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Welcome to my Spring Cleaning Lesson Planning Page!
This week we are going to have fun spring cleaning. The kids will have fun sweeping, and learning about outdoor chores such as raking, and cleaning windows. This is a great unit to introduce clothing and include practical life activities such as folding, and matching socks.
This week we are going to have fun spring cleaning. The kids will have fun sweeping, and learning about outdoor chores such as raking, and cleaning windows. This is a great unit to introduce clothing and include practical life activities such as folding, and matching socks.
This week we are! This theme is all about celebrating:
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Put those sponges to work with a fun process art experience. See the tutorial here from Pre-K Printable Fun
More Art Experiences
*Painting with Kitchen Scrubbers from Laughing Kids Learn
Chalk Spray Painting from Teaching 2&3 Year Olds
Sponge Flower Painting from Mess for Less
Mop Painting from Teach Preschool
Plunger Painting from Teach Preschool
Sponge Stamping from It Happens in a Blink
Chalk Spray Painting from Teaching 2&3 Year Olds
Sponge Flower Painting from Mess for Less
Mop Painting from Teach Preschool
Plunger Painting from Teach Preschool
Sponge Stamping from It Happens in a Blink
Add Spring Cleaning items to your Dramatic Play Space this week such as: Child size Brooms, Mops, Dustpans, Empty Spray Bottles, Sponges, Father Dusters, Cleaning Brushes, Cloths, and Buckets. There are plenty of outdoor chores too! Add rakes, watering cans, gloves, pretend lawn mover, Brooms, and Garbage Cans outside as well.
From dusting, to cleaning dishes there is so much to do for spring cleaning!
Set up a space for Laundry. Add washcloths, socks for folding, and Clothes Pins for Hanging items to dry.
A big thank you to our friends at Cherie's Learning Tree for sharing these fun photos with us!
*Create a Laundry Space
Community member Laurie C. created this adorable Laundry Space-Compete with a laundry basket and irons!
Prepare for Repairs
Felecia of Mrs. Felecia's Playhouse Preschool added a tool bench to the space,
perfect for repairing items around the house.
perfect for repairing items around the house.
Create a Child-sized Mop
DIY Kids Mop for under $2 from Pre-K Printable Fun
Clean It Up
Add pom poms to your block center. Children can drop them onto the scenes they build and then sweep them up with a little broom.
*Build With Sponges
Make your own sponge blocks tutorial from Inner Child Fun
*Spring Cleaning Count & Clip
Support math skills like counting aloud and numeral recognition as well as fine motor coordination with these Spring Cleaning Count and Clip Cards from Pre-K Printable Fun Spring Cleaning Activity Pack
*Spring Cleaning Patterning
Spring Cleaning patterning practice from Pre-K Printable Fun Spring Cleaning Activity Pack
Color Sweep Matching
Broom and Dustpan color matching activity from Pre-K Printable Fun Spring Cleaning Activity Pack
Practice Positional Phrases
Use a laundry basket to practice positional phrases and multiple part directions.
You can have your preschooler do this using their body or have them use clothing.
Practice: above, under, beside, on top, below, next to, behind, and in front.
Once preschoolers master these, move on to multi step directions "Sit on the basket, then stand behind the basket"
You can have your preschooler do this using their body or have them use clothing.
Practice: above, under, beside, on top, below, next to, behind, and in front.
Once preschoolers master these, move on to multi step directions "Sit on the basket, then stand behind the basket"
Flip and Find Letter Matching
Practice letter recognition and uppercase/lowercase matching with this Spring Cleaning themed Flip and Find Letter Matching from the Pre-K Printable Fun Spring Cleaning Activity Pack
*Spring Cleaning Word Wall Cards
Use Spring Cleaning Word Wall cards to label the items in your space or to your writing center. This set is included in the Pre-K Printable Fun Spring Cleaning Activity Pack
Let's Clean Up! by Jenna Laffin
Maisy Cleans Up by Lucy Cousins
Henry Helps Clean His Room by Beth Bracken and Ailie Busby
Henry Helps with Laundry by Beth Bracken and Ailie Busby
Dust Everywhere by Robert Rosen and Chiara Fiorentino
The Berenstain Bears and the Messy Room by Stan Berenstain and Jan Berestain
Maisy Cleans Up by Lucy Cousins
Henry Helps Clean His Room by Beth Bracken and Ailie Busby
Henry Helps with Laundry by Beth Bracken and Ailie Busby
Dust Everywhere by Robert Rosen and Chiara Fiorentino
The Berenstain Bears and the Messy Room by Stan Berenstain and Jan Berestain
Clothes on the Line
Take activities outside to enjoy fresh air and nature while engaging in play
Laurie S. of There's No Place like Home Daycare added this adorable clothesline to her outside space.
