HOME | preschoolmomdiaries

top of page

Preschool Mom Diaries

Explore Our Products

Preschool Mom Diaries

Ready for School

Join our community of passionate educators

Join Now

Art is one of the best ways to reach our students.

Bored? Art!
Bad day? Art!
Grumpy mood? Art!
Super happy busy fingers?! Art!!!!

There’s no way we could survive without getting messy on the daily! Here are some fun, messy ways to incorporate new materials and have a blast when doing your projects!

Art is one of the best ways to reach our students.

Bored? Art!
Bad day? Art!
Grumpy mood? Art!
Super happy busy fingers?! Art!!!!

There’s no way we could survive without getting messy on the daily! Here are some fun, messy ways to incorporate new materials and have a blast when doing your projects!

Preschool educators, when are ya’ll going back to school??? We start back next week & these are my favorite books I’ll be reading in class! 🤓

Here’s a quick run down if you haven’t read these already!

Preschool educators, when are ya’ll going back to school??? We start back next week & these are my favorite books I’ll be reading in class! 🤓

Here’s a quick run down if you haven’t read these already!

Back to school already?! Don’t stress—I’ve got you covered! 🍎✏️
This fun + engaging curriculum kit is perfect for kicking off the school year with happy, excited learners (and a calm, prepared teacher 👏).

Just print it, prep it, and you’re ready to roll. Let’s make this the easiest and most joyful start to the year yet! 🎉📚

Grab it now so you’re not scrambling the night before school starts—we’ve all been there

#preschool #preschoolteacher #backtoschoolcurriculum #bestprekteacherever #backtoschooltheme #prek #backtoschool

Back to school already?! Don’t stress—I’ve got you covered! 🍎✏️
This fun + engaging curriculum kit is perfect for kicking off the school year with happy, excited learners (and a calm, prepared teacher 👏).

Just print it, prep it, and you’re ready to roll. Let’s make this the easiest and most joyful start to the year yet! 🎉📚

Grab it now so you’re not scrambling the night before school starts�—we’ve all been there

#preschool #preschoolteacher #backtoschoolcurriculum #bestprekteacherever #backtoschooltheme #prek #backtoschool

Does your Pre-Ker love hearing silly stories?! Then these are great Easter books for you!

We’ll be covered in color review, silly friendship and a reminder to share with these book themes!

#preschooleasterbooks #thegreateggscape #happyeastermouse #toomanycarrots #easter #preschooleastertheme #prekbooks

Does your Pre-Ker love hearing silly stories?! Then these are great Easter books for you!

We’ll be covered in color review, silly friendship and a reminder to share with these book themes!

#preschooleasterbooks #thegreateggscape #happyeastermouse #toomanycarrots #easter #preschooleastertheme #prekbooks

Valentine’s Week wrap up!

This week will go down in history as the week I gained full trust with my class and paint! 🤣 I was so nervous that we were going to ruin clothes as we painted pasta with red, ACRYLIC, non washable paint! But my kids rocked it, they didn’t spill and they were champions of painting! I am so proud of them & their artwork.

What a totally fun and messy week! ❤️

Valentine’s Week wrap up!

This week will go down in history as the week I gained full trust with my class and paint! 🤣 I was so nervous that we were going to ruin clothes as we painted pasta with red, ACRYLIC, non washable paint! But my kids rocked it, they didn’t spill and they were champions of painting! I am so proud of them & their artwork.

What a totally fun and messy week! ❤️

I am the queen of missing items and having incomplete sets is so frustrating when you’re trying to teach! We kinda need all of our letters right?!

I adopted the practice of collecting my teaching tools on Fridays and going through each tub, container and baggie to make sure everything is accounted for before putting them away.

It’s given me piece of mind knowing they’ll be there when I need them next! 🤩

I am the queen of missing items and having incomplete sets is so frustrating when you’re trying to teach! We kinda need all of our letters right?!

I adopted the practice of collecting my teaching tools on Fridays and going through each tub, container and baggie to make sure everything is accounted for before putting them away.

