Family History Quiet Book: Children
This is by far my daughter's favorite page. We have a grandmother who worked with children in the primary, so I wanted to make a page to represent that. I saw this and this on pinterest and I Read...
View ArticleTeaching Music to Toddlers and Preschoolers
Every week we do a toddler and preschool music class. We have been doing this for about a year now, and have a "formula" that works really well for us. Since we happened upon it, I thought I would...
View ArticleOur Favorite Summer Links
"Oh what do you do in the summertime?" Summer is underway and we are loving it! I gathered a few of my favorite links to summer items and activities. I know you will love these ideas as much as I …...
View ArticleAntarctica: Penguin Hop to letters
Of course, while I was teaching about Antarctica, I wanted to do some activities to reinforce the alphabet. One of the things we did was to pretend we were penguins. I put letters of the alphabet...
View ArticleIdeas for Music Class props
Each time we do a music class we bring in some type of prop for the kids to use to play with. The possibilities are endless, and the kids absolutely love playing with their new instrument. Here is...
View Article6 of my favorite Back to School ideas and Links
It's that time when you realize summer is coming to an end, and school is about to begin. Here are some of our favorite back to school links! I just had to share how creative this girl is over at …...
View ArticleAntarctica: Learning about Ice
Since Antarctica is so full of Ice, I thought it would be good to do a little science experiment with the kids about ice. I gave each of them an ice cube in a bowl. Then, I let them use … Continue...
View ArticleFamily History Quiet Book: Camping
This camping quiet book page was fun to make. I started out thinking I would do something to let the kids build a fire, but after looking around online, decided that it could be more fun for Read...
View Article10 Virgin Lanterns
I love the story of the 10 Virgins in the Bible. When I lived in Jerusalem, I bought a couple of hundred small lanterns that were similar to the ones that the 10 Virgins would have used. Over the...
View ArticleTrick to remove Green from hair
My daughter's hair has a slight green tint these days. I blame it on going to the pool as often as we can during the summer. Fortunately, I have a friend who was a lifeguard and had a great simple …...
View ArticleAntarctica: Water table play
One of the favorite social activities these kids enjoy is playing on the water table. So, I created an Antarctica environment. We used water beads to represent krill, added some penguin Read more here
View ArticleAntarctica: Indoor Snow
I saw this idea on Pinterest and thought this preschool lesson on Antarctica would be the perfect time to try it out. So, I did. We mixed the 2 boxes of corn starch with 1 can of shaving cream....
View ArticleFamily History Quiet Book: Chalkboard
Have you ever heard of chalkboard fabric? This is such a useful fabric for quiet books. In this case, we have a grandmother who was a schoolteacher for many years. So, this simple page Read more here
View ArticleBack to School Dinner
It's that time again... Back to School time! Some of our kids are really excited, and some are a little bit nervous! We have a tradition in our family that the kids always look forward to. We have...
View ArticleSome great blogs for teaching preschoolers
We are doing a preschool co-op this year (5 mom's get together and rotate who is teaching for 6 weeks at a time). So, I've been online using a lot of resources that are out there. I found some really...
View ArticleOn the first day of school
This is a fun idea to have the kids fill out on the first day of school every year. Keep them together and watch how they grow and change. I created this free questioner to download and use every...
View ArticleAntarctica: Snack — blue ice
We talked about how ice can look blue in Antarctica (I didn't go into the reasons why for them), and so for snack we had Snow Cones with blue syrup to represent the blue ice. It was a HUGE hit. …...
View ArticleAntarctica Preschool Plan
Arrival Activity: Cutting Snowflakes Circle Activities: Welcome Song (Singing the same song every time gives it consistency) Introduce Continent Phone sounds -- I use this phone and Read more here
View ArticleFamily History Quiet Book: Steel Manufacturing
This was I page I created to represent an ancestor who worked in a Steel Manufacturing plant. I wanted it to be as interactive as possible, so I created the page with the background showing the molten...
View ArticleAmerican Girl House Party
If you have a daughter that is in her pre-teens and loves anything to do with dolls, I'm sure that you know all about American Girls. My daughter has loved these fun dolls and their stories for a...
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