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Posted on May 19, 2022May 19, 2022

Activities Inspired by What If You Had Animal Eyes!? 

We continued our study of the five senses today using the book What If You Had Animal Eyes!? By Sandra Markle and illustrated by Howard McWilliam.  Today’s read-aloud book inspired a lot of messy activities. We moved outside for most of them to allow the creativity to fly!  See my TPT homepage for more resources …

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Posted on February 2, 2022June 6, 2022

Lunar New Year Book Activities

Yesterday was an inquiry filled day for the kids and me as we researched Lunar New Year together. I used to read books to my students in the classroom for Lunar New Year, but the year with my children at home was fun to get to be more creative and spend more time diving into …

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Posted on January 28, 2022January 28, 2022

Ravi’s Roar Book Activities

We loved reading Ravi’s Roar by Tom Percival! My daughter told me she wants to grab this book the next time she gets upset to re-read it. And the next day, my son started screaming and crying, and she looked at me, threw up her arms, and said, “Ok, I’m getting the book.” She explained …

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Posted on January 27, 2022January 27, 2022

Space Sensory Play Activity

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 …

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Posted on January 27, 2022February 7, 2022

CVC Word Building Activity- Science of Reading Center

cvc word building

My child is ready to start learning CVC words. So I put this word-building activity together to keep reading engaging, fun, and hopefully effective.I started learning about the Science of Reading recently, and I love how it has shifted my own "best practices" that I used to use in the classroom and gave me ideas …

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Posted on January 26, 2022January 26, 2022

Math Center Comparing Numbers

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 …

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Posted on January 25, 2022January 25, 2022

Polar Bear Arctic Sensory Activities 

Learning through play was my goal when my children and I put together these polar bear Arctic sensory activities. Last year I used pillowcases and blue play dough and let the kids have fun building the arctic on top of the craft table. This year they wanted to expand the idea using old bedsheets, gems, …

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Posted on December 13, 2021December 13, 2021

Winter Animal Sensory Activities 

My kids, Bugzy and Buddy had fun using the globe today to learn about animals found in the woodland areas, the Arctic, and Antarctica. A quick mini-lesson using our Orboot globe helped the kids compare and contrast the habitats of these different animals and set up the perfect winter animal sensory activity that followed.  Winter …

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Posted on September 27, 2021October 3, 2021

15 Autumn Leaf Activities for Preschoolers 

Autumn Leaf Activities for preschoolers and toddlers

We love autumn! Here are our favorite activities for learning through play for this time of year! This post includes 15 autumn leaf activities for preschoolers and toddlers. Most play ideas can also be adapted for kindergarteners as well. Fall Tree Art Project for Preschoolers & Toddlers Here is a simple way to use leftover …

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Posted on September 20, 2021September 20, 2021

Day 8 Homeschool Preschool With Bugzy & Buddy

Homeschool Preschool Day 8

We had a backward day today! We created a new and extended schedule because I spent some quality time this weekend planning for hands-on learning activities for Bugzy and Buddy. It worked or at least worked for today. Fingers crossed, I can keep up with these plans of mine as the week progresses. Unfortunately, I …

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