Author Quotes

Author Quotes

Can you tell yet that I just LOVE quotes?  Here are a few more from my collection, but these are all written by authors.  The designs I did myself, with a little help from Pixlr, PicMonkey, and BeFunky.

I created these to share with teachers, so if you see one you love, feel free to USE IT!  I would be honored to have my work on your desktop or wall!

See my other posts on educational quotes here and here.

Word Wall Words Part V: V-Z

Teaching the Alphabet, Letter V-Z

This is the final installment of Word Wall Words for Preschool Students.  I wrote this because, when I was researching, I could never quite find a definitive list of words my kids would know, and I don't want another teacher to have that struggle.  And, even though I worked hard to put this list together, feel free to add to it in the comments, or post links to other sites that could help others with teaching the alphabet.  

Don't forget to check out Letters A-E, F-J, K-P, and Q-U.

valentine

vampire

van

vase

vest

veterinarian

violin

volcano

waffles

wagon

wallet

walrus

watch

water

waterfall

watermelon

wave

web

whale

wheel

whistle

white

wind

window

wood

worms

x-ray

xylophone

yak

yarn

yawn

yell

yellow

yes

yogurt

yo-yo 

zebra

zero

zipper

zoo

zucchini

Word Wall Words Part IV: Q-U

Teaching the Alphabet, Letter Q-U

I hope everyone had a fantastic weekend!  Mine was very busy, but one of the things I got to do was attend a seminar on Math and Science Activities for Early Childhood (Thanks, Childcare Council of Kentucky!)  I will be uploading some pictures and ideas we exchanged later this week, but today I am continuing my series on word wall words for preschool!

Be sure to check out my previous posts for A-E, F-J, and K-P for more ideas!

Q-tip

quack

quail

quarter

queen

question

quiet

quilt

rabbit

radio

rainbow

rectangle

refrigerator

rhino

ribbon

rice

ring

robot

rocket

roller coaster

roller skate

rose

ruler

sailboat

sand

sandcastle 

school

scissors

seahorse

seashell

seesaw

seven

shark

skunk

snail

snake

snowflake

sock

spider

star

strawberry

sun

sunglasses

surfboard

table 

tail 

tape

tea

teacher

teddy bear

teeth

telephone

tent

tie

tiger

toe

tomato

tongue

toothbrush

toothpaste

top

tractor

train

trampoline

treasure

tree

truck

turkey

turtle

twelve

two 

Short U

umbrella

umpire

under

underwear

up

Long U

unicorn

unicycle

United States

Word Wall Words Part III: K-P

Teaching the Alphabet, Letters K-P

I hope you've been enjoying my series on word wall words for preschoolers.  Whether you are making your own worksheets, creating a game, or actually doing a word wall, I think it helps to have a little inspiration from another teacher.  I used multiple resources, including the series My First Steps to Reading by Jane Belk Monicure.  We had the entire series of books in the classroom when I started, and every Monday I introduce the letter of the week with one of the volumes.  

We also do a letter sort with cards I've made with the words and pictures on one side, and the letters on the other.  I set out a variety of letters and let my kiddos find the letter of the week.  When we have found most or all of them, I flip the cards over and play again, this time finding the picture and word that begins with our letter.

kaleidoscope

kangaroos

keys

ketchup

keyboard

kick

king

kiss

kite

kitten

koala

ladder

ladybug

lamp

mate

leaves

lego

lemon

lemonade

leprechaun

lettuce

lightbulb

lightning

lime

lion

lizard

lobster

lock

lollipop

macaroni

magician

mailbox

map

marble

marshmallow

mask

mermaid

milk

mittens

mommy

money

monkey

monster

moon

moose

motorcycle

mouse

mouth

movie

muffin

nachos

nail

nest

newspaper

nickel

nine

no

nose

numbers

nurse

nuts

octagon

octopus

off

olives

omelet

on

orange (fruit)

orange (color)

ornament

ostrich

otter 

owl

pail

paint

pajamas

pancakes

parrot

paste

peanut

peas

penguin

pepperoni

pickle

picture

pie

pig

pillow

pineapple

pink

pirate

pizza

planet

plant

poodle

popcorn

porcupine

popsicle

potato

present

pudding

pumpkin

purple

puzzle

Word Wall Words Part II: F-J

Teaching the Alphabet, Letters F-J

I hope you caught the first installment of the series this week.  I found it was actually super hard to come up with lots and lots and LOTS of words that my kids knew and could be used on a word wall or for a word game.  While most of mine cannot read, they can identify pictures, so I picked words for this post that most of the 3+ could name by sight.  

