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.
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 Winter. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Winter. Show all posts
Thursday, January 9, 2014
Melted Snowmen
Instant Snow!
How have I never heard of instant snow?!
From PreKinders:

I live in Indiana, so you never know if actual snow will be available or not. This is perfect!
From PreKinders:
I live in Indiana, so you never know if actual snow will be available or not. This is perfect!
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:
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:
Thursday, February 14, 2013
Tuesday, January 22, 2013
Snowman in a Bag
From Teach Preschool:

This process is similar to our snowman in a bottle but if you didn’t have a bottle on hand, then gather up a baggie, some buttons, a snowman nose, and some snow and you are all set to go…

Place just just a couple of large spoon fulls of snow is all you need in the bag and then lay the bag flat. Press and pack the snow so it stays flat and then arrange your button eyes and nose on the snow to make a snowman face. Press the buttons and nose firmly into the snow…

Tape the snowman in a bag to a window so it can get some sunlight and let the melting begin…

Here’s what my snowman looked like after about 30 minutes…

And after about 1 hour…

After about 1 hour 30 minutes…

And about 2 hours later…

A very simple way to explore the melting of snow. Did you notice that bag seems much less full with the snow melted than before? And did you notice that the nose floats but the buttons sink? And did you notice that snowman moved down the bag as it melted? And did you notice that all that is left of the snowman is a bag of water?

If you want the printable to go with the snowman in a bag, just click here: Snowman Science by Teach Preschool
This process is similar to our snowman in a bottle but if you didn’t have a bottle on hand, then gather up a baggie, some buttons, a snowman nose, and some snow and you are all set to go…
Place just just a couple of large spoon fulls of snow is all you need in the bag and then lay the bag flat. Press and pack the snow so it stays flat and then arrange your button eyes and nose on the snow to make a snowman face. Press the buttons and nose firmly into the snow…
Tape the snowman in a bag to a window so it can get some sunlight and let the melting begin…
Here’s what my snowman looked like after about 30 minutes…
And after about 1 hour…
After about 1 hour 30 minutes…
And about 2 hours later…
A very simple way to explore the melting of snow. Did you notice that bag seems much less full with the snow melted than before? And did you notice that the nose floats but the buttons sink? And did you notice that snowman moved down the bag as it melted? And did you notice that all that is left of the snowman is a bag of water?
If you want the printable to go with the snowman in a bag, just click here: Snowman Science by Teach Preschool
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