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items I teach Kindergarten for 4 year olds at a private Christian school in Kentucky. I previously worked in Kindergarten for 5 year olds. I am constantly looking for fun ways to keep them learning and engaged! Sometimes that’s as simple as creative play w...
As a Kindergarten teacher I LOVE THIS GAME! I let students draw one item out and they say what the item is and find where it goes. I usually do this as a carpet game.
Alphabet Mystery Box for Kids
Love, love, love these! I’ve used them as a class activity and for a center time activity too. I’ve used them for counting and for patterns as well. It’s affordable and a cute little fun addition to your classroom.
Ice Cream Counting and Color Sorting Set for Toddlers and Kids
These are so great! Awesome for fine
motor skills and imaginative play. I use them for center time for my class, but these be an amazing little addition for your preschool-1st grade age child at home.
Brain Flakes 500 Piece Interlocking Toy
These are amazing for kids ages 3+. I use them in my classroom, but they’d be awesome at home as well. They’re great for fine motor skills and keep kiddos busy for a while!
Gears! Gears! Gears!® Super Building Set
These are THE BEST pencils for teaching students/ children to hold and write with a pencil. It encourages the proper grip and the proper way to hold a pencil. Until I taught preschool I didn’t realize how much these made a difference!
My First Ticonderoga Woodcase Fat Pencil HB 2 Dozen
I use these in my classroom for center time. They’re amazing solid quality! Overall just really neat toys. They get to use their imagination and they’re so realistic.
Jumbo Animal Toys for Preschool Learning
I love these for my 4-6 year olds in my classroom! I always think they might get bored of them but they beg to do them for center time each day.
Magna-Tiles
My students in Kindergarten 4 and Kindergarten 5 LOVE floor puzzles. This ABC train one is one of my favorites to put out for center time. They ask for floor puzzles most days.
Melissa & Doug Alphabet Express Jumbo Jigsaw Puzzle
My students love this! It’s pretty durable considering the pieces are wooden. It’s cute and fun for them to play during their home center time.
Deluxe Grill & Pizza Oven Play Set - Melissa & Doug
I have a Kids Kraft kitchen set in my classroom
And I love how durable and realistic it is! It’s their favorite activity for center time.
Kids Play Kitchen Toy Set
I have one of these in my classroom and the students love it! They’re able to build and put stuff together using the tools it comes with. They ask to do it often.
Tool Bench for Kids Toy Play Workbench Wooden ...
I LOVE word pop for my students who need a challenge! When they’re reading one vowel words this is an amazing and fun tool. They will use the cards provided with words to make the words by popping the correct letters on the pop it!
Word Pop CVC Word Game – Early Reading Practice for Kids
I love that this is a collaborative game play for students! The game requires players to work together toward a shared objective rather than competing against each other.
It focuses on developmental skill focus: Gameplay encourages cooperative socia...
Count Your Chickens! Board Game: Peaceable Kingdom ...
These are great for preschool age students! I use them in my classroom for 4-5 year olds.
Pinching and snapping require a pincer grasp, which strengthens fingers and improves finger dexterity. Hand-Eye Coordination & Planning: Kids must align t...
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