For an introduction and to see how this post fits in the complete list of preschool lesson ideas for the year, please see my post: Preschool Lesson Ideas For Homeschool – Plans For The Year. Goal & Objectives Goal: 1. Beginning awareness of Earth and Space: understanding seasons, weather, telling …
An interview with Cotton Ridge Homeschool’s newest sponsor, Maria of Mama D’s Closet! Maria Dispenza is a stay-at-home mom to two little boys, and runs the Etsy shop Mama D’s Closet. She is most inspired by Montessori theory, attachment parenting, and low-impact living, and all of her shop’s items reflect …
After some trial and error, I believe I have settled on a simple way to stay organized this year! It’s been a little time-consuming – at least during the “error” part. But once I decided on a system, it went pretty smoothly. When I had chunks of time here and …
Goals 1. Know the order and names of the colors of the rainbow. 2. Beginning knowledge of how rainbows are formed. This mini-lesson plan goes well with the Birds & Land Animals lesson and Noah’s Ark Bible story. For an introduction and to see how this post fits in the …
For an introduction and to see how this post fits in the complete list of preschool lesson plans, please see my post: Preschool Lesson Ideas For Homeschool – Plans For The Year. Goals & Objectives Goals: 1. Beginning awareness of the child’s world and respect for the animal kingdom. 2. Beginning …
For an introduction and a complete list of preschool lesson ideas for the year, please see my post: Preschool Lesson Ideas For Homeschool – Plans For The Year. An important note before considering a curriculum for preschoolers: sometimes just the act of making a plan creates pressure to complete it, …
An important note before considering a curriculum for preschoolers: sometimes just the act of making a plan creates pressure to complete it, no matter what. But researchers – and lots of Moms – emphasize that very young children learn best by playing. So don’t worry if your lesson plans are …
Hands-On Learning & Play If you are traveling on I-40/I-75 near Knoxville, Tennessee, consider a side trip to the Oak Ridge Children’s Museum! From exit 376 it is about 13 miles to the museum – about 25 to 35 minutes (click here for directions). We hadn’t planned ahead, but found …
Cute T-Shirt! I just received the cutest T-shirt in the mail from Flattenme.com – it is a personalized shirt with my daughter as the star ballerina! She is a little small for it now (the sizes start at Small/Size 6), but she is going to love it. It will make a …
Educational Toy For Preschoolers I would like to re-introduce you to Erin of the Etsy Shop Sapucha. A few months ago she gave my daughter and I the opportunity to review and giveaway her handmade felt fishing game, and we were delighted! Erin has graciously offered another fishing game to …
Today I received the most beautiful hardcover book in the mail from flattenme.com, personalized with my child’s name! Written by Robyn Spizman and lovingly illustrated by Erica Leighton, Owl Always Love You is a perfect gift to give to little ones. This “bedtime story for little night owls” is personalized …
Like most parents, I’m concerned as to whether I am giving my child the best education possible…and she is only a preschooler! I’m trying to lighten up. However, I did want to find more really good books to read with her, and needed some recommendations from experienced folks. We have …
We received the most beautiful personalized book last week from I See Me! Written by Jennifer Dewing and illustrated by Maria Carluccio, both the story and artwork are just lovely. Included throughout the text is my daughter’s name – and she loves it! We were also able to include a …
Preschool Alphabet Lapbooks We are on the Letter E! M and I have had a lot of fun with these while she is learning her letters. She is also practicing cutting, pasting, tracing and coloring. She likes the alphabet and number worksheets from the 30 Minute A Day Learning System …
Alphabet Lapbooks For Threes & Preschoolers This post continues our Alphabet Lapbook Series – we are on the Letter D! We found some new web site with lots of resources. You will find a list of sources for the components below! Web Site Spotlight: Education.com Education.com features free worksheets and …
‘Printables: Lapbooks & More’ by cottonridge Letter D Alphabet Lapbo… busybeeprinta… $3 Number Fun – Printable … punkerdodesig… $3.49 Nature Scavenger Hunt P… HomeSchoolFar… $1.5 Weather Matching Game P… FromTheRedKit… $3 Printable Cards – The S… wildolive $3 Cute Geometric Shapes F… loopzart $6 PRINTABLE The Butterfly… ReadWithMe $5 Classroom …