Preschool educational activities with fun.?

Question

Preschool educational activities with fun.?

Answer 1

All preschool activities should be both educational and fun.  Read the following:

Just Playing

When I am building in the block room, please don’t say I’m “just playing”. For you see, I’m learning as I play, about balance and shapes. Who knows, I may be an architect someday.

When I’m getting all dressed up, setting the table, caring for the babies, don’t get the idea I’m “just playing”. For, you see, I’m learning as I play; I may be a mother or a father someday.

When you see me up to my elbows in paint or standing at an easel, or molding and shaping clay, please don’t let me hear you say, “He is just playing”. For, you see, I’m learning as I play. I’m expressing myself and being creative. I may be an artist or an inventor someday.

When you see me sitting in a chair “reading” to an imaginary audience, please don’t laugh and think I’m “just playing”. For, you see, I’m learning as I play. I may be a teacher someday.

When you see me combing the bushes for bugs, or packing my pockets with choice things I find, don’t pass it off as “just play”. For you see, I’m learning as I play. I may be a scientist someday.

When you see me engrossed in a puzzle or some “plaything” at my school, please don’t feel the time is wasted in “play”. For, you see, I’m learning as I play. I’m learning to solve problems and concentrate. I may be in business someday.

When you see me cooking or tasting foods, please don’t think that because I enjoy it, it is “just play”. I’m learning to follow direction and see differences. I may be a cook someday.

When you see me learning to skip, hop, run and move my body, please don’t say I’m “just playing”. For, you see, I’m learning as I play. I’m learning how my body works. I may be a doctor, nurse or athlete someday.

When you ask me what I’ve done at school today, and I say, “I just played”, please don’t misunderstand me. For you see, I’m learning as I play. I’m learning to enjoy and be successful in my work. I’m preparing for tomorrow. Today, I am a child and my work is play.

~author unknown

Young children learn through everything they do, so put on some music and sing and dance, make puppets and have a puppet show, go for a walk and collect leaves, pine cones and rocks and talk about them, put the leaves under a piece of paper and make crayon rubbings,  have a letter scavenger hunt and look for letters in their names in the classroom, in magazines, on signs, etc.  If you are smiling and having fun with it, so will they, and they will be soaking up all kinds of knowledge from their experiences.

Answer 2

Coloring, making pasta faces (by gluing macaroni noodles etc), and other arts and crafts: teaches coordination.

Play a game that teaches the kids about animals, maybe even animals that live in certain places on earth by allowing them to act out that animals behavior:  Monkeys, snakes, tigers, lions, horses, dogs, cats, etc.

Answer 3

what do you want them to learn?

colouring in- great for fine motor skills

water pouring- cause and effect

book time- language development

playdoe- fine motor