Child care resources

Also included in: Name Activities Bundle - Editable

Winter Unit | Lesson Plans - Activities for Preschool Pre-K

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Child Care, English Language Arts, Winter

This WINTER Circle Time Unit includes all of the lesson plans, activities, and ideas that you need to teach preschool and Pre-K students about the season. Everything is written out and planned for you to make your job easier this winter!It includes 10 Circle Time Lessons:Introduction - What is winter? Photos and sorting activitySigns of Winter - winter photos, song, class pollIt's Snowing - snowflake photos and action song about winterWinter Activities - What's your favorite winter activity?Keep

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PreK - K

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Also included in: Preschool Thematic Units - 4 Seasons Bundle | Lesson Plans - Activities

Name Folders - Editable

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Child Care, Spelling, Writing

These name folders are a fun, portable way for children to practice their names with 4 different activities. Please see THIS BLOG POST for pictures of how we use these folders in our classroom.To use this editable product, you will need to "unzip" the file.There are 2 documents included:The PDF has detailed instructions and pictures, as well as 8 different covers for you to print and use.The other document is a PowerPoint. Make sure that you can open and use PowerPoint before purchasing this pro

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PreK - 1st

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Jennifer Hier at Early Learning Ideas - Preschool

Also included in: Play to Learn Preschool - Complete Preschool Pre-K Curriculum

Alphabet Activities & Crafts - Editable Printable Letter Sheets for Recognition

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ABC Editable Alphabet Pages for Preschool, Pre-k, Kindergarten, Special Education or RTI. Alphabet pages can be used for alphabet collages, alphabet crafts, as alphabet play dough or activity mats. You can also bind the sheets to make a class ABC book or for at home learning packets for preschoolers. Work on letter recognition, letter/sound association, and letter formation. **Please note that this product is included in the ABC Bundle #2. It is also included in my ABC Super Bundle. If yo

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Child Care, English Language Arts, Occupational Therapy

Grades:

PreK - K

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Worksheets, Printables, Centers

CCSS:

RF.K.1a

, RF.K.1b

, RF.K.1c

, RF.K.1d

, RF.K.3a

Also included in: Alphabet Activities Uppercase & Lowercase Letter Identification & Sounds BUNDLE

Christmas Unit | Lesson Plans - Activities for Preschool Pre-K

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Child Care, Christmas/ Chanukah/ Kwanzaa, Specialty

Preschoolers will learn all about the Christmas season in this Christmas thematic unit that has 10 complete Christmas circle time lessons to make planning and teaching a breeze!It includes 10 days of detailed Circle Time Lessons:Introduction - photos, song, and Christmas class pollDecorations - photos and concept of word poemPresents - photos, concentration game, song for ChristmasVisiting Santa - photos, Santa song, class poll about ChristmasElves - “The Lost Present” Christmas carpet game, int

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PreK - K

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Also included in: Play to Learn Preschool - Complete Preschool Pre-K Curriculum

Community Helpers Unit | Lesson Plans - Activities for Preschool Pre-K

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This COMMUNITY HELPERS Circle Time unit has everything you need to teach your preschool students about all of the people who work in their community. This Community Helpers unit includes 10 full days of lesson plans as well as additional literacy and math centers. Everything you need for a complete "Community Helpers" unit is done for you!It includes 10 Community Helpers Circle Time Lessons:What is a Community? - Introduction and SortCommunity Helpers Song & Class GraphNeighborhood Helpers (

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PreK - K

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Also included in: Play to Learn Preschool - Complete Preschool Pre-K Curriculum

Polar Animals Unit | Lesson Plans - Activities for Preschool Pre-K

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Child Care, Specialty, Winter

Your preschool and Pre-K students will learn all about penguins, polar bears, and other polar animals in this complete Polar Animals unit that is just right for 3-6-year-olds! The Polar Animals unit includes detailed circle time lesson plans, printable activities, and centers too.It includes 10 Circle Time Lessons on Polar Animals:Introduction to the Polar Regions - photos and a songArctic Animals - photos, song, grid gamePolar Bears - photos, labeling activity, counting poemSeals & Whales -

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PreK - K

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Also included in: Play to Learn Preschool - Complete Preschool Pre-K Curriculum

Visual Cue Cards for the Early Childhood Classroom

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Child Care, Classroom Management, Special Education

Support all learners and help them succeed in the early childhood education classroom. These VISUAL CUE CARDS are perfect for young children and students with special needs. Set includes 5 Sets of Visuals.Set 1Half Page Strategy Cards**These are perfect to keep around the room to reinforce the routines, rules, and expectations at different points during the school day. There are many options for different routines that preschool, Pre-K, TK, and kindergarten teachers need to teach their students.

