How do you teach rhyming to your pre-schoolers? Rhyming is an important pre-literacy skill and is part of the foundation that future reading skills are built on. But, teaching rhyming doesn’t have to be complicated! My favorite ways to work on rhyming is to enjoy lots and lots of rhyming songs and stories together! Oral language activities […] Read more…
Are you looking for preschool activities for the Winter Olympic Games? These games come around once in four years, and they happen when school is in session unlike the summer Olympics which means we get to enjoy them with our students! We love adding a Winter Olympics theme to our curriculum during these special years. […] Read more…
Looking for some winter themed patterning printables for your preschoolers? Patterning is an early math skill and it’s an important foundational skill for more advanced math work as they get older. Children naturally enjoy creating patterns with their toys and manipulatives. These are some simple snowman pattern cards that will go great with your winter […] Read more…
We love doing all kinds of mitten themed activities when we read the book “The Mitten” by Jan Brett. I created this simple winter mitten shape matching printable for my preschoolers. This printable will go great in your early learning centers in preschool and pre-K (and even some toddlers will enjoy it!) To use, just […] Read more…
We love all things “Penguin” in the winter! This is a simple little counting printable to go with your Penguins theme or unit. To use, just print and cut out the cards and match the penguin to the mats! Even more fun is using little goldfish crackers as counters to use with these penguin number […] Read more…
Looking for a winter beginning sounds activity? Try this snowman printable to teach letter sounds and work on the alphabet. We love all things snow and snowmen in our class! This beginning sounds activity will work in a variety of your literacy centers during winter and is suitable for preschool, pre-K, Kindergarten and early intervention. […] Read more…
How do you teach rhyming to your pre-schooler? Rhyming is an important pre-literacy skill and is part of the foundation that future reading skills are built on. But, teaching rhyming doesn’t have to be complicated! My favorite ways to work on rhyming is to enjoy lots and lots of rhyming songs and stories together! Oral […] Read more…
Do you learn about 3D Shapes (or geometric shapes/solids) in your class? We love learning new vocabulary and my students really enjoying saying things like “cylinder” and “rectangular prism”! We have a set of geometric solids in our class that we use to introduce the name of the solids and then we go on a […] Read more…
I love using mini books with my emergent readers. These books with repetitive text are great for youngsters who are developing an understanding of the printed word. Books like this help the child improve her understanding of the concept of words, gain familiarity with the left-to-right orientation of reading (in English), and more. This mini […] Read more…