Monday, September 26, 2011

How to make your own magnetic pom poms

I've been seeing TONS of activities that use magnetic pom poms.  I've always avoided them because I didn't have any but this week, I thought I would give it a shot.  Here is what you need... 

1. Pom poms (you can get a small bag at Target for around $2)
2. Magnetic Tape (I have no clue how much this was but it goes SUCH a long way)
3. Scissors



Cut the magnetic tape into small squares... a little smaller than your pom poms




Remove the tape and stick it to your pom pom and PRESTO!!




That's it folks... as easy as that!  Some people have trays that they only use for magnetic activities but I just use whatever I have under the oven.  (Note- the nonstick types don't work as well)  



Monday, September 12, 2011

Letter E

Have you noticed that I LOVE Confessions of a Homeschooler??  Mostly because the printables are free and are great for laminating and using in the future.  So here is was our E week.... 



Tracing practice- I love these activities for my little guy.  Writing his letters are still a bit overwhelming for him so this is great beginning tracing practice!


Elmo Roll- This little Elmo went everywhere with my son this week.  He isn't really a big Elmo fan either.


E is for egg shell!- Although it is kind of hard to see in the picture, my son glued egg shells to his letter E's!  (We had the boiled eggs as a snack... yum)


Elephant Cutting practice- Cutting is GREAT fine motor practice and a really important skill that kids sometimes lack when entering kindergarten... even though my son usually only gets about an inch into the page :)






Make an elephant! I loved this activity!!  First we started with color mixing.  What kid doesn't like mixing paint??!  (Brown, white, and Blue should do the trick).  I usually have all the materials cut and ready but if your preschooler is more skilled with scissors, draw out an outline on the paper and have them cut everything out





(tip for this craft, tape the ears to the table or you will have paint everywhere!)


painting the ears and trunk... 


painting the plate... 


Glue the eyes and trunk and presto!  


Hand print elephant- While we had the gray paint ready, when went right into our next art activity.  I cut the elephant ears ahead of time. 




I think these are supposed to be trees above the elephants.  So cute! 




Thursday, September 8, 2011

Week 4- Letter D

Before beginning a letter of the week, take a look around your home and see what activities you already have that can be associated with that letter.  I found Dinosaur and Diego puzzles!


Dinosaur stickers and an old oatmeal container that we covered to make a drum!



We used q-tips and paint to make Dots!


We made a dog 


Letter D color page


He had to color with his Dino Rex!



Monday, September 5, 2011

A, B, and C activities

I am finally having a chance to look back at the previous lessons we have done and make sure the links are up to date for you.  If you are planning on doing a letter of the week this month and are working with the letters A-C, here are our lessons and activities that we have done.  As always, feel free to click the links to the right for the letter of the week.  (Coming soon- D, E, F, and G!)








Preschool Palace September Printables


Preschool Palace is one of my favorite websites for printable activities.  They have changed their site recently and only allow you to print the current months printables.  This month they are covering A-C, 1-3, 5 senses, apples, and circle.  Even if you aren't currently working on those topics, I would suggest you printing them when they are available and saving them for when you might need them.  Here is a link to their September Curriculum .  For the main monthly links that are available on the 15th of each month, click here then the month that you are interested in.   They also have TONS of other printables so take some time to explore this website!!

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