On one particular cold, dreary, winter day I decided we needed to get out and go somewhere. So we piled in the car and headed to Pet Smart for an impromptu field trip. Usually I can walk into that store and not come home with anything. This day, however, I couldn’t resist. The girls were […]
Preschool Spring I Spy Cards
Spring has not arrived in the Midwest yet. In fact there were snow flurries today! We are all more than ready to start our nature walks again (yes mom is a wimp in cold weather–lol!) Last year I created Spring I Spy cards as a subscriber freebie and totally forgot I had the set! So […]
Preschool Butterfly Unit Wrapped Up in a Basket
Our preschool butterfly unit was one of my kids favorite science activities from last year. They enjoyed it so much that we are doing it again this year! Since my kids learned so much and enjoyed observing the life cycle of a butterfly, I thought your students might also! I created a special butterfly basket […]
Spring Preschool Science Planning
The Spell household is more than ready for spring to arrive! We can’t wait until we can spend a huge amount of time outdoors. We miss the sun. It has been a very dreary winter. So on the docket for this week is spring preschool planning! I’m going to be gathering the supplies and getting […]
Learning About Birds: 7 Activities for Young Children
Are you participating in the Great Backyard Bird Count? My kids are very interested in learning about birds, so I came up with some bird activities to last through the month. Each day this week we will go on a bird hunt and see what type of bird we can spy with our little […]