Lesson Planning with Me

Hello! I teach an integrated preschool classroom, which means I am responsible for students ages three to five with special needs of all types as well as typical developing students. My students range in ability from a toddler to a typical kindergartener. Therefore, my activities must be able to reach a wide range and be easily adjusted for multiple ability levels.

I created this blog as a way to keep track of the fantastic ideas I have gathered over the years. Because I just randomly add activities to the blog, use the search, standard list, or theme list on the left side to find the activities you are after!

I also create and sell resources that can be found at TeachersPayTeachers and Teacher's Notebook.
Showing posts with label Play Dough. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Play Dough. Show all posts

Sunday, March 10, 2013

Button Ideas

From Child Care Land:

Popcorn and Buttons:
   Fill a tub with popcorn seeds and add buttons.  Using fingers or tweezers, students pick the buttons
   out and sort them into cups.






Button Counting:
   Using a picture of a snowman found here, students count out the appropriate number of buttons.


Buttoning Practice:
    Make these cute little squares with a button sewn in the middle.  Student buttons on or unbuttons
    off the circle.


Button Play Dough:
   Make play dough.  Fold buttons in.  Students take out as many as they can.


From Motherhood On a Dime:

Friday, February 15, 2013

Play Dough Literacy Mats

Ideas from KindergartenWorks:


Play Dough Theme Boxes

First I'm going to make this, and then I'm going to put it in this:



In case you can't read the pictures, I found these at 1+1+1=1.

Other box themes:

Sight words and letter stampers
Name cards and letter stampers
Potato Head pieces
Letter/number/shape mats
Snowman pieces
Holidays
Classroom themes

Potato Head Play Dough

My students love the fun Potato Head pieces they make these days.  They play with them nearly everyday.  I can't wait to do this.



I found this pictures on Pinterest, but the site was no longer working.

Microwave Play Dough


From Just for Daisy:





Play Dough Learning Mats

These are so simple!

From The Imagination Tree


Play Dough Math Mats

These are a must do!  My students (and kids) will love, love, love doing these.

From PreKinders:





Mats include:



Homemade Play Dough Recipe

There are lots out there.

My favorite is at My Montessori Journey.