing center? The writing center seems to be the least favorite center for my three and four year olds. Preschool age children struggle with coming up with ideas to put onto paper. Many times, sitting and writing does...
Children love to imitate all the things we adults 'get' to do! Going to the grocery store is no exception! Preschoolers can learn so much from role playing adult roles. So, I created a pretend grocery store in our classroom! Not only do the children love it, but they are...
It may be winter outside, but we are bringing the cold inside this week too! Check out our Pretend Play Winter Wonderland!
An indoor ice skating rink for preschoolers!
Students can ice skate in socks on this homemade 'ice rink'. By taking white bulletin board paper,...
Writing though Pretend Play: Providing writing materials related to the area of pretend play is a natural way of encourage students to write. Adding paper and a small clipboard to an office pretend play or placing a doctor's checklist in a pretend doctor's office are easy ways to...
It is September and my preschoolers and I are enjoying our Apple Thematic Unit! I created an Apple Orchard in our Dramatic Play Center. It debuted today and my kids absolutely adored it! Keep on reading to learn more about what is in our Apple Orchard!
Create your own...
