Pre-K Videos

Students look for signals and explicit signs to help them navigate the classroom. The teacher face is a great way to signal to the class that things have gotten off track.

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Introduce preschoolers and young children to the fun of origami while building essential skills with this charming, step-by-step "create-along" video featuring the characters from The Magical Attic. Early learners will develop hand/eye coordination, scissor skills, visualization, and spatial recognition while constructing a cool origami fish. Short, colorful, and engaging - and a fun activity for Pre-K and Kindergarten!

Fourth-grade teacher Lisa Koplik explains how to make a group contract to keep kids on track throughout the year.

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If a student fails to ask for help, a conversation with parents or guardians might be necessary. That way, a teacher can better understand any underlying problems that might only be surfacing at home.

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When a student is having a hard time asking for help, allowing them to submit written questions on 3x5 cards can open up the conversation.

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Homemade playdough is easy (and fun!) to make! Save yourself some time and money at the craft store and try out these quick and easy playdough recipes using ingredients you probably already have in your pantry.

Here’s what you’ll need to get started:

• 1 cup water

• 1 tablespoon vegetable oil

• 1/2 cup salt • 1 tablespoon cream of tartar

• Food coloring

• Saucepan

• 1 cup flour

• Plastic gloves

• Food coloring

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Help preschoolers create an awesome lunch bag puppet while they develop important early learning, pre-writing, and functional skills! This charming, step-by-step "create-along" video features the characters from The Magical Attic. Early learners will develop hand/eye coordination, scissor skills, visualization, and spatial recognition while having fun making and playing with their puppets. This is an easy and fun activity for an art table, after-school program, or rainy day!

Kids create a great paper plate dinosaur while building essential hand/eye and manipulative skills with this fun step-by-step "create-along" video featuring the characters from The Magical Attic. Early learners will develop pre-writing and problem-solving skills while having fun making and playing with their paper plate dinos.