This time of year when the weather turns absolutely gorgeous overnight, all you want to do is be outside. How can you check off your to do list, cover all the concepts you want to cover, and still make sure to get in enough of that beautiful Spring Weather? Nature Walks. Nature walks are a perfect way to get outside, take in some fresh air, and still be learning. This is the third post in the Nature Walk Series. So far I have discusses tools you can add to help keep your kids entertained … [Read more...]
Outdoor Handwriting Activities
With warm weather and sunny days ahead we are trying to soak up as much time outdoors as possible. So we are constantly looking for and finding ways to continue reviewing the alphabet and work on handwriting while outside. The great thing about outdoor handwriting activities is that you can get messy. The messier the better! Outdoor Handwriting Activities Shaving Cream: Spray some shaving cream on a cookie sheet and let your kids practice writing different letters or … [Read more...]
Wordless Wednesday: What We Do #2
Here it is again, Wordless Wednesday: What We Do #2. This week we were finally able to spend a good amount of time outside and it was wonderful. We played with letters, went on nature walks, and did a lot of crafts. I hope these inspire, excite, and make you … [Read more...]
DIY Preschool Circle Time Board (Part 2)
Hi, Hello, and Happy Thursday! As promised here is Part 2 of our Preschool morning board/circle time activities. You will also find a video at the bottom that shows just what it looks like for us! :) Craziness and all! To pick up where we left off, once we finish with the calendar, days of the week, and the sequencing activity, we move on to weather, seasons, shapes, colors, and letters. Preschool Circle Time Activities Seasons and Weather We typically start with the Seasons. I found … [Read more...]
DIY Preschool Morning Circle Time (Part I)
Updated 11/19/15: Video added to the bottom. When I jumped into this preschool ball game a few months ago, I was overwhelmed to say the least. Preschool is so different from middle school in SO many ways, and middle school is the only thing I've ever taught. Even working as an ECE (Early Childhood Educator) is much different from trying to create my own in home preschool. So I decided to start small. Circle Time! I've seen it in day cares, observations in elementary classrooms, … [Read more...]
