Many children begin learning numbers and letters in preschool and you can make cards and books to help them learn. Cut out large pieces of square card stock and use markers to decorate the cards with numbers and letters. Write one letter or number on each card and draw an animal or object on the other side that matches the letter. You can draw two cats on the back of a card with the number two printed on the front. Teachers can dress up the cards with stickers and other embellishments. Teachers may also want to make a book filled with numbers and letters for the kids to share.
Make the first few pages of a class scrapbook and then encourage the kids to fill in the other pages with their own creations throughout the year. Decorate the first few pages with colorful card stock, embellishments and writing. Include pictures from the first day of school and other special events. Use pressed flowers, buttons and artwork to bring the pages to life.
Preschool children love to sing and interact, so write songs and make props to go along with the melodies. Think about a simple song that you craft from the interests of the children in your class. Write down ideas based on what the children like. They might want to hear songs about kittens, puppies or frogs. Once you have a song, make props such as paper frogs, puppets or other animals for the kids to play with and hold up while everyone sings.
Create custom board games for your preschool kids to play with in class. Make a board game out of a large piece of poster board. Dress up the game with stickers, or use a pencil to draw out the game at first and get ideas from other board games. Draw several squares and write down commands on some of the squares. Draw a yellow star with the word "start" next to it to establish the beginning of the game and then add different functions or symbols throughout the game. You can also include a box on the board that says "go back two spaces." Study other board games to get ideas about which steps to choose for preschool students. Stick with simple concepts that preschool kids can understand.