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Picnic Activities for Tots & Preschoolers w/ Free Printables

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The summer season is in full swing and we are enjoying it so much!  We've been able to take advantage of some amazing learn and play opportunities, that I'll be blogging about soon.  (Perhaps on a rainy day when there's nothing else to do.)  

Until then, I wanted to be sure to share Sunshine's newest unit activities with you!  Last week, I was a guest blogger on The Jenny Evolution where I shared  my Picnic Themed Activities for Tots & Preschoolers.  If you haven't seen the post yet, be sure to stop by and give it some love.  Sunshine has adored this unit and looked forward to it every day!

Here are some other fun activities!  All have to do with summer learning.

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Pioneer Busy Bags for Tots and Preschoolers with Free Printables

How do we survive church services on Sundays? 

Busy bags! 

These Pioneer Busy Bags for Tots and Preschoolers with Free Printables are just one example of the types of busy bags we pack in our church bag to help our youngest.

She struggles with sensory issues and sitting still for any length of time.

Religious activities help so much in situations where reverence is required. 

Pioneer Busy Bags for Tots and Preschoolers with Free Printables

Pioneer Busy Bags for Tots and Preschoolers with Free Printables


All activities in our busy bags are quiet activities, based on church history, religious principles, and/or Christ centered holidays and events.  

All printables in this post are available for free.  

I hope you enjoy!  


Pioneer Clothespin Match Up


Pioneer Clothespin Match Up

This busy bag contains 2 sets of 12 laminated pioneer themed cards.  

Sunshine uses the clothespins to fasten matches together.  

The clothespins really make this simple matching activity extraordinary.  

Clothespins provides opportunities for hands on learning, fine motor development, and sensory input. 

The best part is that Sunshine is learning about pioneers at the same time.  

Sunshine LOVES this activity.  

I presented the activity at home.  

We did it together, and then she did it by herself before we brought it to church.  

She was so excited about her new busy bag!

Source: The free printable for this activity is part of the Pioneer Pack from 3 Dinosaurs.

Stringing Buttons Using Pipe Cleaners


Stringing Buttons Using Pipe Cleaners

When I think about pioneers one of the first things to come to mind is all of the sewing the women did. 

Sunshine is a bit young to learn to sew.  

I don't want to think about the safety issues that would result from bringing a sewing needle to church. 

We've tried lacing cards in the past, but Sunshine thinks they're kites and starts waving them in the air. 

Once again, I didn't think this was appropriate for church.  

Instead I went for a more basic introduction to the concept of sewing.  

In this activity Sunshine strings the buttons on a pipe cleaner.  

I've provided multiple pipe cleaners to provide variation to the activity and in case she decides to thread the pipe cleaner through more than one hole on the buttons.

Pioneer Play


Stringing Buttons Using Pipe Cleaners

Sunshine does better with a very structured learning activity that has an end and a beginning.  

Pretend play is definitely not her forte.  

However, I still want to make sure I provide opportunities for her to do so. 

The Safari Ltd Wild West TOOB has the perfect quiet, hands-on figures to use when learning about pioneers.   

I removed the Indian characters along with figures who had guns, to provide for more reverent play.  

My husband and I were a little concerned Sunshine might start acting like the animals in the set, using a loud voice during our meeting, but she didn't.  

Instead she played quietly for a few minutes, before putting them away and moving on to the next activity.
  

Handcarts & Wagons Sorting Activity


Handcarts and Wagons Sorting Activity

When learning about the pioneers, it's important to learn the difference between a handcart and a wagon.  

For this activity, Sunshine will examine several pioneer themed paintings identifying handcarts and wagons in each.  

She will then separate the paintings.  

Those that have handcarts, she will place under the handcart card.  

Paintings of wagons, she'll place under the wagon card.  The scene in each painting is beautiful.

Source:  I created the printable for this activity.  The Pioneer Busy Bags for Tots & Preschoolers Printable Pack is a Subscriber's Only Freebie. For your free copy, follow the directions at the bottom of this post.


Picking Berries Transfer


Picking Berries Transfer

Many pioneer children had the responsibility of collecting berries while on the trail.  

I thought it might be fun for Sunshine to practice either using her fingers or tweezers.  

She won't transfer from bush to basket, but she can practice transferring between two pails.  

Pom poms are being used as berries to keep the activity quiet.  

If she decides to be irreverent with the pails, we'll just move on to a different busy bag activity.

Campfire Snack


Campfire Snack

Sunshine is still at an age where snack is sometimes necessary during sacrament meeting.  

This activity is my attempt at being creative with snacks in church.  Lol.  

