Manipulative center preschool

I am so excited to talk about the math/manipulatives center in a pre-k classroom. Math is one of my favorite subjects to teach. It's so rewarding when a student makes the connection with numbers, counting, and one to one correspondence. After that, it all seems to click! I am blessed to have so many great math tools in my class. I don't put everything out at the same time. Instead, I focus on different learning objectives and narrow the math manipulatives down. I also make a lot of items to…

Use hands-on and engaging activities with math manipulatives to reinforce one-to-one correspondence skills, number formation, counting and more!

DIY Manipulatives Do you homeschool or add after school enrichment activities to your child's day? Are you looking for supplies on a bu...

Everyday fine motor activities for preschool. These simple fine motor activities are perfect for preschool and preK classrooms.

All year we’ve been having fun with colors, but these past few weeks we had a fun pom pom center! This included a pompom drop and a place to sort the pompoms by color. I came across some great ideas for pompom drops on Pinterest, but this was just a quick throw-together. I would love to attach these to wood instead of just paper! Anyway, I began with cardboard tubes (I’m such a hoarder) and painted them 6 different colors using 2-3 coats of regular tempera paint. Then I attached them with…

A creative collection of Corduroy activities and crafts to do with children, inspired by the book Corduroy by Don Freeman.

When I moved to Pre-K, I completely changed how I ran my classroom. I went to a more center based, student led system, as opposed to a teacher led classroom. The biggest thing I had to adjust to, was I let the STUDENTS CHOOSE what center they go to, I let STUDENTS CHOOSE when they change centers. And do you know what? It was NOT mad chaos like I expected! Once we set expectations and taught them the appropriate social skills to communicate, it was so easy! This post does contain links, both…

Editable center signs with objectives for your preschool or pre-k classroom. Center signs include math, science, play dough, ABC and more.

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