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Felt Linking Chain and Dinosaur Feet Crafts – Preschool and Kindergarten Community

Preschool and Kindergarten Community weekly linkup

Ready for another week of linking up and sharing ideas? I am so glad that you are stopping by today (really, I am!) and can’t wait to see what you all have to share this week. Be sure to stop by our PreK & K Pinterest board to see a collection of the different posts we are pinning – including yours!

Don’t forget to link up a post or two of yours and share what you’ve been working on with your kids! Here are a few fun ideas from last week’s linkup.

Felt Linking Chain

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Rather than making actual paper chains, these felt chains are a fabulous (and quiet) busy bag for children. Life, Kids, and the Pursuit of Sanity has a great tutorial – love this idea!

Paper Punch Busy Bag

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Another simple busy bag idea involves paper punches and strip of paper. So easy to tote around or pull out when you are working with another child. Visit the Practical Mom for the Punch by Number Busy Bag tutorial.

Dinosaur Feet Craft

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If you have kiddos wanting to learn about dinosaurs, Angelic Scalliwags has some fun crafts and go-alongs including a dinosaur feet craft and a dinosaur mask.

Totschooling with Youngers

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Working with youngers doesn’t have to be overly complicated (and truly it shouldn’t be). Keeper of the Memories shares some of the simple tot school activities (20 months old) she has been doing with her son to promote learning at his pace.

FREE ABC Cookbooks

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Have a child that loves eating and cooking? Download these FREE ABC Cookbooks that features snacks for every letter of the alphabet and help support pre-reading skills.

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!

 

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Link Up with the Preschool and Kindergarten Community!

Homeschool Preschool: Preschool and Kindergarten Community linkup at Homeschool CreationsShare 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.

Number Bond Mats and CVC Word Balloon Game – Preschool and Kindergarten Community

Preschool and Kindergarten Community weekly linkup

It’s March already!! The year seems like it just started and here we are approaching St. Patrick’s Day and Easter this month – wow!

If you are ready for another week of linking up, there are some fun ideas shared below from a recent link-up. As always, be sure to link up a preschool or kindergarten post and share what you have been up to. Then stop by our PreK & K Pinterest board to see a collection of the different posts we are pinning – including yours!

60+ St. Patrick’s Day Crafts and Activities

One of the things I love most about St. Patrick’s Day are all the vibrant colors. Between the array of rainbow colors and gorgeous green there is so much to love. Here are 60+ St. Patrick’s Day crafts and activities to keep you busy in the weeks to come.

Number Bond Mats

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If you are working on addition or subtraction with your kiddos, 3 Dinosaurs has some number bond mats that will be a great addition to your math time. With some fun erasers from the Dollar Tree, you will be ready to go!

FREE ABC Cookbooks

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Have a child that loves eating and cooking? Download these FREE ABC Cookbooks that features snacks for every letter of the alphabet and help support pre-reading skills.

Layers of the Earth Felt

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We’ve been learning about the layers of the earth the last few weeks and I wish I would have seen this layers of the earth felt project from Teacher Mom Plus 3 earlier! Such a a great visual and hands-on learning!

CVC Word Balloon Match Game

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If you are working on CVC words, this balloon word game from Dabbling Momma is a fun and very visual way to identify letter sounds with your children.

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!

 

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Link Up with the Preschool and Kindergarten Community!

Homeschool Preschool: Preschool and Kindergarten Community linkup at Homeschool CreationsShare 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.

Salt & Ice Experiments and Geography for Preschool – Preschool and Kindergarten Community

Preschool and Kindergarten Community weekly linkup

Have you all had a wonderful week? The weather here has been completely sporadic – warm and in the 70’s one day, with flurries the next! It’s enough to drive a mom crazy!

There have been some FUN ideas linking up the last few weeks (as there always are!), and I can’t wait to share a few with you that I know you will love! Be sure to stop by our PreK & K Pinterest board to see a collection of the different posts we are pinning – including yours!

Don’t forget to link up a post or two of yours and share what you’ve been working on with your kids! Here are a few fun ideas from last week’s linkup.

Fishing for Ice

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Science Kiddo shares a fun LEGO ice activity that teaches a science concept about salt and ice.

Maps and Globes for 4 Year Olds

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If you’d like to focus more on world geography, Practical Mom shares some neat resources you can use for younger children that involve hands-on building.

