Bumblebee Preschool Math Printable

My preschooler recently had her Kindergarten orientation. She beamed from ear to ear as she entered the Kindergarten room, so excited about getting to be a big Kindergartner. At the orientation the teacher talked about all the things they would be learning in Kindergarten and what things they should be working on at home to get ready for Kindergarten. My daughter came home and expressed how she wanted to work on math "so she could be extra smart for Kindergarten." I just love her! I combined my daughter's love for stickers with cute bees and addition facts and put together this fun bumblebee preschool math printable for my daughter to work on her simple addition facts.

My Five Senses and Popcorn- Preschool Observation Mini Book Printable

Preschoolers are naturally curious and I think that makes them awesome at making observations. That's why when I found out our creative preschool theme this week is learning all about our five senses I was super excited to create a hands on experience for my preschooler to be able to observe all of her five senses.  Using our My Five Senses preschool mini book and some popped popcorn, you have a great activity to help youngsters learn all about sight, hearing, touch, taste and smell. Make sure to check out more five senses preschool activities near the end of this post.  

Baa Baa Black Sheep Preschool Counting Game Printable

Our Baa Baa Black Sheep nursery rhyme fun continues this week with this darling preschool counting game printable. It is great for toddlers, preschoolers and even kindergartners for working on their counting skills from 1-12 and also works as an introduction and visual aid for learning simple addition facts. It's a simple and fun math activity that requires little prep and is a perfect theme for a spring or Easter learning activity for kids.

Baa Baa Black Sheep Printable Sight Words Game

My preschooler and I are having so much fun with Baa Baa Black Sheep this week! We've learned the traditional nursery rhyme, read a darling book (affiliate link) with another fun rendition of the nursery rhyme, made a super cute sheep craft, and we've been finding fun ways to incorporate all things sheep into learning. This Sheep Printable Sight Words Game I'm sharing with you today is perfect for preschoolers or kindergartners who are working on learning their sight words and it makes a great spring learning activity.

When I Grow Up Preschool Emergent Reader Printable

My preschooler has worked hard this past year on learning her alphabet. We have excitedly chartered into new territory recently beginning to blend words and learn sight words. One fun way to encourage this beginning stage of reading is with emergent readers. I know firsthand the excitement my daughter feels when she learns how to read a small book all on her own, so it's a great tool to use. The creative preschool theme this week is "what I want to be when I grow up" so I put together this fun preschool emergent reader printable. It not only opens up great discussion on community helpers and occupations, but can help your preschooler learn the sight words, I, can, be and a.  

100 Hearts Preschool Math Activity

My preschooler recently showed interest in counting from 1 to 100 by herself. I know having this skill down will be a huge benefit to her in Kindergarten next year so I've been working on putting together some activities for her that work on counting to 100. This 100 Hearts Preschool Math Activity puts some fun into learning and is a great compliment to Valentine's Day since it's all about hearts. We used fun little heart stamps in this activity but you could also use heart stickers as an alternative. Make sure to check out more creative preschool heart activities at the bottom of this post.

Valentine Monster Alphabet and Sight Word Game

Reviewing letters and sight words can often feel like a redundant and boring activity for preschoolers, but it doesn't have to be that way. There are so many simple ways to turn learning about the alphabet into a fun game or engaging activity for kids. This week we made learning fun at home with this Valentine Monster Alphabet and Sight Words Game. It's a similar concept to our Shark Alphabet Chomper Game but with a clever Valentine's Day monster theme. 

Preschool Cotton Ball Clouds Activity

My preschooler and I made a trip to the grocery store this morning in a thick fog. My daughter was having so much fun observing the fog that she insisted we drive with her window down so she could get a closer look. As we walked through the parking lot into the store she said, "Mommy, we are walking in the clouds!" Not only was I impressed with her observation but it couldn't have come at a more perfect time since our creative preschool theme this week is all about weather. When we returned home we made this preschool cotton ball clouds activity and spent the rest of the morning learning all about clouds. Make sure to check out the other preschool weather activities near the end of this post! 

Cute and Colorful Kids Turkey Craft with Color Matching

This post was originally seen on Cooking with Ruthie. I'm excited to share the full tutorial with you here now as well. Thanksgiving is one of my favorite holidays! I have such fond memories of being with my siblings and all us pitching in on making a delicious Thanksgiving feast. It's also one of my favorite holidays for crafting with kids. There are so many fun children's books about Thanksgiving that we enjoy reading every year and along with them we love making turkey crafts. Today we're sharing a cute and colorful kids turkey craft that incorporates color matching as a learning activity.  