You won't find many verbs or abstract ideas or proper nouns.  A heart is a shape, not a symbol for love.  I even shied away from diagraphs, so that they could really relate a picture of a letter to the beginning sound of a known concept (Ex. S makes a sound like "snake," not like "shoe."  For now, anyway.)

fairy

fan

farm

farmer

feather

fence

fire

fire fighter

firefly

fireworks

fish

flag

flamingo

flashlight

flower

fly

foot

football

fork

fox

french fries

frog

 garage

garbage

garden

girl

glasses

glue

goat

goldfish

goose

gorilla

grandma

grandpa

grapes

grass

grasshopper

green

groundhog

guitar

gumball

hair

hamburger

hammer

hamster

hands

harmonica

harp

hat

hay

heart

helicopter

honey

horn

horse

hot dog

house

hula

hula hoop

hundred

Short I sounds:

igloo

iguana

inchworm

ink

insects

Long I sounds:

ice

ice cream

ice skates

jacket

jack-in-the-box

jack-o-lantern

jacks

jaguar

jar

jeans

jell-o

jelly

jellybeans

jellyfish

juggle

jump rope

Find letters A-E here.

If you have additional words that work well in your classroom/home, please comment!  If you are interested in other ideas for teaching the alphabet, feel free to follow my Pinterest board.

Word Wall Words Part I: A-E

Word Wall Words for Pre-K, Letters A-E

This is my gift to you.  Here is a series with over 400 preschool appropriate word wall words starting with each letter of the alphabet.  Word wall words can be hand written on index cards or cut down sentence strips, or typed on some fabulous template you bought online, but the important thing is that your kids see words and recognize that they have meaning!

These words were chosen not because they are easy to spell, or the first words the kids will write, but because my pre-schoolers can identify most pictures of the words by sight.

If you don't have a word wall, make flashcards with some of these words and their corresponding pictures on one side. If you aren't the world's greatest artist, I recommend looking for clip art, and sizing it to about 1.5" x 1.5."  On the other side of the card, write the letter in bold print, upper- and lowercase, so you can play two ways!

This post is letters A-E. 

airplane

alligator

ambulance

anchor

angry

ant

apple

apron

arrow

astronaut

axe

baby

ball

balloons

banana

bandage

baseball bat

basket

basketball

bat

beach

bear

bed

bee

bike

bird

black

blocks

blue

book

boot 

box 

bread

bridge

broom

brown

brush

bubbles

bunny

cake

calculator

camel

candle

candy

car

carrot

castle

cat

caterpillar

cave

cloud

clown

cookie

corn

cow

cowboy

cracker

crayon

cry

cup

cupcake

dentist

desk

diamond

dice

dinosaur

doctor

dog

doghouse

dollar

dolphin

dominoes

donut

door

dragon

dress

drum

duck

Short E words:

egg

eggplant

elephant

elevator

eleven

elf

envelope

Long E Words:

eagle

ear

emu

If you have additional words that work well in your classroom/home, please comment!  If you are interested in other ideas for teaching the alphabet, feel free to follow my Pinterest board.

Ten Great Preschool Idea Blogs

A friend of mine with small children refers to me as "the most creative person [she] knows."  Ha!  That's only because she has never seen any of the following blogs.  This will be the first of many posts about phenomenal teachers and the websites they have created, but the following links will take you to some of my favorite blogs for all things Early Learning.

They're easy to read, have lots of great photos as well as step by step instructions for most activities, and I want to know the secret to finding the time to be an amazing teacher/ parent/ role model/ blogger/ writer/ photographer/ graphic designer all wrapped up in one. Maybe one day Practicing Preschool will be on someone's top ten list!

There is SO much information out there that it can be really overwhelming.  So, if you are new to education and want a good jumping off point, these blogs have a TON of ideas that include a variety of teaching styles.

These are in alphabetical order, not order of greatness...I love them all!  Enjoy!

Activity Village

Growing a Jeweled Rose

Hands On as we Grow

Housing a Forest

Kiboomu Kid's Songs

I actually cannot visit their website for some reason, but their Pinterest is amazing!

My Small Potatoes

Play Create Explore

Preschool Express

Pre-Kinders

Spoonful

Tippytoe Crafts

If you have your own early education blog, feel free to promote it in the comments.  I'm always on the look out for quality ideas to share with my kids and my readers!