November was the month of the turkey! Our crafts were centered around turkeys this month. Hand/Foot Turkey This was a
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October Crafts
It wouldn’t be preschool and kindergarten without arts and crafts projects, would it? Here is what we made in October:
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Plays
Last year I started taking the children to our local theater to experience various plays, musicals and puppetry. During the
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Teaching Tools
Lately I’ve started to create Learning Centers to use with Pumpkin as part of her school time with Mommy. I
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Sea World Field Trip
Sea World Orlando offers some fantastic educational guided tours for small groups or families (up to 12). We were blessed
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Wild Animal Show Part II: Toads!
I cannot believe this Toad is not full grown. I am so glad that I have not happened upon a
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Wildlife Animal Show Part I
There is nothing like a field trip or lab experience to make you feel good about what your children have
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Fishing 101
What started out as a fun family activity (with friends) turned into a learning adventure that not too surprisingly ties
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How to draw a cat
Today I decided to try something new and incorporate a drawing lesson that I saw on Art Projects for Kids‘
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Austin Science and Nature Center
Our 2nd field trip while in Texas was to the Austin Science and Nature Center.After researching their website in preparation
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Plant Study Part II
We sprouted bean seeds. We measured and graphed our plant growth. Labeled the parts of a sprouting bean seed. Labeled
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Nature Kids
We have incorporated nature walks into our school time this year. Nature walks are an important part of our Florida
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Handwriting without Tears
Since I previously posted writing samples from the boys, I wanted to showcase Pumpkin’s writing as she recently (at 3)
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Snails
We finished our Life Cycle of a Snail study (part of our general life cycle study this year). We were
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Sid the Science Kid
We found out about Sid the Science Kid from Outside the Sandbox and are so grateful to have learned about
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Read for the Record
Jumpstart has started a “Read for the Record” campaign to bring attention to the importance of early education. By encouraging
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