Planning a Preschool Morning Basket
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One of the best choices I made for our preschool homeschool was to start using a Preschool Morning Basket. They’re easy to set up and simple to plan with the free Morning Basket Activity Planner! I set my little one up with so many engaging learning activities each week just by providing her with some simple activities each week. It’s truly a lifesaver for my sanity! Keep reading to learn more about why we love our Preschool Morning Basket!
To see some of our Morning Baskets, click here to see them in action on Pinterest!
Why I Love a Preschool Morning Basket
A Morning Basket is traditionally a basket of books or other texts that can be read as a family. Many homeschool families use them for family subjects or include subjects they only tackle once per week in their Morning Baskets. These are usually done as a family, including the homeschooling parent.
We do things a little differently in our house! For starters, my daughter is 3 years old so a basket of solely text based activities would be boring and ineffective. I also wanted our Morning Basket to be a bit more independent.
So I sat down and created six categories for our preschool Morning Basket: creativity, fine motor skills, gross motor skills, literacy, math, and problem solving. I include one activity from each category every week plus I add in some of her favorite read alouds and books because she does truly love to read! We don’t usually tackle every activity every day but I try to encourage her to get at least 2 done. Sometimes she’ll do more, sometimes less.
In addition to covering quite a few skills in a short period of time, I’ve also set up her Preschool Morning Basket to be independent. If there’s a new activity in our basket, I’ll introduce it the first morning or pull it out later in the day to introduce it. This allows her to using her preschool Morning Basket independently while we get dressed and ready for the day.
What to Include in a Preschool Morning Basket
So you’re sold on the idea of the Preschool Morning basket but are wondering what to actually put in the basket. Besides books, learning activities and puzzles and games are all great candidates! I do a mix of pre-made games (Learning Resources and Melissa and Doug are very popular in our house!) and things I can make at home! If I find an activity on Pinterest, I try to think really hard about whether or not the activity will get played with longer than it takes to make. There are so many cute activities that hold interest for one minute before getting boring and I hate wasting my time creating that type of activity!
It’s important to balance what your child is interested in, what you’re currently learning, and their current skill level. Morning Basket time isn’t the time to introduce a new skill or “push” your child. They’ll get frustrated and/or bored. Instead, give them practice and enjoyment!
You can see a complete list of our Early Years Morning Basket Favorites here!
Are you inspired to create your own Preschool Morning Basket? I hope so! Creating a Preschool Morning Basket is so rewarding and it can be so easy with my FREE Morning Basket Activity Planner for Notion! I hope you download it and I can’t wait to hear all about your Preschool Morning Basket activities!
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