Classroom activities for 3 year olds

36 Fun And Interesting Learning Activities For 3-Year-Olds

Multiple outdoor and indoor activities from all genres for your adorable toddler.

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Three-year-olds are very active and keep parents and other family members on their toes all the time. Interesting activities for three-year-olds can help parents channelize their energy in the right direction . While their concentration span increases with age, they may be more restless to satiate their curiosity to explore new things. No number of toys or games can hold a three-year-old’s interest for very long. So to keep them engaged in a particular activity for more than just a few minutes, it is inevitable for parents and caregivers to come up with meaningful activities that would cater to their preferences and interests. Read this post where we bring some amusing and educational indoor as well as outdoor activities that keep your three-year-old engaged.

35+ Activities For Three-Year-Olds

Arts And Crafts To Improve Creativity

Art and craft activities are said to improve children’s cognitive abilities as they enable them to use multiple areas of the brain. Using both their hands and fingers also encourages the development of muscles in those areas and could improve their fine motor skills.

Here are a few art and craft activities for three-year-old kids.

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1. Fabric painting

For a three-year-old child, fabric painting could be something basic to teach them a few painting techniques, shapes, and colors.

You will need

Old fabric or T-shirts, fabric colors, stencils or chart papers, small sponges

How to do

• Get ready-made stencils or take a thick chart paper and make some shapes like stars, hearts, drops, etc. , in it to make your stencil.
• Tape the stencil on the fabric and ask your kids to fill it with color using the sponge.
• Once they are done, remove the tape and stencil to find surprisingly perfect shapes.
• Repeat the process in different parts of the fabric to get a beautifully painted fabric.

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2. Drawing or Painting

You cannot ask a three-year to draw a masterpiece. Instead, you can help them paint or draw something with easily available tools.

You will need

A paper or a drawing book, water colors or acrylic paints or crayons, pencil, fork, brushes, or sponges.

How to do

• Get them an appealing coloring book and ask them to fill the images in it with colors as in the reference image.
• You can also draw some simple geometric figures like squares, circles, or triangles and ask them to color them.

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3. Pot Painting

Get a plain terracotta or a clay pot from your garden and let your kids add color to it. Be open-ended so that your kids use their creativity to make it beautiful in their way, even if it is not perfect.

You will need

A small empty clay pot, bright colored acrylic paints, a wax paper, and a newspaper.

How to do

• Spread the newspaper on the floor, followed by the wax paper. Keep the clay pot upside down on the wax paper.
• Squeeze acrylic paints around the pot’s edge so that it drips down and colors the sides of the pot. Take one color at a time and do it one after the other.
• Don’t let the paints dry in between. Once the pot is completely covered, let it dry for at least a day.
• You can also keep the canvas clear with a base coat of white or black and ask your kids to paint whatever they wish.

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4. Stamp Painting

This is one of the easiest ways to make your kid paint different patterns without much effort. You can use a variety of objects to create beautiful patterns with this art form.

You will need

Potatoes, lady’s finger, onion, natural flowers, leaves, cookie-cutter, knife, paints, drawing paper, and brushes.

How to do

• This depends on the kind of object you choose. Let’s take a big potato, cut it into half, and with the help of a cookie cutter or a knife, make some shapes out of it. Remove the excess portion, and your stamp is ready.
• Hand it over to your little one along with some paints.
• Simply dip the stamp or paint the stamp with color and press it over a drawing paper or a fabric.
• Once they stamp at different places, you can simply join them with branches, add leaves and pot to make a flower pot or bouquet.

You can also use other objects like onions, ladyfingers, flowers, and leaves to make natural patterns.

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5. Cup Painting

You can paint the cups and also make different creatures using painted paper cups and everyday items.

You will need

White paper cups, paints, brushes or sponges, chart papers.

How to do

• Give a base coat to the cups with the color of the creature. Let’s say you’re making a chicken. Paint the cup yellow.
• Draw its eyes with black and white, and nose red.
• Cut the red chart paper to make its crown and feet and paste them on the top and bottom of the cup, respectively.

Similarly, your kids can create different characters like Peppa pig, angry bird, frog, etc.

6. Paper Plate Crafts

Just like paper cup crafts, the paper plate painting is quite interesting to do. You can make paper plate fans, paper plate turtles, and paper plate sunshine.

You will need

Disposable paper plates, paints, brushes, color charts, ice cream sticks, etc.

How to do

• Take a paper plate, flip it towards its bottom, and color it with your favorite color or multiple colors.
• Take the colored paper and cut it into six shapes: four feet, one head, and a tail.
• On the head, draw the turtle’s eyes, nose, and mouth.
• Stick all six shapes to the turtle, and that’s it, your paper plate turtle is ready.

You can also make a ladybug in the same way.

Caution

Use only non-toxic colors and paints to protect your little one from hazardous chemicals.

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7. Bird Feeders

A nature craft idea for three-year-olds is bird feeders of different varieties, shapes, and sizes. A well-made one is sure to attract birds to your garden.

