Walk to each area of your room and talk about what we can do here.Įxample: Here is the easel. Take the children on a tour of the classroom.

Return To Top Back To School Theme Circle Time IdeasĬircle Time is such a great time for children to learn the social skills of being together as a large group AND to learn more about your Back to School Preschool Activities theme! These blocks are great for assessing their knowledge about shapes, counting, etc. You can add to it by adding cars one week, little plastic people the next, etc. Return to Top Back To School Theme Block Center Ideasįor a Back to School Preschool Activities Theme, I like to begin the year with the wooden unit blocks and usually have them out for about a month in the block area. You'll never see another like it in the great, big land,īecause to make this apple, I used my own little hands. Was made just for you in my preschool year. Have the children use their small hand muscles to tear the red, yellow and/or green paper into little pieces and glue onto their apple shape. Materials Needed: Pre-cut apple shapes pieces of red, yellow and green paper, glue Hang when dry as a bulletin board or wall display. When dry, encourage them to paint the erase side pink. Materials Needed: In advance, cut out large pencil shaped white papers provide sponges and yellow paint.

This is a great way to find out what their favorite color is (by the color of paper they choose) and to assess their motor and drawing skills. Materials Needed: Colored sidewalk chalk, construction paper (looks great on black paper, but let each child choose their own color) and shallow trays of water.Ĭhalk looks great on paper when they have dipped the chalk into water first.

First week of kindergarten activities