preschool

My husband recently built our family several raised beds to grow vegetables. We were noticing some of the garden beds were being disturbed by our friendly neighborhood squirrels, so my husband threw up some netting over the beds. Unfortunately, we later noticed the tomatoes were growing flowers, but not fruit. […]

Bee STEM Activity for Kindergarten

17 May, 2022 in Homeschool / Preschool Activities tagged bee / bees / preschool / STEM / STEM activity by Homeschool Momgineer

I LOVE reading to my kids, both at home and at school. My favorite children’s books are ones that broaden kids imaginations, and challenge them to stretch their mind. But when teaching 2 year olds, stretching and challenging young minds looks a little bit different than the latter years of […]

“If I Built a House” Preschool STEM Activity

28 Dec, 2019 in Engineering for kids tagged preschool / preschool activities / preschool STEM / storybook STEM by Homeschool Momgineer

Last week I had a phone conference with my youngest son’s preschool teacher. She said the only thing he needs to work on, right now, is number recognition and counting number 6 through 10. With Thanksgiving only a few short weeks away, I was reminded of a simple turkey counting […]

Simple Turkey Counting Activity

13 Nov, 2019 in Math is Fun! / Preschool Activities tagged counting / counting activity / preschool / preschool activities / preschool math by Homeschool Momgineer

Our preschool year began two weeks ago, and this year I’m trying to incorporate more STEM preschool activities into my class’ day. The age of my class is around two and a half years old, so some of them have never been left with a “stranger” in a new place. […]

STEM Preschool Ideas for the First Two Weeks

17 Sep, 2019 in Engineering for kids / Preschool Activities tagged preschool / preschool activities / preschool STEM / STEM by Homeschool Momgineer

A few weeks ago I attended a training on early childhood reading. One of the topics discussed was that kids have different ways of learning, but too often we only use one format of teaching the ABCs in preschool. Most of us preschool teachers hold up a card with, for […]

Teaching Letters to a Tactile Learner

22 Sep, 2018 in Preschool Activities tagged alphabet / letters / preschool / preschool activities / tactile learner / teaching supplies by Homeschool Momgineer