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PreK Activities For Your Whiteboard

Allison McDonald — Tue, 21 Jul 2026 18:40:24 +0000

Not all PreK teachers are eager to let their students use the classroom whiteboard, especially if it’s a smartboard, but I don’t have anything that fancy or technical in my PreK classroom. I have a regular old little whiteboard, and my students are encouraged to use it. I think all PreK classes should have one […]

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Free Choice Art Activities for Preschoolers

Allison McDonald — Tue, 04 Mar 2025 21:17:06 +0000

Independent art activities are a vital part of your daily routine at preschool. Preschoolers should have access to art materials and some invitations to create, curated by the adults to support students’ creativity and a secondary goal of working on specific skills. My hope is that I will work myself out of a job, and […]

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Space Themed Center Activities for PreK

Allison McDonald — Sun, 15 Sep 2024 19:09:15 +0000

I love space, learning about it, and teaching about it—astronauts, rockets, stars, and all of it. My classroom is deep into this theme, and I had to share it with you, too. When you are excited about learning, your students will be, too, so try to match your lessons to things you are or can […]

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Free Play Activities For Preschoolers

Allison McDonald — Mon, 19 Sep 2022 18:46:42 +0000

What are some good free play activities for preschoolers? Well, that really depends on your definition of free play. For me, free play is completely child driven so my role as a teacher is to set up the environment and provide the tools for free play and stay out of it unless invited in. That […]

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Forest Animals Theme Printable Pack

Allison McDonald — Tue, 11 Sep 2018 20:06:34 +0000

My goal is to make planning and teaching easier for you all year long. That means creating simple resources like my thematic units and these smaller printable packs that help make your classroom fun and engaging. This forest animals theme pack is filled with activities to use during center aka free choice time. Every forest […]

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