Laura's Lily Pad

About Laura's Lily Pad

PreK teacher and creator of teacher and student friendly products for early learning

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Find out what has been happening in my classroom by scrolling down. NOTE: Blog host crashed my blog and I am rebuilding. Please be patient if you are coming in and cannot find the post you would like. I have most of them, just have to rebuild.

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Sharing products that will help you with your early learners

Apple Theme Lesson Plan for PreK

By laura@lauraslilypad.comApplesapple dramatic play, apple sensory, apple STEM, apple theme, apple theme lesson plan

Apple Theme Arts and Crafts We were able to fill our bulletin board, windows and even send a project home during our Apple theme week in PreK. My Apple Theme Lesson Plan for PreK included three arts and crafts projects. One project was switched after an attempt at an idea seen online just […]

Spider Web Fly Toss Game in PreK

By laura@lauraslilypad.com4 commentsInsectscreepy crawlers, gross motor games, spider

For our Creepy Crawlers theme in PreK I like to pull out a gross motor activity for my circle time rug area during centers time. This spider web toss game idea was a great find a few years ago. It keeps my students actively engaged and burns off some energy in the spring when we all […]

Transportation Theme in PreK

By laura@lauraslilypad.comTransportationprek transportation, transportation centers, transportation theme

Since a transportation theme in PreK is such a large topic, we usually spread it over two weeks. Transportation Question of the Day As always I started each day with our Question of the Day. Around this time of the year I change the student name tags to last names so that they can start […]

Teacher Appreciation Giveaway

By laura@lauraslilypad.comUncategorizeddistance learning packets, gift card giveaway, teacher giveaway, teachers pay teachers

This Teacher Appreciation Week definitely needs some goodness. Teachers have been adjusting to a vastly different way of instructing their students. Because of this I think we are all exhausted. So, I am sharing a teacher giveaway for a Teachers Pay Teachers gift card to help brighten your day and perhaps help you find something […]

First Week of PreK Activities

By laura@lauraslilypad.com2 commentsBack To Schoolback to school, ocean theme, prek centers

Watercolor Name Mats Our first short week of PreK is officially in the books so I can share what we accomplished this week. We started with creating our meal time name mats. I cut white card stock in half lengthwise and wrote each student’s name on them with white crayon. I also wrote it lightly […]

Why I Created New Alphabet Dot Marker Sets

By laura@lauraslilypad.comAlphabetalphabet, alphabet dot marker, dot marker, prek, prek alphabet, preschool

During most school years my PreK students have loved using dot markers. I generally rotate a dot marker activity as one of my centers every few weeks. There are a few reasons why I felt the need to create new alphabet dot marker pages for my classroom. Students love using dot markers and do not […]

Pet Theme PreK Lesson Plan

By laura@lauraslilypad.comPetspet theme, prek pet theme, preschool pet theme

Many preschool families have pets so a pet theme for PreK is a great choice for a lesson plan that will interest your students. I am including a file with my lesson plan for the week to help you with your pet theme plans. Pet Math Centers In the photo above you can see […]

Birds Arts and Crafts in PreK

By laura@lauraslilypad.comUncategorizedbird art, bird craft, prek bird theme, preschool bird theme

For our bird theme week we managed to create three completely different art or craft projects with my PreK students. I enjoyed how they all turned out so our hallway is filled with bird themed projects. Our first project involved painting with feathers. (Amazon aff. link) I gave students blue and yellow feathers that they […]