You will need

Empty tissue paper rolls, birdseed, twine thread, vegetable shortening, popsicle sticks, and a plate.

How to do

• Using the popsicle stick, ask your kid to spread the vegetable shortening on the empty tissue roll. This makes the paper roll water-resistant and helps it to hold the feed in place.
• Take the bird feed on a plate and roll the tissue roll over the feed. Make sure the feed gets stuck to the roll completely.
• Pass the twine through the tissue roll and tie it at one end, and your handmade bird feeder is ready.
• Hang the feeder to any tree in your garden.

You can also use pine cones or cardboard to make different feeders.

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Sensory Developmental Activities

Sensory activities for kids stimulate their senses like touch, smell, taste, sight, hearing, balance, and movement. The benefits of sensory activities could include language development, development of fine motor skills, and problem-solving. Listed below are a variety of sensory development activities that would stimulate your child’s senses differently.

8. Playdough Crafts

Playdough is a popular activity that encourages creativity in children. But if your three-year-old has the habit of putting everything in the mouth, you need to exercise some caution. In such cases, you can opt for homemade edible playdough.

You will need

Colorful play dough, cookie cutters, play scissors, popsicle sticks, etc.

How to do

Ask your kids to use the play dough to make a simple ball, roll into a snake shape, flatten it with hands or a rolling pin.

Once they master doing these simple things, they know how to use their hands to shape the dough. Then you can ask them to make shapes using a cookie cutter or play scissors and slowly progress into making some small animals and objects.

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9. Pasta Bin Activity

This activity can develop the senses of touch and sound in your preschoolers. With a few items available at home, you can try this activity.

You will need

Pasta noodles, a big basket, bottles with caps, measuring jars or cups, a blanket.

How to do

• Take a big basket and fill it with pasta or macaroni.
• Give the empty bottles to your kids.
• Ask them to fill the bottles with pasta using the measuring jars.
• Once they fill all the bottles, they need to empty them and refill them.

For the sense of sound, ask them to fill each bottle to the half, secure the lid and shake it. Ask them to observe how each bottle is sounding differently, quieter, or louder. Change the quantity of pasta and ask them to check the sound again. Albeit a bit noisy, this activity can be fun.

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10. Frozen Treasure

This sensory activity for three-year-olds requires pre-planning and execution by the parent. It is quite apt during the summer to beat the heat.

You will need

Fresh fruits or small toy figures, freezer-safe containers, a kid-friendly tool kit with a hammer, screwdriver, and pliers, and a big tub.

How to do

• A day before the activity, fill the freezer-safe containers with small fruits like berries, grapes, and cherries, add water, and freeze them. Fill four to five containers with different colored fruits and freeze them overnight.
• On the day of the activity, remove all the ice blocks from the containers and put them in a big tub.
• Hand over the tool kit to your toddlers and ask them to dig and find what’s hidden.

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11. Animal Sound Game

This activity of guessing the sound helps your child develop the hearing ability and also the ability to memorize things. It’s simple and does not require any crafting supplies.

You will need

A phone or a laptop.

How to do

Download some animal sounds, vehicle noises, bird chirpings. Play them for your children and ask them to guess the sound.

If they’re not familiar at first, tell them what the sound is. When they can imitate the sounds and recognize them, you can play the guessing game.

12. Smell It and Tell It

This is similar to the Guess the Sound game; only here, kids have to smell different objects and identify them. They could be edible or non-edible items but must have a unique that makes it easier for them to guess.

You will need

Fresh fruits, flowers, soaps, perfumes, a cloth to blind old, etc.

How to do

• Blindfold your children with a soft cloth and keep various objects before them.
• Ask them to pick one at a time, smell it, and guess what it is.
• Score them for every correct guess and keep aside the incorrectly guessed objects.
• Once they remove the blindfold, show them what they missed.

13. Treasure Hunt in a Sandbox

Kids love playing in the sand. So why not create a sensory game out of it?

You will need

A sensory bin or a big container, sand, coins, jewelry, etc.

How to do

Hide the coins, jewelry, and other toys in the sand. Ask your little one to explore and find all the hidden treasure. To make it more exciting, ask them to find it within a time frame.

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14. Pasta Sorting

This is both a sensory and learning activity. If your kids are aware of colors, this activity helps improve their knowledge of different shades of colors.

You will need

Pasta, food color, color bowls, a big container.

How to do

A day before the activity, take four portions of pasta, add different food colors to it and dry it.

On the day of the activity, mix the pasta in a big bowl, and keep the colored bowls beside it. Ask your kids to sort the pasta based on color.

15. Transferring or Shifting Activity

Shifting objects from one container to another, or from one place to another, might be easy for adults. But for toddlers, it’s a challenging activity.

You will need

Two containers, small objects like toys, cushions, etc.

How to do

Keep two containers at different places and fill one with toys. Ask your child to transfer them from one container to the other.

Learning Activities

There is some learning in activities designed for children. However, certain activities are specifically targeted at teaching specific things like colors, letters, numbers, or names. Listed below are such learning activities that keep your three-year-old engaged and entertained.

