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 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...
by jessicaperkins | May 4, 2011 | build, building, coaster, day, fun, homeschool, indoor, marble, natural, natural play, rainy, roller, tot school, track
I am so excited to finally get to use and play with this Quadrilla Marble Set. I had it stored (or hoarded) away for a rainy day….for months now.I had been wanting to get one since seeing it at a toy boutique but Buga wasn’t old enough and it was...
by jessicaperkins | Apr 26, 2011 | art, artwork, book, collage, crayons, cutting, drawing, glue, homeschool, literature, picture, project, scissors, tall tall grass, tot school
We have been reading stories and doing story art projects a lot this Spring. I like that we are exploring different types of materials and relating them to books we’ve read. It helps build story-telling skills, memory, and most of all comprehension. Buga likes...
by jessicaperkins | Apr 18, 2011 | cooking, craft, dessert, dirt, food, kitchen, project, pudding, recipe, Spring, theme, tot school
In our Spring unit we have been doing a lot of work with bugs, worms, dirt, compost, etc. One rainy day I was looking for something to do with Buga and remembered this recipe from my childhood and thought it would be appropriate for our Spring theme….not to...
by jessicaperkins | Apr 14, 2011 | abc, Alphabet, board, cranium, game, games, Letter, letters, natural play, play, tot school, word
Cranium Polar Bear ABC GameWe received this game from a family friend for Christmas, but just opened it! Buga loves trying to “catch” the letters in the icy water and then match where they belong. I love that it reinforces alphabet recognition skills and...
