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Pumpkin science activities with FREE Printables -parts of a pumpkin, lifecycle of a pumpkin, Pumpkin Jack experiment for preschool, pre-k, and kindergarten.

Pumpkin Science Activities & Pumpkin Jack Experiment

Fun color mixing activities for the art center, science center, and small group! Your preschool, pre-k, and kindergarten students will LOVE exploring primary and secondary colors and practice various science skills as they explore.

Color Mixing Activities for Toddlers, Preschool, Pre-K, & Kindergarten

Valentine's Day activities (letters, writing, counting, shapes, sensory, fine motor)for preschool, pre-k, and kindergarten. #preschool #prek #valentinesday

Valentine’s Day Activities for Preschool, Pre-K, and Kindergarten

How to make a snowman sensory bin or winter sensory bin. Plus a how to dye chickpea tutorial using acrylic paint. #sensorybin #wintertheme #preschool #prek

Snowman Sensory Table & How to Color Chickpeas Tutorial

Snowman Activities for Preschool, Pre-K, and Kindergarten

Christmas Handprint Towel and Reindeer Directed Drawing FREEBIE

Activities and centers for a pond theme (letters, math, fine motor, science, art, sensory, and more) and fun FREE printables too. Designed for preschool, pre-k, and kindergarten. #pondtheme #preschool #prek #centers

Pond Activities and Centers

Favorite Nursery Rhyme activities and centers for preschool, pre-k, and kindergarten. #nurseryrhymes #preschool #prek #kindergarten

Nursery Rhyme Themed Activities and Centers

How to make shape sensory bottles and a FREE shape hunt printbales using things you alredy have in your classroom. #shapetheme #sensorybottles #shapeactivity #preschool #prek

Shape Sensory Bottles

Freebie! How to make sensory and sensory bag activities (writing letters, numbers, sight words). #sensory #sensorybags #preschool #writing

How to Make Sensory Bags PLUS a Letter and Number Card FREEBIE

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Do you have an extra lids basket in your classroom

Do you have an extra lids basket in your classroom? If you don’t, you need one.
If a kiddo can’t find a lid, they can just look in the basket and find the lid fast.
No more looking for lids for what seems like hours and no more dried up markers because the lid is lost.
This is a freebie on my website. Hop over to www.pocketofpreschool.com and search “lids” to find the post.
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Over the moon excited to read this book my friend

Over the moon excited to read this book my friend Malia wrote this summer!

She is always sharing amazing information all about teaching letters, sounds, and all things science of reading so hop over and give her a follow @playdough2plato

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Tuesday Deal of the Day - 50% off ends at midnight

Tuesday Deal of the Day - 50% off ends at midnight!

Get organized and create your own Teacher Binder with ALL your paperwork in one place! Customize your teacher binder (aka lesson planner) and fill it with the forms you need including lesson plans, unit planning pages, reflections, yearly planning maps, student information, to do lists, and more all with binder covers, dividers, and tabs to match your décor! Made with early childhood teachers in mind!

What’s Included:
Monthly Calendar 2 Designs: Rainbow & Simple Blank & White Design (editable PowerPoint & a PDF)

Forms & Checklists: (editable PowerPoint & a PDF)
• Centers Planning Page with Centers (many options)
• Weekly Lesson Plan (2 pages) in both horizontal and vertical formats
• Daily Lesson Plans Page (2 options)
• Reflections & Observations (4 options)
• Groups Planning Page (2 options)
• Unit Sketch with Arts/Crafts, Music/Movement, Math, Blocks/Building, Letters/Sounds, Writing, Science/STEM, Sensory, Fine Motor, Dramatic Play, Social Studies, Character Ed (2 options)
• Unit Sketch Blank (3 options)
• Year at a Glance (options)
• Class List
• Class List (Boys & Girls)
• Student Birthdays
• Student Health Alert
• Transportation List (2 options)
• Student Information (Fits 4 Students per Page)
• Student Information (Fits 1 Student per Page)
• Parent Emails
• Parent Contact Log
• Student Password Log
• Student Check Lists
• Student Services (Student, Time, Place)
• Student Interventions (Class Chart)
• Student Interventions (Single Student Chart)
• RTI Interventions (Class Chart)
• RTI Interventions (Single Student Chart)
• Professional Development Log
• Sick & Personal Days Log
• Teacher User Names & Passwords
• Book Wish List
• Favorite Web Sites
• Meeting Notes
• Important Numbers
• Class Meeting Notes
• Just My Notes
• To-Do List (8 to Choose from)

EDITABLE Covers, Divider, & Binder Spine Labels (EDITABLE PowerPoint file)

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Animals directed drawings are super cute! Directe

Animals directed drawings are super cute!
Directed Drawings Included:
Ocean Animals: Jellyfish, Pufferfish
Zoo Animals: Tiger, Giraffe
Forest Animals: Owl, Raccoon (fun for nocturnal animals, camping, or a forest theme)
Farm Animals: Sheep, Pig (these can use used for a nursery rhyme theme too!

