We get our veggies fresh from the farm each week and have lots of healthy greens. At first, I was motivated to try lots of new recipes with the greens, but some weeks I am just too busy and needed to find a way to use them. Jennifer Fischer of The Good Long Road, who recommended the farm fresh produce to me, said she always puts her greens … [Read more...]
Ladybug Chant and Math Game
Subtraction is a little trickier for our preschoolers than addition. I decided to add an element of fun by creating a Ladybug Chant & Math Game. I made up a chant which you can try with your preschool or kinder children. Our preschoolers had so much fun that they continued to say the chant after the game was over and asked if they … [Read more...]
Graham Cracker Castles-Preschool Engineering
Our kids love to build things. Toys, such as Legos easily snap together. It was time to take it to the next level and build with things that don't naturally stick together. I decided to have them build castles with graham crackers and peanut butter. This was a great exercise in balance. We had many toppling towers along the way … [Read more...]
Rhymes with Ball Ending Word Sounds Game
We have been working on beginning and ending word sounds. Since this week's theme for Playful Preschool is balls, I decided to create an ending word sounds game. I have a free printable for you if you'd like to try this out at home or school. Rhymes with Ball Ending Word Sounds Game for Pre-K and Kinder: You will need: Free printable … [Read more...]
On Planet Earth, There are 5 Oceans-Children’s Song
Our kids love to talk about the planets, including the Earth. We talk a lot about things that are good for the Earth, such as recycling and not good for the earth, such as littering. For some reason, they think the word is "glitter" rather than litter. It cracks me up when they point to the ground and indignantly announce that someone … [Read more...]