Are you considering hatching chicks in your classroom? You should! There’s nothing I do in my classroom that compares to the excitement of hatching and brooding chicks! And it can definitely be done without too much fuss. Here’s everything you’ll need to know about hatching chicks in your classroom! What You Will Need Phase 1:…
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Free and Easy Letter Sounds Pizza Printables
What kid doesn’t love pizza? My kids would eat pizza every night if I let them. In fact, that’s what inspired me to make these FREE Letter Sounds Pizza Puzzles. Scroll down to download them for yourself! This post contains affiliate links. Read my disclosure here. Prepping the Letter Sounds Printables First, you obviously need…
The Only Way to Use Worksheets in Preschool
The Only Way to Use Worksheets in Preschool Benefits of Using Worksheets There are a few reasons I like to use worksheets in my classroom: Encourage thinking and fine motor skills Build stamina and focus needed for kindergarten Show parents what we’re learning about Easily assess students’ abilities However, there’s also a lot to consider…
Make Better Readers with this FREE Simple Printable
As teachers, we all know that reading is important! The more preschool students are read to, the better they will develop necessary literacy skills. Here’s a fun and cute reading log printable to help encourage parents and preschoolers to read at home, too! Make Better Readers with this FREE Simple Printable Reading at Home I’m…
This is What Happens When You Use a Preschool Focus Wall
Have you seen all those awesome looking focus walls all over Pinterest? Me too! But I teach preschool, so the kind with written out objectives and all that jazz won’t work too well for me. So what’s a teacher to do? Improvise, of course! Keep reading to check out my preschool focus wall and the…
6 Fun and Easy Preschool Color Activities [FREE DOWNLOAD]
Colors are a common preschool learning topic. Some kids come to preschool already knowing the color names, but just as many do not. Or maybe you’re doing tot school, teaching kindergarten, or Head Start and looking for printables. No matter where you teach, these preschool color activities are going to make teaching colors fun and…
How to Make a Cheap and Easy Sight Word Center
Centers are the core of a quality preschool classroom. You can include sight words in your alphabet center or writing center to introduce sight words to preschoolers. This will help them learn to differentiate between letters and words. More advanced students may start to recognize and read the words. So here’s a super easy way…
Healthy Foods Worksheet [FREE DOWNLOAD]
Do your students know the difference between healthy foods and unhealthy foods? Scroll down for a free download that will help you easily teach healthy and not healthy! Preschool Healthy Foods Worksheet [FREE DOWNLOAD] Why Teach Healthy and Unhealthy Foods in Preschool I am amazed by preschoolers who do not realize that foods like cookies,…
All About Me: The Perfect Preschool Notebook to Introduce Writing
Are you getting ready for back to school? Do your students love to cut and paste? And I bet they LOVE to talk about themselves! Well, if you want something fun and engaging to do the first week of school that will carry throughout your school year, check out this All About Me Notebook! The…
[FREE DOWNLOAD] Fun Science Pages for Preschool
Interactive notebook pages are often too complex for preschool – but not this one! These pages are perfect for preschool skill sets. Easily review the seasons and their characteristics with these fun cut and paste printables. FREE Preschool Science Pages You Can Use All Year! About This Preschool Notebook Freebie No Prep Required These four…