For this activity, we grabbed another book from the "If You Give a..." series. (My preschooler adores this series!) "If You Give a Cat a Cupcake" by...
Cats! Counting! Cupcakes!
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Metamorphosis Mania!
My little one loved doing this activity so much for the life cycle of a frog (and learned quite a bit of new vocabulary!), that we decided to make...
Donut Worry, Be Happy!
What's not to love about the "If you give a...." series by Laura Numeroff? "If You Give a Dog a Donut" is no exception. This story is silly,...
Hockey Season!
We live in upstate New York, where the weather isn't always prime for getting little ones outside. During those long winter months and rainy days,...
Pasta Predicament!
"Strega Nona" by Tomie dePaola is a charming Italian folktale. This book has beautiful, award-winning pictures and teaches little ones the...
Once Upon a Time… A Frog Story!
Teaching nonfiction is surprisingly easy with younger learners. Little kids LOVE science, animals, and nature. So for this set up, I created a...
Balancing Act!
There are a few different versions of counting balances out there, but I picked up this balance toy for around $10 on an Amazon lightning sale. If...
A-B-C-D Mystery!
Engaging for younger and older learners - we use mystery writing in the classroom too! We started this activity by reading "ABCers" by Carole Lexa...
Peep Patterns!
It's recommended that children start working with patterns by sorting objects (sort by color, shape, etc.). Then once your preschooler is ready,...