Get A Jump on School!

Yes, it is the end of May and the school year is wrapping up. But summer is a great opportunity to get a jump start on the school year ahead. If your student will be starting (or continuing) preschool in the fall, there are great resources online that will give you tons of ideas for different preschool related themes.

Here are just a few great sites to check out:

Everything Preschool This site has 170 early childhood education themes! Each theme has a section with examples of songs, art activities, books, games, coloring pages, science projects, and more! Great themes for the summer include: Beaches, Vacation, Summer, Ocean, Picnic, Camping, and lots more!

Preschool Education This site is similar to the one above with lots of different themes with activities for each theme provided.

Preschool Coloring Book Who needs to buy a coloring book where you can just print out these pages related to the topics you want to teach! Great topics include bugs, camping, holidays, seasons, ocean, and more!

What if your child or student is going into Kindergarten? Many similar resources exist online too.

Check out Teaching First. This website has it all! Some examples...

* California Kindergarten State Standards
* List of fun learning sites for kids to use
* Word Wall Activities for school and home

A to Z Teacher Stuff for Teachers This site has lots of information for teachers for both preschool and kindergarten.

Kingergarten Lessons Another site with a wealth of information! Lots of lesson plans for both home and school. It also reviews many concepts that students will be learning in Kindergarten (e.g., math, reading and literacy, science) and provides lots of examples of how to teach these skills.

Any other sites that you would recommend? Let us know!