Life since our school kicked off this year has been busy, to say the least. I have a 3rd grader this year and for some reason, the pressure on myself has set in for “serious” school. I realize it is self-inflicted, but with the content that I want to cover, I was feeling neglectful towards my littles (my Kindergartener and Preschooler). There has been a week here and there where I just haven’t had the one-on-one time I want with them, and my glorious plans for themes have already been thrown out … [Read more...]
Shape Rhymes Printables
I have been working hard on my latest printable rhymes and I am thrilled to share with you that they are done and ready to share with you today!! I've had so much fun writing the number and alphabet rhymes, that I decided to create Shape Rhymes!! Since learning how to identify shapes is a math skill for preschoolers & kindergarteners, I thought I'd create these clever little rhymes to teach children how to draw the shape and what objects in real life look like that shape. The rhymes … [Read more...]
Learning Shapes with Spaghetti Noodles!
Looking for a fun way to teach shapes? Well here's a very fun way using spaghetti noodles! This hands-on activity also is a great sensory activity. To start off you can dye spaghetti noodles to make this activity very colorful. This is actually very easy! All you need to do is cook spaghetti noodles (according to the package) and then drain and rinse with cold water. Next, add a little olive oil to keep noodles from sticking to each other. Separate noodles into bowls or Ziploc bags. Squirt … [Read more...]
Toddler Tuesday: DIY Shape Sorter
I love these soft 3-D shapes from Michael's. I knew these would be perfect to share for this week's Toddler activity! There are two shapes (cubes and cylinders) and were only $1 per bag. I bought 3 bags with 50 in each bag. The kids love playing with them because they are soft and a little squishy. I put them in a tub for them to play with. Wes liked putting them into containers, throwing them, and sitting in the tub. I came up with an activity to do with the little cylinders and cubes. … [Read more...]
Toddler Tuesday: Foam Sticks
Several weeks ago, I picked up some foam craft sticks at the Dollar Tree. I knew they would be useful for a craft or an activity, so I stored them away for later. As you know, my kids love bathtime, so I thought of a fun activity for them to do while taking a bath. For my toddler, I dumped the bag of foam sticks in the tub and he played with them and stuck them to the wall. It's simple, inexpensive, and yet entertaining. For my oldest, we made this activity into a math lesson. … [Read more...]
Tommy the Triangle
We're ending our lessons on the letter 'T' this week. But before we end, I wanted to do a lesson shapes, mainly triangles since it starts with 'T'! We read one of my favorite shapes book. The Greedy Triangle is about a triangle who is tired and bored of being a triangle, so he goes to the shapeshifter and changes into all sorts of shapes. In the end, he decides being a triangle is the best. The language in this book is too hard for a 3 year old to understand, so I retold the story to him in my … [Read more...]