Preschool Powol Packets

Happy Tuesday!!  Thanks for joining us at Teach Me Tuesday!!  Today I'm sharing some super fun ways to learn through play: #1- Sink or Float Science Experiment With Free Printable from Buggy and Buddy #2- Marble Learning & Play at Little Bins for Little Hands #3- Set Sail for Adventures at Adventures With Jude #4- Create an Outdoor Kitchen at The Measured Mom Also, I'm starting a new feature! Featured Freebies will be a list of {FREE} printables from last week's linky party! Free Blends Wall Cards from 3 Dinosaurs Free Zoo Pack Update from 3 Dinosaurs Free Sight Word Dolch Cards from 3 Dinosaurs Free Sight Word Dolch Lists from 3 Dinosaurs Free Spell It! (a spelling game) from The Measured Mom Free Fairy Tale Emergent Readers from The Measured Mom Free Dot Sticker Letter K from The Measured Mom And you definitely want to see the... Most Clicked On Link: Ice Chalk from Gift of Curiosity If you missed any of these posts, be sur

This experiment is so fun...and it makes the principles of insulation so tangible! We love polar bears!!   The Poppins Book Nook theme this month is Oceans, so we spent some time learning about the arctic oceans and some animals that live there...especially polar bears! Check out these amazing polar bear fun facts: Polar bears are excellent swimmers and have been known to swim more than 60 miles! When a polar bear is swimming, it can close its nostrils! When a polar bear stands, it can be 8-9 feet tall! A polar bear's foot is as large as a dinner plate! Polar bear skin is black! Polar bear fat is about 4 inches thick! The furry coat of a polar bear can be 1-2 inches thick! Polar bear hair is hollow and clear, but it reflects light and looks white! Polar bear hair is oily--water does not stick to it easily and after swimming a polar bear can shake itself mostly dry! The polar bear's thick fur is vital to staying warm in the icy arctic water.

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Today I am happy to welcome Becky from For This Season with an awesome way to teach your children time concepts while using their active large muscles!!  This is the eighth week in the Summer Fun For Preschoolers series! Each Friday this summer I'm sharing a guest post with wonderful ideas of ways to intentionally spend time with your young children!  Click  here  for a list of all the weeks, and check out the contributors in the left hand sidebar! If your preschoolers are anything like mine, they have no concept of time.  Sure, we give 5 minute warnings all the time to make transitions easier, but do they know what 5 minutes really means?  For that matter, do they know what a minute feels like?  How about a second or an hour?  I have found the summer excitement of playing outside all morning to be a perfect opportunity to explore the passage of time with my boys. We started by timing our races.  Armed with my iPod timer, I sent the boys off to

I'm very excited to share my {FREE} Awesome Arctic Animals Preschool Packet with you today! We've been talking a lot about arctic animals lately (be sure to come by on Monday for a fabulous polar bear experiment!), so I thought I would put this freebie up for you! This packet is full of activities your preschoolers can do with each other, by themselves, or even with older siblings!  You can print and laminate these pages or use them to create file folder games.   These activities were lovingly created for my own very active 3-year old, so you will find lots of hands-on manipulative pages, including: Arctic Animals Matching Cards (just print two sets) Arctic Animals Matching Cards with name (you can trace the names or just learn them!) Arctic Animals Head/Tail Puzzle Cards Arctic Animals Pin the First Letter Arctic Animals Number Matching Cards Polar Bear Grid Game What animals are in this packet?  You will find pictures of a polar bear, cari

These little craft stick Macaroni Penguins have been so much fun!!  They are perfect for learning about penguins, they tie into some books we've read recently, and the kids have had a blast using them in imaginary play and in a Penguin Small World we made!  I have all the details below! A couple weeks ago we won a sweepstakes craft kit form Craft Project Ideas --it included these wide craft sticks, yellow craft feathers, and the adhesive wiggly eyes.  My daughter absolutely loves penguins, so we decided to create some little "penguinos" to go with our Spanish lessons and penguin books!  (Have you entered our  Song School Spanish giveaway yet?) Be sure to keep reading because our Penguin Small World is just below these instructions! More  Preschool Penguin Crafts How to Make a Craft Stick Penguin Simple Supplies: wide craft sticks adhesive wiggly eyes black paint white paint yellow craft feather orange craft foam scissors & glue Easy

Welcome back to Teach Me Tuesday!  The summer is just flying by!  I'm so glad you're joining me!  Today I'm going to share six awesome crafts for kids: #1:  Scrap Owl with {FREE} pattern from What to do with the Children #2:  Easy Footprint Butterflies from Craftulate #3:  Foil Painting from Enchanted Homeschooling Mom #4:  Shoe Print Penguins from Monsters Ed Homeschooling Academy #5:  Paper Quilt Craft Activity from Teaching Little Ones at Home #6:  Eastern Woodland Feather Headbands from Adventures with Jude Last Week's Most Clicked on Link: 5 Ways to Keep a 1-year Old Busy Make sure you stop by these lovely ladies' blogs and try some of their great ideas!  And if you were featured, feel free to grab the featured button from the right sidebar! Now, for this week's party... Thank you so much for being here!  I always appreciate your linking up and sharing this party on your blogs and social network sites!  The linky will