Helpful Tips and Tricks:
PREP: Print the directed drawing direction posters and prep the materials (paper, art media).

TEACHER DIRECTED LESSON: The first few directed drawing activities need to be teacher led to help all students be successful.
•You draw a step, model, and verbally explain how to draw each shape and the size (ex: “This shape looks like a small U shape, I’m going to make this small….down, curve, up”.) Then students draw that step.
•Continue to model a step then students draw a step until the drawing is complete.
•Model creating the background. Then students create the background.
•Encourage students that their painting is going to be unique, it’s ok to mess up, it’s ok if it’s not perfect.

SIGN THEIR NAME: Have students sign their names on the front of their drawings. Have name cards at the table for students to use as a model.

CENTER ACTIVITY: Once students have done multiple directed drawings in the classroom, they may be ready to do it independently. Now you can use directed drawings in center activities, early finisher activities, morning activity, indoor recess, or in the art center. Put out the various supplies and let students choose what they want to use to create their directed drawing.

PRACTICE WITH DRY ERASE BOARDS: You can have students practice on a dry erase board. Practice the whole picture or practice shapes.

THE PERFECTIONIST STUDENTS! You will always have some students that want their drawing to be perfect. BEFORE you begin each directed drawing, have a conversation about how each one of us is amazing and unique so your drawings will all be amazing and unique just like them! You can also model making mistakes and model reacting to that mistake.

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NEW Themes Directed drawings are a fun way to teac

NEW Themes Directed drawings are a fun way to teach students how to draw and build fine motor strength!

This Themed Directed Drawing Unit includes eight different directed drawings perfect for a dinosaur theme, dental health theme, hibernation theme, pet theme, sweets theme, birthday theme, pizza theme, and a fairy tale theme.

These directed drawings are very simple, making them perfect for little learners in preschool, pre-k, kindergarten, first grade, and second grade. Included are ideas to make directed drawings with various art media and background options.

EACH DIRECTED DRAWING INCLUDES:
•Full page directed drawing poster
•Half-page directed drawing posters
•Draw and Write! Students can draw and then write about it below!

Directed Drawings Included:
- Theme Directed Drawings
Donut, Dinosaur, Puppy, Dental Health, Birthday Cake, Castle, Pizza, and Sleepy Bear

Reasons to Use Directed Drawings:
•Strengthens fine motor muscles.
•Easy way to infuse art into the classroom.
•Calming activity! Art is very calming and relaxing for most students.
•Fun way to practice following directions.
•Teaches students how to draw by noticing shapes in objects!
•Drawing is communicating! You will see growth and more details in their illustrations.
•Gorgeous bulletin boards and student art to decorate the classroom.
•Builds confidence and creativity.
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DOLLAR DEAL - ends at midnight! Family handouts ar

DOLLAR DEAL - ends at midnight! Family handouts are an easy way to help parents support their child’s learning at home! These two page skill building handouts give parents simple suggestions, tips, and games/activities they can do to help their child build their skills at home. (English and Spanish options included)

https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/wemadeit-Parent-Handouts-for-Preschool-Pre-K-and-Kindergarten-1589515

DOLLAR DEAL ends at midnight! The Book Buddies D

DOLLAR DEAL ends at midnight!

The Book Buddies Directed Drawing Unit includes eight different directed drawings. Directed drawings are a fun way to teach students how to draw and build fine motor strength! These directed drawings are very simple, making them perfect for little learners in preschool, pre-k, kindergarten, first grade, and second grade.

Included are ideas to make directed drawings with various art media and background options.

EACH DIRECTED DRAWING INCLUDES:
•Full page directed drawing poster
•Half-page directed drawing posters
•Draw and Write! Students can draw and then write about it below!

Directed Drawings Included:
-Coconut Tree
-Llama
-Mouse & Cookie
-Monster
-Pouty Fish
-Caterpillar
-Cool Cat
-Pigeon

Reasons to Use Directed Drawings:
•Strengthens fine motor muscles.
•Easy way to infuse art into the classroom.
•Calming activity! Art is very calming and relaxing for most students.
•Fun way to practice following directions.
•Teaches students how to draw by noticing shapes in objects!
•Drawing is communicating! You will see growth and more details in their illustrations.
•Gorgeous bulletin boards and student art to decorate the classroom.
•Builds confidence and creativity.
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DOLLAR DEAL - ends at midnight! Track and watch st

DOLLAR DEAL - ends at midnight! Track and watch students progress with name writing and drawing self-portraits each month! It an easy and quick assessment to do each month.
You can assess so many things at once which I LOVE! Assess students:
-Pencil Grasp: quickly go around and take a photo of how each child is holding the marker as they create
-Fine Motor Strength
-Name Writing
-Letter Writing
-Drawing Shapes
-Drawing Figures

I just put it at the top of my TpT store to make it easier to find!

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