We made paper plate snowmen globes in preschool
No Time for Flashcards is always such an inspiration to me and where possible, I share her ideas with our teachers so we can try them too! This week, our Pre-K classes borrowed Ali’s snowman –...
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There are lots of snowflake ideas out there and at the end of this post, I have collected a few links to other ideas that I would love to try. But first, let me share with you this simple snowflake...
View ArticleIce play in preschool
Today, we enjoyed a little ice play. Sometimes the simplest of ideas can be the most enjoyable for young children. The teacher in this class set out a bowl of ice with some cups, smaller bowls, and...
View ArticleWe made snow globe boxes in preschool
Our own version of snow globes with these snow globe boxes we made in preschool!
View ArticleOur five senses snowmen in preschool
Wrapping up our Five Seasons of Christmas with this fun Five Senses Snowman activity!
View ArticleExploring things that are not alike in preschool
No two snowflakes are alike: A wonderful book and snowflake activity for preschoolers to enjoy!
View ArticleMaking Lois Ehlert style paper plate snowmen in preschool
Reading Lois Ehlert's "Snowball" book and making our own paper plate snowman faces in preschool!
View ArticleMore fun with penguins in preschool
A preschool day filled with simple and fun penguin play and activities...
View ArticleMaking puffy paint snowmen in preschool
The children in my preschool classroom invested their creative energy into making their own puffy paint snowmen.
View ArticleWinter science in preschool
While I prefer to stay inside by a cozy fireplace during the freezing cold days of winter, our students prefer to be outside digging up chunks of ice. So after zipping up coats, struggling to put...
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Snowflake puzzles in preschool
There are lots of snowflake ideas out there and at the end of this post, I have collected a few links to other ideas that I would love to try. But first, let me share with you this simple snowflake...
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Ice play in preschool
Today, we enjoyed a little ice play. Sometimes the simplest of ideas can be the most enjoyable for young children. The teacher in this class set out a bowl of ice with some cups, smaller bowls, and...
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We made snow globe boxes in preschool
Yesterday, I shared how we had fun with our snow globe sensory play and today I want to show you how we made these fun little snow globe boxes… The snow globe in the above photo is one I made. There...
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Our five senses snowmen in preschool
We have been exploring the Five Senses of Christmas along with other activities surrounding snow and snowmen so as a review of all of our senses, each of the children created a Five Senses Snowman… I...
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Exploring things that are not alike in preschool
We discovered that no two nests, birds, tracks, snowflakes and more are alike as we read this wonderful new book (at least new to me) titled, “No Two Alike“ by Kieth Baker…. The words and illustrations...
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Making Lois Ehlert style paper plate snowmen in preschool
“Snowballs” by Lois Ehlert is such a great book! I love the large snowman illustrations throughout the book and so do my students… Miss Abby read the book to our class and as she came to each new...
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More fun with penguins in preschool
Yesterday I shared with you our fun penguin exploration with the help of our Scholastic Classroom Magazine. We then extended our penguin exploration into a combined fine motor and waterplay activity...
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Snow scientists at play
We had a nice surprise this morning before heading off to preschool – it snowed! Usually, we have lots of snow by now but this was our first “real” snow day this school year. So we had to take...
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Making puffy paint snowmen in preschool
As mentioned the other day, we read the book “Snowballs” by Lois Ehlert which led to our exploration of a cotton ball snowball blizzard and our cotton ball science. The book “Snowballs” was a great way...
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