It is rare that all three of my kids enjoy learning at the same time, usually a learning activity is a hit with one kiddo and a bust with the other, while the other is zoned out in the corner.  This measuring activity was loved by all! What you will need:

Ruler
Assorted Gummy Worms
Bananas

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Activity to Teach Preschool Math Concepts :
Have the kids sort the gummy worms.  Which do they think is the shortest?  Which is the longest?
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Once they have found the shortest one measure it.  Can they find any …

Super easy and Super fun! This is a really easy edible art project! Instead of boring plain old syrup on your pancakes, why not paint them! What you’ll need: Food Coloring, Syrup, Unused Paintbrushes, & Pancakes! We used an egg carton to “hold the paint” as it doesn’t tip easily, holds small portions of syrup and, most importantly, is disposable! I love art projects with easy clean-up! Add 3 drops or so to roughly a tablespoon of syrup and have fun painting and …

We have found a terrific way to work on our Bible memory verses and have recently begun using magnets to learn site words.  These are super easy to create.  You know all those random magnet advertisements, well they finally have a purpose!  Get some mailing labels, print out the words you want your kiddos to learn to recognize, attache the label to the magnet, trim them and viola!  You have large magnetic words perfect for little hands.  Below is a list of 100 common site words:
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This will be a new “favorite food” for my preschoolers! My son was so proud that “he made lunch”. These would be perfect with frozen pancakes, but as we had already consumed our stash Z mixed up some batter for us (see our make pancake letters post). We used bags to “squeeze” out our mini-pancakes. They were the perfect size for little hands to grab!
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How to make them?  Grab two pancakes, lather on the peanut butter, add slices of bananas and you have a hit …

As my oldest has recently begun sounding out letters to form words, we are beginning to review a bunch of different early literacy programs and curriculums. To find what works and what are the most interesting reading programs out there!  This is the first in what I hope to be a long (although occasionally sporadic) series on different reading curriculum’s. This first program we discovered through Natalie, of Mouse Grows, Mouse Learns.  She raved about Progressive Phonics.  We got the first e-book, printed it out and I was …

Our oldest has learned her letters, the sounds that they make, and is starting to blend sounds. This is a really nifty phonics “tool” that we created to help her mix the sounds of letters. What you will need to make it: Wirebound Index Card Book, Scissors, Tape and a Marker. I divided our phonics flip chartinto three sections for three letter words, but I have also seen them split into four sections to help your early reader work on consonant blends.  After you cut the …

We are postponing a move, for the exact reason that Amanda, of Extra (Hour)dinary Parenting, has mentioned, we are terrified of having to keep a clean show-able house with preschoolers underfoot and am completely overwhelmed when I begin to think about packing/unpacking. Amanda has moved several times with her kiddos and offers some great tips:
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Just say the words “moving with children” to some parents and you can see them visibly shudder. Moving with young kids involves all the worst and most difficult moments of parenting and adulthood, all at …

Every Friday we offer awards to what we think are a few of the most fantastic posts or interesting news we have found online or have been submitted to us.  Feel free to join in on the fun and find your own fantastic posts and blogs to feature!  We have a linky and a button award for you to share.     This week’s “shout-outs” go to DIY Crowns, Instructions on how to make your own gummi Lego Candy, some templates for making letter puzzles and the cheapest odor eliminator I’ve ever …

My sister-in-law is a kindergarten and early elementary teacher.  She has raved about how marvelous these “yarn wax sticks” were, how she uses them in numerous way in her classroom, how easy these sticks are to manipulate and how they are a no-mess craft/activity.   They sound terrific – so I set out to make my own to use with our homeschool preschool.  If you are interested in buying them, check out Wikki Stix!
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I love discovering totally new things. Graphing is not “new” but the idea that my preschooler can graph say M&M’s amazes me! Beth from Keesler Chaos was wonderful and opened my eyes! Snack time will never be the same!  She graciously offered to show us her graphing activity, and included free printables.  Just click on the chart images for larger printable versions.   I can see us adapting the charts for handfuls of dried fruit (how many raisins do you have compared to dried cherries, etc.).
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