Category: Preschool

J is for Jam (preschool)

The girls had fun learning about jam today. The girls liked making fresh strawberry jam. We got our recourses for today from the Letter J is for Jaguar, Jellyfish & Jam Preschool Pack Digital Download.

Jam Learning

Jam Writing

  • The girls each had a similar writing paper for the letter J. My 3 year old had a capital J and lowercase j with tracing arrows, along with a jam to color. The 5 year old had the same paper, but added a short poem and more tracing J’s and j’s on the bottom. I found both of these in the Letter J is for Jaguar, Jellyfish & Jam Preschool Pack Digital Download.

Fruit Counting

  • I printed out the  Jam Fruit Counting game and then cut the pieces and laminated them. She counted how much fruit in each jar and then matched it up to the matching number.

Jam Apple Painting

  • I printed out the Empty Jar on cardstock, and then I cut an apple in half. The girls poured paint onto a paper plate and dipped their apples in the paint. Then they stamped the apples onto their jar paper.

I spy the letter J

Jam Color Matching

  • I printed out the  Jam Color Matching game and then cut the pieces and laminated them. She reviewed each color as she matched up the colored fruit with the matching colored jam.

Jam Jar Names

  • The girls use the Jam Jar Names paper to practice making their names.

Five Jars of Jam

  • The girls each had a similar number 5 paper for counting jars of jam. My 3 year old had the number 5 with tracing arrows, along with a helpful poem, and 5 jars of jam to color. The 5 year old had the same paper, but added more tracing 5’s on the bottom. I found both of these in the Letter J is for Jaguar, Jellyfish & Jam Preschool Pack Digital Download.

Homemade Strawberry Jam

  • We washed and cut 4 cups of fresh strawberries.
  • Next we mixed it with 2 cups of sugar and mashed it all together.
  • We grated 1 apple (not the core) and squeezed 1/4 cup of lemon juice and added it too.
  • Then I used my hand held blender till it was smooth.
  • Boiled for 15 minutes scraping the bottom with a spatula.
  • Place the jam in a jar and put the lid on. Leave it on the counter and it should seal.

Jam Books

AlphaTales

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J is for Jellyfish (preschool)

The girls had fun learning about jaguars today. The girls liked painting a mask and running fast like jaguars. We got our recourses for today from the Letter J is for Jaguar, Jellyfish & Jam Preschool Pack Digital Download.

Jellyfish Science

Jellyfish Writing

The girls each had a similar writing paper for the letter J. My 3 year old had a capital J and lowercase j with tracing arrows, along with a jellyfish to color. The 5 year old had the same paper, but added a short poem and more tracing J’s and j’s on the bottom. I found both of these in the Letter J is for Jaguar, Jellyfish & Jam Preschool Pack Digital Download.

j is for jellyfish

  • I printed this j is for jellyfish Craft onto cardstock for the girls to paint. I cut out the lowercase “j” for them to paint their favorite colors. After that dried they glued it to a piece of blue construction paper. Then I cut out the head and tentacles for them to glue on.

Jellyfish Patterns

  • Next we cut the bears to complete the Jellyfish Pattern page. She points to the first color and says it out loud, then she moves to the next color. She continues this until she gets to the last color and then she can usually guess the next color correctly.

Jellyfish Emotions

Jellyfish Playdough Mat

Jellyfish Color Match

  • I printed out the Jellyfish Color Match game, and cut them out. I laminated them and the cut them again. Then we turned them all upside down and took turns flipping to try to find matching colors. They enjoyed this game, and did great taking turns.

Four Jellyfish

  • The girls each had a similar number 4 paper for counting jellyfish. My 3 year old had the number 4 with tracing arrows, along with a helpful poem, and 4 jellyfish to color. The 5 year old had the same paper, but added more tracing 4’s on the bottom. I found both of these in the Letter J is for Jaguar, Jellyfish & Jam Preschool Pack Digital Download.

