Reading

Mother’s Day Finger Plays and Songs for Preschoolers

May 9, 2012

Tweet Tweet Celebrate Mother’s Day in your in-home family daycare or daycare center through touching songs and fun finger plays that celebrate moms. Consider teaching the following Mother’s Day songs and finger plays in your child care center. They are great to use for circle time in your daycare and can be used in conjunction with a [...]

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Letter Q Lesson Plan for Preschoolers

April 30, 2012

Tweet Tweet Preschool teachers and daycare providers can help children learn to recognize and write the letter Q through fun activities that support clear learning objectives. Implementing activities that support clear learning objectives, preschool teachers can create brilliant lesson plans that help young children learn the letter Q. Learning Objectives The students will identify the letter Q. [...]

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Cinco de Mayo Reading List and Free Printables for Preschoolers

April 23, 2012

Tweet Tweet Cinco de Mayo is celebrated on May 5. Cinco de Mayo commemorates the day the Battle of Puebla was won by Mexican peasants over French soldiers on May 5, 1862 under the direction of General Zaragoza. Cinco de Mayo is a great time for daycare providers to enhance their lesson plans with story-time books [...]

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Letter K Alphabet Lesson Plan for Preschoolers

April 18, 2012

Tweet Tweet Preschool teachers and daycare providers can help children learn to recognize and write the letter K through fun activities that support clear learning objectives. Implementing activities that support clear learning objectives, preschool teachers can create brilliant lesson plans that help young children learn the letter K. Learning Objectives The students will identify the [...]

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Letter G Lesson Plan for Preschoolers

April 10, 2012

Tweet Tweet Here is a simple letter lesson plan for the letter G. Child care providers and preschool teachers can implement the following activities that support clear learning objectives to create brilliant lesson plans that help young children learn the alphabet. Learning Objectives The students will identify the letter G. The students make and recognize the [...]

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Space Preschool Reading and Resource List: Free Space Activity Printables

March 19, 2012

Tweet Tweet When teaching a unit about space, daycare providers can enhance their curriculum with story-time books and activities that describe and illustrate space related concepts. Consider the following reading lists and resources for free space worksheets, coloring pages, and handwriting practice sheets for your child care center: Reading List Space Board and Picture Books Baby-Age [...]

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Teach Preschoolers the Letter O and the Short O Sound

March 6, 2012

Tweet Tweet Here is a simple letter lesson plan for the letter O and the short O sound. Child care providers and preschool teachers can implement the following activities that support clear learning objectives to create brilliant lesson plans that help young children learn the alphabet. Learning Objectives The students will identify the letter O. [...]

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Dr. Seuss Preschool Lesson Plan

March 1, 2012

Tweet Tweet Dr. Seuss’ birthday is March 2. Celebrate Dr. Seuss’ birthday with this daycare lesson plan. Share fun facts, crafts, a flannel story board, and plenty of classic Dr. Seuss books. Dr. Seuss Facts Here are some fun facts about Dr. Seuss to share with children: Dr. Seuss was born Theodor Seuss Geisel on [...]

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Dr. Seuss’ Birthday Preschool Reading and Resource List: Free Dr. Seuss Worksheets

February 27, 2012

Tweet Tweet March 2 is Dr. Seuss’s birthday, a great time to celebrate this classic American children’s author and his timeless work. For preschool teachers and daycare providers, it is the perfect opportunity to incorporate art, crafts, music and movement activities, and cognitive lessons that celebrate Dr. Seuss. Consider the following reading lists and resources [...]

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Valentine’s Day Heart Sorting Cognitive Activity for Preschool

February 14, 2012

Tweet Tweet It’s Valentine’s Day!  So why not do a fun Valentine’s Day activity in your daycare center  that is also educational. Cognitive development focuses on developing functions of the brain such as thinking, learning, awareness, judgment, and processing information. According to developmental psychologist Jean Piaget, children go through several stages of cognitive development and [...]

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