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Teaching Preschoolers the Letter S: Alphabet Recognition Activities

March 5, 2010

Tweet Tweet Preschool teachers and daycare providers can help children learn to recognize and write the letter S through fun activities that support clear learning objectives. Learning Objectives The students will identify the letter S. The students make and recognize the S sound. The students will learn to trace and write upper and lower case [...]

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Spring Preschool Reading and Resource List: Free Spring Activity Printables

February 24, 2010

Tweet Tweet Spring is the season of the year between winter and summer when the weather becomes warmer and plants revive and popularly considered to comprise March, April, and May, according to the American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language. Spring is a great time for daycare providers to enhance their curriculum with story-time books [...]

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Thanksgiving: Teaching Preschoolers the Letter T, Alphabet Recognition Activities

November 20, 2009

Tweet Tweet Preschoolers and young children in child care centers can successfully learn to write the letter T as well as recognize objects beginning with the letter T through simple, fun activities. This activity ties in well with a Thanksgiving lesson plan. Learning Objectives The students will identify the letter T The students make and [...]

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Feed the Turkey: Thanksgiving Preschool Activity

October 22, 2009

Tweet Tweet Activities for young children in child care centers should include physical gross motor activities. Through gross motor activities, preschool age children learn to master balance, spatial orientation, laterality, and the coordination of major muscles. Children in your daycare center can learn gross motor skills by practicing and by participating in activities which involves [...]

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Thanksgiving Theme Lesson Plan for Preschoolers

October 12, 2009

Tweet Tweet Thanksgiving is celebrated in the United States on the 4th Thursday of November to commemorate a feast in 1621 that the Pilgrims shared with Native Americans. Thanksgiving is also celebrated in Canada on the second Monday in October in order to give thanks for a bountiful harvest. Daycare providers can create a Thanksgiving [...]

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Fish Sorting Activity: Cognitive Lesson Plan for Toddlers

September 17, 2009

Tweet Tweet Toddlers and children of preschool age love activities that include water, animals, and the opportunity to get messy. Fish sorting is a fun and activity that can be used in daycare centers and preschools to support cognitive development. Cognitive development focuses on developing functions of the brain such as thinking, learning, awareness, judgment, [...]

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