Science – Learning With My Boys

L is for Love (preschool)

The girls had fun learning about love today. They enjoyed painting and matching. We got our recourses for today from the Letter L is for Lion, Letter Carrier, & Love Preschool Pack Digital Download.

Love Learning

They really like the Danny Learns about Love video from Danny GO.
We also sang Love Songs with Caitie’s Classroom.
Last we watched The Magic School Bus gets charged to learn about hearts.

Love Writing

The girls each had a similar writing paper for the letter L. My 3 year old had a capital L and lowercase l with tracing arrows, along with love (hugging hearts) to color. The 5 year old had the same paper, but added a short poem and more tracing L’s and l’s on the bottom. I found both of these in the Letter L is for Lion, Letter Carrier, & Love Preschool Pack Digital Download.

l is for love Craft

I printed this l is for love Craft onto cardstock for the girls to paint. I cut out the lower case “l” for them to paint a favorite color. After that dried they glued it to a piece of pink construction paper. Then I cut out the hearts for them to glue on.

Six Hearts

The girls each had a similar number 6 paper for counting hearts. My 3 year old had the number 6 with tracing arrows, along with a helpful poem, and 6 hearts to color. The 5 year old had the same paper, but added more tracing 6’s on the bottom. I found both of these in the Letter L is for Lion, Letter Carrier, & Love Preschool Pack Digital Download.

Love Shape Puzzles

I printed out the Love Shape Matching game and then cut the pieces and laminated them. Then the girls took turns making a match as they told me the color and shape that was on the heart.

Love Worksheets

We did the I Spy the Letter L or l with a dot dauber.
She likes making patterns, so I found this Love Hearts Patterns worksheet for her to complete.
Then they did the Trace and match the heart colors page. We reviewed each color and how to spell them before they traced the letters and matched them to the hearts.

Love Counting

I printed out the love Hearts Counting game and then cut the pieces and laminated them. She counted how many hearts on each piece and then matched it up to the matching number.

AlphaTales

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

Here are some of our other alphabet preschool posts:

L is for Letter Carrier (preschool)

The girls had fun learning about letter carriers today. They enjoyed coloring and exercise video. We got our recourses for today from the Letter L is for Lion, Letter Carrier, & Love Preschool Pack Digital Download.

Letter Carrier Learning

We read from the Abeka Preschool Language Development Cards to learn more letter carriers.
She counted 7 mailboxes with her Abeka Numbers and Skills with Button Bear book.
We reviewed all of the sounds we have learned so far with the Abeka Alphabet Flashcards.
She also made Valentine’s cards last week and mailed them to her cousins.

Letter Carrier Writing

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

Letter Shape Stamp Match

I printed out the Letter Shape Stamp Match game and then cut the pieces and laminated them. She reviewed her shapes as she place the stamps on the matching envelopes.

Letter Color Stamp Match

I printed out the Letter Color Stamp Match game and then cut the pieces and laminated them. She reviewed her colors as she place the stamps on the matching envelopes.

Letter Counting

I printed out the Letter Counting game and then cut the pieces and laminated the pieces. She counted the letters as she placed them in the mailbox and reviewed her numbers.

Letter Carrier Names

I printed out the Letter Carrier Hat onto cardstock and the girls wrote their names and a number on the badge spot. I cut them out and placed a strap around the back so the would fit.
I printed out the Letter Names and let the girls cut out their names and glue them to the envelope.

Five Letter

The girls each had a similar number 5 paper for counting letters. My 3 year old had the number 5 with tracing arrows, along with a helpful poem, and 5 letters 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 L is for Lion, Letter Carrier, & Love Preschool Pack Digital Download.

Letter Carrier Exercise

We also loved participating in the Post Office Exercise Adventures from The Good and the Beautiful.

Here are some of our other alphabet preschool posts:

L is for Lion (preschool)

The girls had fun learning about lions today. They loved all of the painting and crafting. Storm just loves big cats. We got our recourses for today from the Letter L is for Lion, Letter Carrier, & Love Preschool Pack Digital Download.

Lion Science

I read the letter L from the Abeka Animal Friends Flashcards to learn more about the lions. We watched Larry Lion Song to go with the card.
Then we watched the The Lion and the Mouse from The Good and the Beautiful video.
She also did her Lion page from her Abeka Letters & Sounds for 3’s book.
She also painted some a paper plate to make a lion mask from her Abeka Arts and Crafts with Button Bear book.
They wore their masks and make loud Lion Roars too.
We reviewed all of the sounds we have learned so far with the Abeka Alphabet Flashcards.
Last we watched Wild Kratts Lion King and Queen of the Jungle.

Lion Writing

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

L is for Lion Craft

I printed this L is for Lion Craft onto cardstock for the girls to paint. I cut out the capitol “L” for them to paint orange. After that dried they glued it to a piece of green construction paper. Then I cut out the head, tail, and legs for them to glue on.

Lion Ten Frame

I printed out the Lion Ten Frame game and then cut the pieces and laminated them. Then she would tell me what the number is on the Daddy lion’s sign. Then she counted out the correct number of cubs to add to the ten frame.