Jellyfish Stuffy

  • She uses this stuffed Jellyfish heating pad every month. She actually used it today, because she has a fever and stomach. She gets a fever with other symptoms every 4 weeks like clockwork for the past 3 years.

Active Jellyfish

Jellyfish Books

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J is for Jaguar (preschool)

The girls had fun learning about jaguars today. The girls liked painting a mask and running fast like jaguars. We got our recourses for today from the Letter J is for Jaguar, Jellyfish & Jam Preschool Pack Digital Download.

Jaguar Science

Jaguar Writing

The girls each had a similar writing paper for the letter J. My 3 year old had a capital J and lowercase j with tracing arrows, along with a jaguar to color. The 5 year old had the same paper, but added a short poem and more tracing J’s and j’s on the bottom. I found both of these in the Letter J is for Jaguar, Jellyfish & Jam Preschool Pack Digital Download.

J is for Jaguar Craft

I printed this J is for Jaguar Craft onto cardstock for the girls to paint. I cut out the capital “J” for them to paint orange. They let it dry and then add black paint spots. After that dried they glued it to a piece of green construction paper. Then I cut out the head and legs for them to glue on.

Three Jaguars

The girls each had a similar number 3 paper for counting jaguars. My 3 year old had the number 3 with tracing arrows, along with a helpful poem, and 3 jaguars to color. The 5 year old had the same paper, but added more tracing 3’s on the bottom. I found both of these in the Letter J is for Jaguar, Jellyfish & Jam Preschool Pack Digital Download.

Jaguar

Jaguar Mask

Jaguar Books

My “j” Book

I read the My “j” Book by Jane Belk Moncure to the girls too. An astronaut helps Little a in the book.

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I is for Insect (preschool)

The girls had fun learning about insects today. The girls enjoyed playdough, painting, and playing games. We got our recourses for today from the Letter I is for Inchworm, Igloo, & Insect Preschool Pack Digital Download.

Insect Science

Insect Writing

  • The girls each had a similar writing paper for the letter I. My 3 year old had a capital I and lowercase i with tracing arrows, along with insects to color. The 5 year old had the same paper, but added a short poem and more tracing I’s and i’s on the bottom. I found both of these in the Letter I is for Inchworm, Igloo, & Insect Preschool Pack Digital Download.

i is for insect Craft

  • I printed this i is for Insect Craft onto cardstock for the girls to paint. I cut out the lowercase “i” for them to paint their favorite color. After that dried they glued it to a piece of white construction paper. Then I cut out the body parts for them to glue on.

Insect Worksheets

  • I printed out these How Many Insects papers. They cut out the numbers at the bottom of the paper and then counted the insects and glued the correct number under each row of insects.
  • Then they did the Trace and match the bug colors page. We reviewed each color and how to spell them before they traced the letters and matched them to the bugs.

Insect Action Cube

  • I printed out the Insect Action Cube on cardstock. Then I cut it out and folded and taped it together. Then the girls rolled it and did the action that it said… “Hop like a grasshopper”, “Stretch like a caterpillar”, and “Crawl like a ladybug”.

Three Insects

The girls each had a similar number 3 paper for counting fish. My 3 year old had the number 3 with tracing arrows, along with a helpful poem, and 3 insects to color. The 5 year old had the same paper, but added more tracing 3’s on the bottom. I found both of these in the Letter I is for Inchworm, Igloo, & Insect Preschool Pack Digital Download.

Insect Science

Active Insect Play

Cootie Game

  • We reviewed that all insects have 6 legs, 3 body parts, and antennae.
  • Then we played the Cootie game to make our insects.

More Insect Videos

Insect Books

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I is for Inchworm (preschool)

The girls had fun learning about inchworms today. The girls enjoyed beading, measuring and painting today. We got our recourses for today from the Letter I is for Inchworm, Igloo, & Insect Preschool Pack Digital Download.

