10 black dots math activity for preschoolers

10 Black Dots Math Activity

Welcome to day 2 of our “Exploring Numbers Through the Senses” series! Yesterday we posted our first activity based on Sound (Number Sound Boxes), today is all about the sense of SIGHT! We will be exploring what numbers LOOK like (incorporating both the numerical symbol as well as a conceptual understanding of them). As you…

Exploring numbers with our five senses: Number Sound Boxes

Number Sound Boxes

Welcome to the first post in our “Exploring Numbers through the Senses” series! To kick off our first post, we are sharing how we learned about numbers with our sense of SOUND. This was a tricky sense to explore numbers with, but it was definitely one of m son’s favorite! This post contains affiliate links…

Giant DIY Shapes puzzle

Giant DIY Shapes Puzzle

We have been on a bit of a shapes and puzzles kick, lately (see our other DIY shapes puzzles here). I made this giant shapes puzzle for my two year old, but even my three year old has been enjoying it! You’ll have to forgive me, though. Since I made this project on a whim,…

Shapes in my Neighborhood photo book

Shapes in our Neighborhood Book

OK, this activity was fun to put together! My kids like to take walks and point things out in our neighborhood- cars, RV’s, street signs, etc. So when I saw that the Early Childhood Education Team wanted to write posts around the theme “My Neighborhood,” this project was the perfect fit for us! This post…

I Spy Number trays- a preschool math activity

I Spy Numbers Activity (0-5)

Welcome to another week of the Early Childhood Education Team posts! This Week we are focusing on activities to teach the numbers 0-5. If you’re tot schooling or home preshcooling, this is a prefect time to fill up you lesson plan book! Don’t forget to pin these posts for future lesson plan ideas, as well!…

Finger Hopscotch

  Hopscotch is a great activity for building gross motor skills, counting, and summer fun! As I thought about the game, I wondered how I could adjust it to work on fine motor skills since that is something we are always trying to improve. While my boys can kick, jump, bend, and run with ease,…

Preschool build and Measure block center | preschool STEM | This measuring tape is a necessity for block centers!

Preschool Build and Measure Center

  This post contains affiliate links When you were younger, what was your favorite preschool center? A few of my favorites were the listening center (with headphones and books on tape), the dramatic play center (and of course I always wanted to get there first so I could grab the heels and play mom), or…