Preschool Powol Packets

October is coming up, and one of our annual October themes is a Spider Unit! I decided to put together all of the spider activities for preschool I've written about in the past in one spot and...you've found it! I love putting these themes together for you because I think that preschoolers learn best when information is grouped together into a cohesive theme. You can read more about how preschooler brains work here !  Anyway, spiders tie into Halloween just enough that we generally spend at least a week every October learning something new about them and doing a few spider activities too. So here's the collection! You'll find that there's a pretty big variety of science activities, written activities, projects for older preschoolers, and activities for toddlers. There are even a few for older kids that I shared before I started Teaching Without Chairs (which focuses on homeschool activities for kids over 6 years old)! I hope you love them!

Today I taught an ocean theme in our preschool music class.  I'm teaching a preschool class this year that combines music and movement to teach basic music concepts like pitch and listening skills while letting our preschoolers sing, run, and play!  You can also use a lot of these ideas and activities with toddlers or kindergarteners...just adapt them for your kid's abilities! I'm sharing my lesson plans here in case anyone else wants some ideas for Music Time! Themes we've already done for our music class are Moon & Space and Dinosaurs! This lesson is already tested--we had a great time! This is a 40-minute class, and includes transition and movement time. :)  Theme : Ocean (1) Gathering Activity : Play with musical instrument toys. Hello Song : Hello Song:    Hello * kid's name * Hello * kid's name *  Hello * kid's name * We're glad you're here today! to the tune of "Goodnight, Ladies." Wa