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My Father's Dragon - A Literature Unit for Ages 3-6 (Part 1)
January 14, 2013
When I was in college, my elementary reading professor gave each of us a copy of My Father's Dragon by Ruth Stiles Gannett (Amazon Affiliate link). I can't remember if I…
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Cereal Box Name Project for Preschoolers
January 8, 2013
This name project was so simple, but it was Owen's favorite out of everything we've done recently! He has been becoming increasingly aware of letters that he knows on books…
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Make a Felt Play Scene for Toy Animals
January 2, 2013
My boys love to play with toy animals, especially Gresham who is our biggest animal fan. We've built up a pretty good collection of Schleich animals over the years, and…
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Indoor "Texas" Snowballs
December 21, 2012
Well, we've made it to the point of the Christmas season where we are so close to the big day that the boys are completely wound up, and yet we…
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F is for Fish Preschool Unit
November 26, 2012
A few weeks ago, Owen learned that F is for fish is his preschool time. (In fact, I was trying to remember when exactly we did this fish unit, and…
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Duct Tape Drums
November 3, 2012
Several months ago, I saw this idea for duct tape drums on Journey into Unschooling, and tucked it away for future use. This past week, we did a preschool unit…
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Make a Magnetic Duck Pond
October 23, 2012
This week, Owen, Gresham, and I read "Make Way for Ducklings" by Robert McClosky. I love this book. The story is adorable and I love the illustrations. Plus, there are…
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Preschool Shape Activities {To go with Mouse Shapes by Ellen Stoll Walsh}
October 17, 2012
Last week, I did a shape unit for Owen's preschool time. This was so simple, and a lot of fun. After the previous week where I never got around to…
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Exploring Seeds and Nature
October 15, 2012
Last week, we spent some time exploring seeds after being inspired by this post on Teach Preschool. First, we went on a walk to see how many different types of…
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Preschool Play: Pretend Clothesline
October 8, 2012
Setting up a pretend clothesline is great practice for preschool fine motor skills, and it's a constructive way to keep little hands busy! One morning last week, I tied a…
