Teach Preschool : motor skills

A pinteresting Earth day globe for preschoolers

Anonymous — Wed, 17 Apr 2013 10:00:54 GMT

In our continued celebration of Earth day, the children explored the process of pinning the things we care for to a rather unique DIY globe! Read More......(read more)

Weaving through a rainbow

Anonymous — Sat, 16 Mar 2013 10:00:49 GMT

Using our whole bodies to weave through this beautiful rainbow made by our preschool students. Read More......(read more)

The bloggers talk about fine motor skills

Anonymous — Wed, 13 Mar 2013 10:00:24 GMT

I am joining three of my fellow bloggers on Google+ today for a live video chat on the topic of fine motor skills. Stop by to tune in and listen in! Read More......(read more)

Snowman sensory puzzle

Anonymous — Thu, 03 Jan 2013 21:35:28 GMT

Having fun exploring snow with this sensory based puzzle and fine motor play process! Read More......(read more)

Gumball fine motor skill play

Anonymous — Tue, 13 Nov 2012 14:00:24 GMT

Having fine motor fun and discovering the mechanics of bubble gum machines from the dollar store! Read More......(read more)

More buttons, buttons, buttons

Anonymous — Sun, 28 Oct 2012 09:00:32 GMT

Working on our fine motor skills, patterning, and counting as we had more fun with bright and colorful buttons! Read More......(read more)

How to play red light – green light

Anonymous — Tue, 22 May 2012 10:00:15 GMT

How to play red light - green light in preschool! Read More......(read more)

All tied up in knots

Anonymous — Mon, 19 Mar 2012 19:00:25 GMT

Today we worked on tying knots in our preschool classroom! Quite a challenging process for little ones! Read More......(read more)

Weaving up a little sunshine and a blog hop

Anonymous — Tue, 06 Mar 2012 10:00:44 GMT

Our preschoolers are hoping to bring in some sunshine with this simple sunshine weaving! Come on over and join in on the weather blog hop! Read More......(read more)

DIY sewing frame for preschoolers

Anonymous — Sat, 25 Feb 2012 11:00:00 GMT

Working on our sewing skills with our DIY sewing frame and some yarn in preschool! Read More......(read more)

P is for puzzle piece printing

Anonymous — Mon, 20 Feb 2012 10:00:58 GMT

Making puzzle prints and exploring puzzle fine motor play in preschool! Read More......(read more)

Everyday fine motor play in preschool and a linky

Anonymous — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 10:00:58 GMT

Discover ways to promote fine motor development and the role fine motor skills in handwriting. Read More......(read more)

Try the frog leap in preschool

Anonymous — Thu, 19 May 2011 02:47:33 GMT

In preschool, the frog leap is just a bit different than the old fashioned leap frog game where you jump over another person’s back… In this classroom, the teacher laminated some lili-pads on the floor for her little frogs to leap across. We have the...(read more)

Developing large motor skills by playing on the line in preschool

Anonymous — Wed, 04 May 2011 11:00:56 GMT

Tape is such a wonderful thing to keep handy in preschool. In the latest conference I attended, the Ooey Gooey lady said you should keep a roll of painter’s tape on your wrist at all times! I am inclined to agree… Using some green painter’s tape, I made...(read more)

A bundle of fun with these crayons in preschool

Anonymous — Wed, 06 Apr 2011 05:00:37 GMT

Our students love to color so we thought during our color review week, we would mix it up a little and let them try coloring with crayon bundles…. In almost every case, the children began by making the crayons go round and round on their paper… Trying...(read more)