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Grades:

PreK - 1st

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Printables, Classroom Forms, Posters

Also included in: Play to Learn Preschool - Complete Preschool Pre-K Curriculum

Dinosaurs Unit | Lesson Plans - Activities for Preschool Pre-K

Created by

Balanced Literacy, Child Care

Explore DINOSAURS with this complete Dinosaur unit that includes daily lesson plans, activities, and ideas that you need to teach preschool and Pre-K students about dinosaurs. Everything is written out and planned to make your job easier!It includes 10 Dinosaur Circle Time Lessons:Introduction - sing a song, dinosaur carpet gameTriceratops - dinosaur counting game, sing a songLong-Necked Dinosaurs - carpet game, dinosaur chip clip poemStegosaurus - label a picture, dinosaur songPredators - her

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PreK - K

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Jennifer Hier at Early Learning Ideas - Preschool

Also included in: Play to Learn Preschool - Complete Preschool Pre-K Curriculum

Number Activities for Kindergarten and Preschool - Numbers 1-20 - Number Sense

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Engage your kids with hands-on Number Sense Activities that will help your students with recognizing numbers, writing numbers, counting numbers 1-10 or numbers 1-20 and constructing & deconstructing numbers. These number activity mats are so much more than just number playdough mats, These number activities and counting activities are the perfect addition to your math centers. These versatile number sense activities and hands-on counting activities are perfect for your preschool, pre-k, pr

Subjects:

Child Care, Numbers, Special Education

Grades:

PreK - K

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CCSS:

...

Also included in: Counting Activities to 10 & to 20 - Number Sense & Number Recognition BUNDLE

Name Practice - Editable *Set 1

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Child Care, Handwriting, Writing

These EDITABLE NAME PRACTICE pages will save you TONS of TIME!Our youngest students need lots of practice writing their names. But, it takes time to make individual worksheets. Not anymore! Just type your class list into the editable form, and the worksheets will automatically fill in each child's name. Print (in B&W) and go!This set includes 9 different worksheets so that you can customize and differentiate the practice that your children need.Watch this quick VIDEO TUTORIAL to see how easy

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Grades:

PreK - 1st

Types:

Worksheets, Activities, Printables

Also included in: Name Activities Bundle - Editable

Cookie Shop Dramatic Play

Created by

Balanced Literacy, Child Care, Christmas/ Chanukah/ Kwanzaa

Young children will bake gingerbread men, sugar cookies, and chocolate chip cookies to sell at their very own COOKIE SHOP BAKERY with this fun preschool dramatic play center. Easy, Print & Go PDF:Includes everything you need to set up a Cookie Bakery in your dramatic play center.Open - Closed signsCookie Order Forms (1/2 page and 1/8 page - in B&W)Bakery Box Labels (collect empty plastic boxes, and label them with these!)Menu with prices (2 versions - dollars and pounds)Classroom Labels

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Grades:

PreK - K

Types:

Activities, Posters

Also included in: Dramatic Play Bundle 1

Fall Unit | Autumn Lesson Plans - Activities for Preschool Pre-K

Created by

Autumn, Child Care, English Language Arts

This FALL (Autumn) CIRCLE TIME unit is perfect for preschoolers! It includes 10 days of complete lesson plans. Everything is done for you. Just print and teach these developmentally appropriate (ages 3-5) activities.10 Circle Time Lessons:Introduction - real photos and a "Fall-Not Fall" concept sortSigns of Fall - pocket chart activity and scavenger huntLeaves and Trees - song and class graphThings to do in Fall - song and sortApple Time - real photos, poem, and a sortSquirrels and Nuts - song,

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PreK - K

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Also included in: Fall - Autumn Activities | BUNDLE for Preschool and Pre-K

5 Senses Unit | Lesson Plans - Activities for Preschool Pre-K

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Activate all your students’ SENSES in this engaging 5 Senses Unit. Ten daily lesson plans, printable activities, classroom posters, as well as literacy, math, and fine motor centers are included.Circle Time Lessons:Introduction - photos, song, carpet gameSense of Sight - photos, poll, sortSense of Hearing - photos, sort, songSense of Taste - photos, sort, class pollSense of Touch - photos, sort, bingo songSense of Smell - photos, sort, carpet gameBody Parts - classroom posters, label a picture,

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PreK - K

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Also included in: Play to Learn Preschool - Complete Preschool Pre-K Curriculum

Apples Unit | Lesson Plans - Activities for Preschool Pre-K

Created by

Autumn, Back to School, Child Care

Learn all about APPLES with this complete unit that includes daily lesson plans, activities, and ideas that you’ll love to use to teach preschool and Pre-K students about apples. Everything is written out and planned to make your job easier! It includes 10 Circle Time Lessons:Introduction - photos, sing a song, name gameApples are Fruit - photos, labeling a picture, sing a songCooking with Apples - photos, carpet game, take a pollHow Apples Grow - photos, life cycle chart, concept sortExplori