Four Lions

The girls each had a similar number 4 paper for counting lions. My 3 year old had the number 4 with tracing arrows, along with a helpful poem, and 3 lions 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 L is for Lion, Letter Carrier, & Love Preschool Pack Digital Download.

Lion Mane Craft

I printed out the Lion Mane Craft onto cardstock for the girls to watercolor. After is dried we cut it out. Then the girls cut strips of orange, yellow, and brown construction paper. They curled the strips of paper on a pencil and then glued them to the lion’s mane.

Lion Tracing

She also Helped the Lions get to the savannah by tracing the curvy lines.

Lion Color Match

I printed out the Lion 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.

My “L” Book

I read the My “L” Book by Jane Belk Moncure to the girls too.

Here are some of our other alphabet preschool posts:

K is for Kite (preschool)

The girls had fun learning about kites today. They flying a kite outside and painting as always. We got our recourses for today from the K is for Kangaroo, Koala, & Kite Teachers Pay Teachers pack.

Kite Learning

We learned more about how a kite works with this video.
She did her Kite page from her Abeka Letters & Sounds for 3’s book.
We reviewed all of the sounds we have learned so far with the Abeka Alphabet Flashcards.

Kite Writing

The girls each had a similar writing paper for the letter K. My 3 year old had a capital K and lowercase k with tracing arrows, along with a kite to color. The 5 year old had the same paper, but added a short poem and more tracing K’s and k’s on the bottom. I found both of these in the K is for Kangaroo, Koala, & Kite Teachers Pay Teachers pack.

K is for Kite Craft

I printed this K is for Kite Craft onto cardstock for the girls to paint. I cut out the capital “K” for them to paint blue. After that dried they glued it to a piece of blue construction paper. Then they used their dot daubers to decorate their kites before they glued them on. I cut out the clouds for them to glue on.

Kite Counting

I printed out the Kite Counting Bows game and then cut the pieces and laminated them. She told me the number on the kite and then added the bows to the kite’s string.

Kite Names

The girls use the Kite Names paper to practice making their names.

Six Kites

The girls each had a similar number 6 paper for counting kites. My 3 year old had the number 6 with tracing arrows, along with a helpful poem, and 6 kites to color. The 5 year old had the same paper, but added more tracing 6’s on the bottom. I found both of these in the K is for Kangaroo, Koala, & Kite Teachers Pay Teachers pack.

Kite Shape Puzzles

I printed out the Kite Shape Matching game and then cut the pieces and laminated them. Then the girls took turns making a match as they told me the color and shape that was on the kite.

Kite Worksheets

We did the I Spy the Letter K or k with a dot dauber.
Then they did the Trace and Match the kite colors page. We reviewed each color and how to spell them before they traced the letters and matched them to the kites.

My “k” Book

I read the My “k” Book by Jane Belk Moncure to the girls too. Little k finds kites to fly.

Kite Flying

The girls were glad to have enough wind to fly their kites today.

Here are some of our other alphabet preschool posts:

K is for Koala (preschool)

The girls had fun learning about koalas today. They enjoyed puzzles, coloring, and counting. We got our recourses for today from the K is for Kangaroo, Koala, & Kite Teachers Pay Teachers pack.

Koala Science

First we watched the Nat Geo Wild Koalas video.
We read from the Abeka Preschool Language Development Cards to learn more koalas.
She also did her Koala page from her Abeka Letters & Sounds for 3’s book.

Koala Writing

The girls each had a similar writing paper for the letter K. My 3 year old had a capital K and lowercase k with tracing arrows, along with a koala to color. The 5 year old had the same paper, but added a short poem and more tracing K’s and k’s on the bottom. I found both of these in the K is for Kangaroo, Koala, & Kite Teachers Pay Teachers pack.

Koala Shapes

I printed out the Koala Shape game and then cut the pieces and laminated them. Then she reviewed her shapes as she matched up the koala to the eucalyptus tree.

Koala Tracing

She also Helped the Koalas reach the Eucalyptus Leaves by tracing the curvy lines.

Counting Eucalyptus

I printed out the Counting Eucalyptus game and then cut the pieces and laminated them. She counted the leaves as she fed them to the koala as she reviewed her numbers. We read in our lesson today that the koala smells the each leaf before deciding to eat it, so she made her koala smell each leaf before she fed it to him.

Five Koalas

The girls each had a similar number 5 paper for counting koalas. My 3 year old had the number 5 with tracing arrows, along with a helpful poem, and 5 koalas 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 K is for Kangaroo, Koala, & Kite Teachers Pay Teachers pack.

Koala Color Match

I printed out the Koala 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.

Here are some of our other alphabet preschool posts:

K is for Kangaroo (preschool)

The girls had fun learning about kangaroos today. They enjoyed painting and hopping today. We got our recourses for today from the K is for Kangaroo, Koala, & Kite Teachers Pay Teachers pack.

