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Preschool Center Ideas

Allison McDonald — Fri, 04 Apr 2025 00:56:31 +0000

Whether you officially use learning centers in your preschool classroom with set areas all year long or are more flexible, centers offer children a few great things. The first thing preschool centers give preschoolers is a sense of predictability. We know from robust research that when children know what to expect, not only is learning […]

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Under The Sea Ten Frames Printable

Allison McDonald — Sun, 29 May 2022 00:55:25 +0000

Our school year is almost done, and my PreK students will be moving on to “Big school,” aka kindergarten, in a flash. Before summer starts, I wanted to make sure we are still working on essential skills while savoring our time left together. One way to do that is with super engaging materials and lessons. […]

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PreK Math Center Activity – Make Your Own Block Matching

Allison McDonald — Tue, 26 Apr 2022 20:29:19 +0000

The best activities in my classroom are ones I think up on the spot to fit the needs of my students using materials we already have on hand. I get it; I love elaborate Pinterest-worthy thematic stuff ( don’t most of us?), but that’s not even the icing on the cake. Those activities are the […]

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Unifix Cube Activities for PreK

Allison McDonald — Tue, 15 Feb 2022 20:38:38 +0000

I love using unifix cubes, but they are expensive, so you gotta get a good bang for your buck using them for lots of activities. The best thing about unifix cubes is that no matter how you are using them, they help children develop multiple skills; fine motor, hand strength, counting, matching… on top of […]

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Christmas Counting Activity

Allison McDonald — Tue, 30 Nov 2021 22:29:14 +0000

Have you ever watched a preschooler count objects? I’m guessing yes if you are reading this. So you know that it’s prevalent for children to rote count faster than they are touching the objects they are counting, resulting in a much larger number than the number of things they are counting. This is because children […]

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