by jessicaperkins | Mar 17, 2011 | activity, book, comprehension, homeschool, learning, literature, natural, play, pretend, props, retelling, School, story, the very hungry caterpillar, tot
The Very Hungry Caterpillar RetellingThese Story Sticks were props for Buga’s Birthday party not long ago. Instead of tossing them I, of course, thought they could serve SOME purpose (I have the hardest time throwing anything away!) Needless to say, this was a...
by jessicaperkins | Jan 31, 2011 | activity, book, education, homeschool, learning, list, School, shelf, toddler, tot, valentines
These are the books we have on our rotating bookshelf for Valentine’s Day. They are all about love, Valentine’s Day, and showing we care. I love having a bookshelf that rotates books based on what we are learning…it’s a great way to carry our...
by jessicaperkins | Jan 30, 2011 | activity, early childhood, educational, home, homeschool, learn, learning, pack, School, teaching, tot
Buga and I have been enjoying “school time” every day. She looks forward to it SO much. She enjoys it. She thrives on it. She asks for it. I love that she is so excited to sit down and work on critical skills. I like that it is one-on-one time for just her...
by jessicaperkins | Jan 21, 2011 | activity, Christmas, learning, puzzle, Toy, winter
As a way to reuse and recycle those beautiful Christmas cards that we received, I cut them up to create mini “puzzles” for Buga. It seems simple enough, and it is….but she enjoys putting the pieces together to find a a beautiful picture. And she...
by jessicaperkins | Jan 19, 2011 | activity, bin, box, container, development, discovery, early childhood, learning, natural, play, sandbox, Sensory, tactile, texture, time
We have been using Sensory Bins as a way to incorporate the Season or Holiday into our daily routine for awhile now. However, I have not been very good at documenting them until recently. Buga really enjoys playing with different nicknacks in a tub filled with...
by jessicaperkins | Dec 16, 2010 | activity, Bilibo, colors, fine motor, learning, open ended, play
This is another one of those things I had looked at but never bought…and then I was in the right place at the right time and got this set for $5.00!! I didn’t even know they carried Bilibo…Anyway, it’s one of those great open-ended play things....
