by jessicaperkins | Aug 8, 2011 | bug, bugs, counting, hands on learning, home school, homeschool, ladybug, learning, manipulatives, math, mathematics, numbers, numerals, Spring, teaching, theme, tot school, totschool
I made these for one of our bug themed learning centers. Buga has a really good sense for numbers for a three year old and this reinforces one-to-one ratios, counting, and numeral recognition.
by jessicaperkins | Jun 28, 2011 | bug, bugs, butterflies, butterfly, caterpillar, homeschool, lesson, preschool, science, tot school
We got our caterpillars in the mail. We are hoping to watch them turn into butterflies. Here is a picture of them a few days after they arrived (and they had already GROWN in these pictures. They were so tiny when they arrived).
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...
by jessicaperkins | Mar 28, 2011 | activity, bin, bug, fine motor, hands on learning, homeschool, hunt, insect, play, Sensory, skill builder, toddler, tot school, tub
We’re Going on a Bug HuntWe’re Looking For Some Bugs!Sensory Bin Style…As part of our Spring Sensory Bin, I hid insects throughout the bin for Buga to find.She can further investigate these bugs with her magnifying glass……and then...
by jessicaperkins | Oct 4, 2010 | bug, family, game, hunt, learning, night, play, time
We have been trying to come up with some fun family “game” activities now that Buga is getter big enough to play along. On this particular night we went on a bug hunt. I do a lot of different things with these plastic bugs, and I have done this with her...
