Preschool!

Outside

Lots of Chalk drawing!

The sand box and rope swing are always very well loved!

Small Group

(we all sit together at the table and I lead a group activity)

Patterns with Unifix Cubes

Empty vs. Full

We all worked on this, the basket is full of picture that I laminated of things that are empty or full.

Arranging Elephants by size from Confessions of a Homeschooler

Counting practice with number mats.

Work Time

(During this time the kids can choose anything on the shelves freely)

Art and Writing

(dot paints, stickers, cutting practice, sand writing tray, letter E practice, Art caddy full of coloring materials)

Trays and Table Toys

(magnetic exploring, puzzles, Styrofoam with hammers and golf tees, sorting large buttons, matching nuts and bolts, unifix cubes(added orange), tonging cedar balls, little connecting guys, snowflake builders)

Circle Time

E egg hunt! I hid the eggs all over the room and the kids found them and put them on the side with the upper or lower case E.

The learning board! The kids LOVE playing games with our “subjects” and figuring out “Today, Yesterday and Tomorrow”

Play Time

(dolls, dress up, blocks, toddler toys, reading, pretending with stuffed animals)

First two Weeks of Preschool

Outside Time

This week we just played! Getting to know the rules of the backyard:)

Small Group

We focused on the basics this week; cutting, gluing, name writing, play-doh, and learning to use the art caddy. All of these things are available everyday during work time so I wanted to make sure that they knew how to use them.

Here, the children cut strips of paper between the stickers or dot paints.

The next day we glued the cut pieces on to paper to learn to use the glue sticks.

we learned how to get down the play doh and put it away properly.

Work Time

This is a free time in the school room when we work on activities on the shelf.

Art and Writing

Art Caddy is full of different art supplies. (Jack’s favorite activity lately)

Stickers, great fine motor activity!

Little letter stamps from the Target dollar spot.

Trays

Sorting red objects

Clothes pin transferring pom poms

Color sorting cards from Homeschool Creations

Table Toys

Shape sorting

Magnet builders

Puzzles

Circle Time

We sing songs and read a book everyday and also play a game with one subject from our learning board. We also have calendar time where the kids take turns each day putting the pieces of the calendar on as we say them together.

Playtime

Dinosaurs

Cooking

Zoob builders

Lots of block play