Explore the setup of our free choice centers in preschool! In this video, I show how we empower preschoolers by allowing them to choose where they play, how long they engage, and who they play with. Each center has a designated number of spots available, and students use laminated name tags with Velcro dots to mark their spot. They simply clean up, take their name tag, and move to a new activity when they're ready. For centers with a waitlist, we use a timer to ensure everyone gets a turn. This
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Explore the setup of our free choice centers in preschool! In this video, I show how we empower preschoolers by allowing them to choose where they play, how long they engage, and who they play with. Each center has a designated number of spots available, and students use laminated name tags with Velcro dots to mark their spot. They simply clean up, take their name tag, and move to a new activity when they're ready. For centers with a waitlist, we use a timer to ensure everyone gets a turn. This
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Step into our preschool classroom, now transformed into an ocean-themed wonderland! Our Dramatic Play Center features a beach setup with goggles, sunglasses, pretend water, a snack shop, and a lifeguard stand. At the messy table, children explore sand and seashells, while our science center offers a close look at real seashells and shark teeth. The writing center focuses on drawing crabs, and in the art area, students create vibrant shark-themed projects. This ocean-inspired environment immerses
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Step into our preschool classroom, now transformed into an ocean-themed wonderland! Our Dramatic Play Center features a beach setup with goggles, sunglasses, pretend water, a snack shop, and a lifeguard stand. At the messy table, children explore sand and seashells, while our science center offers a close look at real seashells and shark teeth. The writing center focuses on drawing crabs, and in the art area, students create vibrant shark-themed projects. This ocean-inspired environment immerses
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Come with me on a tour of our preschool classroom! Explore the different learning centers, cozy reading spots, and hands-on activity areas that make our space engaging and fun for young learners. Take a peek inside and get inspired! | Preschool Vibes
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Come with me on a tour of our preschool classroom! Explore the different learning centers, cozy reading spots, and hands-on activity areas that make our space engaging and fun for young learners. Take a peek inside and get inspired! | Preschool Vibes
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Preschool classroom check-in (Week 4) 🧸✨ Come walk through with me—several centers got a refresh, and three favorites stayed put because they’re still getting tons of play. New where we needed it, kept what’s working. | Preschool Vibes
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Preschool classroom check-in (Week 4) 🧸✨ Come walk through with me—several centers got a refresh, and three favorites stayed put because they’re still getting tons of play. New where we needed it, kept what’s working. | Preschool Vibes
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🌟 Discover the Power of Free Choice Centers! 🌟 In this video, I'm thrilled to share why I'm so passionate about free choice centers in our preschool classroom. It's crucial for young learners to have the freedom to play where they want, with whom they want, and for as long as they choose. This approach fosters independence, creativity, and social skills. With 22 students in my class, it's essential to provide a variety of options. That's why we have 17 different centers! From art stations to s
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🌟 Discover the Power of Free Choice Centers! 🌟 In this video, I'm thrilled to share why I'm so passionate about free choice centers in our preschool classroom. It's crucial for young learners to have the freedom to play where they want, with whom they want, and for as long as they choose. This approach fosters independence, creativity, and social skills. With 22 students in my class, it's essential to provide a variety of options. That's why we have 17 different centers! From art stations to s
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Step into a day in our preschool classroom where learning and fun meet! This video gives you a glimpse of the daily routines and activities that keep our little learners engaged and growing. From morning circle time to various hands-on learning centers that explore arts, math, and science. Witness how we balance structured activities with free play, promoting social skills and self-expression. You'll see snack time, outdoor play, and quiet reading moments, all integral parts of our day. Join us
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Step into a day in our preschool classroom where learning and fun meet! This video gives you a glimpse of the daily routines and activities that keep our little learners engaged and growing. From morning circle time to various hands-on learning centers that explore arts, math, and science. Witness how we balance structured activities with free play, promoting social skills and self-expression. You'll see snack time, outdoor play, and quiet reading moments, all integral parts of our day. Join us
