Art with Outdoor Materials

When we went on our leaf hunt for our Leaf Man activity we found these awesome spiky seed balls.  I thought they would be great for painting with.  I set Royal up with a piece of paper with some dots of paint and 2 spiky seeds to roll through the paint. He rolled the seeds…

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It’s a Leaf Man!

Since the Virtual Book Club author of the month is Lois Ehlert, we decided to read as many of her books as possible.  Our library has just a few so we checked them all out. One of the boys (especially Royal’s) favorites was Leaf Man.  I’ve read it over and over again!.  Naturally we had…

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Plant Shape Sorting for Preschool and Kindergarten

Learning shapes is a great math exercise for preschool and kindergarten. Shapes are a great base for learning more complicated math later on. Not to mention – sorting and identifying shapes can help many other skills along the way. We decided to combine shapes and plants for a fun garden theme. Read a Great Garden…

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United Kingdom Packs

We’re starting to work through 25 countries through literature and decided to start with United Kingdom.  Using the book Madeline in London we reviewed the sights, some of the culture, and differences between the US and the UK.   Go here to download the pack!

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Five Green and Speckled Frogs and Counting Printables

Annoying as it is, I love this song.  I can’t explain it…something about gross frogs eating gross bugs entertains me.  Or maybe it’s because the boys find the song hilarious!  Either way, I made some props to go with the story. Enjoy the song and working on counting skills with your kids! Five Green and…

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It’s a small truck world!

We’ve done a few sensory bins here and there but I’ve recently heard about small worlds that incorporate sensory bin ideas.  I love this idea!  I found our truck Zoob tube and decided the first one would be for trucks.  After that, everything fell into place.  I loved making this small world and guarantee I…

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Arctic Animal Printable Packs for Preschool and Kindergarten

Since most of us don’t live in the arctic (or antarctic…) regions, the animals that live there can be a lot of fun to learn about. Actually, my kids never need an excuse to learn about animals. There is just something fascinating about animals! Arctic Animals Printable Packs for Preschool and Kindergarten I love engaging…

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Learning to Sew is for Boys

The virtual book club author this month is Kevin Henkes.  I’m going to admit that at the beginning of the month I had no clue who he was.  I choose this book upon reading the description and feeling like we could relate to it.  Owen is a little boy mouse who carries his blanket with…

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Hello Kitty Packs

Now presenting Hello Kitty toddler, preschool AND kindergarten packs! Included in the packs is Su Do Ku, crosswords, matching, patterning, counting, writing, adding, subtracting, money, time, and much more!  Over 60 pages of fun and learning! Go here to download all the packs!  

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Name Color-By-Number

**UPDATE** I am receiving a LOT of requests for names, and as hard as I try, I just cannot keep up!  I’m still trying though. If you need a name quickly, Check this tutorial to make your own! I was talking with Cassie from 3dinosaurs.com and she had mentioned doing an Olympic color by # name…

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Reading Fun in the Sun Bingo Review

Since we finished up with all the Reading Fun in the Sun units last week Cassie and I decided to start working on some review page.  This week we have some bingo review pages!   Download the Bingo Review here! (Scroll to the bottom of the page!)   What else would you like to see for…

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Brave Printables!

I have been working on these Brave printables for weeks now.  We have not seen the movie but just from the book Baloo is obsessed.  I decided to go ahead and make separate downloads for Kindergarten, PreK, and Toddler.  Go here to download all the packs!

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