• Alphabet,  Valentine's,  Writing Center

    The Cutest Pre-K Valentine Activities

    I can still remember the excitement of Valentine’s Day when I was a kid! Decorating my paper bag mailbox, folding and cutting hearts, and, of course, getting a heart-shaped lollipop with cupid on it! Make sure to include these Pre-K Valentine activities and help create those same great memories for your students, too. You’ve Got Valentine Mail Set up this cute center so your class can practice writing the alphabet when they check the mail! Put the envelope letter cards in a little mailbox and provide a shallow tray filled with colored sand or salt. You can also use rice or confetti as a writing tray filler. Students can make…

  • Math,  Small Groups,  Valentine's

    5 Math Activities for Valentine’s Day Preschoolers Love

    Your preschool sweethearts will adore these Valentine math games and centers! The only problem is fitting all these lovely math activities for Valentine’s Day into your lesson plans! Small Group Learning Get ready for your students to love this All About the Number activity! Cover your small group table with a large piece of bulletin board paper. Next, draw hearts to fill the paper.  Label the hearts with a number, counting set, number word, or ten frame.  You can focus on any skill you’re working on with your small groups. Have students practice writing numerals, drawing number sets, using dot markers, filling in the ten frames, and counting with manipulatives.…

  • Target Tuesday,  Valentine's,  Writing Center

    Target Tuesday Valentine Mailboxes

    It’s Target Tuesday and there’s still time to grab one or two of those adorable little metal mailboxes from Bulleye’s Playground!     I bought my mailboxes last year but all of the local Target stores have them this season, too. You’ll find shiny tins, classic red, pretty pink, as well as mailboxes covered with festive hearts.    My class was due for a review of sight words so I made cards to use during small groups. I put a stack of word cards in the mailboxes and provided each student with a recording sheet. The kids LOVED pulling cards out of the mailbox, reading the word, and writing it! I LOVED how much fun…