| Fun and Games | | | | hit the colored balloons with a plastic bat in the |
| Since preschoolers learn best by doing, try | | | | correct order. This is a great way to explore the |
| incorporating some of these preschool games and | | | | theme of colors and help children build their |
| activities when teaching children about the alphabet. | | | | memorization skills. |
| The first series of preschool games focuses on the | | | | Finally, here's a fun game involving butterflies. To |
| letter B, while the second set is for the letter C. | | | | begin, make a number of butterfly-shaped templates |
| From Babies to Butterflies | | | | and give one to each child to color. Make sure they |
| There are so many interesting things that begin with | | | | color both sides of the butterflies the same. Cut each |
| the letter B that it's almost difficult to know where | | | | butterfly in half and have children try to find the |
| to begin. One common word used in conjunction with | | | | matching pairs of butterfly wings, which also helps to |
| the letter B is baby, since it wasn't so long ago that | | | | build color recognition and memorization skills. |
| these children were babies themselves and many of | | | | Clowns and Cookies |
| them likely have baby brothers or sisters at home. | | | | For the unit on the letter C, try this game which is a |
| The baby relay is great game to play since it | | | | variation on the classic Pin the Tail on the Donkey |
| incorporates movement and involves many of the | | | | where blindfolded children attempt to pin a pompom |
| children at once. Set up an obstacle course around | | | | on the nose of a clown. Instead of using pins, outfit |
| the edge of the room that can be navigated by | | | | the pompoms with double-sided tape. For an added |
| crawling. Divide the children into four teams, and have | | | | degree of difficulty, children can be spun around |
| them complete the course crawling like babies. | | | | before pinning the nose on the clown. This game |
| The race is a relay, which means that as one | | | | improves basic motor skills and spatial relations. |
| member of the team finishes the course, the next | | | | Next here's a fun game called Cookie Bingo that is a |
| begins. By navigating the course on their hands and | | | | delicious variation of Bingo. Before the class, make a |
| knees, children are given an understanding of how | | | | series of bingo cards using numbers, letters or colors |
| babies move around, and by completing the race in | | | | on pieces of brown cardstock. Give each child a bingo |
| teams, it helps to foster a sense of healthy | | | | card and a handful of chocolate chips to be used as |
| competition as well as teach children about team | | | | markers when their numbers are called. Once a child |
| spirit. | | | | has attained a bingo, the prize is a cookie. These |
| The next preschool game involves balloons. Take a | | | | preschool games are excellent when learning |
| number of different colored balloons, blow them up, | | | | numbers, letters or colors since it asks children to |
| and attach them to the ceiling using string or yarn. | | | | match the vocalization of the word with its image. |
| Call out a color or a series of colors and have children | | | | |