Kangaroo Science

I read the letter K from the Abeka Animal Friends Flashcards to learn more about the kangaroos. We watched Kathy Kangaroo Song to go with the card.
We learned more about kangaroos by watching this Wild Kratts Koala’s and Kangaroo’s video.
She also did her Kangaroo page from her Abeka Letters & Sounds for 3’s book.
She also made a finger puppet kangaroo from her Abeka Arts and Crafts with Button Bear book.
We used this Kangaroo Life Cycle Poster to learn more about a kangaroo’s life with a joey.

Kangaroo Writing

The girls each had a similar writing paper for the letter K. My 3 year old had a capital K and lowercase k with tracing arrows, along with a kangaroo to color. The 5 year old had the same paper, but added a short poem and more tracing K’s and k’s on the bottom. I found both of these in the K is for Kangaroo, Koala, & Kite Teachers Pay Teachers pack.

k is for kangaroo Craft

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

Kangaroo Jump

We used this Kangaroo Jump Poster to jump as high and as far as we could. The girls loved this as they do with all active play that we have.

Kangaroo Color Match

I printed the Kangaroo Color Match on cardstock and cut out the joeys and made a slit in the momma’s pockets. Then she reviewed the colors as she made the joey jump into the momma’s pocket.

Four Kangaroos

The girls each had a similar number 4 paper for counting kangaroos. My 3 year old had the number 4 with tracing arrows, along with a helpful poem, and 4 kangaroos 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 K is for Kangaroo, Koala, & Kite Teachers Pay Teachers pack.

Kangaroo Cup Pouch

Print out the Kangaroo Cup Pouch pages and cut out the momma and the joey. Color a paper cup brown and glue it to the momma kangaroos pouch to help her stand up. The child can make the joey jump into the cup pouch.

AlphaTales

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

Zoo Field Trip

We got to see a kangaroo jump at the zoo this weekend.

Here are some of our other alphabet preschool posts:

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

We read from the Abeka Preschool Language Development Cards to learn more jam.
We reviewed her Alphabet Cards and learned J is for Jam.
We also used the How to Make Jam poster to review sequencing. We made strawberry jam after out lessons.

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

We did the I Spy the Letter J or j with a dot dauber.

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.

AlphaTales

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

Here are some of our other alphabet preschool posts:

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

We read from the Abeka Preschool Language Development Cards to learn more jellyfish.
We learned more about jaguars by watching the Wild Kratts Are they Aliens.
She also did her Jellyfish page from her Abeka Letters & Sounds for 3’s book.

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

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

Jellyfish Playdough Mat

I printed out and laminated the Jellyfish Play Dough Mat. She make Play Doh ball jellyfish to place the appropriate amount on each page.

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

We found this Caitie’s Classroom The Jellyfish for some active time today.

Here are some of our other alphabet preschool posts:

J is for Jaguar (preschool)

Jaguar Science

I read the letter J from the Abeka Animal Friends Flashcards to learn more about the jaguars. We watched Jenny Jaguar Song to go with the card.
We learned more about jaguars by watching the Wild Kratts Deadliest Felines.
She also did her Jaguar page from her Abeka Letters & Sounds for 3’s book.
I also printed out the Jaguar Run poster and the girls had fun running up and down the hall.
She also painted some spots on her jaguar from her Abeka Arts and Crafts with Button Bear book.

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

She also Helped the Jaguars reach the Jungle by tracing the curvy lines.

Jaguar Mask

I printed out the Jaguar Mask onto cardstock and the girls used their Crayola Watercolors to paint them.

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.

Here are some of our other alphabet preschool posts:

I is for Igloo (preschool)

The girls had fun learning about igloos today. The girls especially loved that it snowed last night. We got our recourses for today from the Letter I is for Inchworm, Igloo, & Insect Preschool Pack Digital Download.

Igloo Science

Then we watched the Building my First Igloo video.
She also did her Igloo page from her Abeka Letters & Sounds for 3’s book.

Igloo 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 igloo 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.

Snow Dough

First we mixed 1 cup cornstarch and 1/2 cup dish soap, but the snow dough turned blue because our dish soap was blue.
Next we mixed 1 cup flour with 1/2 cup vegetable oil, but this was just crumbly.
I printed out and laminated the Counting Igloo Playdough mats for them to use with their snow dough.

Igloo Shapes

I printed out the Igloo Shape game and then cut the pieces and laminated them. Then she reviewed her shapes as she matched up the igloo doors with the igloos.

Four Igloos

The girls each had a similar number 4 paper for counting igloo. My 3 year old had the number 4 with tracing arrows, along with a helpful poem, and 4 igloos 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 I is for Inchworm, Igloo, & Insect Preschool Pack Digital Download.

Ice Painting

We placed a drop of food coloring into each ice cube hole, then added water and froze.

Igloo Color Matching

I printed out the Igloo Color Matching game and then cut the pieces and laminated them. She reviewed each color as she matched up the colored child with the matching colored igloo.

I spy the letter I

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

Marshmallow Igloo

I cut an opening in a paper bowl and then glued it upside down onto a paper plate.
Then the girls glued mini marshmallows all over the bowl to make an igloo.