Chicka Chicka Boom Boom Magnetic Alphabet Tree
How to make a magnetic alphabet tree inspired by the classic children’s book Chicka Chicka Boom Boom. Perfect your preschool, pre-k, or kindergarten kids.
Name Writing Activities for Preschoolers | 7 Ways to Practice Handwriting
If you work with older preschool, pre-k, TK, JK, and kindergarten students, try using some of these methods to help your students begin to recognize the letters in their names and write them in fun and playful ways.
Class Book: Here Are Our Hands
A great begining-of-school class book made with children’s hands and easy repetitive text for preschool, pre-k, and kindergarten
Navigating Emotions: Making Sense of Anxiety in the Preschool Classroom
Discover practical skills and strategies to manage preschool anxiety in the classroom.
Social-Emotional Learning: Practical Steps to Cultivate Calm in Preschool
Explore some easy mindfulness strategies and how to set up a calming area with intention.
September Preschool Themes
Looking for curriculum themes and activities for start of school? These September ideas are perfect for preschool, pre-k, and kindergarten classes. School, family, senses, and more!
Back-to-School Open House Ideas for Pre-K and Preschool
How to host a successful and memorable back-to-school open house event for Pre-K and Preschool classrooms. Forms, signs, and more!
How to Manage Free Choice Learning Centers in Preschool
How to manage free choice learning centers in your preschool, pre-k, or kindergarten classroom. Tips for making the most out of center time.
The Science of Play and Academic Success in Preschool
Everybody is talking about the Science of Reading – but what about the Science of Play? Why isn’t the early childhood world abuzz about this?
Preschool Books About the Five Senses
These picture books focus on the five senses and encourage kids to explore with their senses. This list of books is perfect for beginning of the year, for an All About Me theme, or as supplement to your science and sensory centers.
The Best (and Worst) Alphabet Activities for the Beginning of the Year
Wondering what alphabet activities are the best for the beginning of the year? This episode of Elevating Early Childhood covers my favorites…and a few fails for the first of the school year.
My First Ten Days of School Tips and Lesson Plans for Your Preschool Classroom
How do make sure your first ten days of school go amazingly well? Listen to this week’s episode to find out! Plus, get our FREE lesson plan!
Preschool Lesson Plan Ideas For August
Themes and activities for August or start of school; for preschool, pre-k, and kindergarten; August Preschool Themes; Pre-K beginning of year.
Best Back To School Books For The First Day Of Preschool And Pre-k
The best books to read aloud at the beginning of the school year in your pre-k or kindergarten classroom.
30+ Activities for Social-Emotional Learning in Preschool
Let’s dive into what SEL in the preschool or Pre-K classroom looks like and explore some fun, playful, and meaningful social emotional learning activities that will help your students thrive!
Easing Separation Anxiety on the First Day of Preschool
How to handle separation anxiety on the first day of school in preschool, pre-k, or kindergarten.
My Favorite Emotions and Feelings Activities and Games for Preschool
In this episode of Elevating Early Childhood, I discuss something every professional educator needs to use in their classroom: Emotions and feelings activities you can use to teach emotional literacy to your students.
40+ Books about Emotions and Feelings for Preschool and Pre-K
More than 40 books about emotions and feelings to support social-emotional development in your Preschool or Pre-k classroom.
Emotion Words: Teaching Preschoolers About Their Feelings
Ideas and tips for helping preschoolers learn emotion words; for preschool, pre-k, and kindergarten classrooms; build emotional intelligence
Activities with Balls for Preschoolers
Preschoolers love to play with balls. You could plan a ball theme or a shapes theme. You could include ball activities in other themes, such as summer, ocean, or beach. You could add a little more gross motor action in some of your centers. Check out these 30 ideas for […]
