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Spring Pin & Poke Activity Pages

Preschool students often are lacking in small motor skills. Although developmentally appropriate, it's a good time to start building up those fine motor muscles in anticipation of the writing and expectations during the kindergarten year. Spring Fine Motor Activities for Preschool 60+ Fine Motor Activity Pages for April We have developed a set of monthly thematic activities you can use with your students to build these fine motor muscles. Our Fine Motor Activity Packs are...

5 Little Ducks

Preschool students love the 5 little ducks song and it's perfect for learning around the springtime or during your farm preschool lessons. The song is so great because it works on counting and lends iteself to many different edcuational opportunities and thematic connections. Plus, there are just so many adorable books about ducks available. Learning about the five little ducks song, students work on counting, addition, and subtraction. Number Recognition Activities For...

Pattern Block Templates

Preschool is the time to teach young students about patterns and sequencing. Often students learn patterns such as ABAB, AABB, or even ABCABC. We have some fun butterfly counters that are perfect for introducing young children to patterns. Pattern Block Mega Activity PackOver 700 pages of resources at your fingertips with this amazing Pattern Block Activity Pack. This set includes 230+ unique picture designs with 3 levels of difficulty each. Pattern blocks are...

Pattern Blocks

Preschool is the perfect time to introduce children to pattern blocks! If you are unfamiliar with pattern blocks, basically they are a set of plastic learning manipulatives that come in 6 different shapes: hexagon, trapezoid, square, triangle, parallelogram and rhombus, each with a different color. Pattern Block Mats: The pattern blocks are used to make....you guessed it....patterns! But that is not all they are good for. We use our pattern block mats...

April Preschool Themes

Spring is a wonderful time for learning! There are SO many options to consider. The beauty of a rainbow after a storm, the life cycle of a frog, and Easter filled activities are just the beginning! These April Preschool Themes will get your students excited about learning. And not to worry. You'll be relieved to hear that you don't have to do it alone. We have created, just for busy teachers and moms, an easy, engaging...

How to Set Achievable Goals for your Preschooler

By the time your curious preschooler reaches the age of 3 or 4, their learning development has grown exponentially! They will hit many milestones, but sometimes it's not clear what and how many milestones you should expect. Knowing what pre-reading skills to focus on will help you identify how to set achievable goals for your preschooler. What Your Preschooler Needs to Know: During the preschool stage, you'll notice a strong desire for independence, along with a...

Should I Homeschool my Preschool Child?

As your child enters the preschool stage, panic may start to set in as the question looms, “Should I homeschool my preschooler?” While it’s true that there are benefits to homeschooling your preschooler, there are also legitimate concerns on focusing too much on academics at an early age. Here are some points to consider when answering the question on whether you should homeschool a preschooler. Every child has unique learning abilities, and that’s the beauty of...

Letter Formation Strategies YOU Can Teach!

Preschool teachers and homeschool moms sometimes wonder how important is proper letter formation. After all, as long as a child puts forth effort to write, then we should give them credit and not worry about perfection, some would say. As long as he/she can recognize upper and lower case letters, and understands the sounds they make,  that's all that really matters, right? Well, not really. Here are some reasons why letter formation is important, and some...

Starting a Letter of the Week Program

Starting a letter of the week program in your preschool classroom or homeschool is a great idea. It is a program that is perfect for planning and involves easy preparation. Lessons and activities can be worked out for each letter, including letter recognition, letter sounds, words that begin with that letter, writing and verbal repetition. You really can't go wrong structuring your lessons around one letter per week!  (more…)