The Princess and the Pea Art

Here is a fun art idea using crayons and watercolours:

My Inspiration: http://www.deepspacesparkle.com

Coloured Water Experiment

 We tried this a while ago and the kids were fascinated watching the colours

 creep up the paper towels and mix together in the middle cup.

My Inspiration and instructions: http://allforkids.tv/

Signs of Spring Hunt

After a very long wait, spring has arrived...I think!  We had a great day in the sunshine, looking for signs of spring.

Here are a couple of printable Spring activities:

Click here to download this worksheet from Childhood Beckons.

Click here for the link to this Spring Scavenger hunt.

Enjoy seeing your first signs of spring, wherever you are!

Invisible Sight Words

Using a white crayon, write words that you want

 your child to practice on a sheet of paper.

Then, they can paint over the sheet of paper using 

watercolour paint and the hidden words will be revealed.

My Inspiration (and link to the following worksheet):

 http://swampfrogfirstgraders.blogspot.ca/

And, on a side note, does anyone else's place always end up like this after a painting project?  

Letter Practice

Here is a fun way to have your child practice writing their letters.

Write letters on a chalkboard and have them use a paint brush dipped in water

to trace over the letters so they disappear.

My Inspiration: http://homeschoolmama3.blogspot.ca

Popcorn Sight Word Game

Draw a bag of popcorn and write words that you want to work on  in each kernel.  Say a word out loud and have them find it and cover it with a piece of real popcorn. Or, have them read the words and cover them as they read them.  When they have covered all the words, let them have their popcorn snack.

My Inspiration: http://www.makinglearningfun.com

Munching Puppets Math

First we made our munching puppets...

 

Then we used small objects to do this worksheet with the puppets that they made.

My inspiration: http://kindertastic.blogspot.ca/2012/04/subtraction-buddies.html

Sight Word Road Map Game

First, we made houses and buildings for our "town".  After they decorated them, I wrote different numbers that I wanted my daughter to practice on them.

Then, I used masking tape to make the roads and I wrote different sight words for the street names.

 

We set up the houses on the streets and then started our delivery business.  I would tell my daughter which house number on what street needed a delivery with her little toy car.  For example, "Go to house #13 on See Street.  She thought it was just a fun activity, but little did she know she was actually practicing her sight words and numbers!

My inspiration: http://www.notimeforflashcards.com/2011/11/gross-motor-reading-game-pizza-delivery.html

Caramel Apples

My kids were very excited to make caramel apples as part of our apple unit.  We found a great dairy/gluten free caramel recipe here.

 

Apple Printing Banner

We did an apple unit this fall and one of the activities we did was making apple prints.  We just printed them on cardstock and then taped them to a string to make a little banner.

 

My Inspiration: http://sassypriscilla.typepad.com/sassy_priscillas_craft/2009/10/apple-print-newspaper-bunting.html

Homeschool Resource Link

I just found a link to some amazing resources for homeschooling.

Here it is: http://www.homeschoolshare.com/

Alphabet Cookies

 Making cookies always makes everything just a little more fun! Here is my favourite Sugar Cookie recipe.

Jelly Bean Math

I printed out this graph and my daughter filled in how many jelly beans there were of each colour.

Pattern Blocks

I had my daughter design a picture using pattern blocks.  Then, she traced it and coloured it in.

Here is a great site for pattern block templates: http://prekinders.com/pattern-blocks/

Organizing Daily Activities for Kids

I use 5 courier bags, labelled with each day of the week, to put my daughter's homeschooling activities.  She loves opening her bag for the day to see what's in it and it keeps me more organized!

My Inspiration: http://aprilemery.blogspot.com/2010/04/mammas-bag-of-tricks-quiet-time-bins.html

Counting Printable

We downloaded this great counting activity today.  My daughter had a great time with it, but she kept on wanting to make it prettier by adding more decorations :)

Clothespin Letter Match

My Inspiration: http://teachmama.com/2010/10/clothespin-number-and-letter-match-up.html

Heart Counting Book

My Inspiration (you can download and print the book):

http://montessoriworkjobs.blogspot.com/2012/01/1-10-valentine-heart-counting-book.html

Homemade Wikki Stix

Tutorial: http://www.missionmama.com/homemade-basics/homemade-wikki-stix

Educational Ideas for Wikki Stix:
http://www.thepreschooltoolbox.com/kits/thematic_units/Wikki%20Stix%20content%20page.pdf