Bulletin Board Ideas Interactive bulletin boards are a fantastic way to utilize vertical classroom wall space while allowing young students to move, cooperate, and learn in a developmentally appropriate way. Are you ready to get started with interactive bulletin boards, but you’re unsure of what they would look like or how the children could learn…
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Nursery Rhyme Interactive Bulletin Board
Hickory dickory dock, This bulletin board really rocks, It’s learning fun for everyone Hickory dickory dock. Nursery Rhyme Bulletin Board Bulletin boards don’t have to be “display only!” This interactive bulletin board covers number matching, counting, telling time, rhyming and reading and doesn’t need to take up even an inch of precious floor space! And,…
Rhyming Baskets: Interactive Preschool Bulletin Board
How do you use the wall space in your classroom? Is it for displays? Soley to hang artwork? Cluttered with posters? It doesn’t have to be that way. Think of your wall space as an additional learning space and create an interactive preschool bulletin board like this “A Tisket – A Tasket” rhyming board. Preschool…
Shapes Games: Lock & Key STEM Activity for Preschoolers
This activity has the “key” to keeping students occupied while learning. A little hardware and handiwork are all it takes to create an engaging lock and key station that covers shape matching, shape identification, hand-eye coordination, hand strength, cause and effect, and engineering…all in one compact activity center! Shape Games Create an irresistible way for…
Unicorn Fizz – A Magical Way to Practice Fine Motor Skills
Fun and learning don’t have to be difficult for the teacher to be effective! This super-simple science experiment takes only a few supplies to set up and will engage your students…all while sneaking in some science and fine-motor skills. It’s truly “magical!” Materials needed: plate, bowl, or foil trays (link to amazon) boxes of baking…
Valentine Bulletin Board
This interactive Valentine Bulletin Board idea is one to love! Students work independently to practice early math skills. When it’s not in use, it becomes a festive decoration! Bulletin Board Supplies: Large envelopes – The envelopes in the picture are heavy felt. They’re from the Target dollar spot (in January), but any large envelope labeled with the…
Shape Train Interactive Bulletin Board
Bulletin boards are not just for display! This interactive shape bulletin board is a fun and engaging way to teach 2D shape identification and sorting. The adorable train cars and easy train track tape make it a popular learning center in any preschool classroom. Bulletin boards at a child-friendly height can be used to develop…
Organize Classroom Supplies in 5 Steps
Does your classroom feel like it’s straight from an episode of “Hoarders”? Do you waste time looking for supplies or waste money buying supplies that you already have but can’t find? We’ve all been there! Running a classroom full of students is tough, but having everything well organized makes it a little bit easier. Classroom…
Feel the Music – Teaching Preschoolers about Sound Vibrations
Through music, we learn to listen carefully and to pay attention. We practice cause and effect and trial and error. We compare instruments and sounds. We feel the music in our ears, on our hands, and through our bodies. Music makes us smarter. Feel the Vibe Introduce children to the guitar. Allow them to touch…
Teach Preschoolers to Become Problem Solvers – Classroom Spill Station
“OOPS!” Probably the most common phrase uttered by every preschooler, it can induce sweaty palms, racing heart, and rising blood pressure. But it doesn’t need to be this way. Mistakes happen. That’s just part of life. The most important lesson any person can have is how to clean up a mistake that they have made. Taking…