Texture Tubs, Touch Testing and a “T” Hunt: I Love Preschool Learning

Texture hunt

My kids and I enjoyed learning about our sense of touch yesterday.  We started with a hunt for different feeling “items”.  We then tested them on our arms and practiced feeling vocabulary.  A letter hunt for “T” items to find in a tub of beans and playing with a variety of textures finished out our [...]

Preschool Fun: Outlining our Bodies

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We really enjoy our Chalkboard/Refrigerator, and this week it made the perfect canvas for making body outlines.  The kids had so much fun outlining themselves, I think we must have done it a dozen times!  We used the bathroom mirror, a cardboard box, butcher paper and shaving cream in the tub. … My 2 year [...]

Easy Preschool Caterpillar Craft

caterpillars

So simple and one of my childhood favorites.  This craft was able to be done almost completely without adult “interference” by my (just about) 3 year old. … Material Needed – egg carton (the cardboard kind is easier to decorate) 1 carton = 2 caterpillars – pipe cleaner (1/2 per caterpillar) – paint, markers or [...]