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Easy Chick Paper Plate Easter Craft for Kids

One of my favorite parts of going into our local agricultural store is when they chicks corralled in a container, inside the store. Their adorable little ‘peeps’ and fuzzy, yellow heads melt my heart. These little peeps remind me that spring is knocking on the door and baby animals are being born. A perfectly adorable…

Easy Rainbow Snack on a Stick for Preschool

What’s better than easy rainbow crafts for preschoolers? How about an easy edible craft for preschoolers?! These yummy rainbow colored snacks are a fun way to have a crafty morning while practicing colors and having a sweet marshmallow treat. The Easy Rainbow Snack on a Stick for Preschool will delight your students as they create…

DIY Easter Sensory Bottle I Spy for Kids

“Where are all the Easter eggs? I can’t find them!” “Son, they are everywhere. Look for them.” Sometimes my kids can’t ‘find’ things that are right in front of their eggs. Yes, that includes colorful, plastic eggs filled with delicious treats. A great way to practice their focusing and observation skills is by playing fun…

How to Make Rainbow Spaghetti for Sensory Play

Don’t know about you, but I’ve never seen a rainbow that didn’t cause me to pause for a moment: whole, half, bright, dim, there’s just something about the magic inside a rainbow. And it’s the perfect theme for exploring colors with preschoolers! Learn how to easily make rainbow spaghetti for sensory play, then take the…

St. Patrick’s Day Sensory Bottle DIY for Preschoolers

Looking for meaningful ways to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day? Even if you’re not Irish, it’s hard to avoid the glittery green holiday that sort of perks up a sometimes ‘blah’ month. Celebrating with kids is fun because they’re just learning traditions, vocabulary, and tall tales associated with the fun holiday. This St. Patrick’s Day sensory…

Easy DIY Leprechaun Trap for Kindergarten

Oh, those sneaky little leprechauns! As a parent and a teacher, I find St. Patrick’s Day fun hard to resist! I’ve seen it all, from green toilet water to leprechaun footprints going up the walls of classrooms. It’s not hard to engage children with these mysterious little creatures, and if I’m being honest it’s super…

Free Printable Alphabet Worksheets and Alphabet Activities

Free Alphabet Printables Teaching the alphabet should be anything, but boring. Learn the alphabet with your preschoolers and kindergarteners with over 40 free alphabet worksheets and activities. On Life Over C’s you’ll find: Alphabet handwriting activities Alphabet tracing printables Alphabet pattern block templates Alphabet play dough tracing mats And HUGE range of print and go…

Bee Theme Easy Slime Recipe with Glue

Perhaps you have a bunch of busy bees in your classroom? Or maybe it’s spring and you want to teach your preschool or kindergarten students about bees? Whether you have a bee-themed classroom or not, this homemade slime recipe is an amazing learning and playing opportunity for little ones! Learning About Sensory Play with Slime:…

Color Scavenger Hunt for Kids Free Printable

Preschool color activities come in all different types. If your child loves being active and hands-on with their learning we have the perfect activity for you! A themed scavenger hunt is a perfect way to work on different skills and have fun doing it. It’s not just for the preschoolers, older kids will have a…

Transportation Lesson Plan for Preschool

These easy Transportation Lesson Plans for Preschool teach your little ones all about transportation while covering various subjects!

Winter Lesson Plans for Preschool: Literacy, Science, Math

I have an annoying habit. It involves my thought process right before a nice, loooong Christmas break, Spring Break, or even sometimes Summer. I start to think about that day, week, or month when we have to come baaaaack. The thought of empty lesson plans for preschool in winter sends chills throughout my body! That…

Christmas Sensory Bottles for Preschoolers

Enjoying the Christmas season with toddlers and preschoolers can adequately be summed up with the famous quote, “It was the best of times, it was the worst of times.” LOL! We can all agree it’s wonderful to share Christmas activities with kids, teach them traditions while we make up new ones, and enjoy all the…