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Silly Rooster Hats for Preschool

Since your students are already feeling a bit silly (silly with pure joy that...

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Dragonfly Fun!

Testing your students' ability to follow directions, as well as their fine mo...

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Alien Rocket Playhouse

The perfect compliment to our "Aliens for Playtime" post! Also provided by th...

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Developing Your Preschoolers' Fine Motor Skills

Erica, contributor to ABC & 123 Learning blog, has developed a comprehens...

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Fun Jet Pack Craft for Kids!

Whether you're looking for a unique prop to use in your pretend play corner o...

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Aliens for Playtime

While dolls certainly have their place in the classroom, why not inspire your...

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Techniques for Presenting Songs and Fingerplays...

While most teachers enjoy having music in the classroom, it can be a daunting...

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Measuring Activities

If you're looking for activities with which to introduce measuring to your st...

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Two Activities for Exploring Taste

We use our sense everyday to make sense of the world around us. The coffee mu...

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Learning the Alphabet with Potatoes

This simple activity goes great with units on farming or nature. Simply cut o...

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It's Raining in Preschool Craft

While it does interrupt outside play time, rain can be a fascinating experien...

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Making Paint in Preschool

One thing that's nice about making your own art supplies is that you can invo...

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Helping Students Make the Connection Between Se...

Spring, marked as the season of growth and new life, is a great time to intro...

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Masking Tape Scribbles

Skip elaborate preparation for craft time with this simple, yet fun art proje...

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Cereal Necklaces and Bracelets

Kim, contributing writer for No Time For Flash Cards, offers a twist on the t...

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Preschool & Science Reunited

As Deborah Stewart so eloquently describes, often times, "preschool teachers ...

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Homemade Sensory Bottles for Your Toddler Class...

A great way to add color, introduce your students to various materials, and p...

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Preschool Alphabet Game

Here's a game that incorporates letter recognition, creativity, and social in...

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Introducing Vibrant Silks and Scarves to Your P...

If you're looking for a way to bring variety to your preschooler's pretend pl...

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Making Use of Centers in Preschool

Along with structure, preschoolers need variety, as well as, the ability to e...

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Exploring the Mixture of Cornstarch and Water

It's no secret that children are attracted to messes! Here is a great activit...

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Exploring Primary and Secondary Colors

Allison, blogger for Family Education, provides a hands-on activity that will...

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Teaching Young Children About Weather

Some of your preschoolers may not understand that rain is important for the E...

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Fun with Plastic Buttons

Plastic buttons offer many options for little learners. Go to your local craf...

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Painting with Fly Swatters

This activity is not for the faint-hearted! It's messy and requires lots of s...

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First Aid Butterflies

Most preschoolers are fascinated by the firefighters and paramedics with thei...

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A Twist on the Color Wheel

When teaching your preschoolers about colors and their relationships with one...

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Preschool Sorting Activity

When thinking about new learning aids for the classroom, most teachers overlo...

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Art & Physics: When Two Worlds Collide...

This activity takes a bit of work to set up, but the results are phenomenal! ...

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A Flower Shop at Preschool

Spring is in full bloom! All you have to do is look out your window to be hit...

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Fun Patterning Activity for Your Preschoolers

There are some activities that work well as a classroom exercise and some tha...

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Make Music with Drinking Straws

Easy enough for preschoolers to accomplish unassisted, this craft will provid...

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Easy Quilted Mother's Day Card

Here's a great Mother's day craft to do with your students! Super simple, doe...

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A New Way to Finger Paint

Finger painting is a crowd-pleaser, but some days you're just not up for a me...

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Play Based Learning

While brilliantly planned out lessons are beneficial to your preschoolers, yo...

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Nuts and Bolts: Great Tools for Building Fine M...

If you're looking for a new activity for your preschoolers, you may just want...

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Bubble Wrap Rainbow Prints

Prepare to get a bit messy with this fun rainbow craft from Sheryl, preschool...

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