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Apple Orchard In PreK
Apple Orchard Pretend Play Fall is a great time to set up an apple orchard pretend play in the PreK classroom. I have been adding to my orchard each year, so remember that you can grow your dramatic play sets over time. Do not expect that you need to have every possible option in a […]
Pet Theme in PreK
Pet Theme Fun in PreK One of the favorite themes for the beginning of the year in preschool is a Pet Theme. Even if a student does not have a pet, they usually are fascinated with the idea of having one. We also have a class pet fish so we all have the pet experience. […]
Family Theme in PreK
Using Wooden Peg People for Family Theme in Prek My director found a set of wooden dolls for us to use in our classrooms this year and the family theme seems like the perfect opportunity to introduce them to my students. This set is colorful, without being the standard rainbow bright colors. As with most […]
School Theme in Prek
School Theme in PreK Crafts Since it is the beginning of the year, school theme crafts are simple and go along with books being read this week. The school shoes craft above is great for practicing using glue sticks, assessing whether students have ever used stickers, and noticing if students recognize right side up for […]
Teddy Bear Back To School
Teddy Bears is our theme for our first three days of school. Along with Teddy Bears, we also spend time assessing and working on skills that will be used throughout the year, including cutting, dot markers, qtip painting, liquid watercolor painting, and various name related activities. Teddy Bear Math and Literacy Centers For our first […]
When My Classroom and Bathroom Look Like This….
It’s time for a Back to School Sale! How Summer Has Gone We finished summer camps, hired a new teacher, and finished Vacation Bible School. So this week we emptied our classrooms of all but the large furniture in preparation for floor waxing. Church members will help move all the large furniture on Sunday into […]
Rainforest Bulletin Board for Back to School
Building My Back to School Rainforest Bulletin Board Normally I use my bulletin board in the hallway to display student work. However, for our Open House I did not want to leave it blank so I came up with a Rainforest bulletin board based upon our room theme that I would add student work to […]
Creating Felt Board Pieces for PreK
Felt Board Pieces Project With a couple unexpected days off I decided to work on a project I have been meaning to do. I am creating new felt board pieces for my classroom. I came upon a blog post about using freezer paper to assist creation and finally managed to purchase some at the local […]
Fun and Games in PreK and a Giveaway
Game for our Bible Story In PreK we like to play games to practice skills. We begin with simple games and play some of them over and over again with different themes. Sometimes I use our Bible Story as a basis for one of our math games, like the Lost Sheep Game. In the Lost […]
Polar Theme in PreK
Since we usually do our Polar Theme in PreK during January it is unpredictable how many days we will get for the theme due to snow days. I try to make the best of it and cram as much as I can into the time. One of my favorite art projects that goes along with […]