http://teacherlingo.com/search/SearchResults.aspx?o=DateDescending&tag=creative+art,letter+recognition&orTags=0Search results matching tags 'creative art' and 'letter recognition'en-USCommunityServer 2.1 SP2 (Debug Build: 61120.2)http://teacherlingo.com/blogs/teach_preschool1/archive/2013/04/29/our-names-in-watercolor.aspxMon, 29 Apr 2013 18:00:37 GMT2d57f927-24f1-4f58-a78a-cbbebe5f5d42:786164AnonymousA child's name is very special and this simple watercolor activity turned out to be a fun and colorful way for our students to focus on the letters in their name.http://teacherlingo.com/blogs/teach_preschool1/archive/2012/02/16/exploring-newspaper.aspxThu, 16 Feb 2012 10:00:05 GMT2d57f927-24f1-4f58-a78a-cbbebe5f5d42:575370AnonymousThe children found a variety of newspaper activities to explore in our preschool classroom today...http://teacherlingo.com/blogs/teach_preschool1/archive/2011/02/07/p-is-for-pink-polk-a-dots-in-preschool.aspxMon, 07 Feb 2011 10:00:33 GMT2d57f927-24f1-4f58-a78a-cbbebe5f5d42:414002AnonymousEach week, the teachers at our school continue to focus on a letter of the week. This isn’t the only time that the children will explore a given letter but it is an opportunity to give a letter some special attention. This week the focus was on the letter P! I noticed that focusing on [...]http://teacherlingo.com/blogs/teach_preschool1/archive/2011/01/28/o-is-for-octopus-in-preschool.aspxFri, 28 Jan 2011 22:00:37 GMT2d57f927-24f1-4f58-a78a-cbbebe5f5d42:408362AnonymousA drawback to being an administrator in a preschool program is that often times I have to actually “administrate” and when I do, it pulls me away from the classroom. So when this happens, I often only get to see what the children made after they are finished rather than while they are in the process. I [...]http://teacherlingo.com/blogs/teach_preschool1/archive/2010/12/06/the-letter-k-is-for-kiss.aspxMon, 06 Dec 2010 17:58:11 GMT2d57f927-24f1-4f58-a78a-cbbebe5f5d42:386055AnonymousIn the midst of preparing a Christmas musical, making holiday decorations, and making gifts for parents – we still try to keep up with our regular academic program. This week the children are exploring the letter K! It won’t be the only time that we explore the letter K but it is the week that [...]http://teacherlingo.com/blogs/teach_preschool1/archive/2010/11/09/s-is-for-sand-and-sensory.aspxTue, 09 Nov 2010 10:00:16 GMT2d57f927-24f1-4f58-a78a-cbbebe5f5d42:375795AnonymousThe children in this class spent time putting a little sand on their letter S today. First they brushed on a little glue… Then sprinkled on some sand… At first the children were using a bottle to sprinkle on the sand but we quickly changed the process by putting  the sand into little cups so [...]http://teacherlingo.com/blogs/teach_preschool1/archive/2010/10/07/e-is-for-elbow-in-preschool.aspxFri, 08 Oct 2010 01:41:29 GMT2d57f927-24f1-4f58-a78a-cbbebe5f5d42:365062AnonymousI have already shared how we integrate the letter of the week with a tactile experience but I wanted to take a minute to elaborate on what we did for the letter E. Trying to find something that the children could glue on the letter E that started with the sound of the letter E [...]http://teacherlingo.com/blogs/teach_preschool1/archive/2010/10/05/g-is-for-gumball-counting-in-preschool.aspxTue, 05 Oct 2010 23:05:01 GMT2d57f927-24f1-4f58-a78a-cbbebe5f5d42:364072AnonymousThe children spent time doing a little counting as they played with play dough… There are many ways to reinforce counting with young children but some of the best ideas engage children through a little exploration, discovery, and play. The children were invited to roll up play dough to make gumballs on their gumball machine. [...]