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By Amanda Boyarshinov

Preschool Learning Activities

Plan your PLAYFUL PRESCHOOL learning week with the amazing ideas from our fellow kids activity bloggers. I know my preschooler is going to love delivering mail to family members with a DIY post office.  He will also like making painted rock turtles and counting with a ladybug counting stick!

Preschool Activities: painted turtles, homemade bubbles, ladybug math, symmetry stickers and more!

These articles were shared with us on the Educators’ Spin On It Facebook Sharing Days. Facebook Page every Wednesday and click to view posts to page on our wall. I know I am always inspired!

* Articles pictured in the above collage are starred with *

Thank you to all the bloggers who generously share with parents and teachers their ideas!

Playful Preschool Activities

We moved into a new house and it seems like everything we own is in a box – somewhere.  It is a combination of chaos and Christmas with all of the unwrapping.  I did find our paint box right away and so we have been having a 30 minute free painting with the kids every day. All the rest of our supplies are still hidden, so we are making do with what we can find.

Luckily, there are some inspiring ideas out there to keep ME and YOU busy, interacting with our children in a playful and meaningful way

Teach on MOMS (and Dad, and Grandparents, and Aunties, and Teachers!)

Science:

Home-made bubbles by Crystal and Co*

Reading:

Paper Bag Animal Craft and Literacy Connections from Toddler Approved
Create Your Own Post Office by How Wee Learn
Kinetic Sand Geometric Solids by Racheous Lovable Learning

Social Studies:

Using Matroshka Dolls to Teach by The Educators’ Spin On It

Art Exploration:

Tortoise Painted Rocks by Kitchen Floor Crafts
Symmetry Sticker Pictures by  You Clever Monkey*
Ladybug Counting Stick by School Time Snippits*

Cooking with Kids:

Strawberry Mint Lemonade by Africa to America

There is also 6 WEEKS of FREE PRESCHOOL Activities here

Use the hashtag #playfulpreschool to connect with other like-minded parents and teachers.

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Filed Under: Kids Activities Tagged With: 3-5, Activities for Preschoolers, Playful Preschool, Preschool, Weekly Planner

About Amanda Boyarshinov

K - 12 masters reading teacher, author and mom to 3. Amanda is a National Board Certified teacher with oodles of experience in early childhood education.

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Comments

  1. Kate says

    July 17, 2014 at 10:02 pm

    Thanks for sharing our tortoise rocks! Glad you found your paint so you can get a little creative time in with all the unpacking you must need to do.

  2. Nichole Halliday says

    July 17, 2014 at 10:07 am

    Thanks for featuring our symmetrical sticker pictures 🙂 We had lots of fun making them!

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