I need ideas for 3, 4, and 5 year olds!! Any suggestions?

Question

I work at a preschool and my kids are terribly bored with our usual activities. I am needing ideas or link to sites where I can get ideas for FREE!! Games, printable coloring sheets, and activities that can be completed for not alot of cash??? I will appriciate any and all help that anyone can give. Please help!

Answer 1

Well, I can't really tell you any ideas but i can give some links that you should check out. They are pretty neat.

On the first one be sure to look at the Left margin, there are a lot of links with activities.
The last one I think is the most original activities.

Good Luck!

Answer 2

When I worked in a preschool last year we had 3, 4, and 5 year olds. For a gross motor activity the kids like was musical chairs. You can use chairs or you can use carpet squares.

A fine motor activity we use to do was we would make play-doe out of cornstarch (the recipe is usually on the box.) then they would be able to make what ever they wanted out of it then the next day the kids would be able to paint it what ever way then wanted.

A Language activity would be have the younger kids practice their writing by tracing over doted lines. Older kids could go around and see what words and objects that they could recognize. Like put a card that says red on a red toy and have them find it. Or you can have them put the card on the toy.

A Math activity could be counting jelly beans then dividing them into piles by colors. Then you can put their favorites on a graph to show them. That will introduce them to graphing.

A Social Studies activity could be making a family tree. You could have the kids bring in pictures of their family then put them on a tree picture. Or they could just draw the people.

A Science activity could be mixing colors. The older kids could guess what colors two colors will make while the younger kids can just see what colors they make.

Hope that helps. All the activities that I gave you I have done with kids and I had no problems.

Answer 3

Hi, I understand you need arts and crafts for free. I am an educator with a class of 3 and 4 year olds and always finding myself buying arts and crafts supplies on my own. Check out the web site " www.craftcoconuts123.com" They have art and craft materials for all ages, the quality is good and the prices are very low. I have compaired to all other web sites and stores. Check this site under the felt category and you will get some ideas. The stuff is really inexpensive

Answer 4

Play this Game
Get The Duck
1. Tape Colors On The Bottoms Of 11 Rubber Ducks(not words just a peice of paper that is that color)(blue, pink, purple, red, green, orange, yellow, gray, black, white, and brown)
2. on a 12th duck put a gold star
3. Set Out the 12 Rubber Ducks
4.have tham sit in a circle and give tham each a number
5. when you call their number they can pick a duck
6. if they get the star they win but if they get a color they have to tell you what color it is.

It works for my kids i think it will work for yours

Answer 5

Try these sites:

http://www.learningpage.com
http://www.enchantedlearning.com/Home.html
http://www.dltk-kids.com/
http://www.dltk-teach.com/
http://www.first-school.ws/

Those sites are all free and have a TON of great activities, worksheets, downloadable resources, books, songs, crafts etc etc. I used them a lot when my kids were in preschool and I was homeschooling.

Enjoy!

Answer 6

I work with kids birth to five and these sites have always been helpful for me and other co-workers...

http://preschoolprintables.com/
http://atozteacherstuff.com/
http://www.theideabox.com/
http://www.themailbox.com (this is a favorite and the magazine is awesome!!!)

Best of luck... : )

Answer 7

There are things you can do yourself. Draw a basic tree on a pice of paper and have them glue cheerios, pieces of paper, straw, or whatever onto the tree to represent fall. Or do the same thing with flowers for Spring.

Answer 8

Go to www.nickjr.com and click printables u can get dora and blue's clues activites like puzzles

Answer 9

View the following websites for ideas:
www.first-school.ws/themes.html
www.perpetualpreschool.com
www.preschooleducation.com
www.angelfire.com/dc/childsplay/Themes.htm
www.showmomthemoney.com/PreschoolEducation/leftnav.htm -
www.adaycare.com/PrintablePagesJan.html -
www.enchantedlearning.com/crafts/newyear -
www.ed.gov/Family/RWN/Activ97/early.html
www.kinderart.com
www.preschooleducation.com/art.shtml

Answer 10

Mothergoosetime.com internet$Classrooms.com
NickJr.Parents-PlayLearn.com
EnchantedLearning.com