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May Pocket Chart Calendar Cards

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April 30, 2014 by Leave a Comment

May pocket chart calendar pieces from homeschoolcreations.net

Are you ready for May? The trees are finally budding in our area, flowers are popping up, and the birds are going nuts at our feeder! Time to get your pocket charts and laminators ready and start printing the May pocket chart calendar pieces. {Psst —> Here are some cheaper laminating pouches we use and LOVE!}

There are three different colored number cards and pictures in this download. Use the different colored number cards to try different pattern sequences: an ABC pattern, ABAB pattern, AABB pattern and other patterns you can make up together. Here’s an example of different patterns using the cards from a past set to give you a few ideas.

pattern example

The set includes a calendar header for the month of May as well.

May header

 

Additional Calendar Helps

Here are a few additional printables and helps for you all, including the pocket chart that we use, laminating tips, and additional printables you may like:

Yearly pocket chart calendar numbers from Homeschool Creations copy Pocket chart holiday and special occasion cards

 

Reader’s Favorite Posts from April

Curious to see what others have been reading this past month? Below is a list of the ten most visited posts for the month of April:

  3. Our Chore System and Chore Chart Printables
  4. ABC Bible Verse Flashcards
  5. Garden Preschool Pack Printables

 

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Inside a Worm, Book Activities, Tiny Ants, and Learning Phone Numbers – Preschool and Kindergarten Community

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April 25, 2014 by 3 Comments

Homeschool Preschool: Preschool and Kindergarten Community linkup at Homeschool Creations

inside of an earthworm

The above picture of the worm just fascinates me! And I’m pretty sure that Kindred Spirit Mommy enjoyed the lack of an actual dissection as well!

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Making a book come alive is something that is dear to my heart (hence the many Literature-based Printables I’ve shared!). Growing Book by Book shares activities to extend the reading fun with the book Mama Cat Has Three Kittens, and several other ladies have linked up additional learning ideas as well.

What do ants like to eat? A science activity for kids to learn about ants #science #ants #handsonlearning || Gift of Curiosity

Itty bitty ants are showing up in our house again (grrr…), so at the moment I may just want to squish them. This science experiment from Gift of Curiosity may have you attracting a few, but it’s all in the name of science!

teaching toddlers and preschoolers their telephone number

Need to work on learning your phone number? (well, maybe your kids do!) Check out this fun printable from Spell Outloud  to practice 7 to 10 digit phone numbers – and maybe 911. We won’t talk about the different times that one of our boys has called 911 just to chat, ok? Smile

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Popsicle Stick Cats, Raisin Box Puzzles, and Bunny Bookmarks – Preschool and Kindergarten Community

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April 18, 2014 by 1 Comment

Homeschool Preschool: Preschool and Kindergarten Community linkup at Homeschool Creations

popsicle stick cats

Sorting Sprinkles made some SUPER cute popsicle stick kitties during their pet unit. The sensory box to go along with the pet unit – adorable!

Spielgaben lacing and colors

One of the other things that we are VERY much enjoying are our Spielgaben learning toys. While we are using them at home daily, I brought a few trays along to use with the co-op kids, and they were a HUGE hit. The little girls in our class were lining up colors, lacing away, and making color and shape patterns with the pieces in the set. (And I can’t wait to share more about Spielgaben with you soon!)

If you have empty raisin boxes that you can save, you definitely need to check out the recycled raisin box puzzle from TotSchooling – such a fun idea to work on early puzzles for younger children. Love that they are chunky pieces!

bunny bookmarks

These little bunny bookmarks that Joyfully Weary shared are absolutely adorable! They would be a cute craft to make this upcoming week!

 

Rainbow marshmallow painting

Our final preschool class of the co-op year was last Friday and we had SO much fun learning about colors and rainbows. There are a gazillion ideas on my Pinterest boards, so we definitely weren’t at a lack for things to do! We had so much fun mixing colors and creating new colors together – and then using mini marshmallows to paint rainbows (thanks to Learn Play Imagine for the inspiration!).

 

Follow the PreK and Kindergarten Community Pinterest Board

Preschool Pinterest Board

Each week I am  pinning many of your links onto the Preschool and Kindergarten Community Pinterest Board. I’m a visual person, so having pictures to help me remember posts is super helpful. Be sure to jump over and follow the board – and find some fun ideas at the same time!

 

Were You Featured in the Preschool & Kindergarten Community?

If you were featured in one of the weekly posts, feel free to grab the button coding below and display it on your site!

Homeschool Preschool

 

Link Up with the Preschool and Kindergarten Community!

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Alphabet Coloring Pages – Free Printables

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April 14, 2014 by 2 Comments

Alphabet Coloring Pages from Homeschool Creations

 



 

 

Working on letters and the alphabet with your kids or class? Review beginning letter sounds with the Alphabet Coloring Pages!

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This free set of printable feature a fun picture for each letter of the alphabet along with a  chunky version of the letter that you can color, cover with playdough, or paint as you practice letter sounds. Each page is 8.5” x 11” and prints out one letter to a page.

 

Additional Early Learning Printables

If you are looking for additional early learning printables, be sure to check out our printables from A to Z and have fun browsing. 

Enjoy!

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April Pocket Chart Calendar Cards – Free Printable

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March 31, 2014 by Leave a Comment

April pocket chart calendar pieces from homeschoolcreations.net

April is almost here and with it come some spring-like calendar cards for your pocket charts!  Get your laminator ready and start printing the April pocket chart calendar pieces. {Psst —> Here are some cheaper laminating pouches we use and LOVE!}

There are three different colored number cards and pictures in this download. Use the different colored number cards to try different pattern sequences: an ABC pattern, ABAB pattern, AABB pattern and other patterns you can make up together. Here’s an example of different patterns using the cards from a past set to give you a few ideas.

pattern example

The set includes a calendar header for the month of March as well.

April header

  

Additional Calendar Helps

Here are a few additional printables and helps for you all, including the pocket chart that we use, laminating tips, and additional printables you may like:

Yearly pocket chart calendar numbers from Homeschool Creations copy Pocket chart holiday and special occasion cards

 

Reader’s Favorite Posts from March

Curious to see what others have been reading this past month? Below is a list of the ten most visited posts for the month of March:

  2. Our Chore System and Chore Chart Printables
  3. ABC Bible Verse Flashcards

PDF Printing Problems

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Worm Painting, Dinosaur Digging, and Eating a Rainbow – Preschool and Kindergarten Community

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March 21, 2014 by 3 Comments

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Be sure to visit the moms that linked up below – they have some cute ideas to share with you all! Thanks again to those of you who link up and share the fun that is going on in your homes!

Spring really is coming, right? Even if the real worms aren’t showing up near your hour, Lasting Thumbprints shares how kids can have fun painting with ‘worms’.

If your kids love dinosaurs, check out this dinosaur sensory bin from Mommyhood in Holland. She shares a recipe for homemade dirt using ingredients you can find in your cupboard.

rainbow food

If you’ve never stopped by Delightful Learning, be sure to check out her Letter B unit. She has so many great ideas, and the fruit rainbow looks so yummy!

Spring Fine Motor Activity Tray Set Up 1

The most visited post linking up last week was the Spring Fine Motor activity tray from Little Bins for Little Hands. The little mini carrot planting activity is so cute!

That’s it for this week – looking forward to seeing and pinning what you all are sharing!

Follow the PreK and Kindergarten Community Pinterest Board

Preschool Pinterest Board

Each week I am  pinning many of your links onto the Preschool and Kindergarten Community Pinterest Board. I’m a visual person, so having pictures to help me remember posts is super helpful. Be sure to jump over and follow the board – and find some fun ideas at the same time!

 

Were You Featured in the Preschool & Kindergarten Community?

If you were featured in one of the weekly posts, feel free to grab the button coding below and display it on your site!

Homeschool Preschool

 

Link Up with the Preschool and Kindergarten Community!

Share what you are doing with your kids! Please link your exact blog post to the Mr. Linky below and link back here too! Grab a button for your post and be sure to take a minute to visit the person who linked up before you.

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