Preschoolers Giving Back 1

Here are the candy cups we are donating, we made over 100 with after Easter sales. Hopefully they will all sell and make some money for ACS.
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Preschoolers Giving Back

This weekend we are participating in the Relay For Life. We have been working this week on a ticket booth. Our team's tent is decorated for Easter and we are responsible for selling the tickets to the rides. So, my boys thought they needed a ticket booth. They would also like to wear bunny ears, so we'll see. Didn't think we'd be doing Easter crafts in May ;)

Happy Mothers Day

Your Childs Art On A Sandwich Box

Complete the entry form and upload your child's favorite work of art on the Rudi's Facebook Page and you'll receive a free custom sandwich box with your child's artwork on it. Like their page, press enter and fill in your information, then it will prompt you to uplaod your childs art. If you don't have a pic ready, you can print out their template, have your child draw and scan it in. I am not sure how long this offer will last, so sign-up now

Preschool Word Week ~ Phonetics or Memorization

There are 2 ways to learn to read; phonetics and memorization. This set is called the alphabet zoo and it works with memorization. This is the first book, I See Sam. It has 3 flash cards for the first book. I went over them and switched them around until JJ knew them and then read the book. He read his first book.

This is a self correcting Learning Palette. There are 12 colored circles and 12 cards. The matching items are on one side and the answers are on the other side. It will show in the middle of the card to match the little f with the red circle. You pick up the red circle and find the little f around the outside and place the red circle in the right place. When all 12 have been matched, you flip the card over and see if your colored circles match the correct colored circle. I hope I did a good job at explaining it.

Another great resource is Education.com they have a list a preschool and kindergarten sight word, flash cards. Very colorful and you know you covered all the sight words they need for their Word Wall.

Preschool Word Week ~ ABC Activity

Explode the Code ~ I love these for learning the ABC's. They have different activities to learn the ABC's sound and writing

This is part of Hooked on Phonics. Letter Flashcards. Great to quiz him on the go.

I love the dollar store. They have a whole aisle of affordable, educational resources

Another resource is Education.com they have pages and pages to print that help drive the lesson home.

Preschooler Word Week ~ ABC Trace and Erase

Repetition is key. I find as many different, fun ways to learn the same thing and really get it in his little mind. You can laminate and roll your Playdoh over the letter outline.

I also placed a clear dry erase board over the letter sheet so he could practice tracing.

Another alternative is buying the clear sheet protectors, the heavy duty works best with erasing, and placing the sheet inside. Use your dry erase pens to trace and erase.

I found these Playdoh mats at Homeschool Creations . They are free and Jolanthe does a great job with other ABC activities.