Three Kisses For Mother
Three Kisses for mother song & small Mothers Day gift. Practice song with children to have them sing to their mothers on Mother’s Day.
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Three Kisses For Mother Song
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All Blog Postings/ Gardening/ Insects/ Spring/ Summer Flower to Bee Pre-Writing Skills Sheet
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All Blog Postings/ Numbers/ Rainforest/ The Pond/ Zoo Five Little Monkeys Swinging in a Tree
Five Little Monkeys Swinging in a Tree
Save a copy of this image Five Little Monkeys Swinging in a Tree. Use the copy on your phone or iPad to recall the words to songs and organize your themed songs and fingerplays.
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All Blog Postings/ Themes Preschool Themes
Preschool Themes
A year’s worth of preschool themes for early childhood educators to plan out their weekly activities. -
All Blog Postings/ Gardening/ Spring Moss Terrarium
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All Blog Postings/ Mothers Day Blooming Special Gifts
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All Blog Postings/ Art Projects/ Caterpillars Butterflies/ Insects Butterfly Art Symmetry
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All Blog Postings/ Gardening/ Mothers Day/ Spring Gift a Spider Plant for Mother’s Day
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All Blog Postings/ Insects/ Spring Beatrice Honeybee Story & Coloring Book
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All Blog Postings/ Dinosaurs Dinosaur Mask Pattern
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All Blog Postings/ Caterpillars Butterflies/ Gardening/ Insects/ Spring Feeding Butterflies – Butterfly Nectar Recipes
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All Blog Postings/ Caterpillars Butterflies/ Gardening/ Insects/ Spring Lifecycle of a Caterpillar Butterfly
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All Blog Postings/ Transportation Transportation Ideas For the Block Area
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All Blog Postings/ Caterpillars Butterflies/ Insects/ Spring 10 Children’s Books on Caterpillars and Butterflies
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All Blog Postings/ Numbers/ Pizza Pizza Pie Game – Tally Marks and Counting Game
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All Blog Postings/ Printables 15 Printable Mazes
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All Blog Postings/ Easter/ Sensory Play/ Spring Find and Match Eggs in the Sensory Table
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All Blog Postings/ Caterpillars Butterflies/ Gardening/ Insects/ Spring From Caterpillar to Painted Lady Butterfly
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All Blog Postings/ Art Projects/ Five Senses/ Gardening/ Spring Wallpaper Flowers
I was looking for a project that we could use some pages of the wallpaper remnant books I purchased for a whole 50 cents a book.
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All Blog Postings/ Farm/ Gardening/ Songs/ Spring/ Themes Flower Garden Song Seed Growing
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All Blog Postings/ Insects/ Ladybugs/ Songs/ Spring/ Themes Fly Ladybugs Fly Children’s Song
Ladybugs Fly…
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All Blog Postings/ Art Projects/ Spring/ St Patricks Day/ Weather Spring Rainbow Art Project – Group Bulletin Board or Individual
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All Blog Postings/ Colors/ Recipes for Art Mini Watercolor Palettes
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All Blog Postings/ Gardening/ Songs/ Spring/ Themes I’m a Little Seed – Grow Spring Song
I’m a Little Seed
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All Blog Postings/ Spring/ St Patricks Day/ Themes 12 Sham-Tastic Books for Saint Patrick’s Day To Share With Preschool Children
Fairies, leprechauns and promised treasures of gold at the end of a rainbow, let’s celebrate St. Patrick’s Day.
12 Sham-Tastic books to share with any preschool child.
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All Blog Postings/ Farm/ Spring 10+ Children’s Books for Farm Theme
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All Blog Postings/ Art Projects/ Caterpillars Butterflies/ Insects/ Ladybugs/ Spring/ Summer Fingerprint Bug and Flower Vase
I am always on the lookout for cute craft ideas that I can do with children. This fingerprint bug flower vase fit the bill. My neighbor gave me the idea of recycling bottles into vases.
The vases turned out extremely cute! Since we didn’t have to purchase a container and I had the paints, the budget thanked me too.
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All Blog Postings/ Art Projects/ Colors/ Five Senses/ Recipes for Art/ Sensory Play Edible Play Clay Recipe
Edible Play Clay Recipe
A sweet, edible play clay recipe that will get children’s creative juices flowing. 100% edible ingredients. No flour or peanut butter.
