Sensory play supports language development, cognitive growth, fine and gross motor skills, problem-solving skills, and social interaction. This type of play aids in developing and enhancing memory. It is great for calming an anxious or frustrated child. Make these (cheap) squishy sensory bags to place on the light table and reap the benefits of all these. This…
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Fall Bulletin Board for Preschoolers
Make learning fun with this Fall Bulletin Board for Preschoolers! It’s easy to “fall” in love with this Fall interactive bulletin board! Preschoolers will reinforce their knowledge of colors, practice sorting, and learn about fall leaves – without taking up an inch of precious floor space. It’s also a beautiful display when not in use,…
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…
Color Theory on the Light Table
Beginning color theory is all about mixing colors to obtain new shades. As children are naturally attracted to bright colors, the light table is an exciting tool to help them understand color theory! It’s a bright and beautiful world, and children love bold colors. Recognizing the colors and identifying the color names is an important…
Fruit Loop Graph
Fruit loops are a great learning manipulative! Students who are otherwise unlikely to work at a math center will jump at the chance to sit and play with cereal. I like to buy the big generic bag at the dollar store for this center. For this activity, I paired it with a foam block and…
Muffin Tin Color Sorting
We are always looking for ways to practice fine motor skills and we love learning centers that serve more than one purpose. It might be a sensory table that incorporates literacy skills or an art activity that also teaches about shapes. We get “more for our money” so to speak, when children practice multiple skills…
Color Theory
Mixing colors and exploring color theory is a learning activity that never gets old. It is simple enough for preschoolers and exciting enough for older kids. To set up this invitation to play, I provided bowls of primary colored water (red, yellow and blue), empty ice cube trays and small plastic eye droppers. We have…
All About Me Counters
Counters are a fantastic, versatile math tool! I may or may not hoard counters, and was so excited to find this “All About Me” set. This center was easy to set up. We added baskets of the counters and I photocopied a house pattern (from Creative Clips) onto 6 matching colors of card stock. Each…