Worksheets - another resource

Many of the worksheets that I use in my preschool come from a website called Education.com  https://www.education.com/games/preschool/ I subscribe to this website because it has worksheets, games, puzzles and even lesson plans.  They have so many resources for use in the home or in a school setting.  Below is an example:

Feel free to enjoy with your kiddo!  

A new school year!

The new school year has begun and I can tell that it will be a lot of fun!  These cuties are curious, kind and respectful!  Thanks, moms and dads for letting them come share some of their days with me.

Matching upper and lower case letters.

Using playdough to make letters and numbers.

Putting together the ABC's and 123's

Play dough on their heads........for reasons unknown.

Finger painting the "B is for Ball" page of their ABC books.  You'll get to see the completed book in early 2019.

More finger painters.

We cut and glued our B is for BEES!

Matching numbers to the objects.  Good counting guys!

Singing and dancing to our number songs.

Science is fun!

Earlier this week the kids were mixing colors in our water station.  They were figuring out that red + yellow = orange and red+blue = purple and blue + yellow = green.  They also figured out that enough colors added together makes brown. :)

This week we've been working on the letter V sound.  One of the students brought a Voltmeter to class for guessing can which was a huge hit with the morning class.  We colored a V is for Violin page for our ABC book.  I'll be sending these books home before Easter vacation!

We found out that pumice, which is one type of stone that comes from lava, floats!                                   

We used baking soda and red-colored vinegar to simulate a volcanic eruption.  I had the cutest video, but my blog won't let me upload it. :(

Then we made our own volcanoes!

It's been a fun week of exploring!

Registration Fall 2018

I am now accepting applications for Fall 2018.  I have many returning students so there are limited spots available.  Your spot is secured by returning a 2018 registration form and materials fee to me.

If you would like to tour the school or have questions, just give me a call 208-713-8113!

Follow their lead

I spend a lot of time planning what we do in preschool.  I try to take into account the needs of all the students and the objectives we're trying to accomplish.  And even though I've been teaching preschool for 8 years now, I find that I'm constantly looking for new and exciting ways of keeping kids engaged and excited about learning so yesterday was a reminder that sometimes I just need to be flexible and follow where the kids lead!

With the return of cold weather this week, sugar ants found their way into the preschool room.  I cleaned everything thoroughly and then I put down a few ant traps to stem the tide.  When the kids arrived I told them about the ants and asked them not to touch the traps.  Their initial reaction was "yuck bugs" and fear about being bitten.

But I pulled out the magnifying glasses from the cupboard and suddenly it was "ooooh it has lots of legs" and "look where it's going".

Some of the best lesson plans are the unwritten ones!

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