stART ~ Mouse Paint
We read Mouse Paint by Ellen Stoll Walsh and the kids LOVED it! It went along perfectly with KJ’s lessons on color from My Father’s World Curriculum PLUS it …
Hands-On Learning
Find hands-on activities, games, crafts, and creative educational ideas that make learning active and engaging.
stART~Pinkalicious
We read Pinkalicious by Victoria and Elizabeth Kann. This is one of KJ’s favorite books. In fact, just a few days ago one of the boys asked me to read it to them. So, I …
ABC File Folder Game {the MANY possibilities}
I printed the pieces for this game from File Folder Fun and I am so glad I did. There are SOOOOOO many uses for this file folder game!!!! I cut out the letters, glued the …
Happy Face File Folder Game
This game is super fun and was super easy to make! I made two of them since it is a game for one player. I just cut some circles out in different colors and drew smiley faces …
stART ~ Snip Snip Snow {Snowflakes & Snowmen}
A Story + Art = A Great Start We read the book Snip, Snip…Snow! by Nancy Poydarand made snowflakes and snowmen. The book is about a girl, Sophie, who desperately longs …
Rolling Race Cars: Toilet Paper Tube Tutorial (Step-by-Step with Pictures)
Recycling TP tubes? Check out this toilet paper roll race car tutorial with step-by-step instructions & pics! And, the cars really do roll!
stART~Butterflies for Kiri {origami}
A Story + Art = A Great stART This week we read Butterflies for Kiri,which my daughter, especially, loved because we were finishing up our butterfly unit. After reading the …
Bottle Top Spider
We made these cute little spiders using a few supplies we had around the house: 1 black bottle top/cap (ours was from a Minute Maid drink)4 black pipe cleaners2 googly …
stART ~ Eency Weency Spider
We haven’t done much school the past few weeks because I have been in and out of surgery. But, we have managed to squeeze in a few fun crafts, like our other spider, our …
What Makes a Rainbow? {Ribbon Craft}
A Story + Art = A Great stART! This week we read the book What Makes a Rainbow? by Betty Ann Schwartz and made this rainbow art for our stART project. We LOVE this book and I …
Butterfly {Matching} File Folder Game
This week we spent most of our time learning about caterpillars and butterflies and doing a bit of work with the letter C. (Next week, things should be back to normal as we …
"Worms in My Apples" File Folder Game {Counting}
This was a rather slow week for us. Hence, I feel like I don’t really have much to post about for Preschool Corner. But, the highlight was this new file folder game game …