Literacy center activities for kindergarten

My oldest son starts half day PreK in a few weeks. I made some activities for him to practice basic skills such as letters, shapes and numbers. I am so excited to share them with you! These activities are perfect for Preschool and Kindergarten. I love that they practice fine motor skills as well. Each activity can be printed and placed in a clear view pocket (such as the dry erase kind), or the activities can be laminated and then placed in a Math or Literacy center. Just add your favorite…

Do you struggle with engagement with your preschool students? As I use more hands-on and interactive activities for kids throughout my classroom, the level of engagement and learning has drastically improved.I have designed multiple products to be used with all of these interactive activities for preschool and kindergarten. Easier to plan and engage! Check out the blog for my top 5 interactive activities and how I use them. Make sure to grab your interactive FREEBIE!

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This list of hands-on alphabet activities will help to keep toddlers, preschoolers, and kindergarten aged children engaged as they learn the alphabet

A great variation to this would be to make a game of it. BINGO would make a great class activity, but this would be better suited for a small group of 4-6 players in small group centers. Have the cards either in a pile in the center of the table, or inside a box where they'd have to be drawn out. First person to cover all their squares correctly wins! Of course, the other kids can check that person's card to make sure the squares were covered correctly.

Looking for easy letter recognition centers for kindergarten? Check out the 11 ideas in this post to keep letter learning fresh and fun for your students!

Here are 19 Word Family Activities sure to delight your emergent reader! Mazes, dancing, rhyming, and more! These CVC and Word family games are perect for Kndergarten!

Who doesn't love the Dollar Tree? They have figured teachers out and keep the fun stuff in stock for hands on fun in the classroom. I found the "coolest" materials there yesterday! I picked up these little tongs and plastic ice cubes and knew what I wanted to do with them immediately! My students love using tongs and the ice cubes are perfect for writing letters and words on. Take a look! I will include these in our fine motor bins that we use every morning and have students work in pairs to…

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