I love, love, love doing a dinosaur theme with my preschoolers. I feel like dinosaurs are universally loved by all four-year-olds. Right? And I'd be lying if I didn't say I didn't go through a Dr. Ellie Sattler (Jurassic Park) phase. (Actually, I'm not entirely sure I grew out of it. She kicks butt.) One of our favorite dinosaur theme process art activities is painting with the toy dinosaurs' feet! My preschoolers loved dipping the dinosaurs onto paper plates of paint and then making them "walk" across the papers. To prevent any color-mixing confusion, I matched the paint to the … [Read more...]
Easiest Ever DIY Snow for Sensory Play
In the last week before Christmas break, my preschoolers were getting antsy... and usually when this happens, I know it's time to pull out some kind of new sensory activity. In the spirit of Christmas, they helped me make this super simple DIY fake snow to play with. This DIY snow is literally just two ingredients: 3 cups baking soda 1/2 cup WHITE hair conditioner I emphasize white, because when I made this the first time at home with my son, the conditioner had a yellow tint. And well, you know, no one likes yellow snow. So definitely grab some cheap white conditioner from the … [Read more...]
Halloween Books for Preschoolers
(Note: This post contains affiliate ads, which means I might get a small kickback if you click on the links below. Thanks!) Halloween is hands-down my favorite holiday, and my preschoolers can probably sense my excitement when I'm reading a good Halloween book! I've discovered some new ones (new to me, that is) this year, and they're perfect for preschoolers--not just because of their length, but because they're not too scary. I make sure Halloween is fun and silly, and reading goofy Halloween books about black cats or green monsters helps! I compiled a list of some Halloween books that … [Read more...]
FREEBIE Monster Theme Fine Motor Worksheet
Hey everyone! I wanted to let you know about my top-downloaded freebie in my Teachers Pay Teachers store. This monster theme fine motor tracing lines worksheet is such a fun pre-writing activity for Halloween. You can download it for free by clicking on the image above, or download here. You can use it like a "worksheet," but in my classroom, I stuck it in a sheet protector and let my students trace the lines with a dry erase marker. That way, we not only save paper, but they can do it as many times as they want! Looking for more monster theme activities? Get more freebies … [Read more...]