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3D Pumpkins (or apples)
Great for just about any age! Cut up tissue paper into small squares (about 2in. by ...
Type: Activity: 7002

4th of July Party Favor/Decoration
Get red, white and blue gumdrops and stick one paper flag into each gumdrop. You can ...
Type: Activity: 8045

5 Sense Bear
Christmas Time is a great time to teach children about our 5 senses. Tell your class ...
Type: Activity: 7003



A Brief History of Kwanzaa
Kwanzaa is a seven day African-American celebration of culture and tradition. It is a ...
Type: Activity: 7009

A Sweet Flower !
Place hershey kisses one on top of the other with flat bottoms together. Place tissue ...
Type: Activity: 7011

A Very Special Turkey
Paint each child's palm and thumb with brown paint, then paint the other four fingers ...
Type: Activity: 7012

ABC Toast
Another great way to get kids to eat whole grain bread, with less grams of sugar than ...
Type: Activity: 7013

Abstract Doodle Art
Use the sharpie to draw abstract shapes onto the paper. Make sure each shape is a clo ...
Type: Activity: 8484

Acorn Designs
Draw a "fall shape" on construction paper. A leaf, tree, or pumpkin works! Use light ...
Type: Activity: 8523

Advent Calendar
Cut a large Christmas tree out of the green cardstock and glue it onto the background ...
Type: Activity: 7016

African Village
Have your students spend time exploring different types of African Homes. They can c ...
Type: Activity: 7017

Airy Snowflakes
Cut neat snowflake shapes out of the thin Styrofoam and hang from ceiling by a thin t ...
Type: Activity: 7018

Alphabet Book
I have been working on letter and sound recognition with my preschoolers. One fun wa ...
Type: Activity: 7019

Alphabet Boxes
Write the upper and lower case letter on each wipe box, one letter of the alphabet fo ...
Type: Activity: 7020

Alphabet Magnets
Here's a great way to use up business card magnets that you no longer need. 1) Cover ...
Type: Activity: 7022

Alphabet People
I teach second grade and used this activity for a review of initial consonant sounds ...
Type: Activity: 7023

Alphabet Rubbings
cut shapes of letters or numbers out of sand paper at least 3 inches tall. put the sh ...
Type: Activity: 7024

Alphabet Soup
Cut a bowl shape out of construction paper, any color. Then make a smaller circle out ...
Type: Activity: 7026

Alphabugs
Draw a letter of the alphabet. In a different color, create a picture of the bug usin ...
Type: Activity: 7027

Animal Cracker Lapel Pins
Have your child choose an animal cracker they like. Polish both sides with clear nai ...
Type: Activity: 7029

Animal mix-ups
color on poster board (recipe cards work also) or cut out animals from construction p ...
Type: Activity: 7030

Anything Available?
Running Out of things to do with toddlers and twos? As an Early Childhood teacher, I ...
Type: Activity: 7031

Apple Birthday Board
Cut out a basket, 1 large and two small apples from the red and green construction pa ...
Type: Activity: 8246

Apple for the Teacher
The perfect inexpensive gift to give. Core the apple, place floral vial (florist may ...
Type: Activity: 7032

Apple Hunting
Make a copy of different sizes of apples (small, medium, large). Color them red, yell ...
Type: Activity: 7033

Apple Orchard Dramatic Play
Set up the puppet stage or table to be the pretend "apple stand." Attach the paper tr ...
Type: Activity: 7034

Apple Painting
Using paper (maybe cut into an apple shape!) or a piece of fabric (burlap works well) ...
Type: Activity: 7035

Apple Sorting
At circle time, place apple shapes on flannel board. For very young children, put on ...
Type: Activity: 7036

April Showers
Spread out a section of bubble wrap (small bubbles preferably)with slightly over half ...
Type: Activity: 7038

April Showers Umbrella
Trace an umbrella shape on the oaktag as large as you would like but no smaller than ...
Type: Activity: 7039
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