66.5K viewsJun 12, 2024
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Come on a classroom tour with me 🏫✨ Check out our new setup and see how the centers are arranged for the start of the year. Fresh materials, organized spaces, and plenty of inviting spots for play and learning! | Preschool Vibes
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Come on a classroom tour with me 🏫✨ Check out our new setup and see how the centers are arranged for the start of the year. Fresh materials, organized spaces, and plenty of inviting spots for play and learning! | Preschool Vibes
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This is one of my favorite centers to set up. I use an LED light shining onto the magnet board to create shadows while learners build with jumbo animals, magnet tiles, and the colored pyramid blocks from Guidecraft. Some pieces create solid shadows, while others let the light shine through, which makes it really interesting to explore shape, color, and light in a simple, hands-on way. | Preschool Vibes
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In this video, I’ll show you how I teach the five senses and incorporate them into different activities throughout my classroom. We explore each sense with hands-on centers, sensory bins, and engaging materials that help students understand sight, sound, touch, taste, and smell in a fun, interactive way. Watch to see how I bring the five senses to life in preschool learning! | Preschool Vibes
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Here’s how I handle centers on the first day of preschool! All of my centers are open and free choice, just like they’ll be all year. We start with a quick overview of the basics—there’s no time to cover everything yet! That’s why each center is stocked with simple materials to help students explore comfortably. My paraprofessional and I circulate to help students learn routines and manage expectations as they play. | Preschool Vibes
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🌟✨ Embracing Free Choice in Preschool Centers! ✨🌟 In this video, I dive deep into why I am a huge advocate for free choice centers in our preschool classroom. Many of you have asked about our letter table and how our students rotate through activities. The answer is simple: they don't have to rotate at all. Each of our centers, including the letter table, is designed to empower students with the freedom to choose. Our preschoolers attend for three hours daily, and approximately one hour of tha
6.1K viewsAug 19, 2024
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Take a tour of my preschool classroom! We've been in session for three weeks, so it's time for a refresh. I rotate our centers every 2 to 3 weeks to keep things exciting and engaging. For the next few weeks, we're diving into an "All About Me" and "Mat Man" theme. Join me as I show you the setups and share how these themes help enhance our learning environment. Find more resources and ideas on my website, preschoolvibes.com. | Preschool Vibes
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Spring has sprung in our preschool classroom, and we've refreshed all our centers to celebrate! 🌸🌟 Here’s a peek at what our little learners are exploring: 🔤 **Letter Table:** This week, it's all about the letter S. Kids get hands-on practice at our special letter S table during center time. 🔆 **Light Table Fun:** We're mixing sand and translucent letters for a sensory spelling adventure. 🐞 **Play-Doh Bug Building:** Our Play-Doh table is buzzing with activity as students create bugs using
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Here’s a quick preschool classroom tour 👋 A walk-through of the space and how everything is set up right now. | Preschool Vibes
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Small groups in preschool—here’s how I do it! ✏️✨ After my last video on free-choice centers, I had lots of questions about my small-group setup. Quick reference: I teach half-day preschool (3 hours/day), and 1 hour is free-choice center time. During this hour, students pick any center they want, while I call kids to my table for small-group activities, and my para calls students to hers for art. Kids bring their name tag with them and then choose a new center when they’re done. Here’s how I pla
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Our preschool classroom haul turned into the best block play session 🙌 I originally grabbed these for different centers—science, bins, blocks—but when we put them together we built a magnificent tower. Total creativity spark! We used Guidecraft’s hollow wooden blocks, Nature Feelings, Fine Stacking Rainbow Pyramid, Magnification Blocks, Little Pavers, and Grippy Stackers. This might move into the block center next week—it was a huge hit! Shop them in my Amazon Storefront: https://www.amazon.com
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Studies show kids learn best with hands-on, multisensory activities. That’s why I set up a letter table filled with different materials and toys, switching them out each week to keep it fun. Here’s how it looks this week for the letter V—plenty of chances for preschoolers to see, touch, and explore the “V” in various ways! | Preschool Vibes
