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 Bee Videos

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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

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

AlphaTales

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

Here are some of our other alphabet preschool posts:

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

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.

Here are some of our other alphabet preschool posts:

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.

Here are some of our other alphabet preschool posts:

Preschool Belle Photoshoot

My granddaughter is 3 years old and loves to dress up as a princess. This month we chose Belle from Disney’s Beauty and the Beast because I love the snow scene. Also, her snow dress is red white makes me think of Christmas.

Princess Belle is a loyal, intelligent, passionate, generous, book loving 17 year old girl from France. Her sidekick is Lumiere an enchanted candlestick meaning “light”.

Belle quote: “I want adventure in the great, wide somewhere.”

Proverbs 3:5-6 states, “Trust in the LORD with all thine heart; And lean not unto thine own understanding. In all thy ways acknowledge him, And he shall direct thy paths.”

She wore her beautiful yellow dress, with the “Belle” hair bow from this Disney Princess Bow Pack. I made the fire place out of some diaper boxes last Christmas and took the girls pictures in front of it. I hung a gold curtain for the backdrop and used my homemade cardboard stone floor that we used in our X-Men Trunk-or-Treat. The Bible that she is holding is my favorite Thomas Kinkade Bible, and the rest of the props came from the local thrift store a few years ago.

Here are some more of my toddler and preschool photoshoots:

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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

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G is for Globe (preschool)

The girls had fun learning about the globe today. They enjoyed painting as always and playing catch with an inflatable globe. We got our recourses for today from the Letter G is for Goat, Garden, Globe Teachers Pay Teachers pack.

Globe Learning

Globe 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 globe 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 Globe Craft

  • I printed this G is for Globe craft onto cardstock for the girls to paint. I cut out the capital “G” for them to paint gray. Then I cut out the earth for them to glue onto a piece of black construction paper. Last they glued the capital “G” on the globe.

Three Globes

  • The girls each had a similar number 3 paper for counting globes. My 3 year old had the number 3 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 3’s on the bottom. I found both of these in the Letter G is for Goat, Garden, Globe Teachers Pay Teachers pack.

3-D Globe Painting

  • We looked at our globe to talk about the blue water and the green land. Then the girls used watercolors to paint the Globe Printable. We cut them out and slid them together to make a globe.

Compass Rose

  • We learned about the Compass Rose with this poster and then reviewed the directions with the Compass Rose cut and paste paper.

Globe Worksheets

Playdough Globe

Inflatable Globe

  • They loved playing catch with the inflatable globe. We reviewed where the water was and where the land was when they caught it.

AlphaTales

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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

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Thanksgiving Turkey (fruit & vegetable) Platters -25

Storm loves fresh fruits and vegetables, so we made turkey platters to snack on while Thanksgiving dinner was being made. We also made a meat, cheese, and cracker platter as well.

Fruit Platter

We placed half of a pear on the bottom of the platter for the turkey body, with sliced olive eyes and cut carrot feet and beak. Then we placed strawberries, orange slices, and grapes around the platter for the turkey feathers.

We also used waffle cones for the kids to make their own cornucopia’s with their fruit.

Vegetable Platter

I cut the top off of a red pepper and cleaned our the insides to make a bowl for the turkey body. We placed it near the bottom of the platter. I used the end that I cut off for the turkey’s head, with sliced olive eyes and cut pepper feet and beak. I also cut yellow peppers into strips coming out the of top of the turkeys head like feathers. Then we placed cucumber slices, baby carrots, celery sticks, and more pepper strips around the platter for the turkey feathers.

To make the ranch, I used 16 ounces of sour cream and a ranch dry mix packet.

Meat & Cheese Platter

We placed a cheese ball on the bottom of the platter for the turkey body, with sliced olive eyes and cut carrot feet and beak. Then we placed cheeses, crackers, meat slices, and honey candied almonds around the platter for the turkey feathers.

Gingerbread Castle

I found an Oreo cookie castle kit for our Thanksgiving Gingerbread House Tradition. We added all kind of Oreo’s and Christmas candies including Mini Oreo’s, Christmas lights sprinkles, spice drops, snowflake sprinkles, pull and peel Twizzlers, and mini candy canes.

We used the icing that came with the kit as the glue for the cookie pieces, but I made my buttercream icing for the decorations on the bottom. Then she used my piping bags to put icing wherever she wanted it.

Buttercream Ingredients:

  • 1 cup butter
  • 1 cup Crisco
  • 4 cups powdered sugar (2 lbs)
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla
  • 1 tablespoon milk (if thick)

Buttercream Directions:

  1. Cream together the butter and Crisco with a mixer.
  2. Slowly add in 1 cup of powdered sugar at a time.
  3. Add the vanilla, if it seems too thick you can add a bit of milk.
  4. Color with yellow food coloring.

Here are some of our other Thanksgiving Gingerbread posts:

Gingerbread House -23
Thanksgiving Baking -20
Kids Thanksgiving Treats -19

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