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All Blog Postings/ Art Projects/ Dinosaurs/ Recipes for Art/ Videos Hatching Dinosaurs Eggs Recipe – Preschool Fun
As a child did you ever have an excitement with dinosaurs? I did. I loved the mystery behind exploring and maybe finding something new and exciting hiding in the dirt.
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All Blog Postings/ Art Projects/ Easter/ Recipes for Art/ Spring/ St Patricks Day/ Summer/ Valentine's Day Window Paint Recipe
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All Blog Postings/ Art Projects/ Insects/ Ladybugs/ Spring Ladybug Paper Plate Craft
Looking for a craft to go along with your spring ladybug theme? Try this simple ladybug paper plate craft.
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All Blog Postings/ Mothers Day/ Printables/ Spring Mothers Day Seed Packet Template
Mothers Day Seed Packet Template
Mothers Day Seed Packet Template: I am already thinking ahead to Mother’s Day gifts. The Head Start I am volunteering at a few times a month was looking for a gift that mother’s would think was cute, wouldn’t take up a ton of class time and had to fit inside a handmade card. It couldn’t tap into resources from the budget.
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All Blog Postings/ Colors/ Recipes for Art/ Summer Liquid Sidewalk Chalk Recipe
Liquid Sidewalk Chalk Recipe
Making this liquid sidewalk chalk recipe is extremely easy, if you have cornstarch and food coloring in your home. What are you waiting for? Try it now!
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All Blog Postings/ Art Projects/ Valentine's Day Valentines Day Heart Art Projects
Valentines Day Heart Art Projects
Valentines Day Heart Art Projects – I know some classes can not complete “Valentine’s Day” art projects. That is perfectly fine. That doesn’t mean you can’t do a King and Queen of Hearts Theme, or Alice in Wonderland Theme. In that case, the projects would fit perfectly well within the themes.
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All Blog Postings/ Printables/ Valentine's Day Heart Pattern – Outline
Use this heart pattern as a template for your art projects. You can enlarge or reduce the pattern size when you photocopy it for your art projects.
Remember, you can take the pattern and photocopy it directly onto colored construction paper if you desire. This will cut down on tracing.
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All Blog Postings/ Themes/ Winter Winter Theme
The weather is colder. In some places, snow or rain may fall from the sky. Daylight is shorter. Sometimes it is still dark when we get up in the morning. Along with a variety of special winter activity sports. Let’s talk about WINTER!
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All Blog Postings/ Numbers/ PDF FIles For Sale/ Printables/ Winter Snowflake Roll & Cover Addition Preschool Game
Learning number recognition and math doesn’t have to be difficult. Incorporate learning games into your day. Make learning a game!
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All Blog Postings, Space, Spring, Videos How to Make Moon Sand – Recipe
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So how do you make moon sand? Do you have baby oil and all purpose flour in your home right now? If, so, then you have everything you need to make this recipe. Kids LOVE it!
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All Blog Postings/ Arctic/ Art Projects/ Winter Chilly The Penguin Paper Plate Art Project
Could this Chilly The Penguin paper plate art project be any easier or economical to create?
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All Blog Postings/ Art Projects/ Winter Snowman Sock Art Project
No snow? No Problem! Create rows and rows of cute sock snowmen indoors.
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All Blog Postings/ Winter Best Winter / Snowmen Books for Preschoolers
10 books for preschool children to read about winter and snowmen.
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All Blog Postings/ Art Projects/ Christmas/ Fourth of July/ Recipes for Art Lacey Salt Dough Heart Ornaments
Jean over at The Artful Parent has a new twist on salt dough ornaments. The lacey dough ornaments are made by punching holes through the ornaments by using straws.
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All Blog Postings/ Letters/ Pets/ Recipes for Snack/ Sea Alphabet Crackers Cheddar Goldfish Cracker Recipe
Alphabet Crackers Cheddar Goldfish Cracker Recipe
Alphabet Crackers Cheddar Goldfish Cracker Recipe – Make your own alphabet crackers that have a light a tasty texture like the cheddar Goldfish brand crackers. I find the recipe tastes like a cross between Goldfish Crackers and Cheese Nips.
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All Blog Postings/ Art Projects/ Dinosaurs/ Halloween/ Letters/ Numbers/ Recipes for Art/ Shapes/ St Patricks Day/ Valentine's Day Stamping Blocks Make Your Own
Stamping Blocks Make Your Own
Stamping Blocks Make Your Own – Create a six-sided stamping block by cutting out and hot gluing craft foam shapes to the sides of a wooden block. Art blocks for any theme. Kids enjoy stamping.