For an extra science element, get the clothes wet outside, then hang to dry. Compare clothes hung on the line to those left to dry in a basket, which ones dry faster?
Laurie S. of There's No Place like Home Daycare added this adorable clothesline to her outside space.
For an extra science element, get the clothes wet outside, then hang to dry. Compare clothes hung on the line to those left to dry in a basket, which ones dry faster?
Wash the Dishes
Set up a dish washing station for children to practice cleaning dishes, be sure to add some bubbles for sensory exploration.
Outside you can set up a dish washing station in your Mud Kitchen. Have children compare the results of cleaning their mud pie tins using just water and then using soap and water.
Outside you can set up a dish washing station in your Mud Kitchen. Have children compare the results of cleaning their mud pie tins using just water and then using soap and water.
Sudsy Sensory Play
Add dishsoap and water to the sensory bin for children to explore. Add some washrags and encourage preschoolers to wash down the outside toys.
More Science & Discovery Ideas
Rock Cleaning from Learn with Play at Home
Car Wash Sensory Bin by My Mundane & Miraculous Life
Car Wash Sensory Bin by My Mundane & Miraculous Life
Tossing Socks
Set out a laundry basket and some balled up socks. Challenge preschoolers to toss the socks into the basket. Practice from different distances and heights for more of a challenge.
Sponge Shape Clip Cards
Clothespins are great for preschoolers to develop fine motor skills and hand-eye coordination.
Pair clothespins with these Sponge Shape Clip cards from the Pre-K Printable Fun Spring Cleaning Activity Pack
Pair clothespins with these Sponge Shape Clip cards from the Pre-K Printable Fun Spring Cleaning Activity Pack
Pre-Writing/Cutting Practice
Spring Cleaning Pre-Writing Page Pre-K Printable Fun Spring Cleaning Activity Pack
Sorting Laundry Relay Race
Set up a relay race to get preschoolers moving.
Place a pile of laundry on one side of the room. Include 3-4 different categories of laundry such as socks, hats, gloves, and shirts.
On the other side of the room set up a basket for each category. As children are going back and forth grabbing items to sort, challenge them to move their bodies in different ways.
Place a pile of laundry on one side of the room. Include 3-4 different categories of laundry such as socks, hats, gloves, and shirts.
On the other side of the room set up a basket for each category. As children are going back and forth grabbing items to sort, challenge them to move their bodies in different ways.
More Ways to Support Physical Development
Laundry Match Game from No Time for Flashcards
Hanging Clothes from The Preschool Experiment
Pretend Painting from Juggling with Kids
Window Cleaning from Montessori on the double
Sweeping activity from Our Montessori Story
Hanging Clothes from The Preschool Experiment
Pretend Painting from Juggling with Kids
Window Cleaning from Montessori on the double
Sweeping activity from Our Montessori Story
Sweep Up
Add a small dustpan and broom to messy areas in your learning space such as the sensory table. This way children can be responsible for cleaning up their messes and practice this important life skill.
*Chore Sorting
Explore different chores that can be done to contribute to the classroom and home community.
Spring Cleaning Chore Sorting from Pre-K Printable Fun Spring Cleaning Activity Pack
Spring Cleaning Chore Sorting from Pre-K Printable Fun Spring Cleaning Activity Pack
Classroom Job Chart
Create a job chart so children can each contribute to the classroom community. This is great to start during Spring Cleaning week and keep doing all year-round. Classroom Job Charts from Pre-K Printable Fun
More Ideas for Social & Emotional Development
Create a cleaning station in your learning environment. How We Montessori has a wonderful guide here.
Washing/Drying Clothes from Inner Child Fun
Folding Washcloths from The Princess and the Tot
Spring Cleaning Tic Tac Toe from Tried and True Blog
Folding Clothes from The Wonder Years
Folding Washcloths from The Princess and the Tot
Spring Cleaning Tic Tac Toe from Tried and True Blog
Folding Clothes from The Wonder Years
Ten Little Bubbles
Here is a fun an easy song to sing with your preschoolers.
Sing each day, after the second or third day blow some bubbles for the children as they sing or bring circle time outside and sing with a bubble machine.
Sing each day, after the second or third day blow some bubbles for the children as they sing or bring circle time outside and sing with a bubble machine.
Share Chore Photos
Set up a display board where families can share photos and stories of the chores they like to do together.
Fun ways for Preschoolers to Help with Chores
Share a list with parents that has fun ways for children to help out around the house like this one, 11 Fun Ways for Preschoolers to Clean Up from Hands on as we Grow
I Can Help With Chores
Each day ask children to find one chore to do at home with their parents, ask them to share what chore they did the next day.
