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The Spring Theme has 2 web pages filled with ideas and learning activities for pre-school and kindergarten children. Introduce preschool youngsters to the 4 elements needed for plant growth with the Photosynthesis activities and encourage fun with language as children learn the Spring fingerplays, songs and poems.
Graduation
Ideas! Here you'll find ideas for dramatic presentations
that can be adapted or used for preschool graduation or 'Moving On'
celebrations. Show parents, family members and friends what preschoolers
have learned throughout the year as youngsters perform simple skits
that you create using these ideas.
In the Humpty Dumpty Theme there are problem solving experiences, language, literacy and rhyming activities, science experiments, shape recognition activities, cause and effect relationships with art and craft activities. There is also a teacher made math puzzle and finger puppet ides. If you ever thought that Humpty Dumpty was just a simple nursery rhyme just one look at this theme's ideas and activities and you are sure to change your mind. It's amazing what Humpty Dumpty and preschool children can do. There are 2 black & white printable / coloring pages available for this theme:
- Humpty Dumpty Falling & Nursery Rhyme
- A Cracked Egg
In
The Mother's and Father's Day
Theme preschool children celebrate their mothers with
hands on art & craft activities and practical ideas for gifts that
encourage cognitive learning, creative expression and fine motor control.
In
the Colorful Rainbows Theme
there are science and graphing lessons along with songs and art and
craft activities that help make learning about colors fun and enjoyable
for youngsters. There is a black & white printable
worksheet and coloring page associated with the Rainbow
Theme.
Circus
and Clown Activities
have cooking and snack ideas, lots of plans for classroom circus trains
and 2 classic clown make-up
recipes. Create your own preschool or kindergarten classroom
circus with the craft activities, songs, rhymes and games in this theme
which are sure to have young children learning skills and having fun.
Don't forget the popcorn. Since every classroom circus needs healthy
delicious treats there is also the Popcorn
Fun for Everyone Theme. There are 3
black & white printable coloring and pattern pages associated
with this theme.
- Lion Mask
- Clown Juggler
- Circus Elephant
Windy
and Rainy Weather Activities
has science ideas for the windy month of March
and the rainy month of April.
Create an indoor Water Cycle
or try the Grocery Bag Kites,
Necktie Windsocks or the Rainstorm
Circle Activity.There
is a Rainy Weather printable coloring page
available for this theme.
In
the Science Experiments Theme
you'll find science discovery experiences for preschool and kindergarten
children that promote observation and prediction as they explore their
surroundings and actively construct their own knowledge using fun inexpensive
science experiments.
Planting an indoor classroom garden all year-round provides preschool children with lots of science experiences. You'll find activities and ideas for spring, summer, fall and winter in the Plant Growth Theme.Try Sprouting Seedlings in a ziploc bag or planting an Egg Shell Garden. Sing a few of the songs or create your own classroom Greenhouse Garden and develop a plant growth bulletin board while preschool youngsters become familiar with natural science. There are 4 Printable Coloring / Pattern Pages that help with this Plant Growth Theme.
- Seed Growth and Flower
- Bean Plant
- Plant Growth
- Flower Cross-section
You'll find these themes and 60 more in the Rainbow Resource Room.
How to Choose a Picture Book In this article written exclusively for the Preschool Rainbow, award winning author Ellen Jackson offers advice that early childhood teachers can give to parents about choosing good picture books for preschool children.
Preschool Books Listed by Themes
A pre-k curriculum resource of suggested picture books for early childhood
teachers and parents of young children. With more than 20 lists
of kindergarten and pre-k books for story time and the library areas
of early childhood classrooms.
The Preschool Rhyme Theme Collection is a curriculum resource with tons of finger plays, action poems, songs and nursery rhymes grouped according to early childhood education themes. Rhymes that enhance early learning about insects and bugs, animals, family, transportation, counting, community helpers and so much more!
Animal Activities promotes pre-k and kindergarten learning with literacy, science and dramatic play ideas. Activities for Zoo Themes are here.
Activities for Toddlers has 4 seasons of learning ideas and activity plans for very young preschoolers.
Preschool Activities for a Dinosaur Theme
Lots of early childhood classroom activities for teaching preschool
children about these fascinating creatures.
Alphabet Theme
Preschool children have fun learning the letters of the alphabet when
early childhood teachers use these activity plans and games in their
classrooms.
Counting and Number Theme
Active learning ideas that engage both small and large groups of young
children in the development of counting skills.
The Preschool Links page has informative resource sites for preschool and kindergarten teachers, plus places of interest for both parents and young children.
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