Resources: PreK and K

For Preschoolers and Kindergarteners:


Visual Thinking

Hidden pictures: My First Hidden Pictures by Highlights

                or play online for free: Highlights hidden pictures

Play I-spy

Sticker Mosaics: Sticker by Number

ANY puzzle! Melissa and Doug makes more challenging puzzles that still have big pieces for little hands: Melissa and Doug 100 Piece Jungle Puzzle

Beginner tangram puzzles have the shapes colored and outlined: Easier Tangram Puzzles

You can print a FREE set of tangrams and puzzles here: https://filefolderfun.com/TangramGame

Art hub has videos for younger artists: Art hub for 5 and under



Divergent Thinking:

Ask silly questions: What if ants were human-sized and we were ant-sized?

Pull out the craft materials!

Build something out of a cardboard box

Brainstorm: What else could you do with…? A hat? A spoon? A bedsheet?

Make up a new game using materials from other games: balls, bowling pins, baseball gloves, etc

Open-ended toys: Play-doh, Legos, blocks, etc



Evaluative thinking:

Play ‘Would you rather?’ Here are some questions to get you started: Would you rather...?

Play ‘What would you do?’ WWYD Jar



Convergent thinking:

Super-simple logic puzzles: Beginner Logic

Variety of convergent thinking puzzles: Thinking and Reasoning

Free printable beginner logic puzzles: Woo jr

Get your little one started with Sudoku! Easy Picture Sudoku