Action Games

Baby game : up, up, up and dowwwwwwn

Exploring the concepts of up and down, in and out, with this fun little baby game!

An octopus has eight legs and so do we!

When I told the children that they actually can have eight legs like an octopus, they told me that this could not be possible. So I had to show them that they could!

Musical Chairs Art: inspired by The Artful Parent (and give-away)

The beautiful book “The Artful Parent” inspired this fun activity – Musical Chairs Painting!

Let’s get moving with a DIY action cube!

Get your preschoolers up and moving with these simple DIY action cubes!

DIY mouse shape dice game

Playing our own DIY Mouse Shapes Dice game in preschool as a large group and in free play!

Anytime I find a children’s book that is really well written and I know my students will enjoy it – I try to think of ways to expand on that book. One way I expand on a children’s book is by coming up with a story book game… In my previous post, I shared with [...]

The number game

Exploring our numbers with the book “One” and a fun number game!

The Amazing Action Alphabet phonics program review and give-away

Enter to win the Amazing Action Alphabet CD and Chart we used in our classroom this past school year!

A colorful outdoor game for preschoolers to play

Get outside and play this simple color mix-up game. A great way to give those large motor skills a workout!

How to play red light – green light

How to play red light – green light in preschool!

A day of exploring carrots

Exploring the classic children’s book “The Carrot Seed” by Ruth Krauss through all content areas of the classroom….

Hibernating bears in preschool

Having fun with bears and caves today as we explored hibernation in preschool.

The things we can do in preschool

Today was our very first day in preschool and we started off the year by exploring the things we ‘can’ do in preschool…

Aluminum foil alphabet game in preschool

After doing a little foil texture painting, tearing, and gluing – we played a little foil alphabet ball game.

At play with baby: I can kick my feet!

We have been playing lots of baby kicking feet games!

Developing large motor skills by playing on the line in preschool

Tape is such a wonderful thing to keep handy in preschool. In the latest conference I attended, the Ooey Gooey lady said you should keep a roll of painter’s tape on your wrist at all times! I am inclined to agree… Using some green painter’s tape, I made a large square on the floor so [...]

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