Fall is a wonderful time for hands-on learning with young children! As the leaves change color and fall from the trees, you have plenty of opportunities to explore nature, create simple crafts, and enjoy autumn together. If you’re looking for fall activities for your preschoolers or young homeschoolers, here are three ideas to try: DIY leaf
We created our own mail center in our schoolroom and play room because my kids love getting the mail. They love to send letters to friends, teachers, and grandparents. I also created monster postcard templates to help them practice everything from early writing skills to addressing postcards and learning the parts of a letter. Of
Ah! Fall! The weather is not scheduled up in the 80s and 90s, and we can anticipate the crunch of falling leaves. Fall always reminds me of apple picking. I’m not sure we’re going this year, but it has been a frequent tradition for our family. To keep my little kids busy when I’m busy with
In the book In the Snow by Huy Voun Lee, Xiao Ming and his mother walk in newly fallen snow and his mother shows him Chinese characters by writing them in the snow. They discuss how the characters look like the items they are describing. Despite our lack of snow in Chicagoland this season,we made our
Here’s something to add to your Christmas sensory activities list for your toddler! Gather the textures of the first nativity in a basket, as based on a favorite Christmas Carol. My daughter loves sensory activities and this Nativity textures activity encourages exploration, as well as developing a growing understanding of the story of the first
We will be celebrating with a friends and family lunch and I have decided to be patriotic in honor of the upcoming holiday! What could be better than a fruit salad? This is so easy, I almost feel silly posting it. But I want to share it because it is so delicious to have such a mix
This time of year, themed activities are starting to be all about Valentine’s Day! My favorite workbox activity for my preschoolers this time of year have been my Valentine’s Day Counting Cards to use with manipulative: puff balls, candy pieces, and so forth! About the Valentine’s Day Counting CardsThese are pretty simple: simply print the
I am so excited about this year’s plan because we are starting out with STEAM the center of our minds! At our co-op, I’m teaching an upper elementary-level STEAM Challenge class. Besides that, I’m super excited about the ideas in the book STEAM Kids, a fantastic book full of gorgeous and creative ways to implement science,
When I think about summer, I think of the sudden increase is dirt and mud everywhere! Baths are a frequent necessity. My daughters always would dig, only encouraged by their brother, who would always be on a new emphatic hunt for “rocks” hiding beneath our lawn and play set. The only way to get by is
After we found rubber ducks at the dollar store, my toddler was very excited to play with them! We had to stock up on a lot of them. Of course, rubber ducks are a fun friend for the bathtub. But we decided to make a game so we could play and count with duckies anytime.
Chocolate + a picture book! Yummy fun! In I’m a Hungry Dinosaur by Janeen Brian (illustrated by Ann James), the illustrations are created with cocoa powder, chocolate, and sprinkles. Of course, my preschooler needed to give painting with chocolate a try herself! I’m a Hungry Dinosaur is simply delightful.In this book, the dinosaur is eager to
My preschooler needed more fine motor practice. Those little fingers lacked practice and it was necessary to strengthen the muscles before they were ready for writing! One of the “go to” fine motor practice activities my daughter enjoyed was beads and pipe cleaners. When I needed an activity for the busy box, I tried to