Inchworm Science

Inchworm Writing

  • The girls each had a similar writing paper for the letter I. My 3 year old had a capital I and lowercase i with tracing arrows, along with an inchworm to color. The 5 year old had the same paper, but added a short poem and more tracing I’s and i’s on the bottom. I found both of these in the Letter I is for Inchworm, Igloo, & Insect Preschool Pack Digital Download.

I is for Inchworm Craft

  • I printed this I is for Inchworm Craft onto cardstock for the girls to paint. I cut out the capital “I” for them to paint yellow. After that dried they glued it to a piece of green construction paper. Then I cut out the head circles for them to glue on.

Two Inchworms

Inchworm Emotions

I printed out the  Inchworm Emotions Matching game and then cut the pieces and laminated them. First we talked about different emotions and then she matched them up.

Inchworm Tracing

Inchworm Crawl

Inchworm Playdough

  • I printed and laminated these Inchworm Playdough sheets. They counted how many circles made up the inchworms body and then made playdough balls to place on the inchworms body.
  • Next she made a long inchworm from playdough and measured it with a ruler.

Inchworm Patterns

Inchworm Books

My “i” Book

I read the My “i” Book by Jane Belk Moncure to the girls too. An astronaut helps Little a in the book.

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H is for Hummingbird (preschool)

The girls had fun learning about hummingbirds. They loved making a clothes pin hummingbird pet. We got our recourses from the Letter H is for Horse, Hummingbird, and House Teachers Pay Teachers pack.

Hummingbird Science

Hummingbird Writing

  • The girls each had a similar writing paper for the letter H. My 3 year old had a capital H and lowercase h with tracing arrows, along with a hummingbird to color. The 5 year old had the same paper, but added a short poem and more tracing H’s and h’s on the bottom. I found both of these in the Letter H is for Horse, Hummingbird, and House Teachers Pay Teachers pack.

Hummingbird Craft

  • I drew a simple hummingbird on some thick paper for the girls to paint with their watercolors.
  • Next I cut them out and we glued them to a clothes pin.
  • I folded the wings up and added a piece of tape across the bottom of the clothes pin.
  • Now when they close the clothes pin it moves the wings up and down.

Three Hummingbird

Hummingbird Worksheets

  • She likes making patterns, so I found this Hummingbird Patterns worksheet for her to complete.
  • I printed out these How Many Hummingbirds papers. They cut out the numbers at the bottom of the paper and then counted the hummingbirds and glued the correct number under each row of hummingbirds.

Hummingbird Shapes

I printed out some worksheets to review shapes. They traced the shapes that matched the flower shapes.

Hummingbird Color Match

Hummingbird Books

AlphaTales

We read the H book in our AlphaTales collection. The girls really enjoy these funny phonetic stories.

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H is for House (preschool)

The girls had fun learning about houses. They enjoyed creating the 3 Little Pigs houses and doing the exercise video. We got our recourses from the Letter H is for Horse, Hummingbird, and House Teachers Pay Teachers pack.

Horse Learning

House Writing

  • The girls each had a similar writing paper for the letter H. My 3 year old had a capital H and lowercase h with tracing arrows, along with a house to color. The 5 year old had the same paper, but added a short poem and more tracing H’s and h’s on the bottom. I found both of these in the Letter H is for Horse, Hummingbird, and House Teachers Pay Teachers pack.

H is for House Craft

  • I printed this H is for House Craft onto cardstock for the girls to paint. I cut out the capital “H” for them to paint their favorite color. After that dried they glued it to a piece of blue construction paper. Then I cut out the roof, windows, and door for them to glue on.

Four Houses

Shape Houses

  • I printed out the Shape House and pieces, then the girls cut out the shapes and glued them in the appropriate places.

I spy the letter H

We did the I Spy the Letter H or h with a dot dauber.

House Color Match

I printed out the House Color Match game, and cut them out. I laminated them and the cut them again. Then we turned them all upside down and took turns flipping to try to find matching colors. They enjoyed this game, and did great taking turns.

