by jessicaperkins | May 27, 2011 | activity, book, books, colors, comprehension, counting, directions, Dog's Colorful Day, emma dodd, following, hands on learning, homeschool, library, literature, rainbow, School, story, tot
This has been one of our favorite books as of late Dog’s Colorful Day by Emma Dodd. It is a sweet little story about a dog getting himself spotted with messes along his day. I think little kids just like the idea of messes in general, because they are such a...
by jessicaperkins | May 7, 2011 | activity, book, books, comprehension, directions, following, hands on learning, homeschool, library, literature, pam adams, School, size relation, story, There was an old lady who swallowed a fly, tot
We recently read “There was an Old Lady who Swallowed a Fly” illustrated by Pam Adams. Buga loved it because it’s a story she has heard in song, so she was able to see along, anticipate the next words, and repeat the refrain.I made a set of...
by jessicaperkins | May 2, 2011 | activity, corn starch, experiment, gak, glue, goo, kitchen, liquid, science, Sensory, silly putty, texture
We recently made Silly Putty as a “birthday present” for Daddy. I always try to have Buga get involved in drawing or making something for birthdays. She likes to help out and I think it’s important to teach the notion of giving to others. Daddy likes...
by jessicaperkins | Apr 7, 2011 | activity, art, box, car, cardboard, drawing, homeschool, imagination, play, pretend, project, School, sculpture, tot
With a little imagination, This:cardboard boxBecomes this:personal driving machineBuga found a cardboard box. She pretended to drive it like a car.So we decided to cover it in easel paper, decorate it…and turn it into a car.I added a side-car snack holder so she...
by jessicaperkins | Apr 4, 2011 | activity, book, cart, coloring, crayola, crayons, drawing, grocery, homeschool, quiet, School, time, tot, wipeable
I made these wipeable coloring sheets by photocopying some of Buga’s favorite coloring book activities – I copied them at 60% so they would be more portable. I laminated each page, hole-punched it, and bound them together with a metal ring from Staples. We...
by jessicaperkins | Mar 30, 2011 | activity, art, bug, bugs, drawing, hands on learning, home school, insect, natural play, pretend, science, sensory bin, tot school
As an extension of our Sensory Bin…and an extension of our Bug Find Game within the Sensory Bin, we decided to Draw the bugs we saw….and make up our own bugs!I was shocked by how wonderful and creative Buga was at creating these bugs. I wasn’t sure...
