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Preschool Lemonade Theme
Lemons can support so many different learning experiences. This fact makes them the perfect topic to explore in the classroom. Here’s a great list of inspiring ideas for preschool activities that cover all the bases! Science Math Language Social Motor
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Preschool Beach Day in the Classroom
Visiting the beach isn’t always possible, BUT you can always create your own beach experience. This is one of my absolute favorite ways to celebrate summer in the classroom. Here are some fun posts to inspire your beach day plans – make sure to check back in on Friday for some of my favorite supplies for a multi-sensory beach setup. Friday Freebie – Beach Counting Books about the beach Dramatic Play Beach Props Beach-themed Sand Play Beach Play – Without the Beach
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Flower Garden Supplies for the Classroom
One of the best things about a gardening theme is that supplies are generally easy to find. Authentic materials such as seed packets, gardening gloves, knee cushions, and planters are readily available and often inexpensive. Here are some of my favorite supplies for classroom gardening themes (all links are affiliates). Artificial Floral Stems Seed Starters and Mini Terracotta Pots Flower Garden Stacking Set Green Pipe Cleaners Kids Gardening Tool Set Paper Flowers and Leaves Glass Bud Vases
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Camping Supplies for the Classroom
I’ve shared resources and ideas for fun camping activities, no here are my favorite products! These are all of the classroom supplies for camping that make learning even more fun. All of the links are affiliates. Kids Playhouse Tent Coleman Kids Mini LED Lantern Melissa and Doug Campfire Smores Playset Kids Binoculars Classroom Set Find and Seek Scavenger Hunt Kids Headlamps 5-pack Bug Catching Kit Tree Stump Stools Glow in the Dark Star Stickers
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Printable Camping Activities for Preschool
Camping is one of my favorite summer activities, so it makes perfect sense that I’ve always loved sharing this topic in the classroom too. Camping supplies lend themselves perfectly to math an language activities, and it’s so fun to find authentic materials to supplement these activities. Here are my favorite camping activities for the classroom – all of these are printable and available HERE!
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Bird Books for Preschool
There are so many books available about birds. This is definitely one of those topics where it can be hard to narrow down the most helpful and relevant titles. Some of the non-fiction books that are supposed to be for children can also be really difficult and dry. So how do you know which ones are worth reading? I’m happy to share the ones that we’ve loved! All links are affiliates. National Geographic Kids Bird Guide of North America, Second Edition – Jonathan Alderfer Backpack Explorer: Bird Watch: What Will You Find? – Storey Publishing Feathers for Lunch – Lois Ehlert Bird Builds a Nest: A First Science Storybook –…
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Airplane Books for Preschool
Airplane week is in full swing, but let me tell you, choosing books for this week was a bit of a challenge. Books about airplanes can easily get way too technical for young children, and sometimes they are a little too history-heavy for little ones who don’t have an understanding of the concept of past and present. Here are the books that we chose (all links are affiliates). Planes – National Geographic Kids I Want to be a Pilot – Peter J Eyewitness Flight – DK Books We Are Going on an Airplane – Mavis Camellia Ask a Pilot – Justin Kelley
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Airplane Activities for Preschool
Mondays have been tough around here – these summer weekends are busy and we’re feeling it by Monday! I hope that you’ll forgive me for not always getting a Monday post up throughout the summer, I’m really leaning into Mom life and sometimes that just doesn’t leave the time. That doesn’t mean that I’m totally leaving you hanging though! I’ve got so much to share. We’re prepping for a vacation, and it’s a big one because it’ll be my daughter’s first airplane experience. This felt like the perfect time to dig in and explore airplanes. It’s relevant for my family at the moment, but it can be an excellent theme…
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October themes for classrooms that don’t celebrate Halloween
I love holidays and celebrating them in the classroom, but there are many completely valid reasons for not incorporating these into your lesson plans. When it comes to Halloween there can be religious considerations, cultural implications, and economic concerns. Every school has it’s own policy, but if you don’t celebrate holidays in the classroom it can be a real challenge to look for new lesson plan ideas and only find the ubiquitous Halloween ideas. I have a list of 35 fall themes that can be a great starting point for your planning, but these few October themes fit closely enough to Halloween that you can use many of the Halloween…
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35 Autumn Themes for Preschool
I’m always looking for new ideas, and sometimes that means exploring something different. Luckily, autumn offers so many natural themes! Here are 35 ideas to inspire your lesson plans over the next couple of months:
