Q is for Queen

 A simple letter Q activity. No explanation is really needed. : )

T is for Truck

 Raising 3 girls, we haven't had a lot of car stuff kicking around our house. But I am so excited that our 4th is a boy! He's 14 months and he already loves pushing around cars and trucks while making little motor boat noises. It is so much fun!

Whether you are teaching girls or boys, this activity is bound to be engaging. The student gets to load their truck  up with the right number of blocks. Laminating your trucks makes it so that you can easily change the numbers. Use an overhead marker to write on them and then wipe them off with a damp towel. When the kids get comfortable, they can write their own numbers for friends to load up.

Or if they are ready for a challenge, they can practice addition problems in the bed of their truck too! 

There are free printables of both trucks.

It doesn't show in the picture, but on the addition truck there is a line to write the answer on the door of the truck. 

When you go to download them, there are a bunch of different download buttons on the page. You want to click the small grey one right below the picture. If you use these or blog about them, please note where you got them. Thanks! I hope you enjoy them!

Pin the Nose on Olaf

 I don't know about you, but the Frozen sensation has hit our house hard. My kids love listening to the songs. I know a few choice barbies that are going to find their way under the tree this Christmas. Anna and Elsa are great but, Olaf has stolen our hearts this season. 

   I am helping at my daughter's kindergarten class party this week. We decided we are going to play pin the nose on the snowman and then inspiration struck!! I know a snowman who is always loosing his nose and other body parts. Enter the game: pin the nose on Olaf!

 Isn't he adorable! I don't know who's more excited, my kindergartner or me, but I love how he turned out. Nothing like google images, butcher paper, and a good movie to watch. This little guy is about 4 feet tall. 

Here is a pdf with Olaf noses on it for the game. Each child is going to color and cut one out before we play the game. 

Thanksgiving Story Bracelet

Here is a fun and simple idea to help tell the Thanksgiving story at a young child's level and to practice colors too! Give your child the coordinated colored beads with the story and have them make a bracelet as you tell it.

Thanksgiving Story Bracelet

With this bracelet you will know

The first Thanksgiving that was long ago.

The Pilgrims set sail from far away

On the Mayflower with tall white sails.

They sailed many days across the ocean blue.

The seas were rough, but the ship came through.

At last they spotted land so green.

They were so happy they cheered and screamed.

The first year was so hard and black.

Many died and wished that they could go back.

But the Native Americans gave them a hand

And helped them survive in the strange new land.

They decided to celebrate in a special way

And that became the first Thanksgiving Day.

They prepared a feast with turkeys brown

And red cranberries that they had found.

Yellow corn that they had learned to grow

And orange pumpkin pies, don't you know!

But before they ate the turkey and dressing,

They all held hands for thankful blessings.

*This poem is not mine. It was given to us by a teacher. I take no credit for its creation. : )

Captain Band-aid to the Rescue!

     

    We all know how much a scrap or injury can rock the world of our little preschoolers. It becomes something that they tell to friends and sometimes strangers because the world needs to know of the injustice they experienced. 

   Talking about their injuries can be an important part of their healing process, but it can also help with preparation for other injuries that might occur. This is especially true when preschoolers are getting ready for their kindergarten shots. Shots can cause trepidation for our little ones, but we can help them feel comforted.

    Of course, we all know that there is a magic solution to any injury. . . captain band-aid. The band-aid possesses powers of comfort that have baffled many a mother. Just the application of it can stop tears and make any child feel brave. 

    We made captain band-aid art and told stories of a time we got hurt for an activity during letter O week. 

 

It's an easy and fun project. Each child creates a person out of a band-aid on the paper and then shares a story of when they had to get a band-aid to help them when they were hurt.  Have fun!