Preschoolers love painting. They love gluing. They also love decorating pumpkins! I combined all three of these favorite things into one activity for the perfect pumpkin art activity – tissue painted mini pumpkins! it’s juts one of many process art activities we include in our fall preschool themes. Try adding this pumpkin process art to…
Four Sense of Touch Activities
A while ago I mentioned how in preschool we had spent some time learning about the five senses. This still continues to be a theme we refer back to on occasion as preschoolers, by nature, are sensory learners. Today I’m sharing four creative ways to teach about the sense of touch. This post may contain…
The “Big Four” of Preschool Literacy: Oral Language Development
The importance of oral language development and language skills in the school day is undeniable. From socializing to participating in the classroom, oral language skills are at the center of the preschool learning environment. And it’s just one component of “The Big Four” of preschool literacy instruction. This post will teach you everything you need…
Exploring Slime in Preschool
Although we did this slime activity during the summer, I find it appropriate to share right around Halloween. Slime is a very Halloween-y substance, right? My preschool students loved playing with this slime and spent a fair amount of time exploring its characteristics. Exploring Slime in Preschool While I have seen many posts about children…
A Fine Motor Color Sorting Activity
Some of my favorite activities to plan for preschool are fine motor activities. This fine motor color sorting activity using jumbo plastic tweezers was a huge success with my students. I began by setting out half sheets of colored paper to serve as sorting mats. I asked the students to identify each color as I…
Friendly Monster Puppets
This friendly monster puppet craft is simple, but my preschool students loved, loved, loved making them. They are a great craft for a rainy day, for Halloween, or for adding to any puppet collection. Moster Puppet Craft Materials: paper lunch bags googly eyes crayons markers dot markers liquid glue an assortment of yarn or string…
Dyed Spaghetti Sensory Bin
Dyed Spaghetti Sensory Bin Don’t you love the above picture of dyed spaghetti for a spaghetti sensory bin! Aside from the title, this photo required no editing. Dyed spaghetti can be just that colorful and vibrant…and inviting! What little kid, (or let’s be honest, adult) wouldn’t want to put their hands in that tub of…
Matching Sounds: a Five Senses Activity
In preschool we have been studying the five senses and this activity, matching sounds, has turned out to be one of the students’ favorites. It is an easy to prepare and creative activity to help students learn about their sense of hearing, teaching them to differentiate between various sounds. If this is your first…
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