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 …

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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My son loves being a helper and was thrilled when he got to make lunch for us today! We are eating pancakes – yummy! How fun is it to mix breakfast with learning our letters! We have a set of cookie cutters that are in the shapes of capital letters (thanks Laney). Here is a tip that we use to decrease the likelihood of massive pancake batter spills while using cookie cutters to make pancakes in particular shapes, maybe it will help you!
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We used a dry …

Do you remember Cootie Catchers from when you were a kid?  I loved them!  Here is a cootie catcher perfect for the learning to read kiddo in your life!  For our paper we used one of the sheets of Shaving Cream Painted works from yesterday.  I was inspired by Jimmie and her daughter Sprite (love their blog).  They created cootie catchers for learning history and math facts at Heart of the Matter Homeschoolers.   If they can make one for the Civil War, I bet I can make one about “Short …

I love our fun activity box, well, actually we have two of them, one for when we travel with the kids and one for when I need to occupy them say at Church or another event where they have to sit quietly for a few hours.  Depending on how you use the box and how creative you get, the entertainment can last for hours!  To make the box last longer, only pull one activity out at a time.  If you don’t need to worry about stretching the fun out, try …

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 …

Joelle of Homeschool Blogger worked with her kids during their Body Unit, creating some model arms from houshold items.   Thanks for sharing your instructions and photos with us!
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Preschoolers Learn About Arms
Supplies to make your Model Arms:

Ping Pong balls
Cardboard Tubes (centers of paper towel rolls)
Glue
Paper Clips
Tape
Rubber Bands

Joelle found the instructions for her first model arms here.  Basically, her family glued one half of the ping pong ball into the tube.  Then opened up the paper clip and made a hook for the rubber band.  They used tape to secure the paper …

We are learning about germs, and unfortunately germs are invisible. Since kids this age are so concrete, I wanted to give them a way to “see” the germs.
First we used hand lotion to give the glitter something to stick to. Then I sprinkled glitter on the kid’s lotioned hands.
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I had them do some of the things they would normally do on an average day. Like turning on a light, or scrathing their nose. They were able to see how the glitter rubbed off onto the lightswitch.
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C was in the …

If your kids are like mine they are obsessed with birds.  The cooling winds of fall bring lots of birds, mostly crows, through our yard.  Z loves watching the birds congregate on our fence.  Today we created pine cone bird feeders to feed the birds on their southern trip.
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Materials needed:

Pinecones
Ribbon (we used strips of fabric)
Peanut Butter
Wild Birdseed

First you lightly coat the pine cone with the peanut butter.  Next you roll the pinecone in the seeds till it is coated.  Intertwine your ribbon around the pines of the pinecone and hang …

Help young children begin to grasp the water cycle through play in this simple activity… no confusing jargon needed!