The 3 Little Pigs Houses

Active House Play

Lego House

House Books

My “h” Book

I read the My “h” Book by Jane Belk Moncure to the girls too. An astronaut helps Little a in the book.

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H is for Horse (preschool)

The girls had fun learning about horses. They enjoyed painting and counting today. We got our recourses from the Letter H is for Horse, Hummingbird, and House Teachers Pay Teachers pack.

Horse Science

Horse Writing

The girls each had a similar writing paper for the letter H. My 3 year old had a capital H and lowercase h with tracing arrows, along with a horse to color. The 5 year old had the same paper, but added a short poem and more tracing H’s and h’s on the bottom. I found both of these in the Letter H is for Horse, Hummingbird, and House Teachers Pay Teachers pack.

h is for horse Craft

  • I printed this h is for Horse Craft onto cardstock for the girls to paint. I cut out the lower case “h” for them to paint brown. After that dried they glued it to a piece of green construction paper. Then I cut out the wings and tail for them to glue on.

Two Horses

Counting Carrots

  • I printed out the Counting Carrots game and then cut the pieces and laminated them. First she found the carrot numbers in order and then fed them to the horse.

Horse Number Recognition

  • I printed out the Horse Number Recognition game and then cut the pieces and laminated them. First she counted the dots on the barn and then found the matching horse number.

Horseshoe Patterns

  • She likes making patterns, so I found this Horseshoe Patterns worksheet for her to complete.
  • She used the dot dauber to complete the patterns.

Horse Books

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G is for Garden (preschool)

The girls had fun learning about gardens. They enjoyed coloring, cutting and gluing papers today. We got our recourses from the Letter G is for Goat, Garden, Globe Teachers Pay Teachers pack.

Garden Science

Garden Writing

The girls each had a similar writing paper for the letter G. My 3 year old had a capital G and lowercase g with tracing arrows, along with a garden to color. The 5 year old had the same paper, but added a short poem and more tracing G’s and g’s on the bottom. I found both of these in the Letter G is for Goat, Garden, Globe Teachers Pay Teachers pack.

Garden Counting

  • After we reviewed what kinds of vegetables can grow in the garden I printed out these How Many Vegetable papers. They cut out the numbers at the bottom of the paper and then counted the vegetables and glued the correct number under each row of vegetables.

Two Gardens

The girls each had a similar number 2 paper for counting gardens. My 3 year old had the number 2 with tracing arrows, along with a helpful poem, and a globe to color. The 5 year old had the same paper, but added more tracing 2’s on the bottom. I found both of these in the Letter G is for Goat, Garden, Globe Teachers Pay Teachers pack.

Garden Shapes

Garden Patterns

  • She likes making patterns, so I found this Garden Vegetables worksheet for her to complete.

Flower Pot Names

Garden Books

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G is for Goat (preschool)

The girls had fun learning about goats today. They enjoyed painting as always and pretending to be mountain goats on the couch. We got our recourses for today from the Letter G is for Goat, Garden, Globe Teachers Pay Teachers pack.

Goat Science

Goat Writing

The girls each had a similar writing paper for the letter G. My 3 year old had a capital G and lowercase g with tracing arrows, along with a goat to color. The 5 year old had the same paper, but added a short poem and more tracing G’s and g’s on the bottom. I found both of these in the Letter G is for Goat, Garden, Globe Teachers Pay Teachers pack.

g is for Goat Craft

  • I printed this g is for goat Craft onto cardstock for the girls to paint. I cut out the lower case “g” for them to paint brown. After that dried they glued it to a piece of green construction paper. Then I cut out the horns, face, and beard for them to glue on.

One Goat

  • The girls each had a similar number 1 paper for counting goats. My 3 year old had the number 1 with tracing arrows, along with a helpful poem, and a goat to color. The 5 year old had the same paper, but added more tracing 1’s on the bottom. I found both of these in the Letter G is for Goat, Garden, Globe Teachers Pay Teachers pack.

My “g” Book

Goat Worksheets

Goat over the Bridge

Goat Books

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