Beginning of the year preschool

Teach toddler, preschool, pre-k, kindergarten, and first-grade students how to use their crayons. This how we use crayons activity is perfect as a back to school activity for the beginning of the school year. This is a great resource for both teachers and homeschool parents. #freeprintable #crayons #howto #preschool #kindergarten #prek

Class books are a wonderful writing activity for preschool and kindergarten students! This post has tons of great class book ideas to use with your students. These class-created books cover the beginning of the year, Halloween, Thanksgiving, and Christmas. Valentine's Day, Easter, and more! Students will love writing and illustrating their own books to be enjoyed by the class!

This All About Me Printable Book is a fun way to get to know each other at the beginning of the school year. Perfect for Pre-K to Grade 1.

We have been working hard to learn our names! I have a helper of the day. So we cycle through everyone during the month. The first time we did King and Queen. Each person was the king or queen of the day. They got to wear a crown and cape. The crown was a paper one that they took home at the end of the day. We made a web of all their favorite things. We practiced asking and answering questions. Then everyone made a page for their book. So fun and cute. I took pictures of them all in the cape…

I can see quilt blocks put together like this... each block bound and finished then attached at the corners..... love it! Our classroom's friendship quilt! :)

...we're excited for first grade!! Happy first day of school to all of the teachers who started today. What a whirlwind the first day always is! The first day of school is one of my absolute favorites as students walk in with that fresh sparkle of excitement in their eyes. I love to start the school day with a read-aloud and first day of school books are so great! One of my favorite stories (and authors) is Wemberly Worried by Kevin Henkes...as I'm sure many others can agree. Such a sweet…

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Does the first week of Kindergarten have you shaking in your boots? You are not alone! I've been at this for a little while now so you would think it would get easier with time but I am here to tell you it does not! I still get anxious right before school starts. What will they be like? Will I remember what to do at line up time? What if I don't set things up right and I mess up the whole rest of the year? (sounds dramatic but that is really what goes through my head!) I sat down as soon as…