First initial craft preschool

Children may or may not come to school knowing the letters in their name or even being able to write their names. Using children's names can be a powerful tool in developing some emerging literacy skills. When we teach using children's names it establishes a greater sense of community and ownership in the classroom. Children love to hear and see their names; they are so proud of them! There are so many skills that can be taught with names: alphabet recognition, phoneme substitution, phoneme…

Initial Letter Name Activity and Bulletin Board – Prek – K

Our first official day of home preschool went really well! Both of them had their moments, but caught on quickly to the new procedures. We start at 9am, but get to our classroom early so that they have a little play time before we start. Classroom pictures: This is our calendar area. Lots going on here. We now use a full monthly calendar versus the one week calendar we had in Tot School. Instead of the full Pleadge of Allegiance (which is a tad too long for 3 year olds), we say our…

A blog about a Kindergarten classroom.

With back to school in full swing, one of the favorite activities for back to school time is name activities! It is the perfect way to introduce little ones to letters, especially if they have nev…

Add these letter of the week printables to your phonics preschool lesson plans. Mosaic letters is a colorful way to work on fine motor and scissor skills.