Encourage life long learning through literacy
Reading the book The Creature of Habit by Jennifer E. Smith and illustrated by Leo Espinosa, was a fun read-aloud for my children. We bought this book last year, and we have been reading it regularly ever since. Somehow we have just now done activities with this book. So here are our five favorite things to do …
We LOVE the book Fluffy McWhiskers Cuteness Explosion by Stephen W. Martin and Dan Tavis! My kids started asking me to read this to them nightly, and one night they came up with a plan to make an entire day devoted to color explosions like in the book. It was a great day for the …
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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My kids and I love the book Have You Ever Seen a Flower? This book lends itself to multiple learning opportunities for my preschooler and toddler to learn through play. Initially, I bought it because of the neon illustrations that drew me in, and I was obsessed with how the illustrator created movement and action …
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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 …
My son requests Brown, Brown, What Do You See? by Eric Carle at least twice a day to read. This author's books are perfect for toddlers, preschool, and young elementary children because of the short, simple stories he weaves through brightly colorful art. Your child will realize they have the power of creativity just like him and …
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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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 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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