Preschool programs

[Momof4]

You don't have to spend a lot of money. Here are a few examples for you. When I had a shapes & colours theme I bought a big piece of bristol board and a strip of velcro at the dollar store. I cut out different shapes from cardstock and put one of each shape on the bristol board in columns, then pieces of velcro below the shape in a long row. I put the other part of the velcro on the cardstock shapes so the children could practice putting them in the correct rows.

I took a piece of plywood and bought a meter of felt and duct taped it together to make a felt board. At the Ontario Early Years Centre they have a diecut machine and I cut out tons of felt shapes of animals, bugs, all kinds of different things and use them for games and practice.

I pick up books every Monday morning at the library to use for my theme of the week. I google for craft ideas, songs, games, you name it! I serve mostly organic foods and that's my priority, great nutrition for the children, so I save money by being creative in my teaching. Hope this helps.