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A pretend-cooking sensory table center that integrates language arts and math practice (counting, sorting by size/color, measuring volume, fine motor skills) through a cookbook of recipes made with pom poms.
Companion guide to the book The Poky Little Puppy that focuses on the sense of touch, building discussion and sensory vocabulary skills for early learners.
A distance-learning physical education/mental health lesson teaching students what mindfulness is and how to practice and report on a mindfulness exercise done at home.
Provides hands-on group activities exploring the five senses (sight, hearing, smell, taste, touch), pairing each sense with guided games and a companion worksheet.
A sensory-bin letter hunt activity: students dig for letter magnets in a sensory table filler and record what they find, paired with a mini alphabet book and animal alphabet cards.
Provide caregivers/educators with activity ideas to encourage young children to practice stair climbing for gross motor development.
Guides students through a hands-on craft/science activity making a sensory ocean-in-a-bottle with sand, water, and small sea items.
Sets up a hands-on sensory table activity where students build a house/home using sensory filler and family-themed manipulatives, paired with printable literacy materials.
Free download Teach young students to identify the five senses (sight, sound, touch, taste, smell) and the body parts associated with each.
A hands-on activity booklet that lets children explore each of the five senses (sight, hearing, smell, taste, touch) through structured group games and worksheets, designed with Girl Scout troop meetings in mind.
A 56-page deck of 25 mindfulness activity cards (Mindfulness Cards for Kids, by Kids Yoga Stories) organized into four categories (Breath, Movement, Sensory, Guided Imagery) to help children slow down and practice mindfulness at home, school, or the office.
Preschool/kindergarten curriculum idea pack of activities honoring Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day, covering vocabulary, art, cooking, and dramatic play centered on civil rights and equality themes.
Book study/companion resource for the picture book Stellaluna, providing discussion questions, comprehension activities, crafts, and extension activities.
A preschool thematic curriculum guide for a 'bugs/insects' unit, giving teachers vocabulary, concepts, and activity ideas to raise awareness of insects and nature.
A customizable choice board helping students (especially those with special needs) independently select a break/free-time activity within sensory or social limits.
Provide hands-on practice with simple addition and subtraction equations (and number counting) through a sensory-bin picking/sorting game.
A picture-book study kit for the book 'Millions of Cats,' providing classroom discussion questions and related hands-on activities/crafts to accompany a read-aloud.
A preschool teacher's curriculum guide of weather-themed ideas and activities to heighten children's awareness of weather and how it affects people, places and things.
A movement-based activity pairing animal-themed yoga poses with descriptive directions to incorporate physical activity, sensory regulation, and mindfulness into the classroom
Practice number and number-word recognition from 0 to 20 with fire-safety-themed cards.
Alphabet letter recognition through a hands-on sensory-bin search activity.
Support letter recognition and matching practice using bird-themed sensory bin mats.
A multi-activity resource teaching young learners to distinguish living from non-living things through sorting, observation, and reading.
A dot-marker (dauber) activity workbook designed to build fine motor control, grip strength, and hand-eye coordination in children ages 3-5, through a sequence of increasingly structured dot-marker exercises.