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Want to learn how to homeschool preschool? This post will help you get started! Sharing tips, ideas, and favorite reources to help you out!

This pre-kindergarten skill goal sheet is a one page sheet of typical skills that a student may learn. It is a fun and very visual way for the kids to see what skills they have mastered and document the child's learning. When a skill has been mastered, the child can put a sticker in the box. If yo...

Weather stonee craft for creative play, learning and to use as story stones

The children in art class experience what it's like to draw with their feet and mouths (and elbows!). This is not only a fun, action art experience, but it gives them a new appreciation and gratefulness for their hands.

We had a lot of fun doing a height measurement chart with the kids today. The kids chose yarn and flower colors and we saw just how much they've sprouted! Inspiration for this chart came from Learning and Teaching with Preschoolers. They also link some other very interesting looking measurement activities! I was also inspired by their basket of measuring tapes, so I included the only one that I could find and added some strings, some taller and some shorter than their bodies. Let's just see…

stem activities for kids

Make a giant color graph, and sort, count, and graph toys or other objects! I’ve mentioned before that Jonathan (turning 4 in January) is always asking for more “school” to do. But like my other boys, he doesn’t always see the value in academic activities. For example, I have seen the idea on Pinterest to […]

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Introduction to land, air, and water: a fun, Montessori-inspired preschool geography lesson that helps kids understand what our earth is made of || Gift of Curiosity

My digital camera is a valuable tool in my preschool classroom. I use my digital camera to organize the classroom, for project boards, documentation of learning experiences, classroom portfolios, class picture books, name cards, and picture slide shows for parent nights. Organizing classroom shelves for the children’s centers I take pictures on the items in each container and place one picture on the container and one on the shelf. This allows for children to pick up on their own knowing…

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Question of the Day in a preschool classroom: tips, ticks, and what students are learning. Pocket of Preschool

Music center for preschool playground. Spray paint pots and pans and hang them along the fence. Let the students explore with different "drum sticks." They could make music with their hands, hard sticks, or soft covered sticks. Let them discover what creates different noises.

How to set up the blocks center in your early childhood classroom (with ideas, tips, and book list) plus block center freebies!

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