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:
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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 …

A friend of mine, Chelsea, has been using Headsprout to help her daughter learn-to-read and gave me rave reviews. I just had to check it out myself. After contacting Headsprout, they gave me a trial. Headsprout is an all-online system. The have a map of activities and objectives for the kids to reach. The kids use the keyboard and mouse to manipulate the letters and form words. They also have a trove of coloring sheets, mini-books, and flashcards that you can print out corresponding …

As we are working on learning our letters we have been having fun learning how to write them. Here are several ways that you can help your preschooler or kindergartener have fun while learning to write letters and words. You can also use these same techniques to practice tracing and working on any fine motor skills.
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First we have sticky sticks. These are great for tracing letters you can also use them for “dot-to-dot” activities. I drew the letters out first for my daughter, but for a …

Found another terrific free printable! Want to make your own animal matching game? This is a great resource!
Guissell over at Designing Moms created a PDF you can print on cardstock at home, have your children help color the animals, cut them out and have a terrific card set of animal Memory!  There are nine different animals, to make your set you’ll need to print the pdf two times.  Hope you have fun creating and playing this game with your kids.
Thanks Guissell!
This activity is part of our Animal Learning …

This activity is appropriate for a wide variety of ages and offers lots of opportunity for learning.You’ll need: tray of some sort (ice cube tray, baby food freezer tray, egg carton, muffin tin etc) colored paper.
Put a small piece of colored paper in each section of the container.  Make sure that colors match things that your child will be able to find outside.   Children then get to hunt for various colored things to match.
Learning opportunities:

if you include multiple shades of the same color in your activity you can talk about …

This is a great experiment to be able to see the various components which make up what we know as “dirt”.  Including pebbles, sand, silt, clay, and soil.  This experiment takes a day or two, so don’t expect immediate results.
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What you’ll need:

A bottle
A handful of dirt (best from your backyard, not store bought)
Water

What you need to do:
Put the dirt into the bottle.  Mark the line of where your soil is and add water.  Leave an inch or two of air.  Cap the bottle and shake it.  Let the bottle sit …

Today we learned about air and the effects of wind.

We tied ribbons to the fan…
hung a cape over the fan…
draped toilet paper…
let the fan blow us in the face making our hair blow wildly…
watched feathers fly when dropped in front of the fan…
and threw balloons in the fan… watching them bounce back at us.

My daughter especially loved making the balloons hover when the fan was on low.
This activity was part of our learning theme for the week: Air. For more themes go here.

We are planning on homeschooling pre-school this year. By that I mean that I am intending to make a conscious effort to do something “educational” with my kids each day during the school year. Hopefully, you, my blog world, can help keep me accountable in my endeavor!
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To begin I have accumulated a stash of school supplies:

Construction paper
Cardstock paperpack – white
Cardstock paper- colored, textured
Glue
Scissors
Popsicle Sticks
Magnet pieces
Glitter Glue
ink pads
Crayons
Markers
Dry Erase Markers
Glitter glue
labels
Balloons
Shaving cream
Tempera …

We discovered this site a few months ago and my kiddos love it!  I used to put a movie on for 30 min or so when I had chores to do around the house, now we do “school”.  My three year old especially enjoys it and has learned her letters, their sounds and a number of site words.  The curriculum is advertised as pre-school to second grade and is online based – and COMPLETELY FREE!
Check it out!
www.starfall.com