1. Writing Letters in Sugar

    Here's an easy idea for practicing writing the alphabet - writing in sugar! Sometimes it helps to get more of the senses involved when working on writing. We got this…

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  2. Make a Home for a Pretend Pet

    The flu hit our house this week! And it has not been fun. It starts with fever and aches, and lasts about 5 days total. All of us have had…

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  3. Pinecone Bird Feeder

    We are studying birds in our science curriculum (which we absolutely love!), and when we came to an experiment in which we compare two different bird seeds, we decided to…

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  4. Watercolor Collage Art Project

    Here is an idea for making collage artwork that is similar to the pictures created by Eric Carle. We love Eric Carle books at our house! Here is a link…

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  5. Preschool Alphabet Game: Matching Capitals and Lowercase

    Today, Gresham and I matched capital letters with lowercase letters using cards from an alphabet Go Fish game. I like this card set because the capital card has an adult…

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  6. How Big was Goliath?

    Today's advent tree reading was about David and Goliath. (Well, when I say "today," I mean the one we did today, which was the reading for December 11th. But if…

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  7. Tape Roadways for Hot Wheels Cars

    This afternoon, I needed to have a few minutes of peace while I ironed some clothes and got ready for a school fundraiser tonight. I remembered this fun activity on…

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  8. Make Your Own Board Game

    So, I was thinking about how many of our activities simply involve poster board and something to color with... And I found posts here and here and here! Anyway, our…

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  9. Fun Things to do with Acorns!

    I have been wanting some acorns to decorate with (being as how fall has just arrived in Texas...), and so my boys and I went to the park last week…

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  10. Guess the Sound Game

    Today we have are having torrential rain in north Texas!  The boys were getting rather wild, and I decided that they needed something to do. We got the idea for…

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