Family Faith Lessons with the Buddy Box Program

This post is part of a social shopper marketing insight campaign with Pollinate Media Group® and Lifetree, but all my opinions are my own. #pmedia #growkidsfaith  http://my-disclosur.es/OBsstV When I started homeschooling my kids this year I knew I wanted to include faith based learning in our curriculum. Being your child's school teacher isn't always easy. Sometimes there is resistance, sometimes I lose my patience, sometimes I just want a break and I can't have one. Besides the fact that I loved the idea of teaching my children about the bible and values at home, I really felt like faith based learning was an area that could help our relationship grow and bring us closer together as a family amidst those hard days of homeschooling. I was ecstatic when I learned about the Buddy Box Program. We received our first Buddy Box in the mail a few weeks ago and I'm excited to share with you today how much we have enjoyed it and how it has been the perfect platform for including faith based learning in our home.     

Preschool Pumpkin Lacing Activity with Printable

Counting and recognizing the teen numbers can be a bit tricky for a preschooler. I've been working with my preschooler on mastering those numbers lately and decided to put together this preschool pumpkin lacing activity as a fun way for her to practice them. It's perfect for fall and Halloween and not only does the activity help preschoolers practice counting and recognizing numbers 1 to 20, but it's fantastic for fine motor skills. I've included both a numbered and blank version of the printable so you can customize it however you choose.  We've also made a heart lacing printable in the past you might enjoy.   

Preschool Corn Counting Activity with Printable

One of our favorite activities during the Fall season is visiting a local pumpkin patch that has a huge corn box for the kids to play in. My preschooler loves to lay down in it and have her siblings cover all of her up except her face. Our love for the corn box inspired this Preschool Corn Counting Activity I am sharing with you today. It's a great activity for preschoolers to practice counting, recognizing numbers, hand-eye coordination and fine motor skills. 

Alphabet Apple Matching Printable for Preschoolers

My preschooler always has so much fun with the alphabet matching activities I make for her. Today I am over at Artsy Momma sharing this Alphabet Apple Matching Printable for Preschoolers that is perfect for Fall and will get your child excited about reviewing and learning their upper and lowercase letters. Stop by for the free printable and for some extra ideas on how you can use the blank version of the apple printable with your preschooler.

Ladybug Alphabet Match Activity (with free printable)

I am a huge fan of uppercase and lowercase letter matching activities for my preschooler. She really struggled getting a handle on lowercase letters this past year but creating all of our letter matching activities like our Flower Alphabet Match and our Alphabet Snowman Match has really made a huge difference for her. Today our creative preschool theme is Bugs and I decided to put together this fun Ladybug Alphabet Match Activity for my daughter. She loved putting all the spots on the ladybugs!

Flower Alphabet Matching Free Printable

I am sharing another Alphabet Matching Game with you today. Since our weather has been more like spring lately we decided to retire our Snowman Alphabet Matching Game and I made a Flower Matching Game that is perfect for spring time. So gather your milk caps, print off this flower mat, and get ready to match some capital and lowercase letters!

Disney Imagicademy Mickey's Magical Arts World App

We do a lot of arts and crafts in our house. Not only for fun, but also because I want to instill in my children a love for being creative and using their imagination. Those are two things that I feel every childhood should contain. When we aren't busy crafting and my daughter wants to spend some free time using my iPad, I want to make sure she's using apps that are educational and that help to encourage her creativity.

Alphabet and Number St. Patrick's Day Matching

My preschooler adored our Alphabet and Number Heart Matching Game for Valentine's Day so I've made a new one with a St. Patrick's Day theme for her to continue practicing her letters and numbers. This time I made a shamrock shape and green round stickers compliment the matching game.

Number Heart Lacing Preschool Activity

UPDATE 2/7/15: I was asked if I could make a black and white version of the printable to be copied on a copy machine and one with number 1-10. You can find the black and white version of the printable HERE and the 1-10 printable HERE.

I have been working with my preschooler on recognizing her teen numbers and number 20. She can count them out loud proficiently, but we've needed some extra practice with recognizing those tricky teen numbers. As a form of practice, I made this Valentine's Day themed Numbers Heart Lacing Activity. I love how it is not only number practice, but also incorporates working on fine motor skills with the lacing aspect of it.

Roll to Draw a Body Game {Free Printable}

We are back with another collaborative preschool post today. Our theme this week is body parts. To go along with our discussion about body parts, I made this fun Roll to Draw a Body Game for my daughter to play. I'm sure you've seen this type of game around in several forms. It's so simple and fun, and it has so many preschool components in it including math, pencil grasp and beginning writing skills. 

Learning Activities with Goldfish Crackers {Free Printable}

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One of my favorite ways to incorporate learning activities at home with my preschooler is with her favorite snacks. With little prep, it's amazing what fun activities you can come up with to keep your child engaged. Whenever I reach for Goldfish crackers in the pantry I am always met with a smile on my daughters face. She loves them! Not only are they awesome for snacking, but they work great for practicing counting and making patterns.