As we are getting closer to Christmas, we are having fun with some holiday centers. Our students are getting in the Christmas spirit, and they have had a great time exploring these new activities. Decorate the Tree! This simple provocation was easy to set up- some loose parts and a tree cutout. We challenged students …
Reinforce letter recognition and spelling with engaging and hands-on alphabet activities. Literacy centers you can use with your students to build alphabet knowledge. One of the most important skills to teach in kindergarten is letter recognition and formation. I use alphabet activities in my play-based classroom for literacy centers to build on my students’ skills. …
patterning math centers: find hands-on and engaging math activities for your kindergarten students. Reinforce patterning with these easy to prep centers. We began to learn about patterning last week, and we have had fun using different materials to practice making patterns. I love to use hands-on activities when we are learning how to pattern. Letting …
You have collected some loose parts in the kindergarten classroom. Now you need to display them for your students to use. We have different ways that we like to put out our loose parts collections and other supplies, and here are some of our ideas. Large baskets are great for holding our bigger items like …
With Halloween landing on a Tuesday this year, it has felt like a whirlwind week. We had a lot of fun centers and we had such a great time, but I am excited for the weekend! Here are a few of my pictures I shared on Instagram over the past week: With this provocation, students …
Loose Parts Ideas: Find some loose parts ideas for your kindergarten classroom to add to your hands-on learning. Natural and bought materials to enhance your centers and activities for play-based learning. I started to collect loose part materials about 5 years ago. I use them in every area of the classroom, and my students love …
kindergarten sorting activities: reinforce sorting skills with these hands-on math centers. Sort by different attributes and rules, and use different materials. We have just finished up our unit on sorting and it is always my favourite math strand to cover. It gives us an opportunity to use a variety of fun manipulatives, and explore different …
This past week our kindergarten classroom has been filled with fun activities and provocations. We also went to the pumpkin farm and continued with our fun fall-inspired activities. We have such a wonderfully creative class, and it is so easy to set up provocations for them. It makes our job so much easier, and we …
Another week has come and gone, and the cooler weather seems to be here for good. We have embraced the fall weather and we are bringing that inspiration into the classroom. Take a look at what we have been up to: Our students have had an obsession with potato bugs this year (they are also …
It was a hot one this week in the classroom. We got a crazy heat wave that is very unusual for us at this time of the year. Even with the high temperatures, we were able to have a lot of fun with our centers this week! This super simple cutting activity is great for …