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All Blog Postings/ Popcorn/ Themes Popcorn Lesson Plan Theme
Want to do a little something different? Try some of the ideas in my Popcorn theme. There are songs, art projects and more to keep your little ones busy. Many of the ideas could be used with a spring theme, too.
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All Blog Postings/ Printables/ Spring Earth Day Coloring Activity Book Free Printable
Free 12 page coloring and activity booklet for Earth Day.
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All Blog Postings/ Caterpillars Butterflies/ Insects/ Printables Butterfly Dot to Dot Worksheet
Dot to dot printable worksheet.
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All Blog Postings/ Spring/ St Patricks Day Who is Sitting on the Gold Circle Game (St Patrick’s Day)
This St Patricks Day game is one that can keep the children occupied for an hour and leave them begging you to play every circle time for the week.
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All Blog Postings/ Art Projects/ Recipes for Art/ Videos How to Make Homemade Rubber Stamp Ink – Recipe
Do your stamping pads dry up quick? Children forget to cover them? Maybe, you would like some additional colors but just don’t have the extra funds. Did you know it is easy to make your own stamp inks and pads and it is quick and affordable?
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All Blog Postings/ Themes/ Transportation Transportation Theme (2 Weeks)
Mega amount of information! Transportation theme 2 weeks of preschool transportation fun!
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All Blog Postings/ Recipes for Snack King Cake Mardi Gras
King Cake Mardi Gras
King Cake Mardi Gras – I came up with a simple way to create a King Cake for Mardi Gras. Simply purchase 2 tubes of cinnamon rolls and bake them in a shape of the King Cake. Twist the rolls into each other to make the rolls form a cake.
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All Blog Postings/ Art Projects Mardi Gras Watercolor Masterpieces
A great way for your little Picasso’s to express themselves is by setting up a paint station during center time. You can do this by setting up paint easels or art tables.
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All Blog Postings/ Art Projects Mardi Gras Masquerade Masks (Art Project)
Photocopy the mask pattern onto heavy card stock. Have the children decorate the masks in any fashion they would like. Typically the masks are decorated with feathers, glitter and sequins. You can decorate them any way you wish.
Tape a straw to the backside of the masquerade eye mask.
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All Blog Postings/ Colors/ Valentine's Day Heart to Heart Printable Bottle Cap Matching Center for Valentines Day
Heart to Heart Printable Bottle Cap Matching Center for Valentines Day
Heart to Heart Printable Bottle Cap Matching Center for Valentines Day – Create a heart to heart matching to create a Valentine’s Day center. Use the PDF files links below in red text to download and print out 2 copies of each of the heart bottle cap patterns.
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All Blog Postings/ Art Projects/ Farm Wooden Play Food For House Corner or Play Kitchen
I was going to set up my own patterns to create wooden blocks for my nieces play kitchen set for Christmas but decided to do a search online first. I found the patterns for my blocks here: PATTERNS and the full instructions here: FULL INSTRUCTIONS.
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All Blog Postings/ Popcorn/ Printables/ Thanksgiving Popcorn Rhyming Word Game
Teach your preschoolers rhyming the easy way! If you make learning fun and interactive, then children do not even realize they are working on the first step toward reading.
Copy the links in red below to save and print the files.
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All Blog Postings/ Gardening/ Themes Gardening Preschool Theme
This is a full Preschool theme for Preschool children. You can plan an entire week around the activities.
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All Blog Postings/ Art Projects/ Popcorn/ Spring Blossom Tree Art Project and Pattern
Spring has sprung! The trees are getting leaves and the blossoms are just beautiful here. Time to start creating some art projects to reflect this beauty.
To create your very own blooming tee print the tree PDF pattern here.
Have the children paint the tree with watercolors or color it. Add fingerprint leaves and glue on popcorn kernels for the blossoms.
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A Beary Merry Christmas/ All Blog Postings/ Arctic/ Colors/ Printables/ Teddy Bears Color Bear Group Activity (Color Recognition)
It’s gentle rhyming and gorgeous, tissue-paper illustrations make it one of their favorites. Bring that same excitement into your classroom circle time by making my color bear color recognition game.
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All Blog Postings/ Valentine's Day Counting Valentines Flannel Board Pattern
Counting Valentines Flannel Board Pattern
Print the Counting Valentines Flannel Board Pattern below. The pattern can be used as a flannel board or magnetic board.
