MAT MAN

 I love using Mat Man in my pre-k classrooms. 

Mat Man, by Learning Without Tears, is such a quick and fun activity that you can use with the kids to help teach important readiness skills such as drawing, pre-writing, counting, building, socializing, sharing, and body awareness.

I love to use it and incorporate language concepts like body parts, and concepts.

You can download it here for free!

Here is a video for information on Mat Man.

Mat Man World

This is the video I use in classrooms when I do Mat Man.

When I do Mat Man with kids preschoolers I pair it with the Opposites book. It is a nice language addition to the activity. 

Monster Theme

I love using the Monster theme in the preschool and kinder classrooms. I incorporate Speech and OT.

There are so many fun ideas and activities. 

You can pair with the OT centers to make your centers a language rich experience.
We did Wet, Dry, Try with the letter M- for Monster, then we made monsters with play dough and made fun monsters using add-ons like buttons, straws and other $ store items. 
M- make the m sound with the kids, talk about words that start with the m sound and explicitly describe how to make the m sound (putting your lips together, etc.).
Play Dough- make the monster and describe what they are doing- you put the eyes in the middle, you made a mouth at the bottom, just explain what they are doing using concepts. Remember- don't ask questions, model what they are saying. 
Take a look:

And I also use my Monster Sort Freebie as a language center.

Here is a fun song to pair with your Monster Theme.