This Death Star art is a fun and easy Star Wars idea to add to your collection of art projects for kids! You don’t need many materials to create this, and prep work is minimal. If you don’t want to add it to your May the 4th Be With You activities, the Death Star painting can be adjusted for other themes. I think a space unit would be a great idea for it, too. Plus, you can change up the colors and designs to make it into something completely different. Related: Star Wars Activities This fun little art idea came about near my son’s birthday. We wanted to make some simple decorations for th ..read more

This Mother’s Day handprint poem definitely needs to be included in your list of holiday activities for preschoolers and kindergarten kids. The handprint poem printable is very low-prep and doesn’t require many materials to complete. There’s room for adjustments to be made to it based on your students’ ages, needs, and family situations. And you can make tweaks to the idea based on your own preferences, too. The Mother’s Day printable poem makes such a sweet keepsake gift your students can make with just a little help from you. Easy to prep, hardly any materials needed, AND a present the kids ..read more

Make some magnetic tin can robots with the kids this week. There’s a reason they’re classic art projects for kids to make. The tin can robot art is very much an open-ended art opportunity. Kids can use a wide variety of materials to create robot art with magnets. The possibilities of what they can create are almost endless. Transient art is one of the concepts explored as part of this tin can robot art project. Children also practice important early learning skills as they assemble their magnetic art robots. Along with fine motor skills practice, children learn more about math and science as t ..read more

These color playdough mats are print-and-use, so you can have them ready for your students tomorrow morning. Add them to your collection of playdough mats now! The colorful playdough mats let children practice important early math and literacy skills in an engaging, hands-on way. Lots of sensory and fine motor skill opportunities, as well. Not too bad for a little free color printable, right? Plus, you can use them in a variety of settings – small groups, one-on-one lessons, and even as part of your center time plans. And the color play dough mats can be used by kids of different ages and need ..read more

If your students love science, Lego, and Star Wars, they are going to go bananas for the Rescue Han science experiment! Be sure to add this to your list of science activities for preschoolers and kindergarten kids. Rescue Han Solo is a simple Lego science idea that involves chemical reactions, cause and effect, and more. It’s perfect for curious young children ready to ask questions, experiment, and find answers to their questions. And kids don’t need to have seen the movies to enjoy this Star Wars science activity. In fact, they can use any small toys they like in place of Han Solo. They’ll s ..read more

Students will have a chance to express themselves and get creative with these engaging owl art projects. Be sure to select a few and add them to your master list of art projects for kids! The owl art ideas can be done any time of year. They might be best suited for a classroom bird theme or a unit about nocturnal animals. Better yet, plan an entire unit around owls themselves! In the links below, you will find owl art activities using a variety of supplies and techniques. Children will have the chance to take new approaches and explore a variety of colors and textures as they create their owl ..read more

Add the butterfly beginning sounds activity to your list of butterfly activities for preschoolers. The free printable puzzles are such a fun literacy activity, perfect for any spring theme! These puzzles offer students the opportunity to practice phonemic awareness in a variety of ways. Puzzles, games, and matching letter manipulatives – there are so many options! Regardless of how you use them, the butterfly beginning sounds puzzles offer a fun literacy component to your spring lesson planning. Below, you’ll find some specific activity ideas for the butterfly cards. But remember, you can alwa ..read more

These printable numbers are perfect for your preschool, pre-k, and kindergarten math activities! Once you’re done here, be sure to check out the rest of my free preschool printables. You can incorporate the number printables into your math lesson plans, small group math activities, and even your math center. It’s a very simple printable, but there are so many uses for it! Just think of all the early math skills you can teach and practice with the numbers. Since the printable number cards range from 0 to 100, there is a lot of room for differentiation. This means you can really hone in on what ..read more

These free printable Little Miss Muffet calendar numbers are a great addition to your next preschool or kindergarten nursery rhyme unit. Be sure to check out the rest of my other calendar numbers once you’re done here. You can use the Little Miss Muffet number cards for a wide variety of math lessons with the kids. Integrate them into whole group activities, small group games, or as part of independent practice in your math center. The numbered cards are super easy to prep, so you can have them ready for the kids tomorrow. And you can use them to teach and practice so many early math skills ..read more

Sort through the weather art projects below to find a few that will work well with your students. Then be sure to add them to your master list of art projects for kids! From sunshine to thunderstorms, and everything in between, this list is jam-packed with art ideas for any weather you can think of! These art ideas would be great for a weather theme, when teaching about the four seasons, or just to represent the day’s weather forecast. The weather art activities are a great way for children to express creativity, practice early classroom skills, and learn all about the weather. Related: Wea ..read more