Activities – Fun learning activities for daycare centers

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Easter Preschool Lesson Plan

March 23, 2011

Tweet Tweet Enjoy this preschool lesson plan about Easter. Easter celebrates the end of death and the rebirth of life. Teach children in your daycare center about Easter using the following facts, science activity, finger play and cooking activity. Learn about Easter Here are a few basic facts about Easter for kids: Christians celebrate Easter [...]

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Shamrock Sorting St. Patrick’s Day Preschool Lesson Plan

March 16, 2011

Tweet Tweet Shamrock sorting is a fun family daycare activity that supports cognitive development and teaches sorting and classification. What is Cognitive Development? Cognitive development is the construction of thought processes, including remembering, problem solving, and decision-making, as it develops from childhood adulthood. According to developmental psychologist Jean Piaget, children go through several stages of [...]

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St. Patrick’s Day Pasta Magnet Craft for Preschoolers

March 11, 2011

Tweet Tweet When developing curriculum, daycare providers must include age-appropriate activities for young children that develop fine motor skills. This St. Patrick’s Day Pasta Magnet is an activity that will support a St. Patrick’s Day or Irish history unit as well as promote visual motor coordination, bilateral coordination, and hand strength. Fine motor skills are [...]

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Cooking with Kids in Preschool and Daycare

February 23, 2011

Tweet Tweet Cooking with young children is great because it enhances their gross and fine motor skill development. First, check to be sure there are no restrictions or prohibitions in your state or county with regard to cooking with kids. Then, implement simple cooking activities in your daycare center. Toddler Cooking Skills When you’re cooking [...]

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Preschool Shapes Activities: Circle Lesson Plan

February 21, 2011

Tweet Tweet Enjoy this simple preschool lesson plan that teaches young children about shapes. The activities below will introduce children to circles through an art activity, preschool picture books, a song about circles, and shape walk, and a circle sorting activity. This lesson plan works well in conjunction with a daycare center unit theme about [...]

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President’s Day Preschool Lesson Plan

February 16, 2011

Tweet Tweet Enjoy this preschool lesson plan all about President’s Day. Presidents’ Day is a holiday which celebrates two presidents of the United States: Abraham Lincoln and George Washington.  Teach children in your daycare center about President’s Day using the following facts, craft, songs, and books. Learning about President’s Day Here are some basic facts about [...]

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Valentine’s Day Paper Plate Card Holder Craft for Preschoolers

February 9, 2011

Tweet Tweet Preschool Standards by Gera Jacobs and Kathy Krowley, “Through the arts, children learn to express themselves and discover that they can represent their thoughts and ideas through many different media. The arts help children develop the concept that one thing can represent an idea…Art assists children in making meaning of their world”.  Art [...]

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Valentine’s Day Art Activity for Preschoolers: Valentine’s Day Mobile Craft

February 8, 2011

Tweet Tweet Early learning goals for toddlers include creative development. “The creative arts, including music, movement, dramatic play, puppetry, painting, sculpture, and drawing, are a crucial part of early childhood. Not only do the arts allow children to express themselves, but creative activity can enhance development of children’s skills in literacy, science, math, social studies, [...]

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Cupid Says: Valentine’s Day Gross Motor Activity

February 2, 2011

Tweet Tweet Motor skills are actions that control how muscles move the body. Gross motor skills are those that control the large muscles of the body which are used to walk, run, crawl, sit, jump, and other large muscle activities. Preschool teachers and daycare providers can enhance gross motor skill development through effective lesson plans [...]

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Groundhog Day Preschool Lesson Plan

January 28, 2011

Tweet Tweet Enjoy this no-fuss preschool lesson plan all about groundhogs. The activities below will introduce children to groundhogs through fun facts, activities, books, a song, and a creative craft. This lesson plan works well in conjunction with a daycare center unit theme about animals, seasons, or Groundhog Day. Basic Facts about Groundhogs Here are [...]

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