Handouts (for current school year)
Helpful classroom handouts for Early Childhood families, updated at least annually.
handouts (additional)
Additional handouts available for families.
articles
A collection of articles for Early Childhood families on a variety of topics, updated throughout the school year.
websites
A list of suggested websites for Early Childhood families, may be updated as additional resources are discovered.
Teachers Pay Teachers
This website is a great resource for you to use to find activities to do with your child at home! Simply search for the skill you want to practice, select the grade level (Pre-K), and select the price (free). You will need to create an account, but it is free to do so. It also saves all of your downloads for future use from any computer.
Handwriting Practice
This is a website that you can use to generate tracing pages for your child to practice writing his/her name. This would be a great activity to work on together at home. For 2-day students especially, please don't rush your child. Scribbling and controlled scribbling are still considered acceptable for this age. However, you can help your child practice and continue to improve by placing your hand over your child's hand as you trace or write the letters together. This helps your child learn the motions. Afterward, let your child try to trace one on his/her own. In time, the scribbling/writing will improve. :)
Pretend Snow Sensory Bin Activity for Home
Click on the link to find directions for how to make your own pretend snow to play with at home! You can use it to practice letters (as suggested in the blog), or other skills such as numbers or shapes. This is another fun way to learn together at home and reinforce some of the things your child is learning at school.
Sensory Activities for Home
Click on the link to see some ideas of how you can incorporate sensory play with your child at home. You can do these activities in an empty plastic storage container or tub. If you are worried about a mess, place down a tarp underneath or wait for warmer weather and try these activities outside!
Sounds Science Experiment
Click on the link to see how to make music using glasses of water at home! This is a great experiment to explore the sense of hearing with your child.
Teachers Pay Teachers
This website is a great resource for you to use to find activities to do with your child at home! Simply search for the skill you want to practice, select the grade level (Pre-K), and select the price (free). You will need to create an account, but it is free to do so. It also saves all of your downloads for future use from any computer.
Handwriting Practice
This is a website that you can use to generate tracing pages for your child to practice writing his/her name. This would be a great activity to work on together at home. For 2-day students especially, please don't rush your child. Scribbling and controlled scribbling are still considered acceptable for this age. However, you can help your child practice and continue to improve by placing your hand over your child's hand as you trace or write the letters together. This helps your child learn the motions. Afterward, let your child try to trace one on his/her own. In time, the scribbling/writing will improve. :)
Pretend Snow Sensory Bin Activity for Home
Click on the link to find directions for how to make your own pretend snow to play with at home! You can use it to practice letters (as suggested in the blog), or other skills such as numbers or shapes. This is another fun way to learn together at home and reinforce some of the things your child is learning at school.
Sensory Activities for Home
Click on the link to see some ideas of how you can incorporate sensory play with your child at home. You can do these activities in an empty plastic storage container or tub. If you are worried about a mess, place down a tarp underneath or wait for warmer weather and try these activities outside!
Sounds Science Experiment
Click on the link to see how to make music using glasses of water at home! This is a great experiment to explore the sense of hearing with your child.