APR
01
2013

Preschool Letter Q Activities

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Hi everyone! Today I wanted to do another Teeny Tot Tuesday post for you. Today’s post is brought to you by the Letter Q! And so we’ll be having fun with quilts. Quilt Lacing Card: Above you can see our lacing practice card. I make sure to laminate this one for durability, then punch with a hole punch every inch or so for lacing practice. Teach them patterns to do with this as well, like up from the bottom each time, or in-out-in-out sewing. Whatever pattern you can think of. Letter Q Memory Verse: “Quench not the Spirit.” 1 Thessalonians 5:19 Song time: Hide ‘Em in Your Heart Vol 1 Hide ‘Em In Your Heart Songs – Vol 2 Read Chicka Chicka Boom Boom and put up the letter V on our Alphabet Tree! You can download my small alphabet letters here. (This is an older picture of Tinker Bell adding the letter, I love how she was Queen for the day!)   Color Cubes: I use our Large Alphabet Lacing Cards to serve as templates for our 1″ building blocks. We … [Read more...]

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MAR
27
2013

Educational iPad Apps: PreK – First Grade

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Hi everyone! Today I have some more fun educational iPad Apps for you. I wanted to focus more on apps for Preschool – First Grade. So today I’m sharing some of the top picks from the Teeny Tot and Tinker Bell. We’re currently playing with a new math app that is for Kindergarten – First Grade called SlateMath. This program is a fun way to develop mathematical skills and is a great fit for the Teeny Tot.   Tozzle: This is a fun puzzle app by nodeflexion.com. They have a lite and full version featuring over 39 puzzles. It’s a Teeny Tot approved and top listed app, and has been one of her favorite go-to apps since we got it.   Shape Builder by Darren Murtha Design. This is another one of the Teeny Tot’s favorites, it features several puzzles with easy to move shapes that snap into place. The full version features 146 puzzles for just $0.99.   LetterSchool by Boreaal – This one has a free and paid ($2.99) version.  This app … [Read more...]

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MAR
26
2013

What’s in the Box Wednesday: Preschool

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Hi everyone! I made a video of the Teeny Tot’s workboxes for you today. She’s just turned 4 years old and is about half way through my Letter of the Week curriculum. This week she’s working on the Letter N for nest. So if you’re interested to see what is in the Teeny Tot’s boxes for the day, click here to watch our Preschool Workboxes video!     So that’s what the Teeny Tot is doing for today. As she works, she simply pulls out an activity and completes it. When she’s all done she puts it to the side making a pile of “completed” activities. This makes it really easy for me to put the used activities away, as well as leaves her drawers empty for me to quickly refill for the next day. While she typically gets through all of her activities per day, sometimes she leaves a game or two untouched which is fine. I just leave them in there for the next day and refill the other boxes with new activities. I hope you enjoyed the video of the Teeny … [Read more...]

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MAR
25
2013

Preschool Letter P Activities

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Hi everyone! Welcome to the Teeny Tot Tuesday post on the Letter P! This week our Teeny Tot had fun going through some of my Letter P for Pumpkin and Letter P for Princess preschool activities. I hope you enjoy our peek into the Teeny Tot’s school week.   Letter P Memory Verse: Praise the Lord; for it is good to sing praises our God. Psalm 147:1 Put on the full armor of God so that you can take your stand against the devil’s schemes. Ephesians 6:11 Reading: Don’t forget to read Chicka Chicka Boom Boom and put up the letter P on your Alphabet Tree! You can download my small alphabet letters here. (Here’s a link to my Chicka Boom tree) This is an older picture, but I wanted to include it so you can see how to set up your own tree.   We’re also starting to work on Letter P Blend Ladder: I use these for pre-reading practice, she sounds out each blend and sometimes we add an ending consonant to make CVC words.   Princes Size Sorting: Simply … [Read more...]

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MAR
04
2013

Letter O Preschool Activities for Kids

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Welcome to our Letter O preschool activities! We are having fun with Octopus activities this week, and I hope you enjoy them. So let’s get started shall we? Octopus Coloring Page: We color this, paint it, or use markers. I found some that fit my 3 year old well, they’re called Pip-Squeaks Washable Markers. They’re shorter and easier for her to use. These pictured are chubby markers, they also make a skinny version. I got mine at Wal-mart. Letter O Memory Verse: O give thanks unto the Lord; for He is good. Psalm 118:1 For our verses and accompanying games/stories we use the following books: ABC Memory Verses & My ABC Bible Verses Letter Oo Do-A-Dot Page: We use Do-a-Dot Art Markers with this!     Octopus cut and paste page: I have the Teeny Tot cut out the items on this printable and then glue them to a colorful piece of construction paper.   Octopus Cutting Practice: Simply print and let your child try cutting along the lines!   Octopus … [Read more...]

