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Learning about space has become a significant focus for my kids lately. They love finding the moon during the day and reading books all about planets. So we decided our space-themed inflatable tent would make for the perfect setting for our read-aloud and sensory play activity today. Space Sensory Play Activity Materials Inflatable tent/ square …
This tally chart activity came to be because I wanted something fun for learning greater than, less than, and equal to math with my preschooler, so I grabbed some mini erasers and a balance scale for this math center and got to work. Math Center Tally Chart Materials Mini erasers Expo markersLaminated Free TPT handout (Greater …
Our schedule is evolving dramatically as the second week of preschool homeschool is nearing its close. One of the lessons I have always kept with me since my first year of teaching is if something doesn't work, be brave and try something new! So today we expanded our schedule and Bugzy and Buddy had a …
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Today was a great learning day for my kids Bugzy and Buddy. Somehow we managed to get everything accomplished we wanted to fit in the schedule, I’m still shocked since most of the day I was suffering with a migraine. But I’m excited for the improvement I am seeing in the kids with behavior and …
I stayed up late yesterday and changed the layout of our learning area. I was known in my school for rearranging things, maybe too often. So it just was natural for me to already change Bugzy & Buddy's learning area before day four homeschool preschool even began. At my house, the new changes I made …
I was overly confident this morning, thinking I was completely prepared for each and every activity day two preschool at home had planned. But I quickly realized I was missing materials that I thought I prepped the night before. When I taught fourth grade, I didn't worry if I was missing something; I would give …
I taught third and fourth grade for eight years before taking a break to stay home with my kids. I always wanted to be a kindergarten teacher, so I'm surprised I wasn't more confident in how preschool at home with my own children was going to go. I'm excited to homeschool. But, I'm nervous about …
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Children love hands-on activities, and since we have been reading underwater books lately, I created a variety of ocean themed math activities to have fun while learning with my kids. Read Aloud Books for Under Water Themed Math Activities Underwater Counting Even Numbers by Jerry Pallotta & David BiedrzyckiOcean Counting Odd Numbers by Jerry Lappotta & Shennen …
Creating hands-on learning for my children has become more fun with adding water play to the activity. We read multiple counting books related to the ocean, so we decided after reading 10 Little Rubber Ducks by Eric Carle that this was the day to create our own ocean water play to practice counting. BOOK DESCRIPTION …
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We have read the most incredible ocean books lately. I didn't realize we had so many that focused on counting, so I pulled some of my favorite activities we played with to create this post. The book we read today was Over in the Ocean in a Coral Reef by Marianne Berkes and illustrated by Jeanette Canyon. …
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