The Best Hands-on Preschool and Kindergarten Activities!

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Hi! I’m Kim, Creator of Life Over C’s. With over 16 years of experience teaching preschool and kindergarten, in homeschool and classroom settings, I love sharing my favorite hands-on activities with you!

From sensory bins to process art to interactive print & go resources for math, literacy and STEM, I am committed to helping teachers make learning fun for every child. Plus, you can find over 1,200 free resources with the click of a button.

I’m a Super-mom in training of four daughters, including 3 teenagers and a 13 year old with high-functioning Rett Syndrome. I’m also a daycare and preschool owner, pastor’s wife, music director, and homeschooling mama.

I’m excited to connect with you in our Facebook Community and here on Life Over C’s.

Thanks for being awesome!

-Kim

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Summer Themed Favorites

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    Free Printable Summer Sun Emotions Board Game

    This sun-theme emotions board game is a fun way to explore emotions with kids this summer. Hands-on practice identifying & discussing emotions.

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  • two photos showing how to make lemon prints using halved lemons and colorful paint.

    Painting with Lemons: Fun Summer Process Art for Kids

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  • child adding play dough shark teeth to counting mat during a fun preschool math activity focused on one-to-one correspondence.

    Free Printable Shark Play Dough Counting Mats for Preschool

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Your website is the BEST ever

I have looked at many blogs in my 16 years of teaching… well, let’s be honest, I was still reading Mailbox magazines back then when I first began teaching ๐Ÿ˜‰ BUT, I am here to tell you that Life Over C’s is the BEST ever! The amount of free resources you have provided are VERY appreciated. I know you could be selling your items like hotcakes on TPT, but it is such a blessing to be able to grab some resources for free with all the money that I pour into my classroom already.

I have taught everything K-4 as a classroom teacher and I am currently the teacher of multilingual learners (EL teacher) for grades K-8 at two schools. Thank you so much for your kindness and spreading the word that wiggly kids need hands on learning. I’m obsessed with language acquisition and fully believe my ML’s will benefit most from learning through play, especially at the younger ages.


Hope you are having a wonderful week and you, too, are an AMAZING teacher ๐Ÿ™‚
Lauren B.

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