Preschool Powol Packets

Happy December! As another year wraps up, I like to look ahead and make some goal-based plans to start in January.  One of my goals for next year is to create more early literacy opportunities. I have a four-year old who is extremely obsessed with letters and reading, and I want to make sure he has all the support he wants to enjoy language, reading, and writing as much as possible. As part of this preparation, I took these courses with ChildCare Education Institute (CCEI ): Lit100: Storytelling for Enrichment, Early Literacy, and Fun and Cur102: Environmental and Functional Print . These two courses are super well-organized and full of ideas that are easy-to-implement and will help me meet my literacy goals for next year. I will tell you more about these two courses, and CCEI in general, below.  First, I want to share my new, actionable, and measurable goals! I like goals that are super specific, so I have a very detailed little plan for what I want to try next semester. "Plans&

Who loves unicorns?! My kids do! They also love to play Tic-Tac-Toe, so I am super excited to share this re-usable free printable game board... with unicorn pieces!! Isn't it adorable?! You can choose your unicorn from six different designs, cut them out quickly (because they're in easy-to-cut squares!), and start playing!! Laminate them if you want them to last longer, or pop them in a plastic baggie! They would also make an awesome file folder game: glue the tick-tac-toe "board" onto a file folder and put the pieces in an envelope. Glue the envelope onto the folder as well, so you can keep it with the game! Free Unicorn Tic-Tac-Toe Preschool Printable: CLICK HERE to download or print it all for FREE!! And let me know if you have any other games or activities you would like me to make a printable set for!  💖 Happy Educating, Carla Dinosaur Made Me Sneeze! This awesome book introduces the rock cycle with dinosaurs, volcanoes, and more! (hint: You can buy it on