Need an active game for your fall, apple, or pumpkin themes? Try this “Apples and Pumpkin Hoppin’ Harvest Game!” Activity Objective Aimed for preschoolers through elementary ages, this active game provides an opportunity to incorporate fitness with content practice in a fall theme. Your children use fitness skills to complete the activity and practice sight words, … [Read more...] about Apples and Pumpkins Hoppin’ Harvest Game
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5 Pumpkin Sensory Activities
It's that time of year where pumpkins are everywhere! Today, I am sharing 5 pumpkin sensory activities to celebrate fall! 1. Explore a Pumpkin Kids love to explore, so open up a pumpkin and let them discover what's inside of a pumpkin. Have them use their hands to feel the pumpkin pulp and slimy seeds, as well as smell the distinctive smell of pumpkins. To add to the fun, … [Read more...] about 5 Pumpkin Sensory Activities
Using Technology with Preschoolers
This post contains affiliate links. This series is sponsored by my absolute favorite homeschool organizing tool...Scholaric Planner. Scholaric makes my planning life a breeze! Technology is all around us and although I firmly believe that screen-time should be limited, I also believe there are benefits to using technology with preschoolers. Today I will be sharing … [Read more...] about Using Technology with Preschoolers
Organizing Preschool Alphabet Boxes
A big thank you to Apologia for sponsoring this series... Organizing preschool supplies can be a daunting task, so today I am going to show you an easy way to get alphabet boxes ready for an entire year. An alphabet box is a tool used to teach children sound recognition. There's a container for each letter and inside each container are several objects, each beginning with … [Read more...] about Organizing Preschool Alphabet Boxes
Organizing Creative Materials So You Can Actually USE Them
A big thank you to Apologia for sponsoring this series... Before staying home with my kids, symptoms I was a public school teacher. We were taught to plan. Some school districts even required teachers to submit their lesson plans to the principal weekly or even daily. (Yikes.) Being both a “teacher’s pet” when I was younger (which mutated into perfectionist) and already a … [Read more...] about Organizing Creative Materials So You Can Actually USE Them