For the last day of our butterfly unit study we focused on the differences between butterflies and moths. We made a Venn diagram, wrote and acrostic poem, studied a dead moth, and talked about how butterflies find their host plants. This unit was fun with our live butterflies and we all learned a lot. Butterfly… Continue reading Butterflies Day 4 -Butterfly vs. Moth
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Butterflies Day 2 -Caterpillar Anatomy
Since butterflies start out as caterpillars we learned about the caterpillars anatomy for our second day of our butterfly unit study. We had fun with some math, literature, crafts, spelling, and of course science. We also made a caterpillar lunch today. Caterpillar Anatomy 1. Discuss: Butterflies do all of their growing during the larva stage (caterpillar). … Continue reading Butterflies Day 2 -Caterpillar Anatomy
Butterflies Day 1 -Life Cycle
For the first day of our butterfly unit study we learned about the butterfly life cycle. We learned that the butterfly and the moth life cycles are very similar. We made some life cycle crafts and did some writing and reading as well. 1. Discuss: Ask the children “How do butterflies and moths grow? Do they start… Continue reading Butterflies Day 1 -Life Cycle
Preschool “Love, Joy, Peace” Canvas Painting
I placed letter stickers in the bottom corner of the canvas to spell a word. Then I had the kids choose their colors of paint and make long strokes of paint all the way across the canvas. After they were happy with their canvas, I gently peeled off the letter stickers. Their finished canvas’s turned… Continue reading Preschool “Love, Joy, Peace” Canvas Painting
Preschool Human Alphabet
The cousins meet each week to have a homeschool coop. We do a few letters of the alphabet each week. I have other fun Preschool posts too: Preschool Clown Colors Preschool Clown Shapes Preschool Fun Counting Ice Cream 100 Days of School Peace, Love, Joy Canvas Painting
Preschool 100 Day
We celebrated 100 Day with cousins, from tots to first grade but I would recommend it for around Kindergarten age. We had fun counting to 100 over and over by counting candy, jumping jacks, seconds, inches, and lots more. We read lots of books, had a snack, completed a writing activity, and covered a ton… Continue reading Preschool 100 Day