16. Color and Shape Sorters

This is a fun activity to teach colors and shapes. Your toddlers would enjoy and also learn something new.

You will need

Objects in primary and secondary colors, readily available shape sorter set.

How to do

Place primary and secondary colored objects differently and teach your kids. Once they understand the differences, mix everything, and ask them to sort.

For teaching shapes, you can buy any shape sorter game readily available. Once they learn the shapes, you can take it to the next level by asking them to sort them.

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17.

Teaching your preschooler letters and numbers at home is a good way to engage them.

You will need

Butter beans, marker, white chart.

How to do

Mark the butter beans with letters and numbers. On the chart, draw vertical and horizontal lines to form a checkered design. Write the letters and numbers randomly in the blocks. Place the beans in a basket with the letters and numbers facing upward.

Now ask your kid to match the letters and numbers on the beans to that on the chart.

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18. Play with Puzzles

Puzzles are readily available and solving them can improve your child’s motor skills and cognitive and reasoning skills. In older kids, it can also help improve their concentration ability.

You will need

A readability available puzzle set.

How to do

Start with a small puzzle that has fewer pieces. Once your toddler masters it, slowly increase the difficulty level. Changing the puzzles often makes them think differently and aids in improving problem-solving skills.

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19. Cook Together

Cooking does not necessarily involve using the stove or fire. Teach your kids something that doesn’t involve serious cooking and let them discover the joy of real cooking.

You will need

Utensils, cutlery, and cooking items.

How to do

Pick a dish and get the required items. Some ideas include sandwiches, baking cookies or cakes, and making a salad.

Give them a small task like mixing the dough – show them how to first and let them try it independently. You can also do it together. One added benefit of this cooking class is getting the kids to make something healthy and eat the food they prepared.

Did you know?

Cooking with a 3-year-old child can help them develop various skills, such as fine motor skills, hand-eye coordination, and problem-solving abilities. It can also provide an opportunity for parents to teach their children about different cultural traditions and cooking styles.

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Outdoor Activities

Playing outdoors is what makes the activity even more interesting and exciting for the kids. However, make sure you’re taking necessary safety precautions before planning any outdoor activities for your three-year-olds. Here are a few ideas for outdoor games and activities for three-year-olds.

20. Gardening

Gardening is a simple and interesting outdoor activity for a three-year-old. Teach them some basic gardening tasks like watering plants, pruning, planting, harvesting, etc.

You will need

A small watering can or a small bucket and a mug, kid-friendly scissors, etc.

How to do

Take your kids around your garden and tell them a little about the plants you have in there. If they’re already familiar with the plants, go straight to the activity by handing them the water can.

Show them how to do so that they won’t over water it. If the water can is empty, ask them to refill it and repeat watering to the rest of the plants.

You can also teach them pruning if they understand what it is. Ask them to use their play scissors to do it along with you.

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21. Backyard Obstacle Course

If you have three-year-old boys who are always on the go, this backyard obstacle set-up would excite them. As it involves physical activity, it helps develop muscles, improves endurance, and aids in developing gross motor skills.

You will need

Anything available from your kids’ toys like boxes, flags, frisbees, hula hoops, balls, cones, etc.

How to do

Design your obstacle course using the items you have. Ensure the path gets the kids to jump, crawl, run, walk, balance, skip, and slide.

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22. Building Sandcastles

You can plan this in your backyard or on a nearby beach. Just take the kids to sand, and they will know what to do. If they don’t, you can always show them.

You will need

Sandcastle set.

How to do

If you’re planning the activity in your backyard, gather some sand at one place, give the sandcastle kit to your kids, show them some sample pictures, and leave the rest to their imagination.

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Indoor Physical Activities

We cannot always plan physical activities outdoors. You must have some indoor physical activity that allows your kids to move around. Listed below are a few ideas that you can try.

23. Walk Like an Animal

You don’t need any items for this activity. Just show it to them and ask your kids to imitate you.

How to do

If your three-year-olds are familiar with animal sounds and behaviors, this would be an easy and interesting activity for them. Just say the name of an animal and ask your kids to imitate. If they don’t know, you can show them how and they can imitate you.

24. Scavenger Hunt

The regular scavenger hunt is a clue-based activity. But for the tiny tots, we modify the game a little to make it simple yet fun.

You will need

White papers, pens, baskets, etc.

How to do

Before starting the activity, prepare a list of items that your kids are familiar with in the house.

Once the kids are ready, read out one item from the list and get them to bring it and place it in a box. Once they find one, call out the next item, and the next until they find all the treasure.

Related: 20 Indoor And Outdoor Scavenger Hunt Ideas For Kids

25. Dance Party

If you’re running short of time and ideas, one instant thing you can plan is a dance party.

You will need

Music system, some snacks, drinks, flashy lights, etc.

How to do

Set up the dance floor with lights, music, snacks, and drinks, and let the party begin. Get them to move as they want to the music or teach them easy dance steps to try with you.

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26. Indoor Obstacle Course

You can also plan an obstacle course indoors with some household items and some toys from your kid’s collection.

