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 | 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 | 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 25, 2011 | bin, bugs, colors, flowers, garden, homeschool, insects, learning, natural, play, preschool, School, Sensory, Spring, theme, tot, tub
We have updated our Sensory Bin a couple weeks ago to a Spring Theme. I love how earthy it turned out and Buga is enjoying the novelty of getting her hands dirty and playing around with the new things she discovers.I used black beans for the “dirt” and...
by jessicaperkins | Feb 10, 2011 | activity, february, pour, preschool, School, scoop, toddler, tot, transferring, valentines
This was one of our transferring activities for the Heart Theme. We had a playdate today and all the girls loved scooping the hearts and putting them into the heart shaped ice cube spots. It’s a simple way to practice fine motor skills, coordination, and...
