Community art preschool

Learn about community helpers through play! See how firefighters, police officers, doctors, dentists, and mail carriers help us every day.

We began this lesson by reading the book "Iggy Peck, Architect" by author Andrea Beaty and discussing what exactly an architect is and does. Then we looked at a Powerpoint I put together showing a variety of interestingly designed structures. As we view the images, the students and I discuss the interesting shapes and architectural details they see on the structures. Then I have the students go back to their desks and give each of them a large brown paper bag (they write their name on the…

One of the first projects or themes I find fun, simple and engaging is learning about Communities (2 weeks) and making a map as the culminating activity to end the unit. (For a total of 3 weeks on Community) This week, I started by reading the class a book on maps I got on Amazon. The book was chunked over a period of 2 days to ensure understanding. Maps - Kindergarten Unit After the story, the students were shown real maps that I had saved from going on little road trips. We sat in a circle…

Trash sensory table! Community Helper themed activities and centers for preschool, pre-k, and kindergarten. Plus FREE community signs & fire printable.

“A House That Once Was” by Julie Fogliano and Lane Smith When you see old or abandoned properties do you ever wonder what there history is? Every home has a story to tell and abandoned ones are sure to carry some fascinating ones. This is the story of some children who explore an old and...Read More »

Grab those colorful toy gears during your next robot, construction, or clock theme in your preschool, pre-k, or kindergarten classroom. Click on the Fun-A-Day.com link for more information about this unique process art experience.

I found a cute pin on Pinterest for my community helpers unit. I thought it would be a great activity for MATH. Yes, MATH! I created a FREEBIE that can be used during your community helper unit for your math block. You can cut out the shapes yourself out of construction paper or you can print the templates on various colors have have your kiddos cut them out. The wheels can be printed on white and then colored black or you can cut out the wheels yourself. How cute!? If you wanted to add more…

Invitation To Create: City Planner. Open ended creative construction or building paper craft for kids. Great for fine motor development. Perfect for preschoolers, kindergarteners, and elementary students, and allows exploration of shapes and colors.

Maps! 🗺 We use core knowledge at our school and teaching maps is part of our curriculum. This is a great time to teach positional words… | Instagram