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Why Preschoolers Should Engage in Fine Motor Activities Daily As a teacher, you know that fine motor skills are important for your preschoolers to develop. But did you know that engaging in fine motor activities every day can also help improve their overall academic performance? It’s true! Studies show that young children with strong fine motor skills go on to…
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Why Use Alphabet Coloring Pages Alphabet coloring pages can be a fantastic way to review letters and their sounds in preschool and kindergarten. While I prefer hands-on activities to actually introduce and teach letters, worksheets like alphabet coloring pages are great practice activities. In Kindergarten, children are expected to sit for longer periods of time and to do more written work….
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The Best Leprechaun Trap Ideas My kiddos have a blast anytime we do a Leprechaun Trap project. They love to bring in traps and explain how they work. I usually assign this as a family project, and I’m always amazed at the creativity the kids and their parents demonstrate. One year a little boy said, “My Grandpa did the whole…
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Rainbow Activities for Little Learners I have a slight obsession with rainbow activities. As a preschool teacher, rainbow activities are one of my favorite things to do with my little learners. I love rainbow science experiments, rainbow crafts, rainbow books, and rainbow artwork. In fact, my classroom is covered in beautiful rainbow colors. While March is the perfect month to…
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Ways to Celebrate St. Patrick’s Day in the Classroom St. Patrick’s Day is one of my FAVORITE holidays. I especially love all of the rainbow themed lessons, science experiments, crafts, snacks, and more! I’ve rounded up some of my favorite things we do in our classroom plus other ideas I’ve seen around the web. I hope these ideas inspire you…
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Read Across America to Celebrate Dr. S’s Birthday Each year our Pre-K through 1st Grade hosts a themed Storybook Ball complete with snacks, music, story time, games, crafts, and more. The children and teachers dress up as their favorite book character and we parade around the campus. This year we decided to plan our Storybook Ball for Dr. Seuss’s birthday,…
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