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Preschool Insect Activities | Centers, Small Group & Whole Group Ideas Bring the world of insects to life in your preschool classroom with this engaging, hands-on resource pack! Perfect for small group instruction, whole group lessons, or independent center time, these activities are designed to build early math, literacy, and fine motor skills—all through a fun insect theme that is low prep and easy to use. There is description cards throughout the pack with multiple ideas on how to use a reso

Tree study is such a fun unit of study in the classroom. When I start a new study from Creative Curriculum, changing the whole classroom to match the study helps students to get excited and involved in the lessons. These activities are great for small group, whole group, morning work, or center time activities. These are so low prep and quick they make for great morning work as the students enter and get settled into the day. Each activity has a description to provide some lesson and use ideas.

Thanksgiving Pattern Blocks is a quick and easy morning work activity that can be printed, laminated and used year after year. Pattern blocks are great for students because they have to problem solve how to fit all the blocks in the correct space. It is also a great fine motor activity because students have to show control while completing the picture. Check out other great resources! Thanksgiving PlayDough MatsThanksgiving Small Group

All of the great Holiday activities all in one place! Options for activities for Fall, Halloween, Thanksgiving, Christmas, Valentines, St. Patricks, and Easter. Grab this bundle now because it is a growing bundle and more will be added as it is created. Checkout other great resources: Jumping BeansCoconut Tree ActivitiesFine Motor ActivitiesEmotion Play Dough Mats

Halloween Pattern Blocks is a quick and easy morning work activity that can be printed, laminated and used year after year. Pattern blocks are great for students because they have to problem solve how to fit all the blocks in the correct space. It is also a great fine motor activity because students have to show control while completing the picture. Check out other great products! Thanksgiving Pattern BlocksHalloween Playdough Mats

Christmas Pattern Blocks is a quick and easy morning work activity that can be printed, laminated and used year after year. Pattern blocks are great for students because they have to problem solve how to fit all the blocks in the correct space. It is also a great fine motor activity because students have to show control while completing the picture. Low prep activities that use very little supplies for students to stay actively engaged are linked below! Jumping BeansChristmas Tree Play Dough Ma

Prepping for the Holiday Season is not an easy thing to do. This pack allows for easy planning for small group activities. The activities in this allow for multiple different uses, so one print and laminated resource can be used for many different activities! Included: Upper and lower case letter cards Beginning sound letter and picture match Christmas tree ten frames Number cards Christmas tree ten frame cards Shape match Fine motor tracing Bingo Cards

Valentine's Day Bundle has some great resources that I try to keep low prep and easy to use year after year. Options include color print and black and white options. Math and literacy activities are included and activities can be laminated for repeat use. Included is descriptions of how I use the activity in my classroom. Included in this bundle: Geoboard templates Coloring Pages Dot to Dot Letter cards Number cards Number matching Play dough mats Pattern work Candy heart graphing Heart sorting

Easy ideas for small group and center time activities with easy prep. Students can send post cards, play dough mats, and number work all included. Hands on activities to keep students engaged and excited about all activities. -letter cards -number cards -number matching -play dough mats -pattern work -candy heart graphing -heart sorting cards

The holiday season is always busy and seems to fly by. Incorporating activities that work with a theme and are easy to get ready is just what a busy educator needs! In this Thanksgiving Themed Activities students will practice counting skills, taking turns while playing games, positional words, patterns, and fine motor activities. These are great to practice in a small group and then students can use them in their choice time games. Activities included:Hidden turkey- positional words activity M

Valentine's Day Geoboard Templates is a quick and easy morning work activity that can be printed, laminated and used year after year. Geoboards are great for students because they have to problem solve how to fit all the rubber bands in the correct space to create the shape. There is also a space to write in how many bands are used for each design. It is also a great fine motor activity because students have to show control while completing the picture. Low prep activities that use very little s

Here are some Easter center ideas! The holidays can be a chaotic time in the classroom. It is exciting to see the students excited but it can also make it hard to get in all the quality documentation needed. Here are some low prep activities that will help the students embrace their excitement while also gaining some documentation. Included: Peep patterns Easter basket counting Letter matching 5 Senses taste test Spring play dough mats Easter play dough mats Egg design Number search

Halloween can be a crazy time in the classroom! Energy is high and the little ones are excited, use their high energy to encourage learning. The activities included in this item is great for small group, whole group, or choice/center time activities. Once introduced and practiced the items can be used individually by students to become independent work for students. Work on counting skills, fine motor strength, shapes, measuring, and more. Activities Included: I Spy Shapes Eyeball Count (color

Looking for a fun way to help students practice working together, following directions, and working with numbers? Then check out this Pumpkin Pick Up Game! Students work as a team to try and pick up as many pumpkins as they can. Each student takes a turn to roll the die or spin the spinner, they move that amount and collect that many pumpkins and put them back on the wagon. The goal is to collect all the pumpkins before making it to the end. This game can be customized to fit the needs of the