Preschool Positivity

Linear calendars are a great way to teach time and passage of time to our youngest learners. Using this linear calendar will encourage counting, sequencing, number recognition, practice with the number line, and as patterning during calendar time! This calendar kit is great for number talks as well, and can be interactive! Included are monthly labels and some special day cards, as well as numbers for every day of the year with alternating pictures to create AB and ABC patterns. I know some sch

Simple Safari Animal Write Around the Room activity.

Digital download of Classroom Job Cards that can be placed anywhere! - Custodian -Line Leader -Electrician -Collector -Doorman -DJ (song/music helper) -Weatherman -Quality Assurance (center checker) -Milkman -Bathroom Police (2) -Librarian -Substitute -Accountant (counter of things) -Vacation -Event Coordinator (calendar/schedule) *backgrounds and fonts courtesty of www.teacherspayteachers.com/Store/The-Clipart-Factory www.teacherspayteachers.com/Store/The-Clipart-Graphics-Guy www.teacherspayte

This Pre-K assessment form is a great way to track progress of basic state standard objectives. It tracks letter recognition (uppercase, lowercase, and sound), number recognition, shape recognition, and rote and object counting. I keep these forms in my parent take home folders so they can track progress as well. They know what areas their students need work and can personalize learning at home!

This basic animal research project template is perfect for family projects and introducing younger students to inquiry and research.

This document allows for the chance to get to know your students from the eyes of their parents! I use this document during my home visits, but this is a great little sheet to send home at Open House or just the first week of school. Knowing your student's backgrounds, family life, interests, and even traumatic experience will jumpstart the process of building a solid relationships with the child AND their families!

Find the pictures hidden around the room and write the words you find in Spanish or English.

Send your new students a thoughtful postcard to get them excited for the new school year! I know class lists change from minute to minute, and we have so much going on at the beginning of the year, BUT take some time to build relationships with your new friends so they already feel a connection when the time comes to walk through that classroom door! This is a postcard format that can be printed on card stock paper, and all you have to do is write a quick note letting your students know how exc