Kindergarten Subtraction Activities Using “Five Green and Speckled Frogs”
Introduce subtraction to kindergarten students with fun frog activities using the song “Five Green and Speckled Frogs” and these free, printable resources.
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Introduce subtraction to kindergarten students with fun frog activities using the song “Five Green and Speckled Frogs” and these free, printable resources.
Have you noticed more and more students entering kindergarten (or preschool) without the fine motor skills they need to make everyday school activities easy to achieve? Hopefully, this list of ideas for incorporating fine motor activities into your daily routine will help you get your students where they need to be! Why are fine motor…
Perfect for kindergarten and first grade classrooms, these free life cycle activities keep students engaged and focused!
February in kindergarten is always such a busy month with so many potential age-appropriate themes. It can be difficult to fit everything in–especially if, like me, you like to dig deep into themes and spend quality time nurturing curiosity and building understanding. In this post, I’ve compiled some ideas you can use to give…
When I designed my Fine Motor Skills Task Boxes, I tried to include materials that many teachers have on hand in their classrooms. My goal was that teachers would be able to print the labels and activity cards and assemble the boxes with as little extra expense as possible. Of course, we don’t…
Time is just zooming along and Thanksgiving is right around the corner! I wanted to share a few easy activities that are perfect for kindergarten in the days before the holiday. This simple pumpkin pie craft is perfect to use as an independent art center. When having kids use watercolor paints, I’ve found that using…
If you’re looking for ways to integrate fine motor activities into your school day, I’ve got something for you! As I discussed in this earlier post (and again here), making time for activities that strengthen fine motor skills is so important in any early childhood classroom. As academics and technology have been pushed down into earlier…
Teachers of young children are noticing a discouraging trend in their students. More and more children seem to be entering school with poorly developed fine motor skills. As the academic expectations of kindergarten grow, pushing out time for play, children who enter school with insufficient hand strength and coordination to use scissors or hold a…