Category Archives: preschool

Thanksgiving Play Set Craft

Posted on November 15, 2011 by Julie @ Creekside Learning

Our books: All of the links for these crafts can be found on my Pinterest Thanksgiving board. Linking up with: 

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PBS Kids Lab Brings Advanced Technology to Kids’ Learning Games

Posted on October 27, 2011 by Julie @ Creekside Learning

There are a lot of free things out there that you can use to teach your kids stuff.  In fact, combing through them all just might qualify as a part time job.   A few are true gems.  The PBS Kids … Continue reading →

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Halloween Fun with Stellaluna

Posted on October 17, 2011 by Julie @ Creekside Learning

Stellaluna isn’t a Halloween story, but Halloween is a great time of year to read it.  Think of all the bat decorations you may already own or could buy from the dollar store.  Perfect for acting out the story of … Continue reading →

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Update on Our Workbox System

Posted on June 11, 2011 by Julie @ Creekside Learning

I’m getting a lot of visitors to my blog on my workbox page lately so I thought I’d post an update on how this system has worked for us thus far.  We use a file folder system in a portable … Continue reading →

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Reflections of Our First Homeschooling Year

Posted on May 6, 2011 by Julie @ Creekside Learning

We’re coming up on our summer break, and I’m feeling reflective. What a journey this first year of homeschooling has been! What I love… researching and choosing and purchasing curriculum and books and other stuff. watching my kids aha-moments when … Continue reading →

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Easter Egg Phonics for Beginning Readers with Printables

Posted on March 29, 2011 by Julie @ Creekside Learning

My preschooler knows all the sounds of her letters and has long had an obsession with the beginning sounds of words.  Lately, I’ve been looking for fun ways to help her focus on the middle and ending sounds of words, … Continue reading →

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Seed Packet Garden Markers

Posted on March 26, 2011 by Julie @ Creekside Learning

The Creek Kids and I have been planting seeds for our new garden plot that The Husband is building for us. Yay! It makes me soooo happy when The Husband does a home improvement project. But anyway… I made these … Continue reading →

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Spring Tree Crafts, Part 2: Flowering Cherry Trees

Posted on March 21, 2011 by Julie @ Creekside Learning

While we await the beautiful blossoms of the flowering cherry trees in our yard and neighborhood, we made our own version. Materials: paper towel roll, brown paint, small pink and white silk flowers snipped from a branch of silk flowers … Continue reading →

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Spring Tree Crafts, Part 1: Forsythia

Posted on March 16, 2011 by Julie @ Creekside Learning

Forsythia Trees Every Spring I look forward to watching the forsythia bloom.  At least I did in our old neighborhood, because there, everyone had forsythia bushes.  It was an older, established neighborhood and maybe forsythia was all the rage when … Continue reading →

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St. Patrick’s Day Learning Fun

Posted on March 3, 2011 by Julie @ Creekside Learning

We are having lots of learning fun with a St. Patrick’s Day theme.  Here are some things to do with preschoolers: Shamrock template. Print out on white cardstock, paint with green paint and sprinkle with gold glitter while the paint … Continue reading →

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Dr. Seuss’ birthday on Wednesday? Now, That’s Wacky!

Posted on February 28, 2011 by Julie @ Creekside Learning

Here’s how we’ll celebrate Wacky Wednesday, just in time for Dr. Seuss’ birthday on Wednesday, March 2nd. We’ll be reading the book again on Tuesday. I plan to decorate the house Wacky Wednesday style while the kids are asleep Tuesday … Continue reading →

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More Kitchen Science: What’s Inside a Drop of Blood?

Posted on February 24, 2011 by Julie @ Creekside Learning

What we made: A model of a microscopic drop of blood. How we did it: We mixed karo syrup (plasma), red cinnamon candies (red blood cells), dry lima beans (white blood cells), and lentils (platelets). How we kept the toddler … Continue reading →

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Kitchen Science: Freezing and Melting

Posted on February 21, 2011 by Julie @ Creekside Learning

Today we experimented with freezing and melting.  We took various things from the refrigerator and pantry and put them into ice cube trays. This experiment was inspired by Usborne’s Science in the Kitchen. We varied our ingredients a bit and … Continue reading →

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Bring In The Snow!

Posted on February 1, 2011 by Julie @ Creekside Learning

My daughter has been sick for a few days but has asked repeatedly to go out and make a snowman for her baby brother. So today, we brought the snow inside to her. I assembled a tray of various sized … Continue reading →

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A Peaceful Time-Out Alternative

Posted on January 18, 2011 by Julie @ Creekside Learning

A few years ago, realizing that “time out” was not making much of a difference in some concerning behaviors of my then-three-year-old, we were inspired by the concept of the Montessori Peace Table.  Our adapted version are the Peace Flowers, which … Continue reading →

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