Feelings- Social Emotional Learning Activity- Self Awareness
We all will have many feelings at different times and it is important for students to learn what activities they can do during those times...
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Emotions- Social Emotional Learning Game With Puppet Show- Self Awareness
August 21, 2021
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Come meet Tommy (puppet)! Tommy asks the students to play a game with him and identify different emotions and why someone might feel that way. ...
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I Can Be Patient- Social Emotional Learning Game- Self Awareness
August 21, 2021
by Annie Miller
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Being patient is a necessary skill to learn to be successful in life. Teaching children how to be patient at a young age will help...
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Listening & Responding- Social Emotional Learning Game – Social Awareness
August 21, 2021
by Annie Miller
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Listening and responding is how we effectively communicate with others. Students need to learn that when someone is talking to you, you need to listen...
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Right From Wrong- Social Emotional Learning Game- Responsible Decision Making
August 21, 2021
by Annie Miller
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Knowing right from wrong is a necessary skill that will help students their entire life to avoid unwanted consequences. It is also important for kids...
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Following The Rules- Social Emotional Learning Game With Puppet Show- Responsible Decision Making
August 21, 2021
by Annie Miller
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Come meet Tommy in this puppet show! Tommy and his friends forget the rules at school. Tommy re-teaches the rules so that he can remember...
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Greeting Others- Social Emotional Learning Game- Social Awareness- Relationship Skills
August 21, 2021
by Annie Miller
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Greetings are your first impression when you first meet someone so we want students to understand what is appropriate and what is inappropriate so that...
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Waiting Is Not Easy- Social Emotional Learning Game- Patience – Self Awareness
August 21, 2021
by Annie Miller
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Come meet Tommy (puppet)! He is so excited to tell you about his school day and what he learned. Unfortunately he runs into some problems...
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Personal Space- Social Emotional Learning Game – Self Awareness
August 21, 2021
by Annie Miller
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Everyone needs space to breathe, talk and move. Students need to understand how much space is needed between them and others so that they don’t...
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Rules In Public- Social Emotional Learning – Responsible Decision Making
August 21, 2021
by Annie Miller
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Sometimes there are different rules at home than out in public and students need to be aware of these rules so they can respect people...
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Social Skills- Social Emotional Learning Game- Relationship Skills- Social Awareness
August 21, 2021
by Annie Miller
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Social skills are what help us communicate with others. Students need to understand what good social skills are so that they can communicate with others...
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Accepting The Answer No- Social Emotional Learning Game – Self Awareness
August 21, 2021
by Annie Miller
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“No” is a part of life. Kids will hear the word “no’ much more than they would like and they need to learn what an...
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Personal Space – Social Emotional Learning Game with puppet show- Self Awareness
August 20, 2021
by Annie Miller
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Come meet Tommy (puppet)! Tommy teaches about personal space by demonstrating through an activity that sometimes we are too close to others or sometimes we...
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Responsible Decisions- Social Emotional Learning Game/ Mental Wellness
August 20, 2021
by Annie Miller
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As children grow their responsibilities grow so they need to be taught what kinds of decisions are responsible and what kinds are irresponsible. This is...
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Bathroom Rules- Social Emotional Learning Game – Responsible Decision Making
August 20, 2021
by Annie Miller
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Students don’t naturally understand the rules, they need to be taught rules…especially bathroom rules. Students need to know what appropriate behavior is in the bathroom...
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Is It A Rule Or Not? Social Emotional Learning Game- Rules and Routines- Responsible Decision Making
August 20, 2021
by Annie Miller
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Rules are an important part of life. They help us stay safe and help us learn and grow in a positive environment. Teaching students the...
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All Skin Colors Are Beautiful- Social Emotional Learning Game With Puppet Show- Diversity- Self Awareness
August 20, 2021
by Annie Miller
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Teaching students about skin color can feel uncomfortable for many people but it is a conversation that needs to be talked about early on. Allow...
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Positive Choices- Social Emotional Learning Game- Responsible Decision Making
August 20, 2021
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We make choices every day and we want to teach students how to make positive choices so that they can avoid unwanted consequences. Objective: To...
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Flexible Thinking – Social Emotional Learning Game- Self Awareness
August 20, 2021
by Annie Miller
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Changes happen all the time and students need to be able to adapt and think of other possible ways to do something when those changes...
