Preschool Powol Packets

The Name Recognition & Writing series is quickly finishing up!   If you missed any of these activities, ideas, and printables, now is a great time to catch up!  Also, if you missed the first half , you can get a summary of those ideas here ! Starting in the picture from the top left and working clockwise, we have... Butterfly Name Crafts Teach Kids to Write Their Name the Fun Way Name Caterpillars Fine Motor Project Name Recognition & Writing Practice With Sidewalk Chalk Giant Car Track Name Writing Sensory Name Recognition Activity Write Names Right: Free Printable Do you have a favorite way to teach preschoolers to recognize and write their names?  We'd love to hear!!  Feel free to leave a comment or stop by our Facebook page and share! I may share at any of  these parties ! Never miss another post again!   Sign up for our weekly updates newsletter and get links to all our posts once a week in your inbox!  Sign

These {FREE} cutting/tracing pages are inspired by one of our favorite series of books.  I like to think they happen on a farm because of the pig in the story, but there is also an elephant... You can get these {FREE} farm-y cutting/tracing pages by clicking here ! They are fun to use with the Elephant and Piggie books by Mo Willems: {Amazon Affiliate Link Below} Elephant and Piggie are the main characters in a fantastic series by Mo Willems.  It is perfect for beginning readers, but non-readers also love the stories! This post is part of the monthly book club Poppins Book Nook! To see other farm-themed books, activities, and printables, visit these blogs: Enchanted Homeschooling Mom  –  3 Dinosaurs  –  ABC Creative Learning  –  As We Walk Along the Road  –  Brain Power Boy  –  Chestnut Grove Academy  –  Embracing Destiny  –  Every Bed of Roses  – Farm Fresh Adventures  – Growing in God’s Grace  –  Kathys Cluttered Mind  –  My Bright Fi

Today I am very excited to bring you the first day in our online Preschool Botany Class! This online botany class is totally free!  You can join in as we go, or wait until all the lessons are up and choose your favorites!  They would work great for a spring/summer weekly camp, a week-long preschool unit, or just as a fun way to introduce your kiddos into the exciting world of plants!  The lessons are all targeted to a preschool (2-6 year old) audience, but can easily be adapted for elementary students too.  I actually have a 2nd grader doing the lessons with us, and I will include a few notes for older kids. So, let's get started! Topics & Skills Covered in Day 1: * Parts of a plant * Sorting * Art * Fine Motor Skills * Colors * First Sound Discrimination Supplies for Day 1: * An outdoor path with flowers OR cut flowers from a store OR pictures of flowers * A large area for sorting (optional: trays) * Construction Paper  * Glue *

This month we are hosting the Name Recognition & Writing series ! Today I am excited to share a quick re-cap from the first week...with 19 name recognition & writing activities!!  If you missed any of these, you will definitely want to pop over and see their ideas and grab the freebies! 5 Name Learning Ideas With Play Dough ! Learn Your Name With Glitter Glue ! Beaded Heart Names ! 2 Spring Name Activities ! Caterpillar Name Puzzle & Printable ! Name Recognition Letter Race ! Textured Names ! 7 Ways to Teach Children to Write Their Names ! Remember to check the schedule for the rest of the posts this month--it will be updated with links as the month goes by! Do you have a favorite way to teach children to read and write their names?  We'd love to hear!  You're welcome to share it in a comment or on our PreschoolPowolPackets Facebook page ! Happy Educating, Carla! I may share at any of  these parties !

This blanket service project is the perfect way for preschoolers to work together to serve other children! We did this when we had a "service" theme and were talking about the letter S, but you could tie it into so many different themes or units...or just do it as a project to help to give your children a chance to serve, practice empathy and kindness, strengthen team work, and develop those fine motor skills! You need about 1 1/2 yards of fleece. To prepare for your kiddos, cut the "fringe" 4 inches long on two or four of the sides of the blanket.  Then use a seam ripper to poke a small hole at the top of each fringe. Show your children how to poke the fringe through the back of each little hole to make a nice little "knot" that lies mostly flat. Our kids had a wonderful time tying the knots. They were super excited to make a blanket for a hospitalized child! If you would like to make a blanket for a hospitaliz

If you need a quick and easy last-minute craft for toddlers or preschoolers, this Sparkly Eggs Process Art is for you! The set up takes just seconds, the process is super easy, but the results are wonderful!  All my kiddos (2-8 years old) loved the project!  It also provides a chance to experiment with mixing colors, exercise the fine muscles in the hands and fingers, and create something festive! You only need these Simple Supplies: * watercolor paints & paintbrushes * paper * black marker * glitter * optional: construction paper & scissors Easy How To: 1.  Use the black marker to draw a giant egg on the paper. Older children and preschoolers may want to do this themselves. We also used this time to review the sounds that the letter "e" makes. 2.  Let your children paint the eggs with the watercolors! 3.  When they finish painting, but before the water dries, let them add glitter to their eggs.  If the water has dried, you can drizzl

Beaded name hearts are wonderful for name recognition and learning the sequence of letters in your name! Today is the first day in the Name Recognition and Writing Series!!  I have been looking forward to this for over two months, and am so happy to get it started!  During the next few weeks, bloggers with young children will be sharing fun tips, ideas, activities, and strategies for helping your preschoolers learn to recognize and write their name!  I am SUPER excited to share it all with you!  These bloggers are passionate about early childhood!  Many of them are very experienced teachers and experts in their field!   Click here to see the current schedule ! Today's activity (Beaded Name Hearts) is a great name activity that also promotes fine motor and reasoning skills.  You will need these Simple Supplies: * wooden letter beads (Ours were provided by Craft Project Ideas) * pipe cleaners or other fuzzy sticks Easy How To: 1- Let your children choose a color