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Lessons for Little Ones by Tina O'Block

Preschool & kindergarten teacher for over 25 years with a Master's Degree in Curriculum and Instruction and a Bachelor's Degree in Elementary Education. Curriculum author of resources for preschool - grade 2.
baby Jesus Christmas ornament

Nativity Crafts & Narrated Nativity Story

Teaching the true meaning of Christmas is one of my favorite parts of December in a Christian classroom. These Nativity crafts and narrated digital activities are simple to prep, meaningful for young learners, and help students better understand the story of Jesus’ birth in a hands-on way. From an adorable Baby Jesus ornament to a Nativity stable craft and an engaging narrated Nativity story with self-checking questions, these ideas make it easy to keep students focused, learning, and centered on what Christmas is really about.

Thanksgiving turkey literacy center

Thanksgiving Turkey Common Core Literacy Center for Letters, Alphabet, Words

Use this Thanksgiving turkey literacy center to practice letter recognition (all uppercase & lowercase letters), matching uppercase letters with lowercase letters, letter sounds (phonics), spelling and reading cvc words, to decorate Thanksgiving bulletin boards, and more. Blank feathers are included which allow you to customize the center to your students’ needs. This Thanksgiving Turkey Literacy […]

Ice Cube Races, Ice Cube Painting

Looking for a fun way to beat the heat?  What about ice cube races and ice cube painting! Ice Cube Races – Give each child an ice cube.  On your signal instruct them to try to melt their ice cube as quickly as they can (rub it in their hands, sit on it, step on […]

fireworks craft for kids

Fireworks Craft for Kids

This simple and fun craft project is perfect for the Fourth of July or New Year. Supplies Needed: paint or glue glitter Q-Tips construction paper Place a few circles of paint or glue on the construction paper for each child. Children use Q-Tips to spread out the paint in a star or firework shape. Sprinkle […]

Moon Learning Activities and Book Suggestions

Moon Activities and Book Suggestions – In honor of the supermoon this past weekend (I hope everyone got a chance to see it) I am posting some moon learning activities and children’s book suggestions.  To learn more about the supermoon click here. Show pictures of the moon’s surface and discuss craters.  Allow children to make their […]

squirting cups learning activity

Squirt Gun Learning Activity & Races

Fun Summer / Warm Weather Activity – Squirt Gun Learning Games & Races Our students LOVE the squirt gun race at our end of the school year carnival, so we decided to make it a fun learning activity and let them “take aim” at letters, numbers, shapes, and sight words. Squirting Stacks of Cups For […]

May Day Maypole Activity

Celebrate May Day with your class with this fun Maypole Activity – Create a Maypole by attaching colorful streamers to a pole such as the basketball pole on the playground or make your own pole by placing a broomstick or large stick in a bucket and securing it with rocks or sand. To perform the […]

Earth Day Suncatchers

Earth Day Suncatcher Materials: clean plastic lids from margarine containers or other round plastic containers glue blue food coloring green markers yarn This craft not only creates beautiful earth suncatchers but also utilizes recycled materials (plastic container lids and half-used glue bottles). Color the glue blue – If you have half-used glue bottles simply drop […]