1. Easy Wooden Peg Nativity Sensory Bin

    As we approach Christmas, here is an idea for a simple nativity that preschoolers can touch and explore. This project came together very quickly, and Owen and Jonathan (ages 4.5…

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  2. Math with Legos: Preschool Roll and Count

    A few weeks ago, I shared two preschool math activities using Duplo Legos. Well, lately we have been using regular LEGO® bricks to create some more math activities, and I…

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  3. Hot Wheels Races with Rain Gutter Ramps

    We have had some sections of rain gutter around for a while - You may remember them from our post on how to turn a cardboard box into a jump…

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  4. A Trick to Help Kids with Letter Reversals

    Owen is almost 4 1/2, and we have been working on two new skills with his name lately - to write it with lowercase letters (as opposed to all capitals,…

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  5. Two Preschool Math Activities with Duplo Legos

    I recently created two math activities for Owen (age 4.5) using Duple LEGO®'s. Duplos definitely make school more fun! Activity #1: Put the numbers 1-12 in order. Build Duplo towers…

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  6. Great Horned Owl Paper Bag Puppets

    Last week, I spent more time on homeschool planning, and it really paid off. Since I'm still in the middle of morning sickness, I didn't worry too much about sticking…

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  7. Learn About Animal Camouflage with Hidden Animal Art

    Gresham and Owen love to learn about animals. They are constantly browsing through books about animals, and they know facts about animals that I didn't even know existed! Like bearded…

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  8. Learn Preschool Math with a Homemade Board Game

    As I mentioned on Facebook, I'm attempting to do a little more planning ahead for our homeschooling, despite the fact that I'm still struggling with morning sickness. For the past…

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  9. Alphabet Beads Busy Bag

    Owen (age 4.5) has reached the point where he is really into learning letter sounds, and last week, I introduced him to three letter words for the first time (all…

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  10. Fall Tree "Snow Globes" Craft for Kids

    The other day, Gresham (almost 7) told me that he had an idea - he wanted to make a snow globe, but instead of snow in it, we could put…

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