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This year our local library (Commerce Township Community Library) is offering special children’s programs that emphasize Science, Technology, Engineering and Math, they use the acronym STEM…
Pre-K & Preschool theme ideas for learning about ocean animals.  Find more Ocean Activities for Pre-K on the category page. Books Click here for a complete list of books about Ocean Animals! Crab Walk {Large Motor} Children crawl like a crab from one point to another. After children have had some practice, have them figure out …
Download tons of FREE printables and theme activities for your Ocean Animals lesson plans and preschool and pre-K program.

Ocean Animals & Bubbles

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Music is a great way to help kids develop language, motor, and memory skills. Here are eight silly songs that your preschooler is sure to enjoy, and that will make you giggle right along with them.
Kathy Griffin's Teaching Strategies: Five Little Monkeys Jumping on the Bed Activities
24 Preschool Chants by Month {free printable!} from Wildflower Ramblings

Music

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Number chants to help kids learn to form numbers correctly.
DIY zipper board for kids. Great for fine motor and sensory development.

Fine Motor

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Free Printable! This is the order for teaching the alphabet letters! This teacher explains WHY and exactly how to teach the letters in this order. #howweelearn #alphabet #alphabetactivities #learningletters #lettersounds #preschoolactivities #preschoolathome
This site has lots of simple ones with pictures!  Plus the hand in the heart is cute for Valentine's day.
Great for sentence creating/reading.

Literacy

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Create a discovery bottle with pipe cleaners and a plastic soda bottle then add a magnet wand for hours of fun.
Play to Learn Preschool: Rainbow Discovery Bottles
Jell-O and Ice Sensory Tray

Sensory & Science

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Printable Cereal Sorting Mat
15 Fun and Educational Activities for Kids
Early learning math center

Math Concepts

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Give different one to each child as activating strategy about emotions
Mindfulness has been a GAME CHANGER in my classroom! It has helped me to deescalate so many situations in a safe and calm way. My kids have learned how to self regulate their emotions through mindfulness and it has made my classroom community STRONG! This
Empathy Game: A Tool to Teach Kids to Be Considerate {Free Printable

Social/Emotional

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Marbled Hearts - Shaving cream - drip watered food coloring or paint - use stick to create patterns - place heart on it - wipe heart and see your pattern let it dry
DIY Homemade Art Supplies! So Much Fun!
finger paints

Art

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bumble bee song | ... play five big bees on a billygoat s knee pdf songs bee song bumble bee
What fun ways to incorporate movement into an insect theme!  I love that these kids yoga poses are all insect, bugs, or creepy crawlers themed.  Great for gross motor, preschool activities, kindergarten activities and beyond!
Bugs & Insects Science Pack (example caterpillar patterns craft activity)

Insects & Shadows

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the vintage umbrella
This rain poem is the perfect way to incorporate poetry activities into your daily lessons this spring! By using a poem of the week, you help build reading fluency, phonics and phonemic awareness skills, comprehension, concepts of print and more! Don’t forget to check out the great poetry writing prompt perfect for creating a copycat poem!
FREEBIE: Explore the nursery rhyme 'Rain, Rain, Go Away' with your class with these mini books, activities and poster. .

Rain & Gardens

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Teaching kids about the wind can be a lot of fun! My kids have always been very interested in weather and love to check it each morning before school. We decided to build on that interest and learn a little bit about what wind is and how it works.   Everyone has felt wind before, but understanding how it moves around can be very complicated. We set up a simple science experiment to demonstrate how...
Paper Plate wind spinner.  Inexpensive fun for Spring.
"What the Wind Blows" Science Observation Activity (from The Mailbox)

Farm Animals & Wind

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Friendship & Love

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Penguin Activities - Itsy Bitsy Penguin Book
I'm a Little Penguin Poem free printable
Free Penguin Printables

Penguins & Snow

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Each day for advent our kids have been collecting a present for Jesus' birthday. Sticks, heart-shaped rocks, feathers, pinecones, gumnuts, seedpods, shells, leaves etc; little treasures found on our daily travels. When asked which is his favourite, Jazzy says 'the star!' everytime, according to him 'Jesus will love it!'❥ Thankyou so much @pheebswadick for sharing this precious idea! ♡
Party favors for JESUS' BIRTHDAY PARTY we will give to congregation at youth Christmas Program - Create with Kiddos
Happy Birthday Jesus Party Activities

Happy Birthday Jesus!

