by jessicaperkins | Dec 2, 2015 | advent, book, Book a day, books, calendar, childhood unplugged, Christmas, countdown, countdown to christmas, december, holiday, mamamayi, mamamayijoy, mamamayishop, read, reading, Sensory, sensory kids
Day 3All things FancyFancy Nancy Splendiferous ChristmasFancy Nancy is a favorite in our house because we enjoy getting all fancied up! We joke that Layla is Ooo La Layla because she can often be found adding sparkles, boas, tiaras, glasses, to her outfits for...
by jessicaperkins | Dec 1, 2015 | advent, book, Book a day, books, calendar, childhood unplugged, Christmas, countdown, countdown to christmas, december, holiday, mamamayi, mamamayijoy, mamamayishop, read, reading, Sensory, sensory kids
The Berenstain Bears and the Joy of GivingDay 2The Joy of GivingWe used this book to talk about what it FEELS like to GIVE. Is Giving Happy or Sad?Warm or Cold?How does it make you feel?heartThen we used this printable from Tatertots & Jello to add to...
by jessicaperkins | Aug 13, 2012 | Alphabet, art, book, collage, craft, homeschool, letters, literacy, preschool, reading, words
When we are done with our phonics box, we look at the letter-objects and make a collage of the letter. We draw some of objects we see, add stickers of same sounding images, letter stickers, glue letters, scratch art letters, etc. Buga really enjoys this tangible. I...
by jessicaperkins | Oct 13, 2011 | acorns, activity, autumn, bin, book, color, colors, fall, homeschool, leaf, leaves, preschool, Sensory, tot school, tub
Oh, Fall! Fall is here. I can tell by the brisk air. The smell of pumpkin and earth. The sound of leaves crunching while little feet walk. This sound is so characteristic of Autumn. I wanted to incorporate it in our sensory time – without using real leaves which...
by jessicaperkins | Oct 5, 2011 | autumn, book, books, fall, homeschool, library, list, preschool, shelf, tot school
Here are the books you will find on our shelves this Season…
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...