It’s given me piece of mind knowing they’ll be there when I need them next! 🤩

The penguin shakers no one knew they needed! 🤣

My kiddos thought it was fun to add all the sparkles and bits into the penguins tummy! Also note to friends, use hot glue not school glue. The school glue gave away from the plate and beads, sprinkles, bits went flying EVERYWHERE! #notallgluesareequal 🤣

#teachermesses #prettycutepenguins #penguinart #prek #winteranimaltheme #winteranimals

The penguin shakers no one knew they needed! 🤣

My kiddos thought it was fun to add all the sparkles and bits into the penguins tummy! Also note to friends, use hot glue not school glue. The school glue gave away from the plate and beads, sprinkles, bits went flying EVERYWHERE! #notallgluesareequal 🤣

#teachermesses #prettycutepenguins #penguinart #prek #winteranimaltheme #winteranimals

This theme is probably my most favorite to teach in our year! If you work with kids you know dinosaurs are a fan favorite & they LOVE the books, the art projects and the activities that comes with it.

You can grab this unit which includes a week’s worth of teaching materials; calendar pieces, learning activities, art projects, 20 worksheets and a full lesson plan to keep your week running smoothly and stress free! (Less time planning = more time for fun!)

Enjoy bringing dinosaurs into your classroom! 🦕

This theme is probably my most favorite to teach in our year! If you work with kids you know dinosaurs are a fan favorite & they LOVE the books, the art projects and the activities that comes with it.

You can grab this unit which includes a week’s worth of teaching materials; calendar pieces, learning activities, art projects, 20 worksheets and a full lesson plan to keep your week running smoothly and stress free! (Less time planning = more time for fun!)

Enjoy bringing dinosaurs into your classroom! 🦕

Dino diorama with all the drama?! Yes please! These turned out even better than I imagined!! Isn’t it cool when the reality is better than the idea?!

Dino week is in full swing, I can’t wait to do a recap of all the things we achieved this week!

#dinosaur #dinosaurpreschool #dinoweek #dinotheme

Dino diorama with all the drama?! Yes please! These turned out even better than I imagined!! Isn’t it cool when the reality is better than the idea?!

Dino week is in full swing, I can’t wait to do a recap of all the things we achieved this week!

#dinosaur #dinosaurpreschool #dinoweek #dinotheme

I am so excited to share this curriculum kit with my class this year! It’s jam packed with Christmas themed activities!

We are creating cute crafts with the elf and tree templates! We are using real marshmallows for hot cocoa counting! I think my group is going to freak out using flashlights while they hunt for letters in Christmas trees! I cannot wait to share the joy of Christmas all while their brains are soaking up learning experiences!

These are the types of memories I want my students to have when they remember Christmas at preschool this year!

If you want to spread the magic of learning and joy of the holiday season I highly recommend downloading this Christmas Curriculum Kit! Grab this resource in my links!

#christmascurriculum #preschoolteacher #christmasactivities #preschoolchristmas #christmasvibes

I am so excited to share this curriculum kit with my class this year! It’s jam packed with Christmas themed activities!

We are creating cute crafts with the elf and tree templates! We are using real marshmallows for hot cocoa counting! I think my group is going to freak out using flashlights while they hunt for letters in Christmas trees! I cannot wait to share the joy of Christmas all while their brains are soaking up learning experiences!

These are the types of memories I want my students to have when they remember Christmas at preschool this year!

If you want to spread the magic of learning and joy of the holiday season I highly recommend downloading this Christmas Curriculum Kit! Grab this resource in my links!

#christmascurriculum #preschoolteacher #christmasactivities #preschoolchristmas #christmasvibes

How cute are these hot cocoa mugs?! They come with counting marshmallows - my kiddos prefer the real ones & eating them after! 😉 Either way, counting & learning during the holiday season is super fun for them & makes me feel like we’re accomplishing big goals in Pre•K!

This is one of 9 educational activities that are in my Christmas Curriculum Kit on TeachersPayTeachers! (Link in bio)

#prekteacher #christmastheme #christmaslearning #christmaspreschool #hotcocoatime #marshmallowmugs #learningisfun #preschoolcenters #preschoolactivities

How cute are these hot cocoa mugs?! They come with counting marshmallows - my kiddos prefer the real ones & eating them after! 😉 Either way, counting & learning during the holiday season is super fun for them & makes me feel like we’re accomplishing big goals in Pre•K!

