Check in ideas for preschool

Get started with a preschool question of the day in your classroom! These fun questions will make your morning routine meaningful and fun!

Preschool number game meets Do A Dot markers? Yes, please! This activity builds number recognition while keeping hands moving and busy.

“Sign In” as part of morning routine. Adapt by having students trace or build their name.

Free printables for the child in your life! Check out the growing list of FREE printables to use in your class!

Learn classroom sensory strategies including sensory bins, stations, bottles, and ways to calm and focus kids from an occupational therapist. Great for preschoolers, kindergarteners, and school aged kids for sensory breaks in the classroom, ideas for a sensory corner, and ways to get kids learning.

Best check-in/attendance system ever! I take pictures of the kids, put them on business cards from Avery and print them with their names. I put them in a 2-column pocket chart, and each day the kids move them from "Absent" to "Present". Easy to see who is gone! Kids keep their lunch cards behind their check-in card.

Ready or not, the 1st day of school is quickly approaching. For me, that means soon-to-be-kindergarteners are at home anxious to use their new backpacks! As you set up your classroom, be sure to consider the emotional needs of your students. A quick and easy way to "check-in" with them is to make it part of your daily routine. Our Feelings Check-In is set in an easily accessible location. As part of their morning "jobs" (i.e. taking out mail, putting away lunch, hanging up backpack) children…

Mr. Potato Head Classroom Rules for Pre-K

Have you been wondering how to use desk pets in your kindergarten classroom? In this post, I share how I have been using desk pets as part of our kindergarten classroom management system. Check out this fun ideas for kindergarten!

Looking for fun ways to learn and play with squeeze pouch caps? Check out this amazing list of squeeze pouch cap activities for your toddler or preschooler!

These are the best 7 ideas for preschool classroom management that promote positive behaviour! If you are an early childhood educator or a new teacher you need to check out these tips! #howweelearn #preschoolteacher #ece #classroommanagement

This lunch check-in was created with a Dollar Store cookie sheet, spray paint, magnets, garage sale stickers & a free printable in my store.

Literacy Learning Station for Preschoolers. A fun, hands-on way to develop literacy skills in preschoolers!