Organizing PreSchool Packs to Save Time & Money!

One of the best things in world is the ability for us to share our awesome materials with the world!  I admit, however, that I am a Pin-aholic, blog-aholic, TpT-aholic and a Teachers Notebook-aholic.  What does this mean?  Well, it means that I see so many incredible resources that I spend a lot of time and money printing , laminating, and organizing these materials.  I prefer to store them in a manner that affords me the luxury of using them multiple times.  The best method I have found is utilzing paper protectors and laminating things that are more suitable for lamination.  For example, I store all of the songs, visual discrimation, and magnet pages, grid pages, and coutning pages in page protectors.  When our daughter uses them I let her use a dry erase marker, dry erase crayons, or we place them on a cookie tray and she uses her magnets. 

Magnet pages are stored in sheet protectors and then used in a cookie sheet with magets.

Grid Games and Counting Mats are also stored in sheet protectors so they can be reused.

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Prewriting practice pages and Same or Different pages are also stored in sheet protectors.  She uses a dry erase crayon to "write" or circle the same/different picture.

Other items, such as games and puzzles, get laminated and I store all the small pieces in a CLOSEABLE self-adhesive CD sleeve. 



Couting Mats that call for the child to place a certain number of items depending on the numeral shown are laminated. The counters are stored in a self-adhesive CD holder and the numerals all have velcro.



Why do I use CLOSEABLE CD sleeves?  Because I place everything for a month or theme in a HANGING binder :)  All of these binders are then placed in order by month in a file drawer! 

 

I also use the self-adhesive CD holders to store miscellaneous items like vocabulary cards and small puzzle cards.

Lastly, I use resealable 6x9 envelopes to store larger puzzle pieces and larger cards that won't fit in the CD holder. 

I hope some of these ideas help you!  I would love to hear about some of the ways you store your Tot Packs and PreK Packs :)

 

Bear Snores On Tot Pack!

I am really psyched about my new tot pack for the book Bear Snores On by Karma Wilson!  First of all, who doesn't love this book!?!  It is one of the best children's books and our daughter loves it when I blubber on and on pretending to be bear when he wakes up :)  This is my favorite tot pack right now, but I'll let you in on a secret: Good Night Gorilla is coming soon and that will surely be my favorite too!  If you want to check out the Bear Snores On Tot Pack just click the picture above :)  THANKS!

A New Tot Pack and a FREEBIE too!

I am really excited about my newest tot pack: The Three Little Pigs!  First, our daughter fell in love with Goldilocks.  Now, she is starting to memorize the Three Little Pigs.  I think the Little Golden Books version is the best one for toddlers and preschoolers.  Amazon has it for $3.99 and it is a buy 4-for-3 book!

So, without further delay here is the newest tot pack!  Just CLICK THE PICTURE TO CHECK IT OUT:

Since I am so excited I also made a FREEBIE to share with all of you!  This is an emergent reader book that I created based on the book Grumpy Bird by Jeremy Tankard.  This is an adorable picture book about one grumpy bird determined to stay grumpy.  However, he can't stay grumpy for long once he is surrounded by his friends :)

Look around my shop while you are there and check out my other freebies :)  I also have a ton of elementary grade level freebies at my TeachersPayTeachers Store HERE. 

Goldilocks and the Three Bears Tot Pack!

 I am so proud of this Tot Pack to supplement Goldilocks and the Three Bears.  Our daughter is obsessed with the story right now :)  I highly recommend this retelling on YouTube too :)

My FIRST Tot Pack! Freebie: Groundhog Day Tot Pack!

Groundhog Day Tot Pack Complete