Look deep into nature, and then you will understand everything better. -Albert Einstein Watching my boys together brings me so much joy. Several Canadian Goose flocked to the water for a swim. One fact we learned about them is that the male and the female goose look exactly the same (color wise). Someone painted a bear on a tree, although I'm still not really sure if I like people painting on tree's we did think it looked really cool. Check out the mouth, it's so … [Read more...]
Archives for May 2013
Preschool Letter S Activities
We've been busy around here lately enjoying tons of hands on alphabet activities. This week we have spent time exploring shells, starfish, supermarkets, ships, and had a super sea sensory experience. I hope you enjoy our preschool letter S activities. Purposeful Play We started the week by having imaginative playtime with our Lego Supermarket set set. We also added in our Duplo Letters for extra learning fun. Little B really enjoyed shopping at the supermarket with Legos. Sensory … [Read more...]
Sensory Play for Babies
I am writing over at Montessori on a Budget today on the importance of Sensory Play. I talk about the benefits of using all 5 senses for babies purposeful sensory play. I hope you will join me there. Montessori on a Budget … [Read more...]
Shells, Shells, and More Shells
Summer is almost here and since we live at the beach I thought it would be good to start learning about all the wonderful things around us. Maybe you are taking a trip to the beach this summer, or want to bring the beach inside for the kids to enjoy. Here are a few ways you can. The boys are learning about shells. The differences in Univalve and Bivalve shells, and how many different shells are out there. We also used our ipad to look up more information on the shell cards we … [Read more...]
Swimming with the Seahorses
Aren't Seahorse so cool? I mean they have to be one of the cutest fish in the sea. Well at least that's what we think. It's kind of crazy to know that in our ocean (the Atlantic)where the kids swim, jump the waves, and boogy board there are thousands of tiny and not so tiny seahorses swimming around with their fry(baby seahorses). We have spent the month of May exploring all kinds of wonderful things, Seahorses is one of them. We started with reading Mr. Seahorse by Eric Carle. He writes some … [Read more...]
Sent
I just finished reading the inspiring book Sent by Hilary Alan. This was a perfect book for me at this time of my life. You see, I have spent the past several years being very curious about Ministering to other families. I have always dreamed about traveling to other countries and helping to build schools, teach and or raise children. I just didn't believe it was possible with little children. After reading the Alan's story and how they gave up what they thought everything was to actually gain … [Read more...]
Road Trip USA part 1
This year the boys have really enjoyed learning geography. In fact It's definitely one of their favorite things to do each week. We are working through Road Trip USA for our curriculum, and I highly recommend it. The boys love learning about each state's animals and adding them to our chart. They also have explored all the famous people and landmarks. As an added bonus each week we make a food that goes with the state we are working on. Here are a few of our highlights this year. The Delaware … [Read more...]
Tot time Preschool Letter R
R was such a fun week. We started the week off making rainbow rice for sensory play. I was even more excited when I realized I perfected my easy rice recipe. Little B loved his R sensory play. We have rainbows, robots, rocks, letter R cards, and a few rhino's added into our rainbow rice. If you are interested in my fast and easy rainbow rice recipe: I use a 2 lb bag and separate the rice into 5 different plastic containers (rubbermaid or something like it), add several drops of food … [Read more...]
Learning the Phases of the Moon
Moon Phases are a wonderful thing to learn. I don't ever remember being taught about the different phases of the moon. I remember learning about Neil Armstrong and how cool it must have been to actually walk on the moon. I wasn't alive when that amazing moment took place but I can only imagine after reading through all the stories and seeing all of the pictures how miraculous that moment in time must have been. I hope my children got as much out of reading Neil Armstrong's biography as I did. I … [Read more...]
Assateague Island – Where the Ponies Run Free
If you live anywhere near Maryland, Virginia, or Delaware you shouldn't pass up a trip to Assateague. In fact if you are looking for a family vacation spot, this is a wonderful place to come, learn, explore, and play. You can skip the Ocean city boardwalk, you can pass up the traffic on Coastal Highway in the summer, and head straight down Rt. 611. Make sure you stop at the visitor center to explore all the wonderful history, to check out the hands on learning, and to view the Island through … [Read more...]
