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If you’re anything like me, you love a good themed week—but Earth Day is more than just cute crafts and green glitter. It’s a golden opportunity to help our preschoolers fall in love with caring for our planet… in ways they actually understand. Whether you’re planning a full week of earth day activities for preschool or just want to sprinkle […]
Last week I noticed one of my preschoolers named Jack backing away from one of the other children. He was frowning, his mouth was turned down and he clearly appeared uneasy. I walked up to them both and noticed the other child laughing and waving a toy at Jack, not seeming to grasp how Jack was feeling. I stopped them […]
Would You Rather Questions For Kids You probably have played this game once or twice. You may have been on the bus ride to a 5th-grade field trip, college, or even as an adult sitting around a winter fire with friends. You might know the game by the name This or That too. It is an entertaining game that can […]
I love International Friendship Day! It is about friendship, caring, kindness, empathy, and so much more! This special day is coming up quickly and is a great way to celebrate friendships in your preschool classroom! Here are some great ideas to get your students engaged in activities for International Friendship Day. Before I jump right in, have you downloaded my […]
Mindful Exercises for Kids Mindfulness has been a word thrown around a lot lately, but you might be wondering what exactly is mindfulness, especially when it comes to children? Mindfulness is a practice, and it helps you focus on being aware of your feelings at different moments in time. There are many different ways to practice mindfulness, such as practicing […]
I know, you’ve got your hands full with tiny humans who are still figuring out how to take turns, use their words, and NOT lick their friends (seriously, why is that a thing?). But among the ABCs and 123s, there’s something just as important to teach—empathy. And these activities on empathy are exactly what you need to get started! Yep, […]
11 Books on Friendship for Preschool Children You’ll Absolutely Love Teaching friendship in the preschool setting is so important and adding books on friendship into your lessons is a must! With preschool friendship books, you can discuss so many different ideas, like kindness, boundaries, empathy, social skills, what makes a good friend and so much more! It is always a […]
Why Empathy is Important: Even in the Preschool Classroom Last week in preschool, one of my 4-year-olds came up to me crying because she had done a drawing specially for another child and that child did not want it! When I asked the receiver of the picture why she didn’t accept it she said she wasn’t her friend and so […]
I am going to talk about the age-old questions we probably all ask in our classroom every year during those first few days, “What is kindness?” Yes, that one simple word “kindness” stems into so many other words and can often lead to hours of discussion, activities, and more. We as teachers try to create a culture of kindness in […]
Our preschoolers have a lot of feelings and they are normally pretty BIG feelings, don’t you agree? Often, they find it difficult to identify feelings and understand how to process, manage, and work through them. So it all comes out as one big emotion! When kids learn to manage their emotions in childhood it leads to positive attitudes and behaviors […]