Our counting bears are quite possibly one of our favorite preschool items. The children loved them before we added the mats from @experiencecurriculum as props, but like anything, it’s nice to change things up from time to time. Here, B is placing bears on her rainbow 🌈 sorted by color. Meanwhile, H has small, large, and medium sized kites 🪁 with patterns for size and color sorting options. Once 2 colors…
I’ve been guilty of thinking I need to buy something in order to create a desired activity, but the reality is that there’s a lot we can do with what we have around the house. Want to blow really big bubbles? Borrow a page from Aya’s playbook, and make your own with a plate, a hand-held strainer, and some bubble solution. The kids were as amazed…
On the same day as our fine motor play with leaves activity (see previous post), we followed up with this math related leaf activity. I used a dice from @orientaltrading that came with this month’s @experiencecurriculum box, and the children took turns rolling it, to place that many leaves on the tree. At the end, they enjoyed trying to cover the tree with as many leaves as possible, and…
The children collected some leaves in their wagon while playing outdoors. When play time was over, I had them pull the wagon to their table, which was prepped with scissors ✂️, magnifying glasses, 🕵️♀️ and hole punchers. What ensued was pure magic. 🌟 We enjoyed a beautiful afternoon outdoors ☀️ 🍃 while doing something educational. We’ll definitely be repeating this activity in the future…
I found a free printable on-line, set up some fall colored paint, and added Q-tips to the mix so B could experiment painting with a novel item. We could even call it pointillism. 😉 She enjoyed the Q-tips so much that I had to print out a 2nd blank tree, and she decided to use her fingertips to make leaves this time. When your kid enjoys an activity…
Although there is a time and a place for paper and pencil activities, I implore you to open yourself up to other options. Kids can practice their writing skills using their fingers in sand, shaving cream, and (as pictured here) hair gel. Thinking outside the box allows your children to view academic activities as fun. More importantly, they simply see an opportunity to play. As both a parent and a…