the road to inspired learning
I love browsing all the amazing themed sensory boxes on Pinterest. But looking is about as far as I get. I am not going to create and house a different bin for 27 themes or 42 picture books. But I really wanted to have sensory bins for my sensory seeker. So I determined to keep it simple. I […]
Here is another preschool activity bag idea for you! Tomorrow I will be sharing two- Spooning Beads & Measure It! Supplies Needed: Number Mats printed on cardstock or printed on paper and laminated 15 plastic frogs (I purchased mine at Wal-mart; Oriental Trading also has plastic frogs in BULK if you are doing a swap) […]
You can help your student identify his or her name with this busy bag. I found some die cuts at Dollar Tree. I chose ice cream cones, but they had others. Write your student's name on the die cuts — one letter per piece. Glue them down to a strip of paper. Take more die […]
Super simple. I'm almost embarrassed to share it. The price is right on this one. All you need is a bag of 15 bean soup and an old egg carton. Find 12 different beans. Find at least 8 of each bean. Put it all in a bag, and you're ready for your preschooler to sort! […]
This is a great busy bag as it's super versatile and promotes lots of mathematical thinking. You can buy the shape links at Amazon. Download the printables below by clicking on the image. Enjoy! Looking for more ideas? You can find all of my Preschool Activity Bag ideas here on the blog, and you […]
Materials Cardstock 10 Clothespins Instructions 1. Print the file below (click on the picture) 2. Cut it out. 3. Laminate it, if desired. 4. Write the numbers, 1-10, on clothespins. 5. Throw it in a Ziploc bag. 6. Let your tot match the numbered clothespins to the corresponding circle sections. Looking for more ideas? You […]
Simon kept telling me one day that we had a frog in the tadpole pool. I didn’t believe him. Finally, he showed it to me! Simon sat out in the hot sun to play with this little guy. Unfortunately, he was very good at jumping and hopped away.
More workboxes. More fun. More memories with my tot! Simon’s "Sprinkles" Project I put some contact paper and leftover hole punchings in a workbox. I had to open the contact paper for Simon, but he took over from there and made this "sprinkle" rectangle. He wanted it in Jason’s Father’s Day card (act surpised, honey!), […]
Simon loves the magnet pages from Making Learning Fun. He can use his Do-a-Dot markers on them on one day. Then, on another day, we can put them on a cookie sheet for him to add the magnets. More doodle-doodle-dots (that what Simon calls them) dinosaur stamping was a big hit this week This is a […]
For those of you who think I am insane, I am (but this was just TOO much fun). The scrapers are from Let’s Explore. I sprayed Simon’s name on the table and he took over from there. Fantastic Fun! The clean-up was worth it because the activity kept him busy for […]
I love taking pictures of Simon’s busy little hands! Today’s workboxes included: 1. Brown Bear book 2. Brown Bear puppets made from a printable pages from Kizclub We pulled these out two at a time and had fun asking the animals what they saw; we also used them to have fun with animal sounds 3. […]
We took a one month break to enjoy the weather, but now we are back to school. I started Simon on his very own workboxes today; he LOVED them. He loved them too much and had a complete meltdown when he finished the final box. I need to think about adding more boxes as I only […]
I wanted to have something on hand for Simon this year. Something that would make him feel included. I also needed this something to be easy, quick, and promote some kind of learning. I found what I was looking for in the little Kumon books for ages 2+. They have four basic titles- Let’s Color!, […]
This two-year-old toddler of mine! He insists on doing school just like big brother. Sometimes I put him in a tub of rice and beans. Other times I give him a stack of books. We might even have regularly scheduled whine time. But I have moments where I try a maybe-might-work idea, and it keeps […]
Simon and I made some pat-a-cake scones for tea-time yesterday! They are easy and fun and yummy! Pat-a-Cake Scones 1 1/2 cups self rising flour 1/3 cup sugar 1 cup heavy whipping cream colored sugar Preheat oven to 375 Combine flour and sugar. Make a well in the center of the flour. Add cream. […]
Simon has just fallen in love with the book, Are You My Mother? by P.D. Eastman. So, we worked on a chunky board book for him today. I almost have the files ready for sharing. First two pages- Simon loves calling out the different animal sounds from the animals in the story. Second two […]
We kept reading The Itsy Bitsy Spider by Iza Trapani (Simon’s request), so I decided to make him a "lapbook" but it turned into a pocketbook. So, this is Simon’s Itsy Bitsy Spider Pocketbook. I hope to post an entry with detailed how-to construct a pocketbook instructions tomorrow. I will also include links and things […]
I was helping Elijah learn about zebras on Wednesday and Simon sat on the stool and started crying quietly. When I asked him what was wrong, he told me that he wanted to do animal school, too. Ask and you shall receive, kid! I won’t say no to anyone who wants to learn. Here are […]
Simon wants to help with everything! I like having small tools; it makes it easier for little hands. Imagine trying to cook with GINORMOUS tools; I think that’s what it must be like for toddlers and preschoolers trying to use adult sized things. Here is Simon making some egg salad for lunch with a mini-masher. […]