You will need

Chairs, tables, hula hoop, balance board, basket, skipping rope, play mat, and cushions.

How to do

Just design a simple obstacle course with 5-6 activities. You can incorporate some of these ideas in the activity – crawling under the chairs, passing through the tunnel made using a playmat, skipping, balancing, throwing a ball into the target, somersault, etc.

You can place cushions on the floor to prevent injuries if the child misses a step and falls.

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27. Yoga Practice

Teaching good habits in childhood helps the kids become better adults. Yoga is one such activity that promotes overall well-being for all age groups.

You will need

A yoga mat, some reference yoga videos.

How to do

If you’re not aware of safe yoga for kids, search some asanas that can be done by the kids. Play them on the TV and ask your kids to follow them.

Try to do along with them so that they find the activity interesting. You can make it part of their daily routine so that they become habituated to it.

Montessori Activities

Montessori activities are designed to encourage children to learn through play. These activities are designed to promote independent thinking, fine motor skills, critical analysis right from childhood. As they’re tailored around a child’s areas of interest, they help the kids to learn quickly and easily. Listed below are some fun activities inspired by Montessori techniques.

28. Toy Cleaning

Simple but an interesting activity for kids as it involves water. It also teaches them some day to day activities that we do at home.

You will need

All the washable toys of your kids (preferably plastic and silicone toys), two water tubs, dish soap, a towel.

How to do

• Ask your toddlers to collect toys from all the rooms, sort them, and separate all the washable toys.
• Fill both the containers with water, maybe two-inches deep.
• Add dish wash soap to one container and make some water bubbles.
• Ask your kids to wash each toy at a time in the soap-filled container and then rinse it in plain water.
• Then keep them on a towel spread on the floor. Once all the toys are washed, they can wipe them with the towel.

29. Float and Sink Experiment

Let’s add some science to the fun. Teach the kids about sinking and floating with this simple water experiment.

You will need

A water tub, some natural items like leaves, twigs, flowers, stones, shells, etc., some water toys.

How to do

• Before starting the water play, get some items like leaves, flowers, stones, sticks, shells, buds, etc., from your garden.
• Place them next to the water tub along with the water toys.
• Now ask your kid to sit there and drop each item at a time. Tell him to observe which item is floating and which is sinking.
• Explain to them why some objects are floating and some and sinking.
• Now remove everything from the water, ask questions, and then check their answers by dropping the objects.

30. Fruit Cutting

Fruits and vegetable cutting is one of the Montessori food prep activities. This enables them to use both their hands and also teaches them some practical life skills.

You will need

An apron, water, kid-friendly peeler, knife, chopping board, etc.

How to do

Ask the toddlers to clean all the veggies with water first. Each fruit needs to be cut in a certain way. Show them how to do it and ask them to do it as is.

For their safety, choose soft veggies and fruits and a blunt or kid-friendly knife that they can use for cutting.

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31. Hammering

Your three-year-old might be more interested in real tools than his regular toys. Well, why not let them explore the same with a kid-friendly tool set and activity.

You will need

You can purchase a readily available Nail game set that comes with all the necessary tools, including a corkboard, a wooden hammer, tack nails, some color cards, etc.

How to do

You can simply ask your kids to hammer the nails into the board by placing a plain paper in between. Once they master it, you can ask them to form shapes using some colored cards, pictures cut into pieces, etc.

A variety of activities can be created using the hammering tool kit.

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32. Writing on a Chalkboard

Every preschooler needs to get a good grip on pencils, chalks, or markers to develop writing skills. To avoid wasting paper, you can set up a chalkboard and offer them a clean canvas.

You will need

A blackboard, chalk pieces, board eraser, etc.

How to do

Set up the blackboard in your kid’s playing corner and give them chalk to scribble on it however they wish. If they are not comfortable standing and writing, you can place the board on the floor for a few days and let them practice.

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33. Moving Puzzle Game

This activity gives a new twist to puzzles, making it even more helpful for further skill development.

You will need

Any puzzle game (preferably the one your kid is familiar with)

How to do

Unlike in a regular puzzle game, keep the pieces of the puzzle in a different room. Ask your kid to solve the puzzle in the play area by bringing one puzzle piece at a time. This not only keeps them moving but also encourages them to remember which puzzle piece is required.

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34. Window Cleaning

Another popular Montessori activity is window cleaning. While spraying water on the windows is a thrilling sensory activity for kids, cleaning the windows improves their gross motor skills.

You will need

An empty spray bottle, white vinegar, water, a piece of cloth, or a sponge.

How to do

Just mix vinegar and water in the required proportion and fill the mixture in the spray bottle. Hand over the bottle and the cleaning material to the child, show them how to do it, and let them imitate you.

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35. Touch and Tell

This is a sensory Montessori activity that encourages your kids to use their sense of touch to guess the things.

You will need

Small toys that your kids are familiar with, a big bag with a drawstring or a zip closure.

How to do

Gather all the small toys your kids usually play with and keep them in the bag. Blindfold your kids and ask them to pick one toy from the bag and name it just by touching it.

