What’s in a name? The very first word children desire to read and write is the one that is the most important to them – their own name! These printable name practice activities are geared especially for little learners to do just that. Easy to Customize Teachers often don’t have much time. These name practice…
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5 Snowman Books to Read Aloud to Preschoolers
Chilly toes and frosty fingers? These five snowman books are sure to warm every preschooler’s heart! Snowman Books for Preschoolers Stranger in the Woods by Carl R. Sams Who-who-who is in the woods? That’s what the woodland animals want to know! The beautiful photography of Carl R. Sams is a delight for the eyes, while…
The 12 Best “Goldilocks” Books for Preschoolers
Classic fairy tales are an essential part of early childhood education. Children can learn so much from them, but imagine how much more they learn when they are exposed to different variations of the story. Why teach variations? It reinforces the original story Encourages creativity Teaches compare and contrast Encourages attention to detail Exposes…
Pumpkin Books
Looking for some seasonal favorites to read to your little learners? Here are some great read-aloud pumpkin books for the month of October! 5 Little Pumpkins: Dan Yaccarino The easy rhyme and familiar rhythm lends itself well to repetition. Dan Yaccarino uses bold colors and simple illustrations to add to this classic rhyme. Extending…
Fabulous Fall Books for Preschoolers!
When there’s a nip in the air and frost in the morning, it’s time to get out some favorite books about Fall. Preschoolers enjoy being able to relate to the story. They might chime in with, “The leaves are falling off of MY tree too!” Extending the learning through centers is a fantastic way to…
Easy Do-It-Yourself Name Activities for Preschoolers
Children’s names are usually the first written words that they learn. From a very early age, they may be able to recognize their first letter and will often announce, “Look! There’s my E!” We can support children’s literacy development by using their interest in this most important word as a springboard for other letter learning. Most…
10 Hands-On ways to practice the Alphabet
One of the main goals of preschool literacy instruction is to teach young children the alphabet. For some children, this comes very easily and naturally but for many others, it takes a lot of time, energy, and practice. It is tempting to think that sit-down practice with paper and pencil is the best way for our…
The Best “Three Little Pigs” books to read with Preschoolers
Preschoolers love reading fairy tales! There’s something so exciting to a 4-year-old about having a “bad guy” in the story and they just can’t seem to get enough of it. We love to do an entire fairy tale unit where we study 1 fairy tale each week. I introduce it during circle time, and then…
Easy Name Practice Worksheets
One of the most important things that young children learn is how to write their names. It makes life much easier if children can write them when they enter kindergarten, so that the teacher will know which paper/picture/book/project belongs to each student. Many students practice every day in preschool, but making customized sheets for each…
21 Best Preschool Doctor Books
When setting up a special thematic dramatic play center, like this Hospital, always look for ways to incorporate extra literacy elements. A clipboard with paper and a pen, small notebooks, an eye chart…all are great additions. Adding magazines, newspapers and catalogs make a dramatic play center feel more “real world” to students with budding imaginations….