busy boy

Ethan has been keeping busy during school, too. I have been trying to offer him different learning activities that go along with our units. I realize I could do a little more for him, but after a few activities he is ready to go play. And I try not to forget the importance of free play during the preschool years. I'm in no rush to start formal schooling him ~ after all, he is still my baby boy and I'm not ready for him to grow up!

Bird Themed Activities-

playdough mat and line tracing
egg matching
color the bird book
chick-chick in a nest

Garden Themed Activities-

garden sensory box

line tracing

playdough

science-y craft

We did a science craft last week to go along with our garden theme. I think they turned out pretty good!

materials -
foam sheets
pom-poms
brown yarn
blue construction paper
glue

garden sensory tub

Last week we did a flower/garden theme for school. I put together this sensory tub for the kids to play with and I am happy to say that all 3 of the kids have enjoyed this box very much. For a few days they played ice cream shop with it! I love how their imaginations work!

items in tub-
black beans
small pots
garden tools
chenille stick flowers
ladybug rocks
caterpillars

flower/garden theme

Last week we did a flower/garden theme for school. Of course I used the cute preschool pack from Homeschool Creations to load in their workboxes. I also put together a sensory tub for the kids to play with - which they loved!





















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for the birds!

This week we went with a bird theme and did some learning activities with our left over plastic Easter eggs! This was a really easy unit for me to put together, thanks to Jolanthe over at Homeschool Creations and for the girls since all of the activities were a review for them.














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insect collages

(Sorry the picture is so dark!)

Here are the insect collages that we did last week to go along with The Very Quiet Cricket. I found the idea online somewhere, but there wasn't a picture to go along with the idea. So, I guess this is the way they are supposed to look! I just went to google images and found the insects and printed them out.

materials-
insect sheets
tissue paper cut into small squares
watered down glue
paint brush
scissors

directions-
1. print out insect sheets
2. pour a small amount of glue in a bowl
3. add just a little bit of water to the glue, mix
4. paint the glue mixture on the insect
5. place tissue squares on the insect, overlapping to form a collage look

crickets in our workboxes

Here is what was in this week's workboxes to go along with The Very Quiet Cricket.

Gracelyn

explode the code

sight words and reader

writing activity

ordinal numbers

cr- blends

mini book

label the parts of a cricket

insect tissue paper collage

Ella

explode the code

sight words and reader

writing activity

ordinal numbers

cr- and sw- blends sort

insect tissue paper collage

label the parts of a cricket

Last week we did activities to go along with The Grouchy Ladybug and this is what was in their workboxes. Be sure to check out the Preschool Corner to see what other families are doing!