36. Match the Socks

Matching colorful things is one of the best Montessori activities to improve visual coordination in your kids.

You will need

Multiple pairs of socks.

How to do

Mix all the socks pairs and ask your kid to pick each one and find its pair.

Introducing toddlers to learning activities for 3-year-olds will help keep them engrossed and entertained and enhance their creativity, focus, and cognitive abilities. Ensure you pick the right activity for your toddler as per their interest and abilities. Sensory developmental activities such as playdough crafts, frozen treasure, and smell it and tell it will help improve their motor skills. You may also try the various learning activities and outdoor and indoor activities mentioned above to aid your child’s physical and psychological development.

Key Pointers

• Art and craft activities can improve creativity and cognition in three-year-olds.
• Sensory activities, such as playdough crafts benefit a child’s brain growth.
• Games such as color and shape sorters can help three-year-olds learn new colors and shapes.

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Whether you're preparing a year or a week of activities for your 3 year old preschoolers, it can be challenging. Not only does one have to focus on the right curriculum but also on finding engaging activities for students of all levels and learning abilities.

Planning 3-4 activities lasting around 15 minutes each is the perfect way to incorporate the different education activities into the school day. A lot is happening throughout the preschool years, and being flexible should be #1 on the list! This list provides activities that can be used in a lesson plan and activities that can be used quickly during extra time or transition periods.

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By preschool age, kids are usually pretty good at recognizing different colors. But that doesn't mean this activity for toddlers shouldn't be practiced throughout the preschool years. It's an activity for kids that supports early critical thinking and observational skills. It can be used primarily with lesson plans focused on categorization and memorization skills.

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18. Bubble Wrap Popping

Educational activities and bubble wrap?

It sounds like an extremely good time! This can be played with almost any size of bubble wrap. But it is more fun with bigger bubbles, as with most things. Hands-on learning activities like this will promote students' mathematical skills to a new level.

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20. Playdough Shapes

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Everybody loves play dough, but using it for educational activities enhances its value by about 100%. There are benefits to playdough free play, but students will love creating these shapes. Simply print this engaging template on a piece of paper and watch your students get creative.

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Do you have an old art history book lying around? If not, you might want to look into purchasing one. Start your student's love for art early. Art appreciation will enhance so many aspects of student imagination. Simply find an artist and have students create their form of art from their own perspective.

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Honestly, even as an adult, I love spaghetti play! Feeling the slimy noodles does something for the brain. Add colorful spaghetti to your activity table and watch as students use the different tools to play. This is a great way to enhance their critical thinking, motor, and especially sensory skills.

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@sandboxacademy This is the number one preschool science idea on my blog for 5 years now #stemforkids #preschoolstem #prekstem #prekactivitiesathome #toddleractivitiesathome #activitiesfortoddlers #keepingkidsbusy #scienceismagic #scienceforpreschool #fallactivitiesforkids ♬ original sound - Emily | Preschool Activities

It's never too early to start playing around with different science projects. This dancing corn experiment will be super fun for all students in your preschool classroom. Give your student an early love and interest in science with educational activities like this.

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Ice cubes, ice cubes, ice cubes. Just the word itself is inviting. Just picture them clinking around in your drink on a hot summer day. Okay, feels good, doesn't it?

Now picture hours of endless paintings that your students can create with paint brushes! This is the perfect activity for a summer day. Then watch the water change colors as the ice melts.

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@daynursery Racing the cars while making marks! #makingmarks #preschoolactivities #activityideas #fyp #viral #trending #earlyyears ♬ Roary The Racing Car Main Theme (From "Roary The Racing Car") - Geek Music

Using a piece of paper, some paint, and a car, is a great way to get your students racing and creating different art pieces! Whether you have them race each other or just drive the cars all over! This activity will surely get you some cute decorations for your classroom and some smiling faces.

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Surprise alphabet letters! This activity may surprise you as your students will quickly be able to recognize the next letter in the alphabet pattern. Incorporating different alphabet activities into your classroom will help students to gain better literacy skills for later in life.

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@play.inspire. grow Hands on patterning #earlymaths #simplemaths #preschoolmath #preschoolactivities #prek #teachermom #homeschool #earlyyearsideas #kindergarten #learningisfun #canadianmom #montessoriathome #learningthroughplay ♬ FEEL THE GROOVE - Queens Road, Fabian Graetz

Creating caterpillar patterns is always fun for students. Starting the pattern and watching as they work to:

Know and understand what comes next
Make logical connections between past pattern and the next pattern
Enhance their reasoning skills and quickly learn what makes the most sense

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@mrs_burland Dress the dolls activity, encouraging children to strengthen their hand muscles and develop their fine motor skills. Also, encouraging independence. #earlyyearsactivities #finemotoractivity #earlyyearspractitioner #preschoolactivities #eyfsactivities #handandeyecoordination #finemotorskills ♬ Low Down - venbee & Dan Fable

Again, playing with dolls helps students understand themselves and others better. Small dolls are slightly different, considering they're much more challenging on little hands. Making it the perfect practice for their experiences.

