Preschool Powol Packets

These {free} backyard bird cards are so much fun, and can be used in so many ways with preschoolers!! Try printing two copies of the cards, laminating them, and playing memory or go-fish style games!  You can take them on a walk, put them in a Montessori bin, or match them to images on the mini-poster!  They are perfect for a bird theme, spring theme, summer theme, nature group, homeschool, preschool, and so much more! I had a ton of fun putting these backyard bird cards together, and I hope you enjoy using them just as much! Click here to download a {FREE} copy of the Backyard Bird Cards AND a {FREE} mini poster with the same birds all on one page! I love it when you share my {FREE} printables...please remember to share the "right" way by linking to this page and not the actual file, and please encourage other teachers and parents to download their own free copy.  This lets me continue to offer printables for {FREE}.   Thanks so much!! Are you look

Hi friends!  Today is the last Monday of the month, and Poppins Book Nook!  The theme this month is Caldecott Books, and there are loads of great learning and fun ideas that tie into Caldecott award winning books!  Because of some schedule complications, I will not be sharing a new activity today, but I will be linking to the other bloggers who have Caldecott-themed posts going up today!  Be sure to check them out: 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 Firefly  –  Peakle Pie  –    Pray Species  –  SAHM I am  –  Stir The Wonder  –  Sunny Day Family  – Sweet Silly Sara  –  Teach Beside Me  –  To the Moon and Back  –  Tots and Me  –  Tree Valley Academy  – Witty Hoots Also, be sure to stop over at  Enchanted Homeschooling Mom  for a f

These banana bread waffles are my new favorite food!  They mix up super fast, and are perfect for a meal or snack.  Preschoolers love them, and they are full of wonderful ingredients! We have now had these waffles for three occasions: a meal, a side dish, and a snack.  Every time, everybody  loved them...even though they had no added sugar!  We have eaten them plain, with butter, and with a little maple syrup.  We even have friends that do not normally eat sugar-free food who thought they are delicious! Yum Last time I made this recipe, I actually tripled it!  It made plenty for our family of 5 for breakfast and a snack later with friends.  (Side note: my kids have big appetites!) To make your own yummy banana bread waffles, you will need these... Ingredients : 2 1/2 bananas 1/3 cup vegetable oil 1/3 cup water 1 teaspoon vanilla 2 cups white flour 1 teaspoon baking soda 2 teaspoons baking powder 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon 5 ounces (or about 1/2

Making Salt Dough Coprolites is the perfect homemade dough activity for any dinosaur unit!  Preschoolers (and older kids!) love it! It may be that my kids are the only ones who are fascinated with the idea of dinosaur poop...but it may be that your kiddos will love talking about it too! Coprolite:  fossilized feces The cool thing about dinosaur coprolites is that you are not just holding dinosaur poop...you are holding dinosaur poop that has turned into a rock! Scientists can learn all kinds of information from coprolites...everything from the health of the dinosaur or animal to what their diet typically included. Here is a picture of a real coprolite made by a meat-eating (carnivorous) dinosaur in Canada: The scale bar in the picture is 15 centimeters (or about 6 inches) long.  You can also find and/or buy coprolites that are much smaller. Today, we're talking about making your own!  You can even use the process to simulate what happens in re

Spring, summer, insects, and flowers all have one amazing ingredient in common...bees! Okay, they might have a few other things in common too, but we love bees!  We love to watch them work during the spring and summer, we love to talk about how they make honey, and we love to talk about how they grow.  Earlier this spring we even had a field trip to a friend's home to see the inside of her bee hives.  Bees are amazing!! Today I am sharing a set of free honey bee life cycle cards! These {FREE} honey bee life cycle cards can be printed on cardstock and laminated for repeated use.  They work wonderfully in a Montessori bin, as a "memory" game, or just to teach insect metamorphosis!  The printable set also includes small "reference" cards with the complete cycle on it and a reference mini-poster as well! I hope you love them!!  I always enjoy hearing from you when you use them too! Click here to download the {FREE} file! And if yo

Today I am sharing the second day in our online Preschool Botany Class and a fun science experiment!  You can see the first day (where we learned about the parts of plants and started growing the perfect plant for preschoolers) here.  Read on to learn all about this science project perfect for kids. 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 can be done inside or outdoors!  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 2: * Plants need water * Function of