by jessicaperkins | Jul 26, 2011 | art, caterpillar, homeschool, preschool, project, toddler, tot school
So simple a project I am sure everyone has seen, but it was suiting with our live caterpillars we are watching mature. So we make “caterpillars” out of egg cartons. I love how intense Buga looks as she paints her little guy.
by jessicaperkins | Jul 21, 2011 | activity, ducks, feeding, homeschool, outside, toddler, totschool
Such a simple past time. I remember saving bits and pieces of bread…crusty, old, moldy, new, it didn’t matter, to feed the ducks. I don’t know what makes this activity so appealing or peaceful, but they have always been both for me. Here Buga enjoys...
by jessicaperkins | Jul 6, 2011 | butterflies, caterpillars, Chrysalides, homeschool, metamorphasis, science, toddler, tot school
Our caterpillars formed Chrysalides in their Pupal stage of development.They stay in this stage for 7-10 days, growing wings, before they emerge as butterflies.
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 | 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 18, 2011 | business, counting, directions, flower, homeschool, math, natural play, numbers, pretend, role play, shop, sorting, Spring, store, theme, tot school
Our Spring Time theme certainly brought out the flowers! We have been reading a lot of stories about gardens, flowers, and colors. We have also been watching the flowers bloom around us. When I bought a rainbow of flowers for Buga’s sensory bin I made sure to...