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Playing games like this daily or a few times a week will not only give students a break but also command their attention. Using cognitive skills to connect their hearing with what they should be doing will enhance their overall active listening skills.

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Brain breaks are vital to preschool. Preschoolers have ALOT of emotions. They need time to get them out and take in some positivity. Shake Your Sillies Out is the perfect song to make that happen.

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Teaching about the food chain?

This song is absolutely adorable, and the animation of the video will provide visual learners with a better understanding while they sing and learn! This is a great way to teach about the food chain and fosters the development of memorization skills from repetition.

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Building exposure to letters and sight words is essential throughout the preschool years. Preschool learning games online are great because they can be used in the classroom and for distance learning.

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Oral language development starts with an understanding of different sounds. This video is a great way to initially introduce the different sounds of letters. Use magnetic letters on the whiteboard projection to help students gain a better visual of the letters being taught.

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By preschool, students probably have a pretty good understanding of the different fruits out there. Use this video to assess what students already know while also working on their communication skills. Even shy students will love to show their knowledge about the different fruits.

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Making predictions in the early years is a great way to prepare your students for their future in STEM. STEM builds trajectory in students starting from a very early age and should definitely be incorporated into your preschool curriculum.

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Montessori City

The pedagogical system of Maria Montessori needs no introduction. Having quickly won the love of parents and educators, it spread throughout Europe. This program comprehensively develops the child, focusing, first of all, on independence. In total, there are 3 clubs in the network, they are the main venues of the Russian Montessori Institute. Each center has a unique learning environment for children from 6 months to 16 years of age. Details on the website.

Montessori Center "Beautiful Green"

Beautiful Green is another center that follows the ideas of Maria Montessori. For babies from 8 months to 3 years old, there are developing nurseries, an older child can go to a local kindergarten, and children under 9years - to attend school based on the club. In addition to standard lessons and classes in a Montessori environment, the schedule includes classes in yoga, vocals, publishing and financial literacy. Read more here.

 st. Petrozavodskaya, 15, bldg. 5  st. Lavochkina, 34

Waldorf Kindergarten and School "Way of Grain"

The Waldorf education system is not as well known in Russia as Montessori, but it also deserves attention. This program is aimed primarily at laying a healthy emotional foundation. To mature and harmoniously enter into life they also help in the Waldorf center "The Way of the Grain". For the little ones, the Zernyshko studio operates here, where children study with their parents. There is also a special developing class for special children. You can get acquainted with the life of students and their educators by looking at the official website.

Developing center "Club Pochemuchek"

In the training center "Club Pochemuchek" children from one to seven years old are engaged, and kids under three years old visit the club with their parents. In the form of a game, comprehensive classes are held here aimed at the comprehensive development of the child and preparation for school. Schedule and cost here.

Children's Early Development Center "Little Prince"

In the center "The Little Prince" real professionals work with children - candidates of pedagogical sciences, film actors, members of international Unions of artists, world champions and candidates for master of sports. Toddlers and older children are engaged in fitness and karate, chess, choreography, learn English and German, play in the theater, pay attention to the study of science. The club works with children from one to 14 years old. If you are interested, look for detailed information here.

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The center invites children from 1 year old, teenagers and adults to exciting gymnastics and acrobatics in an educational format. Come with any level of training and achieve results with pleasure!

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English kindergarten "School of Cooperation"

It is known that people who speak two or more languages ​​cope with stress more easily, act more effectively in difficult situations, think more flexibly and be open to the world. Do you want to raise a bilingual child? In the kindergarten "School of Cooperation" children are immersed in the English-speaking environment from the age of 1.5. Learn more about working methods on the site.

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It is possible to develop in an atmosphere of art, to form grace and a beautiful posture from a very early age. The international network of schools "Ballet from 2 years old" makes professional ballet accessible and exciting even for kids.

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Children play, sing, create and dance to live classical music in Mozart Effect. Performers of the capital's orchestras are invited to the classes. The beneficial effects of instrumental classics have been known for a long time, so if your child is between 1.5 and 7 years old, pay attention to this studio.

School-studio of chess Alexandra Kosteniuk

Playing chess contributes to the development of all forms of thinking, trains attention, memory, perseverance, teaches you to make decisions and see cause and effect relationships. The Alexandra Kosteniuk Chess Studio School is one of the few studios that take on teaching very young children. Kids who have just turned 3.5 years old study here. More details on the website.

Centers for early swimming "Water World"

Swimming is fun for babies and older kids alike. The crumbs are in the pool with mom or dad, and this helps to establish close emotional contact between the baby and parents. Education takes place with games, songs and fun. Classes give kids a good mood and healthy sleep after training. Early swimming centers "Vodny Mir" work with children from two months. Schedule and prices on the website.

Children's sports and health club "Semitsvetik"

In the club "Semitsvetik" kids are taught to swim from the age of 1. 5 months. It has been observed that young swimmers begin to crawl and walk earlier. Classes are held both in a group and individually. In addition, you can call the instructor to your place to work out in your home pool or in the bath. Find more information here.

