Writing our own Seuss-inspired books provided a host developmental benefits. Your little ones took pride in what they drew and thought up, and were excited to share their stories with their parents and their class. Please enjoy them below!

Circle time is an important daily activity in the preschool classroom. There are so many things that happen during circle time. Children listen to a story, learn who is present and absent, discuss the daily schedule, talk about special happenings in their lives, find out about new materials in the classroom, and perhaps, sing a song or do a movement activity.

In our daily circle times, we are constantly learning together! This special time helps establish a sense of community among members of our class, and enables us to officially start the day! For this activity, we used a story board to tell the story of Ten Apples Up On Top.

Before we started, each child was given an apple made of felt. As the story was read, students would bring their apples up to the board. This enabled each child to identify different sections, relate to plot details, and become a part of the story!

Painting is much more than just a simple activity. Painting is a way for children to do many important things: convey ideas, express emotion, use their senses, explore color, explore process and outcomes, and create aesthetically pleasing works and experiences.

Children form many connections and ideas of how the painting process works for them, as well as what they enjoy about it. Watch a child painting and you will see a fully engaged child. We can almost see children’s thoughts, such as, “When I push my brush flat, my line gets bigger”, or “I like stirring this, but I don’t want to put it on paper or touch it”, or “I mixed red with more red and orange, and got fire color red!” To continue with our Ten Apples Up On Top theme, we painted with apples! Using corn skewers, apples, and paper, we practiced dipping our apples into paint and creating our very own apple prints!

Young children enjoy learning about how things work.

By participating in a vast array of science activities, they are learning important critical thinking and observation skills. These activities also promote their inherent sense of curiosity about the world.

For this activity we experimented with sinking and floating. Using real apples, we placed them in water to observe whether they would sink or float. Then, we used tongs to grasp them. We were “bobbing” for apples!

The book One Fish Two Fish provided the inspiration for this fishing activity.

Using cardboard cut-outs of fish from the book and magnetic fishing poles, students went fishing, proudly showing off their catches to their friends!

Our second week involved us learning all about the book One Fish, Two Fish.

For this activity, we used plastic fish, blue gel, small rocks, and plastic plants to create aquariums!

This entire week included a host of activities that revolved around fish.

By introducing a host of different activities, your little one was better able to relate to the material!