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Color Matching Fine Motor Turkey - A simple activity that encourages color recognition and fine motor skills
If your kids love helping you decorate for the holidays they are going to love making this adorable paper plate Thanksgiving turkey wreath. Fun Thanksgiving kids craft, turkey craft for kids and thanksgiving diy.
Montessori Thanksgiving Activities Color Matching

Thanksgiving & Hibernation

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This FREE download includes 6 different activities that are perfect for supplementing your instruction during Fire Safety Week! The download includes:**Firefighter Puzzle**Label the Fire Engine**Fire Safety Patterns**Dot the Beginning Sound**Color by Number**Foldable Card to Send to a Firefighter (or Fire Station) - 2 versionsYou may also be interested in my:Preschool Activities for OctoberOctober Unit - Supports CCSS for KindergartenLet's Stay Connected:Click to follow me on FacebookClick t...
Fire Safety Week Song--SO cute! Perfect for Fire Prevention Week
Love this open ended fire finger painting, so easy and no work to prep.  Perfect for a community or fire safety theme in tot school, preschool, or the kindergarten classroom.

Fire Safety & Pumpkins

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Create this gorgeous autumn tree painting using cotton balls. Kids will love creating this fall craft with all of the beautiful colors of autumn! Includes a branch template to make it an easy autumn craft for kids of all ages. #projectswithkids #fallcrafts #falltree #autumncrafts #craftsforkids
The Adventures of Miss Elisabeth: Bushels of Fun with Apples!
This week is all about Apples  in my classroom.       We started by sharing the traditional poem: Two Red Apples     Then I had a little sec...

Apples & Trees

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Healthy Halloween ! ...bananas w/chocolate cookie chip eyes and mouths... Mandarin orange slices w/ pieces of celery for stems...
preschool halloween crafts
Fall crafts for preschoolers including halloween - Crafts For Preschool Kids

Fall Party

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TODDLER ACTIVITIES: These indoor toddler games are great to have on hand for any day where you just need an easy toddler activity. With these 14 toddler games, you’ll be ready to entertain your toddler no matter why you want to stay indoors!
This simple color scavenger hunt for kids is unbelievably easy to throw together last minute and the kids have fun with it every single year. Great outdoor activity for kids, summer activity for kids, kids camping activity, color learning activity, and preschool color activity.
DIY Backyard Games. Fun ideas for your summer parties.

Field Games

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Snacks

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Dr. Seuss Crafts Parties Printable Activities Treats Birthday
Layered Jell-o Cups
"The Cat in the Hat Magic Dough" we might have to add this to our day

Dr. Seuss

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Whether you are teaching your prechooler at home or working with them in preparation for school, here is a free printable learning binder for you.
There's non-stop educational fun packed into these preschool busy binders. Tons of activities neatly organized and easily accessible.
Tracing Lines Busy Bag (Free Printable

Nap Bags

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Makes a pretty sun catcher! -- 29 of the MOST creative crafts and activities for kids!
46 Summer Activities Your Kids Must Do
Soap Clouds... The most fun you'll ever have with your microwave! -- 29 creative activities for kids that parents will actually enjoy doing, too!

School Aged

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Easter

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DIY Sensory Rugs for Kids | Montessori Nature
DIY baby and toddler ribbon pull toy
Prep this activity in 5 minutes! Sticky Ball fine motor activity for infants and toddlers is so fun to watch your child explore.

Infant Room

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