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Magnetic Apple Math Game for Ten Apples Up On Top

Magnetic Apple math Game for the book Ten Apples Up On Top

This magnetic apple math game creates a hands-on experience for your child! They will come back to play it again and again as they learn about number recognition and number sentences.  Let me tell you the secret behind why. Here's how to make your own. This post contains affiliate links to Amazon Sometimes adding something as simple as magnets to a game and taking it to a vertical space draws in the attention of our preschoolers and bigger kids too.  That's ... Read more...

Filed Under: Math Tagged With: Apples, Book Activity, Dr. Seuss, Fall, Preschool, School Ages, STEM, Virtual Book Club for Kids

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Apple Tree Craft Kids Can Make By Marble Painting

Marble Painting Apple Tree Craft

Create an apple tree craft by marble painting with the kids. Can you shake the apple tree to make those apples fall? Kids will have fun creating this apple tree by rolling marbles all around as they focus on eye hand coordination skills this fall. Are you ready? Apple Tree Craft Do you know the song Way Up High in the Apple Tree?  This is a playful craft idea that plays on the movement portion of the song.  Your child's doing to have tons of fun painting with marbles, ... Read more...

Filed Under: Arts Tagged With: Apples, Book Activity, Fall, Preschool, School Ages, Virtual Book Club for Kids

By Kim Vij

The Best Apple Books for Kindergarten

The best apple books for kindergarten and preschool

As the school year begins, this collection of the best apple books for kindergarteners and preschoolers is such a fun way to explore apple season. Apples can provide hands-on fun for kids and it starts with a good apple book! Here's our favorite apple books... Disclosure: This post contains Amazon affiliate links. Apple Books for Kindergarten As the weather begins to cool and we head into fall, one of my favorite fall themes to use is apples. They are something familiar and ... Read more...

Filed Under: Reading Tagged With: Apples, Book List, Fall, grade school, Preschool, Virtual Book Club for Kids

By Kim Vij

Exploring Science In Motion with a DIY Apple Game

DIY apple game to explore force and motion science with preschoolers

Create a fun DIY Apple Game for exploring science with force and motion with your child. Here's how to make your own apple game tray! Affiliate links to Amazon used in this post. Ten Apples Up On Top Game Come join us for our Apple Themed Science Activity with your child as we welcome the season of fall.  In this activity, we're featuring the book Ten Apples Up on Top!  by Dr. Seuss. Ten Apples Up on Top! by Dr. Seuss Start off your ... Read more...

Filed Under: Science, STEM Tagged With: Apples, Book Activity, Dr. Seuss, Fall, Virtual Book Club for Kids

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Apple Theme Preschool Activities for Math, Reading & More!!!

Apple Themed Learning Activities for Preschoolers

75+ Apple Theme Preschool Activities! From apple literacy to crafts, social studies, sensory activities and more, build your apple theme learning unit! Apple season begins in July and continues through August as varieties ripen. Apples are a symbol of fall and back to school. They are also a FANTASTIC learning theme.   Here is a collection of teacher curated lessons from top parenting and kids activity bloggers around the web.  From apple literacy to crafts, social studies, ... Read more...

Filed Under: Kids Activities Tagged With: Amanda, Apples, Fall, grade school, learning activities, Preschool, thematic units

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STEAM Preschool Art Challenge: Fall Bug Habitat

Preschool Activities for STEAM #STEM: Art Challenge Fall Bug Habitat, a paper plate, clay, and paint nature educational craft for kids. Preschool art is filled with coloring, painting, molding, and creating. Most often, parents, teachers, and caregivers give young children the opportunity for some directed learning projects along side open-ended art exploration. Affiliate Links to Books STEAM Preschool Art Challenge For this challenge, we have used a variety of art mediums to ... Read more...

Filed Under: Arts Tagged With: Amanda, Art projects, Fall, Ladybugs, STEAM, STEM

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How to Make a Sensory Bin for Multiple Ages (sibling playful learning activity)

How to make Sensory Bin for Multiple Ages

Sensory bins are SO much fun. Let me show you how to make a sensory bin for multiple ages! Discover objects that give children the opportunity to explore in an open-ended way. They also provide opportunities for the children to practice their fine motor skills and with extensions can be used to teach matching, patterning, counting, sorting, storytelling, vocabulary, problem-solving, and specific skill recognition such as letters. How to Make a Sensory Bin for Multiple Ages If you ... Read more...

Filed Under: Kids Activities Tagged With: Activities for Preschoolers, Amanda, Fall, learning activities, PLAY, Preschool, Senses, Sensory, Siblings, Toddler

By Kim Vij

Open House Tips for Parents

Open House Tips for Parents for Back to School

We have Open House this week at my daughter's school. I'll confess as a teacher it was one of those times that made me nervous but excited all at the same time.  There's so much information you want to share at one time with parents. I think it's because as a teacher you're not quite sure you'll have them again in the classroom. As a parent, it's one of my favorite events to attend. You have the chance to go and really get to know your child's teacher a little bit and ... Read more...

Filed Under: Kids Activities, Parenting Tagged With: Afterschool Express, Back to School, Kim, Open House

By Kim Vij

30+ Alphabet Activities for Preschoolers

30+ Alphabet Activities for Kids

Explore these 30+ playful hands-on alphabet activities with your preschooler and even toddler. The best collection of fun ideas to learn the letters of the alphabet with your child. The Ultimate Collection of Alphabet Activities for Preschool Looking for letter recognition games online? You've found the perfect spot with over 30+ letter recognition games for kids. They are play-based learning to help your child explore and enjoy as they discover the letters of the alphabet. ... Read more...

Filed Under: Reading Tagged With: After School, Alphabet, grade school, Kindergarten, Preschool, Toddler, Virtual Book Club for Kids

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Preschool Daily Schedules for at Home Play and Learning

Preschool Daily Schedules for at home play and learning for kids

Not sure how to organize your preschoolers day? Here are 5 different preschool daily schedules from real moms of little ones. Many families are choosing to have their preschooler at home for play and learning. Or you might even have the opportunity to work remotely from home with your preschooler at home. I am often asked, what does your preschool at home daily schedule look like. Because it looks different for each family, I have asked some friends to share their general schedule with ... Read more...

Filed Under: Kids Activities Tagged With: Activities for Preschoolers, Preschool

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