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PreK - K

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Also included in: Play to Learn Preschool - Complete Preschool Pre-K Curriculum

Transportation Unit | Lesson Plans - Activities for Preschool Pre-K

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Preschool and Pre-K students will learn all about TRANSPORTATION and "Things that Go" in this Transportation Circle Time unit that is just right for 3-6-year-olds! This complete Transportation unit includes detailed lesson plans for each day, as well as additional center activities. Everything is done for you.It includes 10 Circle Time Lessons on Transportation:Introduction - class poll, transportation poemsAirplanes - real photos, labeling practice, carpet gameTrains - real photos, song, class

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PreK - K

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Mrs Jones' Creation Station

Also included in: Play to Learn Preschool - Complete Preschool Pre-K Curriculum

EDITABLE CLASSROOM JOBS CHART | DOTS CLASSROOM DECOR | PRE-K, KINDER AND FIRST

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Do you feel like you're the one doing all the clean up and tasks in the classroom? Create a student led classroom with these classroom jobs! Help initiate independence and responsibility in your classroom with these age appropriate jobs. These classroom job cards are easy to prep and go great with the rest of our Dots Classroom Decor!Buy the Dots Classroom Set MEGA-BUNDLE and SAVE!!!Here is what you'll get: Job cards: {all names are editable}GreeterMessengerLine LeaderCabooseGirls' MonitorBoys

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Child Care, Classroom Management

Grades:

PreK - 2nd

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Printables, Posters

Also included in: DOTS CLASSROOM DECOR {MEGA BUNDLE}

All About Me Unit | Lesson Plans - Activities for Preschool Pre-K

Created by

Autumn, Back to School, Child Care

Going to school is an exciting event for young children. This ALL ABOUT ME Circle Time unit for Preschoolers is the perfect way to start a new school year. The unit includes complete lesson plans for 10 days of circle time, as well as additional literacy and math centers. All of the planning is done to make your life easier! It includes 10 complete Circle Time Lessons:Introduction "I Love School" - songs and movement activityMy Classroom - song and scavenger hunt activityChoices - 4 classroom ru

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Grades:

PreK - K

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Also included in: Play to Learn Preschool - Complete Preschool Pre-K Curriculum

Farm Unit | Lesson Plans - Activities for Preschool Pre-K

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Explore the FARM with this complete unit that includes daily lesson plans, activities, and ideas that you need to teach preschool and Pre-K students about the farm. Everything is written out and planned to make your job easier! It includes 10 Circle Time Lessons:Introduction - photos, take a poll, sing a songCows - movement song, concept sortSheep and goats - photos, sing a song, chip clip poemChickens - photos, poem, movement gamePigs - photos, carpet game, songHorses - photos, sing a song, p

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Grades:

PreK - K

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Also included in: Play to Learn Preschool - Complete Preschool Pre-K Curriculum

Spring Unit | Lesson Plans - Activities for Preschool Pre-K

Created by

Child Care, English Language Arts, Spring

Celebrate SPRING with this complete unit that includes daily lesson plans, activities, and ideas that you need to teach preschool and Pre-K students about the season. Everything is written out and planned to make your job easier!It includes 10 Circle Time Lessons:Introduction - sorting activity, concepts of printRain Showers - class poll, poemWind & Kites - photos, weather songsFlower Garden - carpet game with numbers 1-20, poemBeautiful Butterflies - photos, chip clip poem, life cycle son

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Grades:

PreK - K

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Also included in: Preschool Thematic Units - 4 Seasons Bundle | Lesson Plans - Activities

Carpet Games

Created by

Child Care, Numbers, Reading

These CARPET GAMES for CIRCLE TIME are a quick and fun way for preschoolers to practice essential skills including colors, numbers, letters, and shapes. Use them during circle time or as a transition activity.*** Includes 18 carpet games! ***:1. Funny Frog - colors2. Lucky Shamrock - colors3. Wiggle Worm - colors & numbers to 20 4. Sneaky Pig - colors & numbers to 205. Runaway Cookie - colors & numbers to 206. Buzzing Bumblebee - colors & numbers to 127. Scaredy Cat - colors &amp

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Grades:

PreK - 1st

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Also included in: Play to Learn Preschool - Complete Preschool Pre-K Curriculum

Outer Space Unit | Lesson Plans - Activities for Preschool Pre-K

Created by

Balanced Literacy, Child Care

Preschoolers will learn all about OUTER SPACE in this space thematic unit that has 10 complete circle time lessons to make your planning and teaching out of this world!It includes 10 days of detailed Outer Space Circle Time Lessons:Introduction - “In space, not in space” sort and Space songStars - “Twinkle, Twinkle” word replacement poemThe Moon - moon photos, song and carpet gameThe Sun - “Mr. Sun” song and “Yellow/Not Yellow sort” sortEarth - photo, earth song, class pollMars - photo, song, an

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Grades:

PreK - K

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