This is one of 9 educational activities that are in my Christmas Curriculum Kit on TeachersPayTeachers! (Link in bio)

#prekteacher #christmastheme #christmaslearning #christmaspreschool #hotcocoatime #marshmallowmugs #learningisfun #preschoolcenters #preschoolactivities

This is such a fun way to explore numbers and being so close to Halloween you know these kiddos have one thing on their minds…CANDY!

They were eager to play with the flashlights and get their hands on those candy pieces! Learning today was a breeze and honestly, so much fun!!!

#halloweenpreschooltheme #preschoolteacher #halloween2024 #learningisfun
@acpreschool

This is such a fun way to explore numbers and being so close to Halloween you know these kiddos have one thing on their minds…CANDY!

They were eager to play with the flashlights and get their hands on those candy pieces! Learning today was a breeze and honestly, so much fun!!!

#halloweenpreschooltheme #preschoolteacher #halloween2024 #learningisfun
@acpreschool

This fun {Zombie Board Game} is ONE of the seven educational activities in my Halloween Curriculum Unit!

Your students will have a blast rolling the dice, collecting bones and moving their zombie through the game board to get him home to his haunted house!

Follow my links in my bio to grab this resource for your classroom! 👻

This fun {Zombie Board Game} is ONE of the seven educational activities in my Halloween Curriculum Unit!

Your students will have a blast rolling the dice, collecting bones and moving their zombie through the game board to get him home to his haunted house!

Follow my links in my bio to grab this resource for your classroom! 👻

Unfiltered, vibrant, and full of energy! Just like the artist! 👩‍🎨

#prek #prekteacher #prekart #watercolors #nameart

Unfiltered, vibrant, and full of energy! Just like the artist! 👩‍🎨

#prek #prekteacher #prekart #watercolors #nameart

Today is our first day back in our Pre•K classroom! I have 8 new kiddos in my group & I am so excited to watch them grow this year!

Because our first week back is all about “Back to School” I HAD to come up with a cute apple theme activity. I may reuse this in September for Johnny Appleseed week! 😉

I got the large apple cut outs from none other than my favorite, @lakeshorelearning

The cute mini erasers are linked in my bio! To add magnets to the back I cut up small squares from a magnet tape roll & got glued them to the back. I think this activity would work just as well on a table top & you can skip the whole magnet step completely. But my guys LOVE the magic of magnets so I had to! 🤩

#happyteaching #backtoschool #appletheme #preschoolactivities ctivities

Today is our first day back in our Pre•K classroom! I have 8 new kiddos in my group & I am so excited to watch them grow this year!

Because our first week back is all about “Back to School” I HAD to come up with a cute apple theme activity. I may reuse this in September for Johnny Appleseed week! 😉

I got the large apple cut outs from none other than my favorite, @lakeshorelearning

The cute mini erasers are linked in my bio! To add magnets to the back I cut up small squares from a magnet tape roll & got glued them to the back. I think this activity would work just as well on a table top & you can skip the whole magnet step completely. But my guys LOVE the magic of magnets so I had to! 🤩

#happyteaching #backtoschool #appletheme #preschoolactivities ctivities

Pre•K was so sweet in February but we are moving on to our spring time vibes in March! #springisintheair

Pre•K was so sweet in February but we are moving on to our spring time vibes in March! #springisintheair

Quick snapshot of our Valentine Lanterns! They’re not complete yet but I had to hang them up to dry & they turned out so freaking cute that I had to do a little post!!

Quick snapshot of our Valentine Lanterns! They’re not complete yet but I had to hang them up to dry & they turned out so freaking cute that I had to do a little post!!

This is a classroom tradition! I love celebrating the kids when they do something sweet or kind & it is absolutely contagious! One small act of kindness turns into another and another!

Stay tuned to see our tree as it fills up with kind acts from February 💕

This is a classroom tradition! I love celebrating the kids when they do something sweet or kind & it is absolutely contagious! One small act of kindness turns into another and another!

Stay tuned to see our tree as it fills up with kind acts from February 💕

Oh what am I up to now?? Stay tuned for what I’m hoping is an adorable project!!

Oh what am I up to now?? Stay tuned for what I’m hoping is an adorable project!!

