Summer Preschool Themes: Sports Week Preschoolers love being active during the summer and having a Sports Week allows them to do just that. This theme can be done multiple ways such as highlighting a different sport each day or representing all the sports in the classroom. Here are a... ( added 131 days ago.)

Fourth of July Kid Activities On A Budget The economy has hit everyone hard this year, but cutting back on Fourth of July activities for kids does not have to happen. Here are few activities to keep your kids busy this holiday weekend without breaking the bank. Forget the fireworks Buying... ( added 131 days 18 hours ago.)

Preschool Sensory Table: Recipes To Create The Sticky, Fun Stuff We all know how much preschoolers love getting messy. A sensory table offers endless opportunities throughout the year, for kids to get messy while having fun and learning. As a preschool teacher, you remember playing with this stuff as a child... ( added 135 days 3 hours ago.)

Preparing The Preschool Classroom For Fall: Get Those Centers Stocked Centers are the fun areas in your classroom where kids learn without knowing they are learning. I love centers and if you are not teaching through centers, I invite you to change your method of teaching. Preschoolers are by nature highly social... ( added 135 days 3 hours ago.)

Summer Themes For Preschool Classroom: Dinosaurs Go Wild! What preschooler doesn't love dinosaurs! It is summer, so it is time to make the theme bigger and better and nothing is bigger than dinosaurs. Decorate your room with lots of trees and strap on for a summer theme of fun. Here are a few suggestions... ( added 136 days 4 hours ago.)

How To Survive Your First Year of Teaching You finally landed that teaching job! Now what? Principals have said for years that children who sit in the class of a first year teacher seldom learn. It is time for you to prove them wrong! Teaching is the most difficult, stressful... ( added 136 days 5 hours ago.)

Summer Themes For Preschool Classroom: Zoo Activities Kids love going to the zoo and it offers so many educational opportunities. Why not go the extra mile this summer and bring the zoo to your classroom? There are several ways to pull off the zoo theme. You can split the week into different... ( added 139 days 5 hours ago.)

Summer Themes For Preschool Classroom: Circus Activities Summers can be challenging for teachers of preschoolers. It can be hot outside and kids can be more restless than usual. Add the extra stress of wanting to make their summers full of memorable events and it can all be overwhelming. As a... ( added 146 days 3 hours ago.)

Should Scholastic Book Clubs Be Banned From Schools? We all remember bringing home the Scholastic Book Club order form with anticipation that our mom just might say yes to ordering something. I remember as a kid, it was the coolest to order from because they had all the popular... ( added 150 days 2 hours ago.)

Alternatives To Summer Camp Without Spending The Money Summer is here and the list of local camps is a mile long. It seems every business is going into the summer camp business this summer. With the economy in the toilet, summer camps can cause a strain on the finances. This summer camps are running... ( added 157 days 5 hours ago.)

Personalized Father's Day Gift Ideas That Will Excite The Dad In Your Life Father's Day is just around the corner so now is the time to start on personalized projects that will surely excite dad. There is nothing kids love more then helping out with gifts for dad. Here are a few ideas for this holiday. ... ( added 165 days 6 hours ago.)

Activities To Keep Your Kids Busy All Summer Long It is that time of the year again when all we hear is, "I'm bored!" It was always funny to me that kids look so forward to being out of school counting down the days until that final bell. Then once they made it, they had the nerve to... ( added 167 days 4 hours ago.)

Father's Day Crafts for the Preschool Classroom Father's Day is fast approaching which means as teachers now is the time to plan for gifts. No matter how prepared I think I am, special crafts always seem to take twice as long to do in the preschool classroom. I am not sure if it is... ( added 169 days 1 hour ago.)

How To Keep Your Kids Writing Over Summer Vacation Writing is such a great higher lever thinking skill that really keeps the brain working and focused. It is important for kids to keep their brains active during summer vacation. One easy way to do this is through writing. At all age levels... ( added 176 days 23 hours ago.)

Activities Grandparents Can Do With Their Grandkids Grandparents tend to feel neglected at times and wishing for more time with their grandkids. On many occasions grandparents feel they do not get enough time with their grandkids citing reasons as lack of involvement from their own kids. Then there... ( added 188 days ago.)

Cinco De Mayo Activities For The Preschool Classroom Part Two While Cinco de Mayo has little or no significance to Mexico, the day is celebrated in the United States as a celebration of Mexican heritage and pride. Many Americans, believe the day to be Mexican's independence Day, but in actuality that date is... ( added 195 days 2 hours ago.)

Mothers Day Activities For The Preschool Classroom Mothers play such an active and important role in your preschooler's life. For the most part they are the active caregiver and constant force in their life. Why not spend the week before Mother's Day celebrating mommies. You can even put aside a... ( added 195 days 4 hours ago.)

Teacher Appreciation Week: How To Show Your Teacher You Care With the end of school quickly approaching, Teacher Appreciation can be a time that parents want to overlook especially with the economy of today. The National Education Association recognizes the first full week in May as Teacher Appreciation... ( added 210 days 18 hours ago.)

Scripture For Children To Memorize During Holy Week If you are like me, I love sending scripture to school with my child daily. I usually put it in his lunch box and try to make it coincide with issues he is facing in school at the time. God's word has a wealth of wisdom on every subject... ( added 216 days 5 hours ago.)

Economical Family Activities For A Lazy Saturday In our society, it is typical to spend Saturdays running from one event to another. Believe me I know. We once had a day spent going from one birthday party to another then to a baseball practice. I felt the need to remind myself to breath... ( added 225 days 5 hours ago.)

Christian Easter Activities for The Preschool Classroom One of the most stressful times as Christian teachers can be Easter. As teachers, we want so much for our kids to realize and grasp the truth of Easter and the promises it represents. Preschoolers can learn that Jesus died on a cross. Jesus... ( added 229 days 21 hours ago.)

Educational Computer Games For The Preschool Classroom Let's face it. The days of not touching a computer until high school are long gone. Kids are interacting with computers from the beginning of school. They should be. The computer has become the center of every career in today's marketplace. As... ( added 244 days 6 hours ago.)

Activities For Pajama Day In the Preschool Classroom A fun theme day in the preschool classroom is pajama day. Kids love showing off their pajamas and slippers to their friends. Having a pajama day allows the kids to do this. As teachers, though, we sometimes struggle with the theme. How do we make... ( added 247 days ago.)

Activities To Celebrate Dr. Seuss's Birthday in The Preschool Classroom "We need to get Dr. Seuss a present," a four-year-old in my class exclaimed! "Really, why?" I respond with just as much enthusiasm. "Because it is his birthday!" March 2nd marks the birthday of a man that every preschool and young at heart adult... ( added 255 days 17 hours ago.)

The Top 100 Classic Books - How Many Have You Read? A while back, the BBC published a list of the top 100 books that have been published. According to the article, the average person has only actually read six of these novels. How well do you fair in this list? The following is their list of the... ( added 262 days 18 hours ago.)