I am so excited to share with you the latest preschool centers we are using in my classroom. The students in my classroom vary in levels of fine motor skills, so a lot of our new centers focus on fine motor work along with the academic theme. Easy Clean TraysFirst things first, I needed to make sure our new centers could be contained for little hands. Oriental Trading has a great set of Easy Clean deep trays for any craft. They come in a rainbow of colors and are very durable. They measure 16" x 12" with a 1" lip, which is perfect for accommodating a variety of projects. Apple LinkingOur September theme is apples so I took these apple number cards, copied them onto cardstock and laminated for durability. I then punched holes on the bottom and gave our students large links to clip on the appropriate amount of links. The links are from Oriental Trading and work fabulously. After they have completed the centers my students often like to make color patterns and necklaces with the links. Light Table CupsMy students LOVE our classroom light table. I recently discovered some translucent neon shot glasses on OrientalTrading.com and knew they'd be a perfect addition to our light table. They're the perfect size for little hands, they can stacked into towers and students can also see how the cups change colors when stacked on top of each other. The set comes with cups so there are plenty to use for other centers. Alphabet StewWe play a letter sound review game in class called 'Alphabet Stew'. Together we sing "Bippity boppity boo. Let's make alphabet stew." In the past I've had small alphabet cards in a bowl for students to pick out but I wanted to find something they could scoop out with a ladle. Oriental Trading has foam letter sponges which worked great! They are 1-2" tall and fit perfectly into a ladle! The set comes with all the letters of the alphabet and two sets of numbers 0-9. These stampedes are also great for paint stamping. Name Formation BagsEvery day in class we work on name recognition, spelling, and formation. One of the ideas I had stemmed from our paint bags used for letter formation. My students love tracing letters on top of ziplock bags full of paint. I wanted to take this further and put clear hair gel in a bag with letter beads. The goal is to have students move around the beads in the bag to find the letters in their name and put them in order. I ordered these beads from Oriental Trading and am excited to try out this idea! These beads also glow in the dark so it could be a fun extension to use on our light table! **I haven't created this center yet, but as soon as I do I will take photos. You can find these items and tons of other goodies at Learn365 from OrientalTrading.com! http://www.learn365.orientaltrading.com/curriculum/math-a1-555425.fltr
These items were provided complimentary as part of the Oriental Trading Brand Ambassador program. All ideas and opinions are strictly my own.
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