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Bead Indian Corn

November 13, 2020
by Annie Miller
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I have seen something similar to this and I had to try it! I love all the colors that come with Indian Corn so I knew...
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Roll, Match, Cut

November 13, 2020
by Annie Miller
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I have been jumping on the simple train lately Ha….been a little busy over here!  Here is an activity that is simple yet touches on...
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Pattern Name Maze

November 13, 2020
by Annie Miller
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This activity is so easy and there are so many possibilities to it! Mazes are a fun and exciting way to learn which is why I turned...
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Build The Tree Trunk

November 6, 2020
by Annie Miller
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Since my kids LOVE Legos and Duplos, here is yet another “I need a 5 minute” break activity that focuses on engineering the pattern!  Keeping...
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How Many Syllables?

November 6, 2020
by Annie Miller
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Syllables are so important because dividing words into parts will make it easier for children to start sounding out and reading words! I had my kids...
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Ordinal Number Stairs

October 27, 2020
by Annie Miller
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Ordinal Numbers (1st, 2nd, 3rd) are important because they help us put things in order and tell the position of an object. They are some of...
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ABC Pumpkin Stem Match

October 27, 2020
by Annie Miller
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Need a super quick activity? Here you go! This was a quick attempt at some uppercase/lowercase matching! I just drew 26 pumpkins, cut some brown...
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Pumpkin Eye Dropper Art

October 27, 2020
by Annie Miller
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We had snow the last 3 days here in Minnesota —ugh this is way too early for snow–so I needed something to brighten up our...
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Cut The Number Sides

October 23, 2020
by Annie Miller
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I put a lot of elements into this activity to get the most out of it so here it goes! First my kids were to cut...
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Fingerprint Pumpkin Match

October 23, 2020
by Annie Miller
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Fingerprints are fascinating!  It is so fun to use magnifying glasses to look at our fingerprints to see how they are similar/different and what “fingerprint”...
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10 Frame Bat House

October 23, 2020
by Annie Miller
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To continue our 10 Frame practice, I constructed a 10 frame attic full of bats to put in a house!  The kids helped me build...
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Roll it. Sound it. Color it.

October 20, 2020
by Annie Miller
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I love this simple activity because: It incorporates so many concepts – math, literacy and fine motor to name a few! It’s easy to set...
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10 Frame Corn Counting

October 20, 2020
by Annie Miller
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Max has been working a lot with 10 Frames in kindergarten so I decided to make him one to practice on and I made it...
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Spider Pattern Legs

October 15, 2020
by Annie Miller
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As we were doing this activity I was hoping that my kids would accept spiders a bit more but a little later we saw one...
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Pop the Pattern

October 14, 2020
by Annie Miller
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The bubble wrap arrived again in a package so it was time for some more bubble wrap play!  My kids LOVE all kinds of bubble wrap...
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Subitizing Lego Studs

October 13, 2020
by Annie Miller
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Subitizing! Sounds like  a strange term to many of us but it such an important skill for children to learn. Subitizing is the ability to...
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Connect The Pumpkin Sequence

October 10, 2020
by Annie Miller
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To stay on the pumpkin trend and since I love connecting things (see previous posts) I decided I would create a connect the pumpkin sequence...
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Pumpkin Pattern Bracelets

October 10, 2020
by Annie Miller
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My preschool students as well as my boys at home can sit and make bead  bracelets for a long time–yes, boys do enjoy this also! And...
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Clothespin Pumpkin Faces

October 6, 2020
by Annie Miller
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We bought some pumpkins this weekend but we are waiting to carve the faces until it is closer to Halloween so we are back to playing...
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ABC Googly Ghost Eyes

October 2, 2020
by Annie Miller
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To kick off October and the month of halloween I had my kids making spooky ghosts by matching the letters written on the backs of the...
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Cut The Pumpkin Lids

October 1, 2020
by Annie Miller
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We decided to work on some cutting over here and since we don’t have any pumpkins to cut the real lids off, I had my...
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Cotton Ball Tree

September 30, 2020
by Annie Miller
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 My kids love playing with these new eyedroppers I purchased from Amazon so any activity we do with these is a hit! I have seen...
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Symmetrical, Pattern Veins

September 25, 2020
by Annie Miller
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Let’s cram as many concepts into one activity as possible HA! I made this super quick last night for my kids to do this morning!...
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Sort the Silver

September 22, 2020
by Annie Miller
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Money!  Why did they need to make all those coins the same color HA?! I know there is a reason but for kids sake it...
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Build Your Name

September 22, 2020
by Annie Miller
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Here is just another quick way to learn about your name and patterns through play! I used a dry erase marker to write the letters...
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Match Left To Right

September 17, 2020
by Annie Miller
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Match the left hand to the right hand!This is a fun yet challenging activity because not only did my kids need to match the hands with the...
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Color Code The Directions

September 15, 2020
by Annie Miller
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North, South, East, West or “Never Eat Soggy Waffles” is how I learned to remember these directions! Directions are so important. Not only for kids...
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Whisk Apple Trees

