I love learning about flowers with preschoolers in a few ways. I like teaching preschoolers about plant life cycles with fun garden books and gardening activities, I like learning about flowers using 5 senses activities and of course I like using flowers as a theme for other learning like literacy too. These flower activities for […] The post Flower Activities For Preschoolers appeared first on No Time For Flash Cards ..read more

I teach at a church-affiliated preschool, so for me, Easter is BIG. We have egg hunts and even celebrate in our community by “egging” our local businesses with Easter eggs our students have painted. If you teach at a school where you celebrate Easter, this list of fun Easter circle time activities with free printables […] The post Easter Circle Time Activities For Preschool appeared first on No Time For Flash Cards ..read more

The little pink cherry blossoms are starting to bloom around the island I live on, and even though we had some snow last week, spring is coming! It’s time to start gathering materials and making lesson plans packed with spring activities for your preschool classroom! What I love about spring is that it provides such […] The post Spring Activities for Preschoolers appeared first on No Time For Flash Cards ..read more

I love STEM; I love teaching STEM to preschoolers and training preschool teachers how to do it! You can’t teach STEM without some great books, and these engineering books for preschoolers are the perfect addition to any lesson about building or engineering in your preschool classroom. I use or have used all these books in […] The post Engineering Books for Preschoolers appeared first on No Time For Flash Cards ..read more

Is there ever a time of year that rainbows aren’t perfect for? You can use rainbows all year round and they are wonderful for learning about colors, and about weather, to celebrate St.Patrick’s Day in March, or Pride in the summer, and of course, for magical pretend play too! Below you will find all kinds […] The post Rainbow Activities for Preschoolers appeared first on No Time For Flash Cards ..read more

I have been dying to share this post and activity with you, but I wanted to use PreK letter journals in my class for many months before deciding to share the idea with other preschool teachers. Essentially, I wanted to test them out and ensure the outcome was as good as the idea. It is. […] The post PreK Letter Journals appeared first on No Time For Flash Cards ..read more

This post is in partnership with ChildCare Education Institute, a StraighterLine Company. Did you know March 2nd is Read Across America Day?  As this celebration has evolved over the years, the National Education Association has put its focus on diversity. I love this because when we create better connections with our students through the books we fill our libraries with, […] The post Get Ready for Read Across America with ChildCare Education Institute appeared first on No Time For Flash Cards ..read more

Learning about eggs around Easter just makes sense when you teach at a church-affiliated preschool but you don’t have to celebrate Easter in your class to use these great preschool lessons about eggs for some wonderful learning! I love teaching about eggs and baby animals because young children relate to both easily through prior experience […] The post Learning About Eggs at Preschool appeared first on No Time For Flash Cards ..read more

I love teaching preschool STEM, especially about the five senses because children can immediately relate to the lessons. I wanted to up my game and set up five senses stations, or maybe you’d call them five senses learning centers in my classroom to support the circle time lessons and activities we are also doing on […] The post Five Senses Activities & Printables For Preschool appeared first on No Time For Flash Cards ..read more

Want to annoy me? Do winter preschool activities about Arctic animals and include penguins. Last week in my class, we got out our ice sensory bins, and the first thing I did was have my students help me separate them and make one into the Arctic and one into the Antarctic. One with polar bears […] The post Winter Preschool Activities for Poles Apart appeared first on No Time For Flash Cards ..read more