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Rhyming Baskets: Interactive Preschool Bulletin Board

Rhyming Practice Interactive Bulletin Board for Preschoolers

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…

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Filed Under: Bulletin Boards, SPRING Tagged With: bulletin board, rhyming

Earth Day Process Art Project

Earth Day Process Art for Preschoolers

Your class will get to hold the whole world (and work those fine motor skills) in their hands with this fun Earth Day process art project! Earth Day Art Project Materials Needed: Eyedroppers Blue and Green liquid watercolor, paint, or food coloring coffee filters pans or trays (to catch the drips!) Black construction paper or…

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Filed Under: Art, Fine Motor, SPRING Tagged With: earth day, process art

Feel the Music – Teaching Preschoolers about Sound Vibrations

How to teach young children about Sound Vibrations - Feel the Music

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…

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Filed Under: Learning Centers, Sensory, SPRING Tagged With: music, preschool music, sound vibrations

Teach Preschoolers to Become Problem Solvers – Classroom Spill Station

Spill Station - Why Every preschool classroom needs one

“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…

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Filed Under: Learning Centers, Organization, SPRING, WINTER Tagged With: independence, preschool classroom, self-help skills

Pet Rocks

Pet Rocks Process Art Project for Preschoolers

This process art project really rolls with the hot new trend of painted rocks! They’re turning up everywhere, as marketing, as a way to get a message across, or just as a way to pep up a dull spot in a garden. Students can join in the trendy fun with these amazing painted “pet rocks.”…

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Filed Under: Art, SPRING Tagged With: painting, process art

Color Theory Finger Painting – Preschool Process Art Project

Explore Color Theory with Paint Preschool Art

Preschool is a fantastic time for hands-on learning.  And nothing is more hands-on than finger-painting!  Part science project, part artistic expression,  and part sensory experience, this activity gives students first-hand experience with the science of color theory. Setting Up for Success Art smocks are a must.  It’s best to not have to worry about the…

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Filed Under: Art, Learning Centers, SPRING Tagged With: color theory, finger paint, painting, preschool art, process art, sensory

Understanding Children with Sensory Processing Disorder – Tips for Preschool Teachers

How to help a preschooler with sensory processing in the classroom

Dear Preschool Teacher, I am so excited for my first day of preschool! I can’t wait to make friends, to play with toys, and learn new things – I feel like a big kid now. But I’m also really scared. Because, well, I’m different. And I’m scared you won’t understand me. I have Sensory Processing…

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Filed Under: Learning Centers, SPRING, WINTER Tagged With: sensory processing, special needs

Easy Counting Activity for Preschoolers Using Foam Math Cards

These easy Foam Math Cards “hit the spot” when you want to add something new to your Math center! This math activity invites preschoolers to take some time for independent, hands-on practice on one-to-one correspondence and other counting skills. It’s as Easy as 1, 2, 3! The Foam Math Cards are a snap to put together…

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The 12 Best “Goldilocks” Books for Preschoolers

Goldilocks Books for preschoolers read aloud favorites

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…

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Filed Under: books, SPRING Tagged With: animals, books, fairy tales, goldilocks, literacy, picture books, preschool

Flower Art on the Light Table

Bring the outdoors inside with light table flowers! Sometimes, the rain that is so necessary for flowers can make it impossible to play outdoors.  These cheery light table flowers will lift the gloom off of any rainy day, and provide some essential learning skills as well! Light Table Flowers Skill: Fine Motor Practice Grasping and…

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Filed Under: Light Table, SPRING Tagged With: colors, counting, fine motor, light table, sensory, spring

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I’m Jamie White

I’m Jamie White

I teach at Play to Learn Preschool in Leesburg, VA and love sharing ideas for hands-on centers, process art, dramatic play, and literacy rich activities with other preschool teachers. My classroom is a delightful place to learn. Welcome!

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