The pretzel sticks represent fire wood. 

The yellow and orange fruit snacks are fire.  

Sunshine can build her own camp fire if she wants to.  

Chances are she won't, but I still think the idea is pretty cute.  

If you attempt to make this snack, be sure to press a fruit snack into the top of some of your pretzel sticks to keep them together.  

Fruit snacks along the bottom also help.  

Otherwise the pretzels just topple over. 

Campfire Snack

Sunshine is already excited about church on Sunday.  

She was quite disappointed to learn that church is still a few days away.  

(I was putting the last few busy bags together today and she happened to see them.)  

I won't lie, putting together these busy bags is work, but if they help Sunshine, the work will be worth it.  

So far, the busy bags are helping her more than I could have ever imagined.  

The best part is they can also be used for Family Home Evening and other church activities!

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Montessori-inspired Music Activities with Free Printables

The music activities and free printables in this post have been created to help the kiddos relate to music concepts in other ways, making them easier to understand.  

Sometimes thinking about music in other terms, is the best approach to take, especially with a Montessori-inspired flare.

Dinomite, Bulldozer, and Princess know how to read notes on a staff, when given a control.  

They know how to play through a piece of music.  

However, they struggle with pitch identification, rhythm, tempo, and dynamics.  

These music activities have been the perfect way to help the kids learn these concepts!


Montessori-inspired Music Activities with Free Printables



Red Light, Green Light with Music Signs


Red Light, Green Light with Music Signs

Understanding signs in music can be a bit difficult for some.  

I decided to relate double bar lines and repeat signs to traffic lights.  

When you play through a piece of music and see a double bar line, it means it's time to stop.  

If you see a repeat sign, you continue to "go" or play.  

To help the kiddos visualize what to do, I've added a mini match box car, and am treating the line of music as if it's a track for the car to drive in.

Red Light, Green Light with Music Signs

The kiddos dip the car in paint and drive across the line of music, depending on the final music notation, they'll either stop, or continue to drive back to the beginning of the piece, and repeat the "race" again.  

Kiddos may need to dip their car in paint several times along the way.  Bar lines make great "pit stops."

I had so much fun selecting sheet music for this activity.  Because I am only teaching the concept of repeat signs and double bar lines, it doesn't matter how complicated the piece looks.

Source:  I created the printable for this activity. The Music Activities Printable Pack 1 is a Subscriber's Only Freebie.  For your free copy, follow the directions at the bottom of this post.

Music Dynamics Sorting Activity


Music Dynamics Sorting Activity

My kiddos know the difference between loud and soft, but to remember the words forte and piano, along with their symbols is a bit more difficult.  

Perhaps it's because they only see the words used in music.  In this activity I apply the words to sounds outside of music. 

The kiddos will sort objects, placing them under the correct dynamic marking.  

Control cards are provided so they can check their work.  

Objects that make loud sounds have labels bold faced.  Soft sounding objects are not bold faced.  

The cards can be used in place of objects if they aren't available.

Source:  I created the activity for this printable. The Music Activities Printable Pack 1 is a Subscriber's Only Freebie.  For your free copy, follow the directions at the bottom of this post.

Music Tones in Nature


Music Tones in Nature

Dinomite and Princess struggle with identifying pitches as low and high.  

Sometimes they confuse pitches with dynamics. 

Other times they mix up pitches, thinking low is high, and high is low.  

I've introduced bells to them, trying to help them understand the sequence of pitches, but they struggled A LOT.  

Bulldozer on the other hand did amazing and seems to have close to perfect pitch.  

This activity is designed to encourage them to forget about the piano and bells.  

Instead they'll think and listen to various natural sounds and determine if they are low, medium or high.  Once they remember the natural sound pitch labels, 

I'm hoping it will help them identify correct labels while playing various musical instruments.

The kiddos will look at the cards and imagine the sounds they might hear in the pictures.  

They will listen to corresponding sounds on the sound machine as a control.  

Then they will place the picture cards under the correct label.  

We will do this together several times before they complete the activity on their own.  

The boys use the sound machine every night to help them sleep and love the various sounds.  

It is very easy to distinguish low versus high pitches on the machine.

Source:  I created the printable for this activity. The Music Activities Printable Pack 1 is a Subscriber's Only Freebie.  For your free copy, follow the directions at the bottom of this post.

Music Conducting 101


Music Conducting 101

My kiddos love watching conductors and have asked if I could teach them the skill.  

Without hesitation I graciously agreed.  

Conducting is a fantastic way to teach kiddos about rhythm and tempo.  

