Before I start with our preschool highlights this month, while I was setting up to blog, I looked down at my little blogging buddy sitting at my feet and saw this sweet girl smiling at me. Emily is just a little angel - so easy-going and always smiling at me. I love her!
And this sweet girl is adorable, too.
This idea I got from my friend, Lisa....trace your kids' body on a big piece of paper (or with chalk outside) and draw and label parts of the body (if teaching Spanish or something - you can label with the Spanish words for body parts).
Angela's cute people.
I made these ABC tops with canning lids that Angela can slide into a jar a couple of years ago. Great for reviewing letters/sounds.
I also made words that Angela can create using her ABC lids to match on the paper.
(Carolyn likes to trace and make words for Angela to create as well)
We've been learning about volcanoes this month and doing some simple crafts to go along with it...
One thing Carolyn and I are obsessed with is going to the library and getting nonfiction books! We love picking out books to learn from and reading them throughout the week - there are some wonderful nonfiction books for kids out there! Many of them even include simple little "experiments" to go along with what it is teaching (like in the following picture - making a "heart" with a balloon full of water to show how a heart pumps).
On our learning board this month, I got some clocks at the Dollar Store (they are clocks that are meant to stick to windows - perfect for our board). Carolyn loves learning time using these. Below the clocks I put two number spinners (Dollar Store) that Carolyn can spin and answer the addition problem.
I also bought this foamy cube at the dollar store...I love it. I switch off what I put on the big dice for the girls to roll. One time this month, I put different states that Carolyn/Angela can locate on our big map (Carolyn rolls the dice...it lands on "IL" and then she finds IL on our big map)...another thing I put on the dice this month was primary songs - Carolyn and Angela roll and we sing the song the dice lands on.
I also put the letters of the alphabet on beans. Angela uses it for various activities. For instance, she can create her name using the beans or match upper and lower case numbers together. Angela also uses the letters to sort (I wrote letters on bags for Angela to sort the letters in the bags).
Carolyn can use the beans to make messages to people like dad :)
Estimation - I put various objects in this jar and Carolyn tries to make an educated guess of how many objects are in the jar...then we count them and see how close she/I was to the actual amount.
We also made some instruments this month. This is a picture of Carolyn with her shaker (an old Parmesan Cheese contain with beans). We are also going to make some drums this week with old ice cream gallon containers.
And this sweet girl is adorable, too.
This idea I got from my friend, Lisa....trace your kids' body on a big piece of paper (or with chalk outside) and draw and label parts of the body (if teaching Spanish or something - you can label with the Spanish words for body parts).
Angela's cute people.
I made these ABC tops with canning lids that Angela can slide into a jar a couple of years ago. Great for reviewing letters/sounds.
I also made words that Angela can create using her ABC lids to match on the paper.
(Carolyn likes to trace and make words for Angela to create as well)
We've been learning about volcanoes this month and doing some simple crafts to go along with it...
One thing Carolyn and I are obsessed with is going to the library and getting nonfiction books! We love picking out books to learn from and reading them throughout the week - there are some wonderful nonfiction books for kids out there! Many of them even include simple little "experiments" to go along with what it is teaching (like in the following picture - making a "heart" with a balloon full of water to show how a heart pumps).
On our learning board this month, I got some clocks at the Dollar Store (they are clocks that are meant to stick to windows - perfect for our board). Carolyn loves learning time using these. Below the clocks I put two number spinners (Dollar Store) that Carolyn can spin and answer the addition problem.
I also bought this foamy cube at the dollar store...I love it. I switch off what I put on the big dice for the girls to roll. One time this month, I put different states that Carolyn/Angela can locate on our big map (Carolyn rolls the dice...it lands on "IL" and then she finds IL on our big map)...another thing I put on the dice this month was primary songs - Carolyn and Angela roll and we sing the song the dice lands on.
I also put the letters of the alphabet on beans. Angela uses it for various activities. For instance, she can create her name using the beans or match upper and lower case numbers together. Angela also uses the letters to sort (I wrote letters on bags for Angela to sort the letters in the bags).
Carolyn can use the beans to make messages to people like dad :)
Estimation - I put various objects in this jar and Carolyn tries to make an educated guess of how many objects are in the jar...then we count them and see how close she/I was to the actual amount.
We also made some instruments this month. This is a picture of Carolyn with her shaker (an old Parmesan Cheese contain with beans). We are also going to make some drums this week with old ice cream gallon containers.
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7 comments:
Cute ideas! I might try some of them!
just what i needed. more great ideas from you! i love that you post/share them. so helpful! and your little blogging helping helper is simply adorable!!!
holy cow! i didn't think kids learned some of those things until like 2nd grade! you're girls are so smart and lucky to have a mom like you who takes the time to do all that with them! I'm impressed!
I love that your share all your great ideas! On days I'm feeling ambitious, I try to copy some of them!
Emily is so sweet!
You are such a good mom and you have fantastic ideas.
The canning jar lids I think work in muffin tins, too. I guess you'd have to find one that fits the size you have, but that is another fun way to practice letters/sounds, make words etc...not that i've ever done it, but I've seen it! =)
It always looks like you guys have so much fun. I'm impressed that you've kept it up so well with the new little one! They are cuties.
Oh some great ideas!!! I love the dice idea. And the beans - I might have to do that for our plane ride. You are always so creative!!
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