I found a simple way to have Henry work on writing [fine motor skills] as well as refreshing his counting skills.
I also wanted to give him confidence that he could create drawings with just simple lines.
Using 
Make Your Own [Life-Size] American Flag
June 25, 2012 by 1 Comment
The American Flag is awesome for learning!
There’s patterning, there’s counting to be had, working on fine motor skills, and I even thought measuring could be mixed into this activity,
Counting Flower Petals
June 4, 2012 by 5 Comments
We took a look around our house for flowers that were in bloom.
I asked Henry if he could count the petals on the flowers. Then I realized that he doesn’t know what a petal is!
So we had a little learning lesson about
Two for One: Cracker Box & Number Puzzles
May 29, 2012 by 5 Comments
I’ve been on the hunt for some really simple activities that I can throw together on a whim. This ‘cereal box’ puzzle is one of them. I actually didn’t happen to have a cereal boxes in the recycling bin, so I opted
Letter & Number Scavenger Hunt
April 30, 2012 by 10 Comments
A learning scavenger hunt for preschoolers. Practice uppercase and lowercase alphabet recognition, along with counting while going on a hunt!
I posted briefly about this activity back during the 30 Days to Hands on Play Challenge. But since it was a challenge
Counting Activity: A Maze of Numbers
January 30, 2012 by 12 Comments
I taped out a maze on our floor with masking and painter’s tape.
I simple labeled it with numbers, not necessarily in order.
[By the way: that was the extent of George's participation in the maze activity. Sitting on the maze.]
I used the tape
Preschooler Activity: Counting Blocks, Building Towers
January 23, 2012 by 12 Comments
Counting blocks on their corresponding numbers. Sounds kind of dull, huh? So…
How do you get a preschooler boy excited about learning?
Bring in the big machines.
By bringing in Henry’s everyday love of farming into activities, especially learning activities, he’s excited to do it! No
Activity: Snowman Fridge
January 4, 2012 by 28 Comments
A very large snowman for your kitchen! This is so easy to do!
I made ours an interactive snowman.
I cut out the following pieces from craft foam sheets.
2 large black circles [eyes]
3 medium black circles [buttons]
5 small black circles [mouth]
1 orange triangle [nose]
If
Counting Cheerios & New File Folders
February 18, 2011 by 20 Comments
Don’t forget to enter to win a Custom Subway Art in my first giveaway! [Ends 2/23]
When Henry was gone today helping Dad work, I set out this book and some cheerios.
