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32 Winter Themes for Preschool
If you’ve begun to plan your winter lesson plans, I’m here to help! Here are 32 different winter themes and topics that you can choose from when you’re looking for new ideas! Ice Snow Snowmen Christmas Hanukkah Kwanzaa Winter Clothing Christmas Lights Pine Trees Jingle Bells Cookies Gift Wrap Bows Sledding Skiing Ice Skating Winter Animals Peppermint Candy Canes Pine cones Cranberries Cinnamon Quilts and blankets Boots New Year Ground Hog Day President’s Day Martin Luther King Jr. Day Valentine’s Day Conversation Hearts Hot Chocolate Igloos Here’s a graphic if you prefer!
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Cyber Monday
I hope that you aren’t all shopped out because TPT is having their annual Cyber Monday sale – only TPT’s sale is better because it’s Monday AND Tuesday! I always share my wishlist with you for these big sales, so here it i – this is what I’ll be buying: I can’t wait to use these Winter Photo Booth Props from Old Market at our holiday party! Ahh! I’m absolutely in love with these weather movement cards from Lisa Markle Sparkles in Preschool, the cards are adorable and this would be such a fun way to explore weather concepts. It’s not a wishlist without something from Play to Learn…
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Friday Freebie – Thanksgiving Pie
Happy Friday! I’m spending the day shopping, putting up my Christmas decorations, and relaxing – I hope that you get to do some of the same! I know that Thanksgiving is over, but this activity is a great one to stash away for next year. This Thankful Pie craftivity from Lindy du Plessis looks like a great way to help children think about all of the things they are thankful for, I bet that parents would love to see what their children came up with. Add this one to your file for next year and enjoy the rest of your holiday weekend!
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Happy Thanksgiving!
Happy Thanksgiving! I hope that your holiday is wonderful and relaxing! *Card image from Snapfish*
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Tips for celebrating Thanksgiving with little ones
Do you have any young children attending your Thanksgiving celebration? I wanted to make sure to share one of my most popular posts because it is full of tips for avoiding meltdowns and keeping toddlers and preschoolers happy on Thanksgiving day. You can check that post out here!
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Family Engagment – Discussing Thanksgiving
I like to take any opportunity that I can get to involve families in my classroom discussions and investigations, so I created this great freebie in order to find out a little more about each of my individual students’ family Thanksgiving celebration. Send this questionnaire home with your students to find out what each of their Thanksgiving celebrations is like. Ask them to bring it back after the holiday and compare and contrast the foods that they ate, what they liked and did not like, and give children the opportunity to share their own special traditions. This is a great way to help little ones understand that their families have…
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Friday Freebie – Holiday Checklists
Happy Friday! We’ve made, just a couple more days until Thanksgiving (and hopefully a nice little break), and then we rush headfirst into December. If you have given any thought at all to everything you have to get done in December – even if just to dread managing all of it – then this freebie is for you. I am so excited about this Holiday Checklist Sampler from Ladybug’s Teacher Files. You put your students’ names into one list and it automatically fills all of the lists for you, so you have easy checklists to help you make sure that everyone has finished their gifts for their families and you…
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Favorite Things – Preschool Teacher Edition
Every year I channel my inner Oprah to share my favorite things with you. My hope is that this list will help you shop for gifts that your favorite preschool teacher is sure to love, just like I do! All of the links below are Amazon affiliates, here’s the list for 2016: I love my Alex and Ani bracelets because they can be casual or dressy – which is perfect for a preschool teacher’s wardrobe. I also love that the price point makes them an ideal gift for any occasion. I always have a water bottle with me, and my current favorites are glass bottles with a screw-off lid. This…
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Preschool Gift Guide 2016
I know that we haven’t even celebrated Thanksgiving yet, but since the official start of the holiday shopping season is next Friday that means it’s time for my annual gift guides. The following items would be perfect for the preschoolers in your life – these would also be great gifts for any preschool classroom! All links are Amazon affiliates. If this Green Toys Salad Set doesn’t inspire healthy eating then I don’t know what will. I love Green Toys because they are made of recycled materials, and their food sets are so much fun, make sure to check out the Pizza Set too! A play kitchen is an amazing holiday…
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Toddler Gift Guide 2016
I know that we haven’t even celebrated Thanksgiving yet, but since the official start of the holiday shopping season is next Friday that means it’s time for my annual gift guides. The following items would be perfect for the toddlers in your life – these would also be great gifts for any toddler classroom! All links are Amazon affiliates. These Boon Water Pipes are the best bath toys! They suction to the wall of the bathtub and each pipe has a different function. Toddlers can explore them each on it’s own, or line them up to create a pipe maze for the water to flow through. This will definitely help…
