Bear loves our mAiL caRRieR! he races to the couch everyday when he hears her truck coming up the street. she knows us by name, has a photo of him and picture that he painted her in her locker. she’s usually the highlight of our day. Bear always wants to pLaY mAiL and slips pieces …
“the perfect nest” size file folder game
suddenly The Perfect Nest has quickly become the libro de la semana… bear “rEAds” the book, repeats the character’s catch phrases, and plays pretend with jack the cat in his room. so i figured i’d expand on that fact with a file folder game. most things come in 3s in this book in sizes small, medium, large. …
the hungry caterpillar display
a huNGrY caTeRpiLLaR + long-haired BeaR = beST fRieNDs the first request? make huNGrY caTeRpiLLaR a buDDy. so we looked at the book. as we read, i commented on how the pictures looked. then over the next few days, this is what we created. first we made a caterpillar eGG… then we set out to make …
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alphabet {block} soup: using wooden blocks for literacy awareness
i adore those oLd stackable wOOdeN bLoCKs with the letters on them. but they are a bit babyish for my little bear. he’s very adament at times that he needs the “reAL” item, not a tOy. so i thought i would make some letter blocks for him that allowed him to build towers while working …
diy chipboard preschool number book
i bought this scalloped-edge cHiPBoaRD bOOk about a year ago for $1 at a craft store. it has sat in my craft cabinet ever since. also in there gathering dust was a pack of $1 number flashcards. i had a massive headache and just needed some good aRT tHeRaPY… throw them together with some glue, …
follow the leader curriculum
the pressure is on! we’re counting down the days until Piper goes to high school. i’m trying to get some home-preschooling projects tied up so that they’re ready when i need them. during the summer, i really started to present my son with more learning activities. i’ve decided to create my vision statement for myself so that i can make sure i am …
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magnets on the fridge
my mom brought over these bAmBi magnets on easter. she got them out of something, i’m not sure what. like many families with small children, we have an overabundance of cRaPOLa. we don’t have oNe of anything, we’ve got FoUR. and of course as i’m writing this , that song from the LiTtLe meRMaiD pops …
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painting with toys
this project was inspired by Bear’s excitement at seeing a picture of his footprints in the snow. we identified several diFFeReNT fOOtpRinTS in the picture: his, mine, a bird’s, and some sort of animal. we talked a little bit about how different people and animals leave different marks, tracks, or prints when they walk. with the …
crayola window markers
the writing isn’t on the wall…it’s on the window! when i was 2, i took it upon myself to “decorate” a piece of the wall in my great-grandma’s house with cRaYOn. my mother and i lived there at the time, so she immediately reprimanded me, gave me a bowl of soapy water, and made me start scRuBBinG. my …
Alphabet Matching Game With a Puzzle
I found this ABC puzzle for $1 in Target’s dollar spot and picked it up along with a coordinating number puzzle also. Bear has plowed through all of his wood ones and is in need of ones that are more advanced. this one is a bit too advanced though. so to help him with letter and number …