Preschool Activities

Let's Learn Our Names!

For preschoolers, learning to recognize familiar names is one of the first, important steps toward becoming a reader. How can you, as the clasroom teacher, help your students make these connections?

The Itsy Bitsy Spider Teaches Literacy

"The Itsy Bitsy Spider" is a favorite song with young children everywhere. Along with it, hese correlating activities can help preschoolers work on phonological awareness, comprehension and sight word recognition.

Get to Grips With a Collection of Preschool Prewriting Activities

For preschoolers, it's all about getting to grips with the control of their muscles more than it is about gripping a pencil. Expecting preschoolers to start writing just because they know what the letters look like is unrealistic. However, there are...

Preschool Guide: Toys as Educational Teacher Aids

Teachers can help their students develop important skills by offering them educational toys. Learn about the best selections that will educate and entertain your preschoolers. Find out which toys are the best and how to incorporate them into your classroom...

Preschool Guide to Food and Nutrition Activities

It is essential for preschoolers to learn about the importance of nutrition. Studies show that when you learn to eat properly at an early age, you will make healthier choices in the future. Learn about healthy lessons, activities and recipes for your...

Sing Goodbye for Today: Parting Songs for Preschool

Everybody hates to say goodbye. However, these cute goodbye songs for the preschool class are a perfect way to end the day and make children feel special along the way.

A Guide to Summertime Planning for the Preschool Teacher

Summertime...and the livin' is easy! We all know that tune, but what happens during week two when the children are bored? Use this table of contents to help with your summer planning.

Some of the Best Preschool Art Activities and Lessons Bright Hub Has to Offer

If you're tired of using the same old lessons plans and crafts every year than click here and check out some of my personal favorites. We have an awesome collection of great preschool art activities and lesson plans to use with children's favorite...

Let's Explore! A Guide to Preschool Center Time

Are you looking for ideas for setting up centers in your preschool classroom? Whether for dramatic play, art, writing, listening or reading, this guide will offer you suggestions for providing your students tactile and fun experiences in a variety...

Guide to Online Games for Preschoolers and Toddlers

Children today are computer savvy, even those as young as three years old. To them, a computer is just as common as a television or stove was to their parents at the same age. This guide takes the legwork out of searching for age-appropriate online games...