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FEB
18
2013

Letter N Preschool Activities

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Letter Tracing Card: This is new, I made it for kiddos who aren’t quite ready for my pre-writing or writing practice books. Its large and easier to trace. You can trace the letters with their finger, pencil, markers, or laminate and use Expo Dry Erase Markers Letter N Memory Verse: “No one can serve two masters.” Matthew 6:24 Read Chicka Chicka Boom Boom and put up the letter N on our Alphabet Tree! You can download my small alphabet letters here. Song time: Hide ‘Em in Your Heart Vol 1 Hide ‘Em In Your Heart Songs – Vol 2   Magnet Page: I use this cute activity with a cookie sheet and homemade pom-pom magnets I made from pom-poms and self-sticky magnets from the craft isle in Wal-mart. I also use these magnets from Amazon: Power Magnets, 0.78 inch Diameter, Assorted Colors   Sorting & Transferring Activity: The Teeny Tot loves to use our Bamboo Toaster Tongs (from Bed, Bath, and Beyond) with pom-poms. So this week, I threw a bowl of … [Read more...]

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FEB
11
2013

Letter K Preschool Activities

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Hi everyone! I just realized that I haven’t done a Teeny Tot Tuesday post in awhile, so I thought I’d better get in gear over here! So today we’re going to watch the Teeny Tot tackle the Letter K. Our topic is K for Kite, and you’ll also see a few other random activities that she picked out that might not match with our letter, but no harm no foul. So let’s get to it… Welcome to the Letter K for Kite preschool alphabet activities! Letter K Memory Verse: “Keep your tongue from evil and your lips from speaking lies.” Psalm 34:13 For our verses and accompanying games/stories we use the following books: ABC Memory Verses & My ABC Bible Verses Daily Learning Notebook: We always start off our day with our Daily Learning Notebook. This is of course the preschool level version, but I have an elementary level, and a cursive version as well.   Alphabet Tile Sorting Game:Today I had her do a letter K sorting game. I gave her several different alphabet tiles … [Read more...]

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JAN
28
2013

Teeny Tot Tuesday: Workboxes

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Hi everyone! I know it’s been awhile since I’ve done a Teeny Tot Tuesday post, so I wanted to put up one to show you what she’s been working on lately! This week she is on the letter M and so we are using my Letter M for M&M Letter of the Week curriculum. (I also have Letter M for Monkey if you don’t want to do the whole chocolate thing.) Letter M Memory Verse: “My sheep listen to my voice; I know them, and they follow me.” John 10-27 Play a game of “follow the Shepherd”, blind fold your kids and have them follow your voice! Read Chicka Chicka Boom Boom and put up the letter M on our Alphabet Tree! You can download my small alphabet letters here.   I thought I’d share her boxes as well, so for today she has the following items in her workboxes. 1. Daily Learning Notebook and M&M Lacing Card   She’s using this with a colored shoestring. The plastic tips help her to guide the lace through the holes. She’s doing a pattern going in … [Read more...]

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DEC
25
2012

Preschool Letter J Activities

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Good morning! This post is brought to you by the Teeny Tot and the Letter J. We’re continuing on with our Preschool Daily Learning Notebook and I’m very pleased with her ability to trace, she’s showing excellent fine-motor skills which will make next year that much easier for her! I wrote in the number of the day and the word “five” for her to trace over as well. Then she found the five in the number circles on her own.   Since it’s December, I always like to do the Letter J for Jesus! Just seems like a nice timely way to introduce the letter! Here she is using large Letter J’s that I cut out from construction paper and laminated. She used 1” wooden color cubes to make patterns on the letter shapes. Tip: I printed my letter collage worksheets on colored construction paper, they can be found in the Letter of the Week curriculum. Letter Collage Worksheets: The download includes letters A-Z as well as a collage idea sheet. We use the collage items as … [Read more...]

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OCT
15
2012

iPad Apps for Preschoolers

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Every now and then I put up a post of all of our favorite educational iPad Apps, and today I wanted to share some of our latest iPad apps for preschoolers! I use the iPad as a supplement to our daily learning, and also as a fun tool to make learning a little more exciting! LetterSchool by Boreaal – This one has a free and paid ($2.99) version.  This app gives her a letter and she traces it with her finger. Each finger trace starts a new fun action on the letter itself. Sometimes it’s stars, sometimes lights, this one was a metal chain thingy…whatever, it’s fun and it’s great practice for learning letter shapes! Here is a screen shot from the iTunes store that shows the options a little better:     Hot Dot’s Jr.  by Educational Insights – Lite and paid ($0.99) versions avail.   Handwriting without Tears Wet-Dry-Try App by Handwriting Without Tears (Our only complaint on this one is that if you get off the letter track at all, it … [Read more...]

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