It involves movement of the body, listening skills, and provides a natural control, whether conducting a group of people, or trying to conduct using a metronome. 

In this activity the kiddos will learn the value of a quarter note as one beat.  

Using the Wittner 903014 Taktell Super-Mini Metronome, Black, they will practice conducting two beats per measure, then three beats, and finally four beats.  

The metronome allows them to conduct at various tempos, first slow, and then faster over time.  

A mirror is provided as a control for their movements.  

The kiddos are so excited to try this out.  

I was hoping to find a conducting baton that was their size to add to the tray, but none of our local music stores carry them anymore.  Oh well.

Source:  I created the printable for this activity. The Music Activities Printable Pack 1 is a Subscriber's Only Freebie. For your free copy, follow the directions at the bottom of this post.

Fractions in Music


Fractions in Music

My kiddos may not understand note values, but they LOVE fractions.  

Why not apply math to music, to help them better understand things?  

This activity can be done in two ways.  

First, the kiddos will sequence note values from biggest to smallest, using the Learning Resources Fraction Tower Activity Set as a control.  

I'm hoping this will help them understand how each music note received it's name.

Fractions in Music

Once the kiddos feel comfortable with their sequencing abilities, they'll create a note value chart with the fraction pieces.  

This will come in handy as they start to understand and analyze beats per measure in the future.

Fractions in Music

Source:  I created the printable for this activity. The Music Activities Printable Pack 1 is a Subscriber's Only Freebie. For your free copy, follow the directions at the bottom of this post.

Divisions of 4 with Montessori Beads: Understanding Time Signatures in Music

Divisions of 4 with Montessori Beads: Understanding Time Signatures in Music

The kiddos may be a bit young to understand time signatures and how different note combinations can make up four beats in a measure, but they're not to young to come up with their own number combinations, especially when using Montessori Checker Board Beads.

When choosing this activity, the kiddos will lay out several yellow bead bars representing the number four.  Each bead bar represents one measure of music.  

They'll place a tooth pick in between each yellow bead bar to represent bar lines.  

Then they'll create different bead bar combinations that add up to four, using the yellow bead bar as a control.  

Eventually they'll be ready to label and write rhythms they've created and play them on various percussion instruments.

Music is a combination of all subjects.  

When students are struggling to understand specific musical terms at the piano, or while learning any other instrument, sometimes the best thing to do is to teach musical concepts in other terms, using different subject areas and interests.  

It not only will enhance their understanding, but will teach them that music is everywhere.

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Learn & Play Link Up Summertime Art & Craft Idea Features

There's just something about summer art projects that takes me back to when I was a little girl.  Whether it be decorating rocks, weaving, making picture frames or watching relatives create amazing canned jams, fruits and vegetables (which I still have no clue how to do on my own).  Just the sight of the activity features this week is as comforting as homemade macaroni and cheese.  I hope you're able to take the time this summer to enjoy life's simple pleasures.  Be sure to try out one of these feature projects!  

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The Universe: The Milky Way & Solar System Activities for Kids with Free Printables

We're diving in to the study of the universe, specifically focusing on the Milky Way and the solar system! These activities for kids and free printables are sure to be a hit!

I had no clue that the timing of it would be so perfect as we wait to see close up images of Pluto for the first time.  The kiddos are super excited about it.  

We've been watching the news almost every night, watching as the camera gets closer and closer.  It's all such an exciting adventure.

The Universe: The Milky Way & Solar System Activities for Kids with Free Printables

The Universe: The Milky Way & Solar System Activities for Kids with Free Printables


 What is the pink series?  It is the Montessori way of introducing beginning phonics, using short vowel sounds and CVC (consonant-vowel-consonant) words.  


The pink series has a specific sequence, as you prepare your little one to read, write, and spell.  Once a child completes the sequence of pink series learning activities, he moves on to the blue series, and finally the green series. 


I came across a wonderful post:  The Montessori Pink Series from Our Montessori Home that explained the pink series in detail with pictures, I thought I'd share for those who want to understand it more.

By the end of last year, all three kiddos were proficient at matching objects and pictures with first letter sounds.  Dinomite has progressed much farther than that, but we've never officially worked through the pink series material.  Princess and Bulldozer are finally ready and interested in it, so it's the perfect time to present it to them.

I've decided to take things extremely slow as Bulldozer and Princess (at times) mix up their short vowel sounds.  I'll be focusing on one short vowel sound per unit study, and then progress to all of them once each individual vowel has been covered.  


I've created a variety of activities on the shelves each week to accommodate all the different learning styles and levels the kiddos are at.  Enjoy!