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Affirmations- Social Emotional Game- Self Awareness- Positive Self Talk
August 20, 2021
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Teaching students to use affirmations helps to raise their self-esteem and reduce negative thoughts. By talking about themselves in a positive way, students will begin...
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Diversity- What Is Your Greatness? Social Emotional Learning Game-Self Awareness
August 20, 2021
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Teaching children to celebrate and respect the differences of others will reduce negative thoughts and or bullying in the future. Objective: To recognize, understand and...
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Making Positive Choices- Social Emotional Learning Game with Puppet Show- Responsible Decision Making
August 20, 2021
by Annie Miller
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Come meet Tommy (puppet)! He made a poor choice and colored on the wall and now he needs to do the hard part and clean...
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Appreciating Differences- Social Emotional Learning/Mental Wellness/ Self Awareness/Diversity
August 20, 2021
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Teaching children to celebrate and respect the differences of others will reduce negative thoughts and or bullying in the future. Objective: To help students understand...
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I Can Tell About Myself- All About Me Game
August 20, 2021
by Annie Miller
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Do your students have a hard time telling about themselves and knowing what to say? Students need to learn how to talk about themselves to...
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Meet Tommy’s Friends!
August 9, 2021
by learnprek
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Friends are never apart maybe in “distance” but never in the heart. Many children in this world are or will be starting distant learning which...
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Self-Talk Social Emotional Lesson
August 7, 2021
by Annie Miller
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Self-talk and affirmations teaches students how to use positive self-talk. Additional Components: There will also be TWO printable activity sheets, a transition activity to close...
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Bubble Patterns
June 19, 2021
by Annie Miller
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My boys have been LOVING fishing in our backyard lately so I have been thinking about a simple “fish” activity for Ollie (4). He enjoys...
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Measure & Pattern The Rays
June 19, 2021
by Annie Miller
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It has been SO HOT here in Minnesota–Like 100 degrees and SO Humid (100 degrees doesn’t look good on MN)-the grass is dying! So we...
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Watercolor Name
June 19, 2021
by Annie Miller
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I took out the watercolors yesterday to keep Ollie busy and had him “Paint By Number” using watercolors and his name! He already asked for...
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Number Order Dauber
June 19, 2021
by Annie Miller
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Effective yet simple. Both of my kids LOVE math and numbers so this was a perfect activity for Ollie (4). He worked on recognizing numbers...
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Flower Patterns
June 19, 2021
by Annie Miller
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Flowers are blooming! This is an easy activity to work on patterns. I only had Ollie (4) working on ABAB patterns because he is new...
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Skip Counting Flowers
May 19, 2021
by Annie Miller
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Skip counting by 5’s! I had Max (6) work on this activity this weekend and he loved it! I put the initial number in the...
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Rainbow Number Caterpillars
May 18, 2021
by Annie Miller
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Ollie has been LOVING playing outside lately as it has really warmed up here. He loves looking for creatures and recently we have seen a...
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Subitizing Maze
May 13, 2021
by Annie Miller
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I had Ollie make his way through this subitizing Maze this morning (Subitizing is the ability to rapidly identify a set of 5-6 objects without...
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Ladybug Addition Wings
May 13, 2021
by Annie Miller
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Printable Available!!! Some of you have asked for printables of my activities, so I’m excited to announce I created my first printable out of this...
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Paper Clip Flowers
May 5, 2021
by Annie Miller
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This is a great fine motor activity to work on getting the paper clips attached to the cardboard flowers as well as a math activity...
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Subitizing Coverall
May 5, 2021
by Annie Miller
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There is a whole lot of learning happening in this activity but first let’s talk about Subitizing! The ability to recognize a small amount of...
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Baseball Pattern Stitch
April 26, 2021
by Annie Miller
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Calling all baseball lovers! Since baseball season has begun I thought we would try doing something with baseballs and this pattern activity is so simple...
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Toothbrush Cutting
April 26, 2021
by Annie Miller
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Let’s practice a little cutting by cutting the toothbrush bristles! This activity is to work on fine motor(cutting) and instead of just cutting lines I...
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Mixed Up Balloons
April 26, 2021
by Annie Miller
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The Balloons need to go with the presents but they’re all mixed up! Match the letters in the balloon to the letters on the present...
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Mixing Colors
April 26, 2021
by Annie Miller
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Sensory time! This is one of the easiest activities because you can put ANYTHING in the water and kids will enjoy it! It is also easy...
