Sensory play is extremely important for infants because it allows them to explore their environment through their five senses. Providing opportunities for babies to touch, taste, smell, see and hear different textures, objects, and materials stimulates their brains and helps to develop their cognitive and physical abilities. Sensory play also helps develops fine and gross motor …
Listening skills are critical for language development and reading. Children learn new vocabulary and expand their sentences and grammar—all thanks to listening. Poor listening skills might result in difficulty following directions and difficulty learning new words and constructing grammatically correct sentences. Preschool listening activities involve paying attention to environmental sounds, music, conversations, and stories. We’ve …
Sometimes you may have some extra time in the day, where you may need a time filler to keep the children occupied. Time fillers can be a lifesaver to get children actively engaged between activities…especially if you are waiting for lunch time, nap time, or outside time. Here are some suggestions for winter themed time …
Preschoolers are just learning the basics of communication. Whether it’s their first word, a sentence, or sign language, they are all so excited to share what they know with you! There is no better time than now to start fostering children’s love for language, and these educational language activities will help them grow as well-rounded …
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January is National Soup Month, so it is a great month to incorporate a preschool soup theme. Here are some preschool soup activities to try: Create a graph – What Soup Do You Like Best? Write children’s names under the names of two soups. Count how many children prefer each soup. Talk about which soup …
There are a lot of things that you can do with buttons (besides wear them!). Children can use buttons for sorting, patterning, fine motor activities, art, and much more. Here are some button activities for National Button Day on November 16: Put buttons in the sensory table. Put buttons in the sand table and use …
Here are five simple fine motor activities for Thanksgiving that you can do with preschoolers. Tweezer Sorting: Provide children with Thanksgiving Harvest Mix Bead Assortment, some fine motor tweezers, and a veggie tray from Dollar Tree. Have kids use tweezers to pick up and sort the various beads into the divided tray. Turkey Lacing: Cut …
July 15 is Cow Appreciation Day. Here are some fun activities to incorporate into your child care program that involve cows. “Milk” Cows – Fill latex gloves with milk and tie them shu. Poke small holes in the fingers of the gloves. Hang the gloves under a small folding table or …
Did you know that September 22 is National Elephant Appreciation Day? It is a good opportunity to introduce young children to the world’s land animal! Elephant Weight – Tell children them how much a baby elephant weighs (200 pounds). Weigh each child, record their weight, and see if it would take the whole class to …
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 …
