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Hi, I’m Allie, a PreK teacher, author, and early childhood education consultant.

Small groups = BIG learning! * must read.

Published 2 months ago • 1 min read

I am prepping and updating my small group workshop for the Alabama Early Childhood Education Conference I will be speaking at this fall. I am especially excited to speak about small groups because I am pssionate about them!
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Small-group activities for PreK shouldn't be an extra or add-on component of your curriculum. Small-group learning is a powerful tool for teaching specific concepts, developing targeted skills, and building relationships with your students. More than anything, it is also an imperative tool for differentiating instruction and assessment. These small group games and activities for preschool and PreK are well worth adding to your lesson plans.
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To learn more about how I use small groups and my philosophy for teaching with them, read the full article here. <-- seriously, a must-read.
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Small group activities for free choice time

​Initial Sound Bingo ( see it in action on Instagram)
​Pocket Chart Activities ​
​Letter Recognition Game​
​Ten Frame Activities ​
​Count & Bead ​
​Mini Eraser Graphing and Grouping ​
​Missing Letter ​
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Dedicated small group time

​Letter Journals is absolutely the best activity I've added to my PreK curriculum in years!
​Roll & Write a must do - so easy to differentiate for children!
​Name Activities ​
​It's Not A Box Shape lessons​
​Directed Drawings​
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I hope these help you make learning more effective and more fun!

xoxo,

allie

Hi, I’m Allie, a PreK teacher, author, and early childhood education consultant.

Allison McDonald B.A, B.Ed, M.S,

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