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Our preschool classroom haul turned into the best block play session 🙌 I originally grabbed these for different centers—science, bins, blocks—but when we put them together we built a magnificent tower. Total creativity spark! We used Guidecraft’s Hollow Wooden Blocks, Nature Feel and Find, Stacking Rainbow Pyramid, Magnification Blocks, Little Pavers, and Grippies Stackers. This might move into the block center next week—it was a huge hit! Shop them in my Amazon Storefront: https://www.amazon.c
10.2K views7 months ago
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Check out my spring Play-Doh center! I made capital and lowercase letters (laminated and attached to mini craft sticks), plus rocks, spring-themed cookie cutters (flowers, bunnies, butterflies), rollers, flower buttons, and pipe cleaners. You can find the letter flower resource on my website, preschoolvibes.com. | Preschool Vibes
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Come on a preschool classroom tour with me 🌊🐠 This is our final switch-up of the year, and we’re ending strong with an ocean theme! Check out how I set up our centers and activities for hands-on, under-the-sea fun. | Preschool Vibes
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FAQ Series 🎥 Question: How are your centers set up at the start of the year? At the beginning of the year, I keep every center open but very simple so students can explore and succeed without much explanation. With 22 students, it’s important they truly have free choice from day one, so I set up spaces they can navigate independently. I give a quick overview of a few core expectations—share, clean up before moving on, be gentle—and then let them explore. Everything is intentional: materials are
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You asked for it — here’s a slower preschool classroom tour 👀✨ A closer look at the space and how everything is set up. | Preschool Vibes
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Here’s a look at how I run small groups in my preschool classroom without overcomplicating it 💛 With a full group and only a few half-days together each week, my goal is to see each child in a small group once or twice a week. I keep it flexible but focused: some groups are built around our monthly standards (like rhyming or one-to-one counting), some are based on goals from our assessments (like kids still working on colors playing a color game together), and some are simple one-on-one time fo
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Our dramatic play center is officially an Ocean Surf Shop! 🏖️🌊 Preschoolers can build mini sandcastles, “swim” in our ocean, be lifeguards, put on sunscreen, wear sunglasses and goggles, and try out floaties. Puddle jumpers and beach balls are coming soon! Instant beach-day vibes, right in the classroom. | Preschool Vibes
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Our dramatic play center is officially an Ocean Surf Shop! 🏖️🌊 Preschoolers can build mini sandcastles, “swim” in our ocean, be lifeguards, put on sunscreen, wear sunglasses and goggles, and try out floaties. Puddle jumpers and beach balls are coming soon! Instant beach-day vibes, right in the classroom. | Preschool Vibes
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Let’s talk about the reality of the first day of preschool—it’s all about balance! ✨ You’re setting expectations, teaching routines, and establishing boundaries—all while keeping it playful, engaging, and fun. Pick a few key routines you absolutely must teach, sprinkle in some short, interactive books, and then let them play. Remember, their attention spans are short, and play is how they learn best! You’ve got this! 🍎🖍️ | Preschool Vibes
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Come check out our classroom setup for the transportation theme! From vehicles to interactive centers, I’ll show you how we’ve geared everything toward all things that go. Let’s take a look around! | Preschool Vibes
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We’re going on a classroom tour — but with a twist. 🚗 I’m also showing you my March preschool standards, and I want to play a game. See how many of the standards you can spot around the room. We’re set up with a transportation theme, but nothing is random. Every center is planned with purpose. The goal isn’t to teach every standard through a sit-down lesson — it’s to embed them intentionally into play. This is what it looks like when standards live inside learning centers. With purposeful plann
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Check out our preschool science center 🔬✨ We’re in our Five Senses theme, and I set it up with hands-on materials for exploring touch, sight, and sound. Students can reach into our “touch and find” sensory bag to feel for matching items, listen and compare with sound jars from Lakeshore Learning, and explore with a kaleidoscope camera. We also always keep science books, magnifying glasses, and mirrors on hand, and this week I added Five Senses posters to our bulletin board for extra connection.
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