Leaves and acorns are part of the fall theme that preschoolers love. I cannot even begin to tell you how many acorns are collected on the playground, shoved into pockets, and brought home each day! Our leaves & acorns count & color activities for fall encourage super simple math skills that all preschoolers work on mastering.  Affiliate links included in this post. Leaves & Acorns Count & Color Activities The leaves & acorns count & color activities for fall include 7 printables all about numbers, counting, and colors! The math centers include different leveled ..read more

Fall is just around the corner and the leaves will be falling soon! Creating meaningful learning centers and activities for your preschoolers to get through the fall season does not have to be difficult. The fall season is jam-packed full of themes that preschoolers love. Our leaves & acorns fine motor activities set will engage all ages of preschoolers while helping practice using and strengthening their fine motor muscles.   Leaves & Acorns Fine Motor Activities for Fall This set of leaves & acorns fine motor activities include 12 reusable busy bins. Each activity comes wit ..read more

Spiders and bats are perfect fall themes for your preschool classroom because they are not scary! Whether you celebrate Halloween or not, spiders and bats are a great way to transition through fall when it comes to planning and prepping all of your activities for your preschoolers. Our spiders & bats gross motor activities are guaranteed to get your preschoolers up and moving and strengthening those core muscles! Spiders & Bats Gross Motor Activities for Preschool The spiders & bats gross motor activities include 5 individual farm themed printable movement games. Each game include ..read more

Spiders and bats are themes that may be overlooked in the fall, but can be used to transition from early fall themes (think farm and apples) to the middle of fall (think pumpkins and Halloween – if you celebrate it at preschool). Our spiders & bats alphabet activities for fall encourage alphabet identification and allow your preschoolers to be exposed to uppercase and lowercase letters while playing! Spiders & Bats Alphabet Activities for Fall The spiders & bats alphabet activities for fall include 6 printables all about the letters in the alphabet! The literacy centers include di ..read more

Everything about the farm theme in preschool is engaging and fun! Farm animals and crops that grow on the farm are easy to add to your preschool plans in the fall or the spring. Our farm gross motor activities are an easy way to purposely add movement activities to your day. Moving helps get those wiggles out, keeps learning motivating, and strengthens those core muscles that will later be used to sit at a desk and successfully work in school. Farm Gross Motor Activities for Preschool The farm gross motor activities include 5 individual farm themed printable movement games. Each game includes ..read more

Preschoolers love activities that work their fine motor skills. It may be because fine motor activities include hands-on learning fun. Fine motor activities may be a challenge to little hands and fingers as they are helping strengthen muscles to later be able to work on those big kid skills. This is why our farm fine motor activities for preschool can be the perfect addition to any farm theme that includes engaging, meaningful learning! Affiliate links included in this post. Farm Fine Motor Activities for Preschool This set of farm fine motor activities includes 12 printable activities. Each ..read more

The beginning of the school year can be hard to know what kind of activities will work with your new group of preschoolers while trying to establish procedures, routines, and introduce learning centers.  Adding learning activities with easy to follow directions helps you assess early learning skills, and allows your preschoolers to be successful and engaged. Our crayon color matching clip cards work well at the beginning of the year in independent or small group activities. Plus practicing skills using fine motor muscles encourages so many more big kid skills down the road.     ..read more

Building a classroom community or classroom family is so important in preschool. A lot of times preschool is the first experience in school. Little kids learn to make friends, be in school, become more independent, and even have disagreements. Having opportunities to act as a special group, while being made up of individuals is important. And creating class books is one way to make this happen in the classroom. The name class book is a way to make this happen at the beginning of the year as we head back to school! Name Class Book for Back to School The name class book can be downloaded from t ..read more

Preschoolers are all about learning those big kid skills. But we all know that there are so many steps needed to really master a skill. A preschooler cannot just sit down at a table and write her name. She would first need to learn how to hold a pencil, strengthen her fine motor, hand, and wrist muscles to form the letters, and have the control to move her pencil in the correct way so that the letters in her name look like she wants them to. Before any of that is possible, lots of pre-writing work needs to happen. Between picking up pom poms with kid-friendly squeezers and drawing pictures, th ..read more

If you are planning and prepping for going back to school, we have the cutest back to school craft for your preschoolers! The glue dot name craft practices multiple preschool and kindergarten skills including fine motor, scissor skills, direction following, hand-eye coordination, letter recognition, and name practice. The craft allows you to assess your preschoolers early in the year in a way that does not cause frustration or flashcard memorization. The finished product will also look great on a bulletin board or classroom decoration! Glue Dot Name Craft for Back to School The printable glue ..read more