Tag: experience early learning

Wondering about Wind: Activities for Kids

leslie June 25, 2020 0 Comments
Post contains affiliate links. When I think of Wind, I always think the Holy Spirit. When Jesus is explaining to Nicodemus in John 3 being born of the Spirit, He says, The wind blows where it wishes, and you hear its sound, but you do not know where it comes from or where it goes. So it is with everyone who is born of the Spirit.John 3:8 Wind may be invisible, like the Holy Spirit, but we can...

Exploring Volcanoes in a NEW Way

leslie June 17, 2020 0 Comments
This post contains affiliate links. Hey there yall! This month, my kiddos and I are on a learning adventure studying Islands with Exploring Early Learning, and if you explore islands, you most likely will come across some Volcanoes! We've all done the volcano experiment of baking soda and vinegar and watched the fizzing eruption and most likely watched it cascade down a triangular shape of some...

Five DIY Pirate Play Ideas

leslie June 10, 2020 0 Comments
This post contains affiliate links at no cost to you :) Ahoy matey! This month we are studying all about Island Treasure with our Experience Early Learning box! Our first week was all about Setting Sail and getting ready for adventure! Setting sail + Adventure = Pirates! Pirate play is so imaginative- full of adventure, destinations, and uncertainty! Add in some learning elements and you have...

Exploring Nature: Praying Mantis

leslie May 31, 2020 0 Comments
Praying Mantis by Mary Ann Hoberman That praying mantis over there is really not engaged in prayer. That praying mantis that you see Is really preying (with an e). It preys upon the garter snake. It preys upon the bumblebee. It preys upon the cabbage worm, The wasp, the fly, the moth, the flea. (And sometimes, if  its need is great, It even preys upon its mate.) With prey and preying...

Exploring Nature: Slugs

leslie May 26, 2020 0 Comments
“Never be within doors when you can rightly be without.”-Charlotte Mason (Vol 1: Home Education) Our spring weather has been absolutely glorious down here in East Texas. So whenever I can, and however I can, we take our learning outdoors. Since our Experience Early Learning box (EEL) has been all about BUGS, it has lent itself well this past month to learn outdoors. I grabbed our Big Book of...

Pattern Block Bugs

leslie May 18, 2020 0 Comments
This post contains affiliate links. I loved pattern blocks as a kid. I remember creating giant mandela patterns on the classroom floor on those rainy recess days. Our Experience Early Learning (EEL) box sent us pattern blocks this month and we now have quite a collection! By having a good variety, all of us could play together, design together, and get inspired by each other's work, and EVEN...

Exploring Ants with Preschoolers

leslie May 9, 2020 0 Comments
This post may contain affiliate links. It's a new month which means a new theme of learning from Experience Early Learning. This month is all about bugs! I have to admit, I used to hate those creepy crawlies, but after this past year of Exploring Nature with Children and trying to show my kids how to love and enjoy the great outdoors, I have found more respect for bugs. (still not a fan of wasps...

Preschool: Ostrich Activities

leslie April 30, 2020 0 Comments
Wow what a month! Since COVID kept us at home, we actually managed to get through a whole box from Experience Early Learning in a month! That never happens for us. We always have a few bags left. As a Experience Early Learning (EEL) Blogger, I receive the EEL Preschool Curriculum in exchange for my honest opinions and authentic stories about our experiences using the curriculum. All opinions...

Building Birds with Kids

leslie April 13, 2020 0 Comments
This post may contain affiliate links. We saw our first bluebird EVER last week! It was absolutely stunning and was only outside our window a few seconds before it was gone. We have Blue Jays that have built nests around our home. In fact, we had one outside our window for over a minute a month or so ago and really had time to observe and take in its' beauty, but bluebirds are a rare treat. This...

Measuring with Feathers

leslie April 12, 2020 0 Comments
As a Experience Early Learning (EEL) Blogger, I receive the EEL Preschool Curriculum in exchange for my honest opinions and authentic stories about our experiences using the curriculum. All opinions and thoughts are completely my own . Non-standard measurement is when you measure items with objects rather than a measurement tool like a ruler. It's a fantastic way to get children...