Rainbow fun

In honor of both the Noah story and St. Patrick's Day we're having LOTS of rainbow themed fun!  We're integrating music, Bible stories, math and art.  What great fun!

To begin the week we HAVE to learn the rainbow song and read the NOAH STORY {there's a Noah song we learn too but I'll post about Noah another day}.

Red, orange, yellow, green, blue, purple,

red, orange, yellow, green, blue, purple,

red, orange, yellow, green, blue, purple

makes the rainbow BRIGHT, BRIGHT, BRIGHT!

We made rainbow colored splatter paintings using droppers and all of the colors of the rainbow.  Who doesn't love getting messy at preschool?

Our paint is ready to go!  Check out those fun droppers from Discount School Supplies.

Each and every piece of art turned out so different.  Aren't they pretty?  I can't wait to hang them around the classroom!

We made simple rainbows using 1 inch squares of paper in each color.  This is a great fine motor activity for little fingers!  As the teacher I first draw each colored arch with a crayon and then it gets covered as the squares are placed down.

We use the left over rainbow squares to practice patterning.  We've got to mix in a little math here or there.

For additional math skills we sort objects by rainbow colors using TWEEZERS!  I just love my kid tweezers!  Simply make a HUGE rainbow out of construction paper.

Grab a bucket of colored items for the kids to sort.

We used tweezers which adds entertainment value for me.  :-)  I cracked up watching them attempt to pick up a plastic strawberry using tweezers.

Here are a few of my rainbow sorting helpers!

We practiced writing our names (or the first letter of our names depending on the age) using all of the colors of the rainbow.  Have the students sing the rainbow song to figure out what color comes next.  First I write their name or first letter gently in pencil for them to trace.

We painted our hands to create this super cute rainbow art project.  Paint the pinkie finger red, ring finger orange, middle finger yellow, pointer finger green, thumb violet and the entire palm white.  Help the kids drag their finger tips in an arch (not placing the palm down)  before stopping to make a hand print.

To study color mixing (Science) put a TON of caro syrup in 3 ziplock bags.  To the first bag add red food coloring and seal WELL.  To the second bag add yellow food coloring and to the third add blue food coloring.  Seal all of the bags well!  Then use a light box, a window or simply a white piece of paper to show how colors mix by overlapping portions of the bags.  Don't actually mix the colors, just overlap the bags.

We also make these super cute rainbow/clouds.  I used crepe paper for the rainbows, but of course the store was out of orange and had to use tissue paper for that one.  We actually cut out 2 clouds and then stuffed the "trimmings" in the middle to give it a puffed up look.  Download the cloud PDF

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Rainbow themed ideas are NEVER ending!  Enjoy them year round with your kiddos!

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Fabulous Fractions

Well in the world of preschool, fractions are a foreign concept usually unless it comes to food and real items.  My kids always seem to know when they don't get their fair share of the pizza, mac and cheese, oreo etc.  Introducing the kids to the concept of half and whole is an appropriate skill.  Use these free printables to help your little ones recognize the difference between half and whole.  They could also be used as super simple puzzles for the students to place the correct halves together to form a whole.  Happy math time!

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Download the fruit PDF 

Download the animal and tree PDF

Download the random shapes PDF

All graphics are from mygraftico.com

By Revi Devi

Cupcake Cuties

Lilly Bimble

Dr Seuss Tag

I love Dr. Seuss and celebrating his birthday with my class.  I made this easy to attach tag to give as a little "favor" for each child.*Please note: All free printables are only for readers of Creative Preschool Resources . If you enjoy this printable, please take a second to "follow" us to recieve email updates {top sidebar}. Thank you!

Simply print the tag out and attach it to a baggie of goldfish or Swedish fish.  PDF tagEnjoy!

The book "One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish" is actually a yellow book which is why I made the tag yellow.  If you'd like a more traditional "Dr Seuss" color scheme check this one out!  Download the PDF here

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Fish graphic by Kelly Medina at mygrafico.com

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St Patrick's Day Tracing and Cutting

Happy Friday!  Woo hoo!  Here are some great tracing and cutting printables to use with your little ones.  Learning to trace top to bottom and left to right is an essential skill in learning to write.  In addition, cutting practice is a very important fine motor skill.  Practice cutting daily!

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Top to Bottom Tracing PDF



Left to right tracing PDF

Letter S - Shaving Cream Snowman

I love letter S.  So many things start with the splendid letter!  We just got TONS of snow making SNOW our key word for letter S.  We made these wonderfully PUFFY 3-D snowmen to celebrate.  3-D is all the rage, so why not add some to our art!  :-)

Mix 60ish% shaving cream (non gel kind, I prefer Barbasol) with 40ish% white glue and allow children to form 3 "blobs" on their paper. Allowing them to use their fingers adds extra squishy fun!  1 Dixie cup of the mixture per child was enough to make the example.  Let dry overnight.  It really does keep it's "PUFFED UP" shape!  Give students markers, construction paper, pom pom balls, whatever you have around the house/classroom etc. to decorate their snowmen!  Enjoy!  Download the PDF version of the printable here.

Letter S snake

We love making things out of alphabet letters.  It not only teaches the kids the names of the letters but also helps them identify the initial sound of the words.  For letter S we made a snake {surprise, surprise}.  Here's the cute little guy we came up with.  Made with construction paper, paper straws, yarn and google eyes.  I just love the way his little tongue sticks out almost as if he's hissing at you!

Sock Snowmen

Isn't this the cutest little snowman ever?  It's super easy and fun to do with kids.

I love the way he adds winter cheer to the room.

Supplies:

• sock {I use girls size small}

Personalized Clipboard

Ever feel like you are running a rat race?  Well, every Tuesday and Thursday we get in the car as soon as the kids are home from school {snack and homework in hand} to head to swimming.  We are constantly doing our homework in the car...  Since the kids need something firm to write on they keep stealing borrowing my clipboards that I use for work.  Well, it hasn't taken long for me to be OVER not know where the clipboards are.  I went to Hobby Lobby, got 2 plain clipboards for around $2 each, used Mod Podge and scrapbook paper I already had and created these cuties.  Originally I wanted to do more layering of paper and colors and then realized that it would make the writing surface bumpy and just decided to go "plain".  Simply cut the paper to size, apply mod podge to clipboard and lay the paper down.  Smooth out the bubble before it dries with a flat card (like a credit card)  My kids LUV them and I love knowing where MY clipboards are when I need them.  I plan on adding some cute ribbons to the top, but haven't had the time.

Valentine stained glass heART

Each year I make these stained glass hearts.  They make the classroom look so festive!  Here's how I make them with my class!

1. Copy the provided image {at end of post} 

Some Bunny Loves You card

This is a Valentine's card that kids can make!  I love creating these with my Preschool cuties!  Free Printable at bottom of page!

Fold on the light grey line.  Use the kids thumb for the bunny face and their pinkie finger for the 2 ears.

Valentine Treat Bags

I usually use paper lunch bags to decorate and collect Valentine cards in my preschool class.  This year I wanted to do something different.  I made these cute treat bags using felt and my sewing machine.

Super simple, super cute.  I love them, don't you?

Here's how I did it...

BEST PLAY DOUGH RECIPE EVER!!

I am not joking, nor am I being dramatic.  After teaching for 10+ years I've used my fair share of play dough and there is nothing that beats homemade cooked play dough!  I've had this recipe for years and make it twice a year.  YOU HEARD ME RIGHT!  I only make it twice a year meaning it lasts that long!  Just keep it in a ziplock and it'll last for months on end.  Above number 1-3 shows my little lovely helping me measure the dry ingredients, then the wet and mixing them together over medium heat.