September 14, 2020
by Annie Miller
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Did you know that whisks could turn into apple trees?  Well they can!  I took some kitchen whisks, placed them in some playdough and gave...
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Cut Your Zebra Stripes

September 11, 2020
by Annie Miller
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It’s Friday! Take it easy and cut some zebra stripes! This is a super easy activity but it got my kids cutting while recognizing and...
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Water Drop Apples

September 8, 2020
by Annie Miller
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September means apple season so let’s get in the spirit!  We did another super simple activity that doesn’t require a lot of set-up. With markers, I...
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Sort Letters From Numbers

September 8, 2020
by Annie Miller
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Do your kids mix up their letters and numbers? That’s okay! It is very developmentally appropriate for young children to mix up numbers and letters when...
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What Goes Together

September 5, 2020
by Annie Miller
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My kids both loved this game!! It was a great critical thinking skill because instead of sorting the toys by one attribute they really had to...
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Build The Match

September 1, 2020
by Annie Miller
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As I have stated before, my kids LOVE Legos. My son loves to put the sets he gets together and he is quite good at...
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Deep Sea Diving

August 28, 2020
by Annie Miller
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Right here was HOURS of fun! The set-up was easy and the play was extra long! My kids love to sit in these containers with...
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Cut The Alphabet

August 27, 2020
by Annie Miller
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My kids love to cut. EVERYTHING! This should be a good thing because I want them to practice those fine motor skills but sometimes things get...
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Land and Sea Sort

August 27, 2020
by Annie Miller
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It’s #multiculturalplay day so I decided to bring out the globe! My kids obviously first loved it because it was a “globe beach ball” and I...
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Build The Pattern

August 25, 2020
by Annie Miller
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Since my kids love building and legos, we decided to pull the Engineering and Math out of the acronym STEM and “build the pattern. using Legos. ...
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1st Car for 1st Birthday!

August 22, 2020
by Annie Miller
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It was my nephew, Peyton’s 1st birthday a few weeks ago and we struggled with what to get him. He has two older brothers so...
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Inside/Outside Letter Hunt

August 22, 2020
by Annie Miller
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There is SO MUCH learning taking place during this activity and it doesn’t get much simpler than this! Here is what is taking place: Fine Motor :Squeezing...
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Large, Medium, Small Lego Sort

August 21, 2020
by Annie Miller
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Sorting. It is an activity that everyone does everyday. Think about your life: Some people sort clothes by color, groceries by kind, toys by function,...
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Build Duplo People

August 19, 2020
by Annie Miller
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I have always loved the block people that I have seen where  there is a bottom and top and they are interchangeable. Have you seen...
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Silly Pose Shadow Trace

August 19, 2020
by Annie Miller
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We decided to explore shadows in a really silly way!  Max(6) wanted me to keep tracing him while he danced and froze (in a silly...
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Banana Color Poke!

August 17, 2020
by Annie Miller
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Don’t throw the peel away yet! There is more fun to be had! Why waste a banana peel when you can turn it into an...
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Fill With, Hugs and Kisses

August 14, 2020
by learnprek
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What can be better than drawing kisses and hugs?! Using x’s and o’s, the international symbols for hugs and kisses, can also be some fantastic pre-writing strokes....
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Trolls Rainbow Land

August 11, 2020
by Annie Miller
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We made Rainbow Land for the colorful Trolls themselves (but Rainbow Land for ANY toys will also work)! My kids enjoyed mixing the colors and...
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Peek-A-Boo Letters

August 11, 2020
by Annie Miller
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School (whatever that may look like to your family) is right around the corner so here is an alphabet game to “refresh the brain.” Kids...
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Nail Polish Rocks

August 11, 2020
by Annie Miller
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Yes, both of my kids are boys and yes both of them love their nails painted! Yesterday, I painted both of their hands and each...
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Mystery Treasure Hunt

August 11, 2020
by Annie Miller
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My kids love to “find” things! Whether it’s people, toys, letters, numbers or of course food! So I try to make them treasure hunts every...
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Code Your Snack

August 4, 2020
by Annie Miller
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Coding practice has become popular in this digital age and is now being taught to young children.Children who learn to code gain an appreciation for how...
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Chickpea Duplo Board

August 4, 2020
by Annie Miller
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As I noted in a previous post, I am obsessed with the colored chickpeas I made and my kids are obsessed so I am trying...
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Free To Create Squares

August 4, 2020
by Annie Miller
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Since we made triangles last week (see triangle trace below) I thought we could work on creating some squares this week! This was an easy prep activity,...
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Sparkle Krispies

August 4, 2020
by Annie Miller
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“We don’t want Frosted Krispies, we want SPARKLE Krispies!” My kids thought it was so fun to make their own cereal simply because they didn’t...
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Shadow Chalk

July 28, 2020
by Annie Miller
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We decided to do some “shadow play” outside because the sun was out and the reflections were good!  We grabbed our Magna-Tiles and headed outside to create...
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Color Soup

July 23, 2020
by Annie Miller
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I have done a lot of activities geared towards 4 and 5 year olds to help prepare Max for kindergarten so I was trying to find one...
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