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Friday Freebie – Graduation Countdown
Happy Friday! If your spring has been anything like mine, the weeks just keep getting crazier. I’m looking forward to slowing down a bit, but that probably won’t happen until Memorial Day! One things for sure, there are a few celebrations to get through before I can take a break. This week I shared a TON of ideas for graduation celebrations. Today’s freebie is a fun way to help your kiddos look forward to the big day. This Countdown to Graduation set from Maria Manore Gavin is an easy way for you to answer the never ending question: “How much longer until we graduate?!” If you’re planning a graduation ceremony,…
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Felt Tassel Decoration
I’m all for decorations that can be used more than once. I made this cute felt tassel garland in colors to match my preschool graduation set, and it’s durable enough that I can put it away with my decorations and pull it out again next year. This will be adorable on the refreshment table! It was incredibly easy to make, and super cheap too, so of course I had to share how I did it! It only took felt, cord, and a hot glue gun. The amount of felt you need will depend on how long you want your garland to be. Mine ended up being approximately 3 feet long…
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Graduation keepsakes for your students
Preschool graduation is one of those special occasions that you want to mark with a keepsake, especially because many your kiddos won’t actually remember it 10 years from now. I’ve rounded up a few fun ideas that won’t break your budget! Have you been keeping journals all year long? (Preschool Daze has a great how-to) Ask your students if you can write them a letter in their journals and send them home at graduation. Download my End of the Year Memory Books and help your students fill in their memories. Bind them with each child’s portfolio pages or work samples for a one-of-a-kind gift. Makes shirts for each student, they…
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Preparing preschoolers to transition to Kindergarten
The end of the school year is so full of ceremonies, parties, and silly photos that it all goes by in a whirlwind. This is an overwhelming time for any preschool teacher, but it’s even more overwhelming for those little ones. They keep being told that next year they’ll be a big kid and go to kindergarten, and from their perspective, that’s a lot of unknown. What will their new school be like? Will their new teacher be nice? How will they get to school? Will they get to see their friends? Do they still get to play with their favorite toys? Where will they keep their things? All of…
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It’s THAT time
It doesn’t matter when Easter or your Spring Break falls, whenever it is that you come back from that particular break – or long weekend, it inevitably dawns on you tit is now time to think about graduation. Whether you love it or hate it, preschool graduation (or even end of the year parties) tend to be quite the production. It’s the perfect time to showcase all of the hard work that the children have done throughout the year but organizing and displaying said work is, in itself, a lot of work! One of my most popular posts is Everything You Need to Host a Preschool Graduation, so I thought…
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Friday Freebie – Following Directions
Happy Friday! It’s finally starting to feel like spring (now that the 7 inches of snow we got last week has melted), so I’m in the mood to share a spring freebie! This Following Directions set from Sublime Speech is a fun game that you can play to help your little ones practice multi-step directions. Use the game mats that are included, or use the cards during large group activities so that everyone can practice together!Download your set and have a great weekend!
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Week of the Young Child – Work Together Wednesday
Happy Week of the Young Child! I thought I’d celebrate by sharing some fun ideas to help you follow along with NAEYC’s themed days. For more info about the Week of the Young Child celebration you can visit NAEYC’s website, but I’m going to jump right into the fun! Work together Wednesday – I love it! What a great theme day! There are about a million things that you could do to celebrate work together Wednesday, but the activity that I thought of immediately encourages more than just working together. This activity takes some serious problem solving skills, along with a little bit of simple engineering. The best part is that…
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Week of the Young Child – Taco Tuesday
Happy Week of the Young Child! I thought I’d celebrate by sharing some fun ideas to help you follow along with NAEYC’s themed days. For more info about the Week of the Young Child celebration you can visit NAEYC’s website, but I’m going to jump right into the fun! Taco Tuesday is about eating healthy, and the minute that I saw Taco Tuesday on NAEYC’s list, I thought of this book: My kiddos are in love with Build a Burrito by Denise Vega (it’s out of print but I was able to find a couple of copies on Amazon). It’s a counting book all about building the perfect burrito, with text…
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Week of the Young Child – Music Monday
Happy Week of the Young Child! I thought I’d celebrate by sharing some fun ideas to help you follow along with NAEYC’s themed days. For more info about the Week of the Young Child celebration you can visit NAEYC’s website, but I’m going to jump right into the fun! I’m loving music monday – Music can change your mood in an instant, so it’s a toll that I used in the classroom all the time. On gloomy days when we’re stuck indoors I put on happy, upbeat music. When the kiddos really need some calm, I put music that is soothing. I fully believe in the power of music, and…
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Friday Freebie – Rainy Day
Happy Friday !This week has been all about getting back into the swing of things – and keeping it fun at the same time. I’ve shared a couple of my go-to activities for making the most of not so fun days (fort building and obstacle courses!) and today’s freebie fits that theme perfectly. This Rainy Day Activities book from TeachersStore is full of fun ideas for the classroom. Download your copy and then check out this other great rainy day idea:Banish boredom with a rainy day box