I am SO PROUD that after 15+ years of teaching preschoolers I have FINALLY found the perfect sensory bottle liquid consistency!!! #IYKYK

The secret is….
KARO SYRUP (light corn syrup)

{Instructions:}
•Fill your bottle half way with KARO Syrup
•Sprinkle in your glitter! This step is important because the glitter will stick to the syrup & not stuck to the side of your bottle. Trust me on this.
•Add your alphabet beads
•Finally fill the rest up with water then place your lid on tightly (add hot glue to the inner cap to keep its home - you gotta work quick though!)
•SHAKE SHAKE SHAKE! Mix the syrup & water together
•Admire how the beads float through the liquid & how they linger mid bottle! It’s great! It’s magical! It’s absolutely perfect!!

#preschoollife #alphabet #sensorybottles #sensoryplay

I am SO PROUD that after 15+ years of teaching preschoolers I have FINALLY found the perfect sensory bottle liquid consistency!!! #IYKYK

The secret is….
KARO SYRUP (light corn syrup)

{Instructions:}
•Fill your bottle half way with KARO Syrup
•Sprinkle in your glitter! This step is important because the glitter will stick to the syrup & not stuck to the side of your bottle. Trust me on this.
•Add your alphabet beads
•Finally fill the rest up with water then place your lid on tightly (add hot glue to the inner cap to keep its home - you gotta work quick though!)
•SHAKE SHAKE SHAKE! Mix the syrup & water together
•Admire how the beads float through the liquid & how they linger mid bottle! It’s great! It’s magical! It’s absolutely perfect!!

#preschoollife #alphabet #sensorybottles #sensoryplay

There’s no traditional turkeys in this classroom! I’m so excited & happy to share our funky turkey for our bulletin board!

#thanksgiving #preschoolthanksgiving #nontraditionalthanksgiving @acpreschool

There’s no traditional turkeys in this classroom! I’m so excited & happy to share our funky turkey for our bulletin board!

#thanksgiving #preschoolthanksgiving #nontraditionalthanksgiving @acpreschool

October FLEW by like a witch on her broom stick! I wish I had recorded more & created more but it was tricky just keeping up! Here’s a snippet of what we did in class last month. 🎃

October FLEW by like a witch on her broom stick! I wish I had recorded more & created more but it was tricky just keeping up! Here’s a snippet of what we did in class last month. 🎃

We’re learning about the human body this week & one of our most important parts…our MOUTH!

Did you know that teeth aren’t bones?! My kiddos were surprised by this fact & it made learning all the more fun!

We did a science experiment where eggs represented our teeth. Each student placed their tooth in a plastic cup & picked what drink they wanted their tooth to sit in for 24 hours. They could choose from; orange juice, Dr Pepper, Diet Coke, Rootbeer, Ginger Ale, water, Sprite or Gatorade.
The results were pretty impactful! As you can see, there was some major discoloration! I think we will have some super teeth brushers after they saw the results!!

We followed up with a tooth diagram craft where we got to use foam paint & label all the parts of our tooth!

Stay tuned for more human body curriculum theme ideas next week 🤓

#humanbodytheme #humanbody #teeth #wisdomteeth #toothfairy #itsnevertooearly #earlychildhoodlearning

We’re learning about the human body this week & one of our most important parts…our MOUTH!

Did you know that teeth aren’t bones?! My kiddos were surprised by this fact & it made learning all the more fun!

We did a science experiment where eggs represented our teeth. Each student placed their tooth in a plastic cup & picked what drink they wanted their tooth to sit in for 24 hours. They could choose from; orange juice, Dr Pepper, Diet Coke, Rootbeer, Ginger Ale, water, Sprite or Gatorade.
The results were pretty impactful! As you can see, there was some major discoloration! I think we will have some super teeth brushers after they saw the results!!

We followed up with a tooth diagram craft where we got to use foam paint & label all the parts of our tooth!

