Tag: kindergarten

Invitation to Create: Blow Painting

leslie July 16, 2020 0 Comments
Superheroes can have all sorts of superpowers. Some can fly, or be invisible, have X-ray vision- or even super power breath.... just hope and pray they brushed first, lol! We are learning all about Superheroes this month with our Experience Early Learning summer box and it has been so much fun! The kids have loved getting dressed up, running around and dancing to the music from the CD, and our...

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...

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...

Snail Exploration with Little Kids

leslie March 24, 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  This entire school year we have been using the Exploring Nature with Children curriculum and this month is coincides with our Experience Early Learning...

Playdough Pets

leslie January 21, 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. What do you get when you are talking to kiddos about adopting pets and add in some playdough? You get their very own Playdough Pets! This month is all about Baby...

Tangram Lessons

leslie January 16, 2020 2 Comments
Have you ever played with tangrams? After our lesson yesterday with them, I have found them to be quite challenging but oh so rewarding to work with! So many possiblities! Our Baby Animals box from Experience Early Learning came with a set of tangrams and the shape cards to help children build animals. I love how this engages math principles of shapes and patterns, engineering principles of...

Mice Day Modifications

leslie December 12, 2019 0 Comments
It's December! Can you believe it!?! Another year has flown by.... I'm pretty stunned. Thinking about how fast time flies makes me so thankful I homeschool our 5 year old Kindergartener and just turned 2 tornado. We've been using Experience Early Learning for 3+ years, and although I have to tweak the lessons a little for both my learners, I love having the thematic study, resources easily...

Old MacDonald-NEW Version

leslie October 26, 2019 0 Comments
If you are new to the blog, welcome! I am Leslie, a former public school teacher turned homeschoolin' momma to my two youngsters, a 5 year old daughter and almost 2 year old son. I hope what I share here inspires you to have fun learning with the children in your life! This month we have been studying all about the Farm with our monthly box from Experience Preschool. What is Farm study without...