Building the Alphabet

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Learning is always so much more effective when it is hands-on. Grab some free letter card templates and ideas for creating the alphabet with learning blocks.

Solar System Rock Painting

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If you are learning about the solar system or any planets, check out this fun idea from Teacher Mom Plus 3. Her family painted the planets on rocks using markers to go along with their learning.

That’s it for this week!! Can’t wait to see 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!

Homeschool Preschool: Preschool and Kindergarten Community linkup at Homeschool CreationsShare 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.

Life Cycle Cards and Ice Science – Preschool and Kindergarten Community Linkup

Preschool and Kindergarten Community weekly linkup

Ready for another week of linking up and sharing ideas? I am so glad that you are stopping by today (really, I am!) and can’t wait to see what you all have to share this week. Be sure to stop by our PreK & K Pinterest board to see a collection of the different posts we are pinning – including yours!

Don’t forget to link up a post or two of yours and share what you’ve been working on with your kids! Here are a few fun ideas from last week’s linkup.

Ice Science

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If the weather outside is frightful (or maybe the kids are a little stir crazy), here are some fun winter art and science activities for kids from The Science Kiddo to keep hands and minds busy!

Life Cycle Cards

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Teacher Mom Plus 3 shares three different sets of life cycles cards you can print and use with your children: butterfly, frog, and the chicken.

 

Watercolor Chalk Art

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This hands-on sensory painting time will be a hit with your kids! Mini Monets and Mommies shares a chalk fingerpaint recipe to try at home.

Very Hungry Caterpillar Word Cards

Here are some colorful vocabulary cards to go along with The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle. There are 24 cards in all (love the clip art!).

FREE ABC Cookbooks

AALP cookbooks

Have a child that loves eating and cooking? Download these FREE ABC Cookbooks that features snacks for every letter of the alphabet and help support pre-reading skills.

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!

Homeschool Preschool: Preschool and Kindergarten Community linkup at Homeschool CreationsShare 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.

50 Crafts, Activities, and Printables for The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle

Very Hungry Caterpillar crafts activities and printables

A favorite author in our house has been Eric Carle, especially The Very Hungry Caterpillar. Bright and vibrant colors follow through the book along with some wonderful learning opportunities: the days of the week, counting, the life cycle of a butterfly.

Beyond that, there are so many art ideas, cooking projects, and activities to do in conjunction with the book. And when I say many, I mean a LOT. With my nephew and nieces loving his books, I put together this collection of 50 crafts, activities, and printables for The Very Hungry Caterpillar. Click on the links below to visit the sites and activities – and have fun reading together!

 

The Very Hungry Caterpillar Activities

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Very Hungry Caterpillar Arts & Crafts Projects

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Very Hungry Caterpillar Cooking & Snack Ideas

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Very Hungry Caterpillar Science Activities

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Printables to Go-along

See More Very Hungry Caterpillar Ideas Here!

Monet Art Project and Rainbow Oobleck – Preschool and Kindergarten Community Link-up

Preschool and Kindergarten Community weekly linkup

Ready for another week of linking up and sharing ideas? I am so glad that you are stopping by today (really, I am!) and can’t wait to see what you all have to share this week. Be sure to stop by our PreK & K Pinterest board to see a collection of the different posts we are pinning – including yours!

Here are a few ideas from a recent link up that were too fun not to share!

Monet Inspired Art Project

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Fluttering Through the Seasons shares this GORGEOUS Monet-inspired water lily art project – and five additional ones you will love!!

Fork and Bubble Art

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Painting with things other than paintbrushes can be so much fun. Check out the project from The Practical Mom using forks and bubbles to make an amazing solar system painting.

Washing Counting Bears

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Sometimes life skills can be taught in the simplest ways! Something 2 Offer shares an impromptu counting bear washing tray she put together for her child.

Rainbow Oobleck

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If you are filing away fun ideas for St. Patrick’s Day or want a fun and gooey hands-on project for your kids, check out the recipe for Rainbow Oobleck from Busy Toddler. So colorful!!

FREE ABC Cookbooks

AALP cookbooks

Have a child that loves eating and cooking? Download these FREE ABC Cookbooks that features snacks for every letter of the alphabet and help support pre-reading skills.

That’s it for this week! Thanks for visiting and linking up!

 

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!

Homeschool Preschool: Preschool and Kindergarten Community linkup at Homeschool CreationsShare 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.