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Connect The Pairs/rainboot picture
April 26, 2021
by Annie Miller
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We have had a mix of snow (still) and rain the last few days and Ollie has been loving wearing his rain boots EVERYWHERE so...
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Recycled Letter Match
April 26, 2021
by Annie Miller
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I had Ollie do/finish this in the car while we brought Max to school in the morning! It kept him busy the whole time. We...
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Shape Venn Diagrams
April 26, 2021
by Annie Miller
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Toward of the end of the year in preschool as my students get better at sorting, I usually begin introducing Venn Diagrams. I love Venn diagrams...
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Rollercoaster Shapes
April 26, 2021
by Annie Miller
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Let’s ride the rollercoaster! This is a simple and easy activity to practice shape recognition, matching and fine motor! A great “ride” into the weekend:)...
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Number Airplanes
April 26, 2021
by Annie Miller
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Ollie has been into airplanes and flying things around the house lately so I made him his own set of “number airplanes.” He really thought...
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Sorting Buttons and Pom Poms
April 26, 2021
by Annie Miller
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I started the Monday after Easter off with a simple anytime activity…sorting! I grabbed our favorite manipulatives (buttons) and some pom poms to sort! I...
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Cover All Letter sounds
April 16, 2021
by Annie Miller
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We have been practicing Ollie’s (4) letters and letter sounds over here so I made him a quick “decorate the egg Bingo” while matching the...
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Match & Cut
April 16, 2021
by Annie Miller
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I made another super quick activity for Ollie (4) to practice matching uppercase and lowercase letters and since Max is home on spring break he...
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Goldfish Letter Formation
April 16, 2021
by Annie Miller
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This fun SNACKTIVITY works on how to correctly form the letters in your name. The goldfish crackers need to “swim” in the direction that the...
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Cut the Number Line
April 16, 2021
by Annie Miller
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Both of my boys enjoyed doing this activity, even my 6 year old who can cut pretty well enjoyed it! It involves fine motor strengthening while...
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Bunny & Egg Match
April 16, 2021
by Annie Miller
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Help the bunny find it’s missing egg! I quickly made this activity while Ollie ate breakfast this morning (that is how quick a set-up can be). ...
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Chocolate Bunny
April 16, 2021
by Annie Miller
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It sure smells yummy! Paint the bunny using chocolate sauce to make a chocolate bunny! I always did this in my preschool classroom and the kids...
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I Can Count Forward & Backward
February 23, 2021
by Annie Miller
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Super easy for a Friday. Ollie (3) worked on counting forward and counting backward. Counting backward is just as important as forward but so easily can be...
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Mixing Colors Connect
February 23, 2021
by Annie Miller
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Mix and connect the primary colors to make new colors! This is a simple way to practice identifying what primary colors make new colors. Ollie(3)...
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Chickpea Color Match
February 23, 2021
by Annie Miller
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Legos/Duplos and chickpeas are some of our favorite things over here so we combined them into a fun matching/fine motor activity! You can also do...
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Mail the Hearts
February 12, 2021
by Annie Miller
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Match the amount on the hearts to the number on the envelope! My kids love pretending to mail letters and play “mail” so I made...
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Button Match
February 12, 2021
by Annie Miller
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I have mentioned before that I love using buttons. I find them such useful manipulatives for sorting, size comparison, counting and color recognition, I also...
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Uncover the Heart
February 12, 2021
by Annie Miller
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Only color the letters in your name! This activity is so magical because you are unable to see the heart before you color (swipe to...
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Measure The Hearts
February 12, 2021
by Annie Miller
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Ollie (3) has been carrying around a tape measure for the past two days. It goes everywhere with us even in the car and he tries...
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Match Uppercase and Lowercase
February 12, 2021
by Annie Miller
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I’ve been noticing I have had a lot of marker and paper activities lately:) I guess I really am loving the simplicity that they bring!...
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Punch the Pattern
February 12, 2021
by Annie Miller
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My kids love using the hole punch or any punchers I have. They can sit and just punch a random piece of paper for a...
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Rainbow Patterns
February 12, 2021
by Annie Miller
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Follow the rainbow pattern to see what colors are missing! Easy peasy for this Monday! TO DO: Just draw a bunch of hearts in the...
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Color Connect Hearts
February 12, 2021
by Annie Miller
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This is another simple activity that provides so much learning. I drew and colored the hearts (strategic placement to form a heart) and then I...
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