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All Blog Postings/ Arctic/ Printables/ Winter Polar Bear Art Project Pattern
Use printable polar bear with Arctic Lesson Plan under art-polar bears.
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All Blog Postings/ Art Projects/ Babies/ Christmas/ Father's Day/ Mothers Day/ Recipes for Art Cornstarch Handprints & Ornaments
Preserve childhood forever! Use the recipe to make Christmas tree ornaments to give as gifts to aunts, uncles and grandparents. Handprint ornaments make great gifts for grandparents. Shape the dough into a Christmas bulb ornament or cut out any shape. Before you dry your ornament, push a drinking straw into the top center and remove. The hole is created for hook hanging purposes.
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All Blog Postings/ Organization/ Sensory Play Typical Skills Learned Through Child’s Play
What skills do children learn through play?
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All Blog Postings/ Easter/ Themes Easter Lesson Plan Theme
A full week of Easter activities for preschool child.
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All Blog Postings/ Space/ Themes Space Lesson Plan
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All Blog Postings/ Arctic/ Themes Penguin Lesson Plan Theme
A full week of activities to keep preschoolers busy learning about penguins.
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All Blog Postings/ Groundhog's Day/ Themes Groundhog Day Lesson Plan
What is Groundhog Day? It is a day set aside on the 2nd of February in both The United States and Canada to tell how many more weeks of winter will be left. If the groundhog comes out and doesn’t see its shadow because the weather is cloudy, winter will soon end. If the groundhog does sees its shadow because the weather is bright and sunny, it will be frightened and run back into its hole, and there will be six more weeks of winter.
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All Blog Postings/ Hannukkah/ Themes Hanukkah Lesson Plan Theme
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All Blog Postings/ Themes/ Valentine's Day Valentines Day Lesson Plan
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All Blog Postings/ Art Projects/ Christmas Paper Plate Reindeer
Paper Plate Reindeer
Make up your own herd of these paper plate reindeer. The craft has a simple materials list and it is fairly easy to pull together, which makes the craft a winner.
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All Blog Postings/ Christmas Gingerbread Man Fingerplay
Gingerbread Man Fingerplay
This is a cute gingerbread man fingerplay to act out with your children.
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All Blog Postings/ Christmas Im a Little Pine Tree Christmas Song
Im a Little Pine Tree Christmas Song
Im a Little Pine Tree Christmas Song is a Preschool Christmas song that is sung to the tune of I’m a Little Teapot.
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A Beary Merry Christmas/ All Blog Postings/ Arctic/ Art Projects/ Teddy Bears/ Zoo Sandpaper Bear Necklace
Sandpaper Bear Necklace
Use the sandpaper bear necklace pattern to trace and cut out bear shapes from sandpaper. Rub cinnamon sticks on bears cut from sandpaper. Punch hole in the bear and wear for necklace.
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A Beary Merry Christmas/ All Blog Postings/ Arctic/ Camping/ Teddy Bears/ Zoo Going on a Bear Hunt Picnic
Going on a Bear Hunt Picnic
This going on a bear hunt picnic activity invites the children to follow the bear paw prints on the floor to an indoor picnic. Tape the prints on the floor leading to a picnic.
Make sandwiches (bologna and cheese, peanut butter and jelly) cut into triangles and lemonade. Add in fruit, chips, cookies, etc.
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All Blog Postings/ Fall/ Farm/ Gardening/ Seasons/ Thanksgiving Corn Cob Painting
Corn Cob Painting
Make art masterpieces with dry corn cobs or maize. When corn cob painting, use corn cob fork holders and hands stay clean!
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All Blog Postings/ Halloween/ Spiders Activities for The Very Busy Spider
Art projects and craft activities that go hand in hand with Eric Carle’s book The Very Busy Spider. Preschool art activities for the Very Busy Spider.
The Book:
The Very Busy Spider by Eric Carle
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All Blog Postings/ Numbers/ Transportation Counting Cars Ebook
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All Blog Postings/ Art Projects/ Fall Leaf Rubbings
Leaf Rubbings
Have the children collect leaves and berries from all the trees they find. Make leaf rubbings. Have the children “crayon rub” them with fall colors.
Idea From Stefani
Directions:1.) Place the leaves under white paper.
2.) Rub w/paperless crayon.
3.) Use tree identification books to label the leaves with the children.