Pink Series:  Objects w/ Movable Alphabet


Pink Series:  Objects w/ Movable Alphabet


One wouldn't think much about the difference between using a tangible object vs. a picture card as a visual to encourage spelling.  Or perhaps it was I who thought there wouldn't be much of a difference.  In any case, I learned there is a DEFINITE difference.  


Bulldozer hates writing and spelling.  He avoids all language activities when he can.  But when I put this activity on the shelf with the option of using the Montessori Small Movable Alphabets w/ Box or Montessori Cursive Moveable Alphabets with Box, he's choses this activity first everyday, completing it himself without any help.  


This is truly miraculous to me.  You'd better bet I'm going to start collecting more tangible objects.  Lol

The object of the activity is to use the movable alphabet to spell the names of the tangible items on the tray.  So simple, yet the effects are so amazing.

Pink Series:  My Book of Short "a" Sound Words


Pink Series:  My Book of Short "a" Sound Words


This is not a traditional pink series activity to my knowledge, but a variation of one.  Our tray includes our Montessori Phonetic Reading Blocks for the Beginning Reader.  Inside the book there is a a picture on each page.   Below is a line for the kiddos to write the name of the object in the picture.  If the kiddos are unsure of the proper spelling of a word, they can use the blocks to create the word they need.

Source:  I created the printable for this activity. The Montessori Pink Series Printable Pack 1 is a free printable. You can access your copy by visiting our Montessori-inspired Pink Series Activities and Free Printables post.

Pink Series:  Matching Picture to Word Cards


Pink Series:  Matching Picture to Word Cards


The kiddos will match pictures to word cards in this activity.  The word cards are in cursive with print on the back to help the kiddos along with their cursive word identification.  I love it when we can make progress in two aspects of studies with one activity!

Source:  I created the printable for this activity. The Montessori Pink Series Printable Pack 1 is a free printable. You can access your copy by visiting our Montessori-inspired Pink Series Activities and Free Printables post.

Pink Series:  Phrase & Picture Match Up with Grammar Practice


Pink Series:  Phrase & Picture Match Up with Grammar Practice


Bulldozer is the last of the three older kiddos to learn how to read.  He's working so hard, but the process is very difficult for him.  


We've made it through almost all of the Level 3 BOB Book series.  He practices reading each book until he's proficient and then we move on to the next.  


After reading the same word in several books, again and again, he usually can apply it to other situations like workbooks or activities on our shelves.  However, he struggles sounding out words because of the vowel sound confusion (and a few other things).  


I wanted him to feel successful when reading when working with this activity.  Thankfully, the activity is a success! 


The phrases for this activity were specifically chosen to help him work on mastering one vowel sound at at time. 


For this week, all the words on the cards have the short "a" sound.  I've paired the phrases with pictures to help him if needed.  After the first day, the control match ups were removed from the tray, as he didn't need them anymore.

When I noticed what type of phrases were used in the pink series sequence, I realized that this activity would also be the perfect way to review the noun family:  article, adjective, noun.  I included a control card for the grammar symbols in case the kiddos have forgotten which ones are which.  


I always find it so amusing that Bulldozer knows all of his grammar symbols and definitions but he can't read or spell.  The kiddos are using grammar symbols from our new Montessori Basic Wooden Grammar Symbols with Box.  


Princess has done this activity every single day.  She has always loved dissecting phrases and sentences.

Source:  I created the printable for this activity. The Montessori Pink Series Printable Pack 1 is a free printable. You can access your copy by visiting our Montessori-inspired Pink Series Activities and Free Printables post.

Books about the Universe & Planets


Books about the Universe & Planets


Last month we gave our learning time room a make over.  It was a huge undertaking and took much longer than anticipated. As mentioned earlier, we're still not finished with hanging things on the walls etc.  


This is our new reading corner!  The library books on the shelves will be switched out for every unit.  If the kiddos would like to read during our learning time, this is where they go.  I'm trying to make sure I'm selecting a variety of literary works, both fiction and non-fiction for each unit.  Even when it's not learning time, there's usually someone in the bean bag reading.

If you'd like to see what books are on the shelves during our study of the Milky Way and solar system, be sure to check out our post: Children's Books About the Universe.


Sequencing Planets with Ordinal Numbers


Sequencing Planets with Ordinal Numbers


The kiddos will use the picture of the planets in order from the sun as a control, when they put individual planet cards in the correct order, and then label them with the correct ordinal numbers.

Source:  I created the printable for this activity. The Milky Way & Solar System Printable Pack 1 is a free printable.  For your copy, click on the link at the bottom of this post.