Baby Yoga at BrightFamily

Pair yoga, like early swimming, helps to establish a deep trusting relationship between mother and child. Another of the undoubted advantages of baby yoga is the alignment of muscle tone in a baby, the development of motor skills, and improved sleep. Well, for young mothers, exercises will help to recover faster after childbirth. More information about the benefits of training, as well as schedules and prices, can be found on the BrightFamily Club website.

Mental arithmetic at AMAKids

At the AMAKids Development Academy, five-year-olds don't just learn how to solve problems mentally. Mental arithmetic teaches to think logically, to be attentive, develops memory and gives self-confidence. The organizers promise that after a couple of months of classes, a seven-year-old child will be able to simultaneously count in his mind and read poetry aloud. Read more.

Musical development with the project "Together with Mom"

The project "Together with Mom" ​​is theatrical interactive performances, classical music concerts, musical fairy tales, classes in the "mother + baby from birth" format and others, one way or another related to music. You can come to classes with babies from 1 month old. Schedule of future concerts on the website.

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Children's Development Center Territory of Knowledge

For children from 1 to 16 years old

About the development center

We present a fundamentally new approach to the organization of children's development centers.

• The main motto of our center is “Learning while playing!”
• Now you don't have to force children to study!
• Your child will do it independently and with pleasure!

You don't have to be a child prodigy to be able to count instantly and read fast.
Just bring your child to our children's center and the result will surprise you!

There is something to be proud of

10 years

We work with children across the country and have achieved unique results

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After our classes your child

• Fun and easy to remember information
• Knows how to concentrate
• Quickly absorbs information
• Solves logic problems
• Includes imagination and observation

• Solve children's puzzles and crosswords
• Has no problems with fine and gross motor skills
• Begins to read intelligently and fluently
• Broaden your horizons
• Learn to reason and analyze

We help children become capable, develop intelligence, memorize quickly and be attentive.

Easily learn now and become successful in the future!

Free class
We develop the abilities of your children
The result is visible immediately!

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We have achieved a lot over the years

10 Development centers

25 000 Alumni of our center

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It's hard to believe!

Your child can count up to 10 times per give me a sec

Mental arithmetic is a unique program of intensive and comprehensive development child on the basis of oral counting.

Thanks to mental arithmetic

• Attention concentration and photographic memory
• Instantaneous processing speed
• Accuracy and responsiveness
• Self-confidence
• Creative thinking and imagination
• Hearing and observation
• Intelligence and consequent academic success

Just one skill learned before the age of 16 can change your child's future!

Results of our children

Mega Speed ​​Reading

Teaching Reading

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Testimonials from our customers

Total 156 reviews

• Olesya

  I want to express my gratitude to Marina Ivanovna for classes with my son. Marina Ivanovna did an excellent job with the tasks, found an approach to the child and helped to quickly prepare for school. When the question arose with which teacher to improve knowledge in subjects after distance learning, the son's answer was unequivocal, only Marina Ivanovna. Accessible presentation of the material, attentive, very patient, perfectly conveys the material to the child. Thank you very much for your work.

• Tatiana

  Wonderful centre. My daughter has been attending for two years now. Every time she runs to class with pleasure. Thank you very much Albina Maratovna for an individual approach to each child. For developing imagination and creativity in children. Each of your activities delights my daughter. We also attend classes with a speech therapist Anna Dmitrievna Davydova. We are very pleased with the results of her work.

• Victoria

  We have been visiting the children's center for the third year, from developing classes to preparing for school! We express our deep gratitude to Valentina Viktorovna for her professionalism and kindness!

• Skuratova Tatiana

  I would like to express special gratitude to the director Lyubov Valeryevna for gathering such a close-knit, intelligent team that knows how to find an approach to children in the center.
  All teachers are wonderful! Tatyana Anatolyevna always greets with a charming smile, teaches speed reading in an interesting way, that the child is not bored at all, goes to classes with pleasure.
  Nadezhda Ivanovna always knows the right words to calm our fidgets and teach them mental arithmetic, where we have already achieved high results: we count 99 numbers at a speed of 0.7 seconds. brothers with a poem. And I think that this is not our record yet.
  Ilya Valeryevich, who teaches chess in such an interesting way, he not only teaches children chess, but also communicates with them during the game and the whole learning process is a pleasure!
  Thank you for this center!
  P.S. It is very pleasant that when we come to the center, we are met by the administrator Irina, who knows all the children and always finds words to cheer them up.

• Popova Natalya Vladimirovna

  I express my gratitude to the center "Territory of Knowledge" for attentiveness, for the ability to work with children. Special thanks to speech therapist Davydova Anna Dmitrievna for her care, patience, kindness. Anna Dmitrievna helped my daughter a lot. We will continue to visit this center in the future. Thanks a lot, good luck with your business.

• Ludmila

  We have been teaching English since September 2016. We are very satisfied with the teacher Anastasia Sitnikova. A very positive person who knows and loves his job. My granddaughter loves it and looks forward to her next class.

