Conversation Hearts can be used for many things that encourage learning in an early childhood environment! Try these Conversation Heart activities for added learning during February: Give each child a box of conversation hearts and have them sort them by color. After sorting, have the children create a pattern using what colors they prefer. Use …
Here are some ideas for National Children’s Dental Health Month: Try painting with toothbrushes instead of paintbrushes. Give each child a tooth-shaped paper cut-out and have them do string painting using dental floss. Cut the bottoms off of large plastic soda bottles and turn them upside down (they look like teeth). Staple several together, and …
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Here are some ideas for Groundhog Day Activities with preschoolers. The day before, create a graph about children’s guesses – Will the Groundhog see his shadow or not? Get a Ground Cookie Cutter and make Groundhog Cookies…or use the cookie cutter to dip in paint and make Groundhog prints. Add flashlights to the …
Here are some ideas for National Puzzle Day on January 29: Photo Puzzles. Take photographs of each child, cut into puzzle pieces and give pieces to another child. Have them guess who they have then put together the puzzle. Try one of these websites to make puzzles: Custom Jigsaw Puzzle Maker Jigsaw Explorer Go on …
Here are some ideas for National Opposite Day on January 25: Have children wear summer clothes. Or ask children to wear clothes inside out and backward. Eat dinner foods for breakfast. Eat breakfast foods for lunch. Play Simon Says, but have children perform opposite tasks of what is suggested (ie. Simon Says Shake your hands …