Stay tuned for more human body curriculum theme ideas next week 🤓

#humanbodytheme #humanbody #teeth #wisdomteeth #toothfairy #itsnevertooearly #earlychildhoodlearning

If you’re looking for a project with slightly stressed out looking crabs for your ocean week curriculum, then you’ve come to the right place! 🤣

My students first sponge painted paper plates red. Once it was dry we folded it in half & added the crabs pre-cut body parts. I had them draw on their own crabby mouths & i think that’s what made this project so perfect. As you can see these crabs have some serious personality! 👌🏽

Crab project pieces can be found in my links 🦀

#preschoolprojects #oceantheme #prekart #prekcrafts #preschoolteachersofinstagram

If you’re looking for a project with slightly stressed out looking crabs for your ocean week curriculum, then you’ve come to the right place! 🤣

My students first sponge painted paper plates red. Once it was dry we folded it in half & added the crabs pre-cut body parts. I had them draw on their own crabby mouths & i think that’s what made this project so perfect. As you can see these crabs have some serious personality! 👌🏽

Crab project pieces can be found in my links 🦀

#preschoolprojects #oceantheme #prekart #prekcrafts #preschoolteachersofinstagram

This project was fun & came together so perfect!

Finding sweet & exciting books during “Robot Week” can be a bit exhausting, especially for my Pre•K minds. This book concept wasn’t hard to grasp for my kiddos & I liked the message on how sweet it is to find a friendship that makes your heart beat!

I created these “Spare Parts” and you can grabbed them in my links!

Enjoy!

#robotweek #preschoolart #robottheme #westicktogetherlikepicklesandglue

This project was fun & came together so perfect!

Finding sweet & exciting books during “Robot Week” can be a bit exhausting, especially for my Pre•K minds. This book concept wasn’t hard to grasp for my kiddos & I liked the message on how sweet it is to find a friendship that makes your heart beat!

I created these “Spare Parts” and you can grabbed them in my links!

Enjoy!

#robotweek #preschoolart #robottheme #westicktogetherlikepicklesandglue

My Pre•K class read “The Rainbow Fish” by Marcus Pfister and they loved it! Especially when the fish shared his scales and made friends. I wanted to really pull this lesson together and make it memorable for my students because it’s worth remembering right?!

I loved introducing oil pastels into their creative wheelhouse, this was a new medium for us & it was great! If you haven’t used oil pastels before think of using insanely vibrant crayons!

The best part of this project was getting to sit one on one with each student & discuss different parts of the book. The parts that they didn’t like (the fish being a tad selfish) and the parts they did (sharing) and a little honesty along the way…one student said he would have kept the scales because his friends can’t be trusted not to lose them 🤪 (he may be right…)

Moral of our Pre•K story, do more art with your kids! It’s engaging & at times, hilarious!

**You can grab my fish printouts in my links!

#prekartprojects #therainbowfish #artwithkids

My Pre•K class read “The Rainbow Fish” by Marcus Pfister and they loved it! Especially when the fish shared his scales and made friends. I wanted to really pull this lesson together and make it memorable for my students because it’s worth remembering right?!

I loved introducing oil pastels into their creative wheelhouse, this was a new medium for us & it was great! If you haven’t used oil pastels before think of using insanely vibrant crayons!

The best part of this project was getting to sit one on one with each student & discuss different parts of the book. The parts that they didn’t like (the fish being a tad selfish) and the parts they did (sharing) and a little honesty along the way…one student said he would have kept the scales because his friends can’t be trusted not to lose them 🤪 (he may be right…)

Moral of our Pre•K story, do more art with your kids! It’s engaging & at times, hilarious!

**You can grab my fish printouts in my links!

#prekartprojects #therainbowfish #artwithkids

Sleeping the night before the first day of school for a teacher is like trying to sleep the night before Christmas as a child! We’re anxious & excited & hopeful!

Pre•K has been my home for over 10 years and each year has its own challenges, new adventures & lessons to learn!

Welcome to Miss Katie’s Pre•K where I would like to share my experiences, my favorite projects & curriculum and everything else along the way!! 🍎

Sleeping the night before the first day of school for a teacher is like trying to sleep the night before Christmas as a child! We’re anxious & excited & hopeful!

Pre•K has been my home for over 10 years and each year has its own challenges, new adventures & lessons to learn!

Welcome to Miss Katie’s Pre•K where I would like to share my experiences, my favorite projects & curriculum and everything else along the way!! 🍎

.pro-gallery-wix-wrapper {display: block !important;} .pro-gallery-wix-wrapper .gallery-item-container {opacity: 1 !important; display: block !important;}

Follow us on Instagram

@misskatiesprek

Top Picks

bottom of page