Preschool Powol Packets

These Autumn Trees & Leaves preschool art projects turned out so stunning that they make me love with fall even more!! We always do a leaves theme, and I have a preschooler and a kindergartener right now that both really love arts and crafts. This was the perfect way to tie a little science into their art and mix in the fall season! The supply list seems a little long, but they are all really common items...you just have to run around the house and gather them all up! Supplies : * canvas board (we used 5"x7", but you could use any size...that's just what we had at home!) * paint (we used blue, yellow, orange, and red) * yarn * cotton balls * q-tips * permanent markers (we used black, brown, and red) * yellow felt (you could use red or orange or even green!) * scissors * real leaves * tape * glue PREP :  Cut little leaves out of the felt. These were very simple...I cut about 50 in 2 or 3 minutes. Gather everything together.

The first time we went to a park here in Virginia we were surrounded by huge trees with gorgeous leaves...and we didn't know what they were! It took us a few minutes to figure out...but I am including it in this fantastic leaves shadow matching freebie for you! It is perfect to help your preschooler (or any aged kiddo...or adult!) learn to recognize some common tree names and leaves! There are 10 pictures of real leaves and their matching shadows (technically silhouettes)... Do you know them all? They are all common in Virginia, but most of them occur all throughout the United States. Of course the one that was at that park is less common in Houston, where we lived before Virginia! The 10 leaves include the following: American Beech White Elm White Pine Sycamore Maple Honey Locust White Oak River Birch Sweetgum Tuliptree / Yellow Poplar I printed them on normal paper and then "mounted" them on construction paper so that we co

I made this set of free printable minibooks for my preschool daughter getting ready to read! Each minibook focuses on a letter of the alphabet and I am sharing them here! Today's book is the Letter I! Each book is full of about nine coloring-book style pictures that start with the featured letter. You just print them off, cut out the pages, and staple them together! Or, even better, let your preschooler or kindergarten kiddo cut out the pages! They get to practice writing their name on the front page, trace the letter on the front page, and see the letter again on each page in the minibook! You can also print two sets, paste them on construction paper, cut them out, and play memory or matching games. It just reinforces the sounds that I can make as you remind your children that all the words in this book start with I. My preschoolers LOVE "reading" their books after they color them! You could also hang the pictures up! If your child isn't ready to foc

Are you looking for a preschool homeschool curriculum ?  I have a degree in education, and I still think choosing just one is scary! I have traveled this journey more than nine times now, and I'm excited to share what I've learned...as well as a MASSIVE collection of preschool homeschool curricula to choose from! When my oldest child was 2 we started doing " School Time " with our daycare friends. School Time was usually a picture book coupled with an activity I made up that correlated with the book. This was before blogging was popular, so I couldn't do a quick search to find dozens of activities to choose from! As the years have gone by, I still love doing School Time this way, and I now have a big collections of Science Activities That Go With Books and Crafts/Art Activities That Go With Books ! I also have a lot of math and sensory activities, but I haven't gathered them up in one spot on the blog yet! But, as the years have gone by, I've d

I created this science experiment to teach about the planet Earth in a space theme, but it also works great for exploring water, chemistry, and much more! More than 2/3 of the planet Earth is covered in water, so it made sense to learn a little bit about water as we "landed" on Earth during our most recent Solar System / Space Unit Study. One of water's really critical characteristics is its strong surface tension, created by charges on water molecules. Here's how we introduced the topic to our preschoolers: Preschool Science Experiment Water on Planet Earth Supplies : * bowl or cup half full of water * glitter * dish soap 1- Tell your preschoolers that water is all over the Earth, and talk about places to find it, like the ocean, lakes, frozen ice, and...your cup! 2- Tell your preschoolers that water tends to stick to itself and create a strong bond (as I say this I interlock my fingers to show my hands sticking to themselves and

Hot dogs, hippos, and more! Today is the Letter H in the free printable minibook series! Each minibook focuses on a letter of the alphabet and since I know a lot of preschoolers work on letters, I am sharing them here! Today's book is the Letter H! Each book is full of about nine coloring-book style pictures that start with the featured letter. You just print them off, cut out the pages, and staple them together! Or, even better, let your preschooler or kindergarten kiddo cut out the pages!  They get to practice writing their name on the front page, trace the letter on the front page, and see the letter again on each page in the minibook! If you want to play with the pages more, you could print two sets, paste them on construction paper, cut them out, and play memory or matching games. It just reinforces the sounds that H can make as you remind your children that all the words in this book start with H.  My preschoolers LOVE "reading" their books afte