 Creating Numbers 1-9,999


Creating Numbers 0-9,999


The kiddos will use the golden bead bar material to create and show numbers 1-9,999. 


If you'd like a better understanding of how these Montessori Materials can be used, youtube is a great resource.

Creating Numbers 1-9,999,999


Creating Numbers 1-9,999,999


The kiddos were introduced to the Montessori Large Bead Frame a few months ago.  I love it because it provides a way for the them to understand large numbers in a very visual and tactile way without taking up too much space.  


You can better understand it's purpose as you watch this video on Youtube.  


To carry over what the kiddos learned in the previous activity, I added cards from our Montessori Bank Game.  The kiddos can create and visualize each number.  As they create numbers, they present them verbally to me so I know they understand how to pronounce them.  They're getting better and better at this.

Learning Numbers to Decillion


Learning Numbers to Decillion


If you haven't noticed my kiddos are a bit obsessed with numbers right now.  I've decided to just go with it, especially as it relates directly to our study of the universe.  If' there's one subject that includes numbers to infinity, it's this one.  


Though we are only studying numbers to decillion, it's still plenty for them to try to wrap their heads around.  This week's activity is also a great way to introduce the concept of the power of numbers in a way that's not too overwhelming.

When choosing this activity the kiddos will put the numbers in the correct order and then select a few (according to their age) to attempt to write out on the white board provided.  This has been very entertaining to watch.  Ten to the 33rd power is a LOT of zeros.  Lol.

Source:  I created the printable for this activity. The Milky Way & Solar System Printable Pack 1 is a free printable.  For your copy, click on the link at the bottom of this post.

Planet Poetry Match Up


Planet Poetry Match Up


It could easily be debated that this is a language activity, however, since it provides a way to learn about each of the planets, I have it on our science shelves.  There are two sets of cards.  One set includes pictures of each of the planets.  The second set of cards includes poems about each planet.  


It's the kiddos' job to match up the correct poem to the corresponding picture.  Poems come from the book: Comets, Stars, the Moon, and Mars: Space Poems and Paintings.  All of the kiddos have thoroughly enjoyed the poems.  I'm in love with the book!  Each kiddo has also chosen one of the planet poems to memorize and share.  This will be their first time memorizing poetry.  I'm super psyched!

Source:  I created the printable for this activity. The Milky Way & Solar System Printable Pack is a free printable. For your copy, click on the link at the bottom of this post.

Universe Vocabulary Match Up

Universe Vocabulary Match Up


As part of the early elementary Montessori curriculum, children are introduced to the concept of the universe.  This is a BIG concept to tackle.  To help the kiddos understand new terminology they're hearing and reading, these vocabulary cards were introduced.  So far they seem to be helping.

Source:  Jason created the printable for this activity. The Milky Way & Solar System Printable Pack 1 is a free printable.  For your copy, follow the directions at the bottom of this post.

Creating the Solar System


Creating the Solar System


The kiddos will use play dough to create space.  A pencil is provided (not visible in the picture) for the kiddos to draw elliptical lines in space representing the movement of the planets in the solar system.

The large yellow pom pom is the sun, which will be placed in the middle.  The marbles are reprsentations of each of the planets.  They will be placed on the correct elliptical lines circling the sun.  The marbles are from Bulldozer's vast marble collection.  We supplemented other marbles for planets that weren't included in the set.

My Place in the Universe


My Place in the Universe


We've done an activity similar to this in the past, but it was not as detailed in location.  Originally I wanted to use stacked boxes to represent each place, but I kept running into adhesive issues, and didn't want to cause Bulldozer to go into anaphylactic shock.  So, I decided to create my own printable.  

The kiddos will cut out each circle and draw a picture representing each place.  Once all circles have been cut out and colored, they'll staple them together.  I've provided a control in case they need help with the order.

Source:  I created the printable for this activity. The Milky Way & Solar System Printable Pack 1 is a free printable.  For you copy, click on the link at the bottom of this post.

Important People in the History of the Universe


Important People in the History of the Universe


Jason and I wanted to provide a little history lesson for the kiddos in the way of introducing philosophers, scientists, astronomers, etc.  It was so much fun and helped them understand that the study of the universe is always evolving.  


Our timing couldn't have been more perfect with new pictures of Pluto coming this week.  This event really brought the idea behind this activity to life.

Source:  Jason created the cards for this activity. The Milky Way & Solar System Printable Pack 1 is a free printable.  For your copy, click on the link at the bottom of this post.


So much fun can be had learning about the Milky way and solar system!


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