• Pavlovich Oksana

  I express my deep gratitude to the children's center "Territory of Knowledge", speech therapist Davydova Anna Dmitrievna and, of course, to all the staff of the center. My child received a lot of sounds in a short time, the pronunciation became clear and understandable. Artem became more self-confident and more sociable. We will continue to study, as my child really likes the classes. I wish the center prosperity and success. Children need help, and you do it! Thank you!

• Ekaterina

  Valery's daughter visits the Territory of Knowledge center with great pleasure. She has a whole range of classes - English (Daria Andreevna Stepanova), preparation for school (Valentina Viktorovna Lapshina) and creativity (Lucia Igorevna Sorokina). The child is delighted with the classes, and I am very pleased with the professionalism of the teachers, the ability to find an approach to children and, of course, the results that I see with Lera. In the new academic year, we will definitely continue Lera's favorite classes, and we also plan to try mental arithmetic.

• Kovyrshina Larisa

  The granddaughter visits the "Territory of Knowledge" for the second year. Teaches English and prepares for school. While attending classes, Sophia developed an interest in learning. In general, she began to read very quickly. She likes to communicate with other children, good friends have appeared. I really want to thank the teachers for their work and the results that our family likes.

• Tamara

  Nadia is 8 years old. When she entered school, she was diagnosed with memory problems. Memorizing even small poems was not easy. After three months of mental arithmetic, it was a miracle for me when Nadia repeated a poem of 20 lines from the first reading. In addition, she became more attentive, diligent and organized when doing school homework. I am very grateful to the teacher Inna Evgenievna for such an excellent result.

• Ulyana

  My daughter attends mental arithmetic classes with great desire, and the result was not long in coming! My daughter began to read faster, memorize poems faster. There was excellent concentration. What surprised me the most and what I did not believe in was that my daughter began to do everything much faster and more independently. Many thanks to the teacher Erlikh Lyudmila Alexandrovna.

• Svetlana

  My children, Nastya and Alyosha, have been studying mental arithmetic for almost half a year. Already after 1.5 months of classes, they could simultaneously count examples at a speed of 0.5 s and recite a poem. And now they are much better at counting examples on imaginary than on physical accounts. Thanks to mental arithmetic, Nastya's reading speed increased significantly, which was also noted by the teacher. And I think as a consequence of that, she reads a lot more now. Alyosha has become more attentive and collected: when doing homework, he does not miss anything from the condition of the problem. Classes in mental arithmetic also influenced school success, it is easier for them to come up with new topics, it is easier to cope with tests. In English, it has become easier to learn dialogues, new words and sentences, and to prepare retellings. I recommend mental arithmetic to everyone, especially those who have difficulties in mastering the school curriculum.

• Anna Alexandrovna

  I express my gratitude to the entire staff of the center. We took our daughter last year to "Preparing for School". I am very pleased with the result for such a short period of study (11 months).
  Now we are studying in the 1st grade, we plan to attend mental arithmetic from February next year. Thank you!
  Sincerely, Anna Alexandrovna.

• Irina

  We attend classes in the branch at the "Start". I liked that the center worked in the summer. Everything suits me. At the moment there are no comments, I hope there will not be. We plan to return to you in November.
  Sincerely, Irina.

• Anna

  We went to Tatyana Viktorovna, the lesson was intense, the child was delighted. I really like the teacher.

• Elena

  I am taking the child to Tatyana Viktorovna. Classes are insanely interesting, exciting, memorable. My daughter is waiting for us to go to class. Walks with great pleasure. We have something to compare with, because. went to 2 other children's organizations. But Aunt Tanya conquered us with her ingenuity, love for her work and children. Thank you!!!

• Svetlana

  We took the child to Lapshina Valentina Viktorovna. The result of her work is the admission of our child to a prestigious school in our city. Thank you very much!!!

• Elena

  Gusakova Tatyana Anatolyevna, thank you very much for the work done! You are a highly qualified speech pathologist! Thanks to you, our child can correctly formulate his thoughts and express them in oral speech, and the child has a great interest in cognitive activity.

• Olga

  Good afternoon
  Our family expresses its sincere gratitude to the teacher of the center "Territory of Knowledge" - Valentina Viktorovna, with whom my son, Ilya, has been studying for the third year.
  Valentina Viktorovna is a great clever woman, a true professional, who subtly feels the problems and difficulties of the child and empathizes with him. It not only teaches children to read, count, but also forms the horizon, the ability to think, reason, evaluate their own actions and the actions of people.
  Valentina Viktorovna is intelligent, never allows herself to show irritation (although there are reasons for this), greets the child with a smile, a kind word, and has a wonderful sense of humor.
  Finding a good teacher for a preschool child is a great success for parents. We are lucky in this regard! We adore our Valentina Viktorovna, a hard worker, clever woman, mother of a wonderful daughter, Dashenka. We wish you life's blessings, good health! And once again we say: THANK YOU!!
  With respect and sincere gratitude, Olga Kamyshanova.

• Elena

  We go to your Center with great pleasure) Many thanks to the teachers for your work.

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