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1)  H is for House Craft  from Teach with Me: Review the letter H, shapes, colors and address (optional) while doing this craft. 2) Animals Homes Match: Choose one of the options below. Animal Habitats Around the World from Christy Waters: Match animals to their correct habitats. There are twenty-seven animals and four habitats - talk about the animals/habitats and where they would be best suited.  Animal Homes Match  from Kidzclub: Match animals to their home. There are seven animals and seven homes to match. Melissa & Doug Re-usable Habitat Sticker Pad : Match re-usable animal stickers to their habitat page. Animal Homes Match 3) Shaving Cream Block House from Busy Toddler: Use foam blocks and shaving cream to build houses. I may add toy animals to this sensory activity. 

Farm Magnets : We used these on our refrigerator, but you could also use a magnetic cookies sheet. Here are some ideas to do with these magnets: Name all the items and talk about the animal sounds. A lot of Pretend Play. Sing Old MacDonald while placing an animal on the fridge. Form the Letter F with the animals. Sort the animals (big & small, wings & no wings, white & colored, etc.) Count the animals (ie: how many animals are by the barn?" Place the animals in size order from smallest to biggest 2)  Farm Animals and their Byproducts  from Joyfully Weary: Watch "What do you get from that?"  and do this activity. Easton wasn't in the mood to do it, so we moved on. I think it would help to use toy animals instead of the animal picture cards. We'll try again another day! 3) A Day in the Farm Activity Stations: Talk about what farmers do in the day with these farm activity stations. I'll place our farm beanie babies in a basket an...

1) F is for Frog Craft  from Crystal & Comp: Green, black and white Construction Paper White Piece of Paper Black Paper Light Green Office Stickers (optional) Red Yarn Washable Black Paint Glue Cut out the eyes, a big letter F, and frog legs from your green paper. If you'd like, you can print a template from the link provided.  Have your child place the office stickers on the Letter F. Glue on the Letter F, frog legs and eyes. Next, glue on the red yarn, as the tongue. Have your child use his finger, dipped in black paint, and stamp it on his/her paper as the flies. 2)  Frog Shape Clip Cards  from Making Learning Fun: Aren't these adorable?  Place one card in front of your child and have him/her identify the shape and color.  Use a small plastic bingo chip , finger, or another manipulative to find its match. 3  Feed the Frog from Therapy Fun Zone: You'll need: Empty Parmesan Cheese Container 2 Large Pom Po...

1)  Shapes Fire Truck Craft  from Sugaraunts: I cut out all the shapes prior to our activity and Easton identified them before gluing them onto our fire truck. Click the title "Shapes Fire Truck Craft" for a tutorial. 2)  Firefighter Tot Pack  from Teacher's Notebook: This is an amazing tot pack! Includes: puzzles, numbers, shadow match, shape review, sorting, size sorting, beginning sounds, coloring page, and a few other ideas. Explain the items (ie: fire extinguisher). I will cut out each of the pages and put them in separate baggies. Have your child draw a baggie and do the activity.   In order to print, you need to create a free account. Here are a few sample pages: 3) Put out the Fire! from Preschool Alphabet: Have your child wear a fireman hat (optional) and put out the fires. You'll need: Orange Chalk OR Orange Foam Sheets Spray Bottles filled with water Chalk Option: Draw small flames on your garage or fence with orange cha...

1)  Fishbowl Craft  from Walking by the Way: I found this idea on the Letter F Crafts list on the Measured Mom blog. I knew we had to do it the second I saw it! Here's what you need: White Paper Black Marker Tempera Paint - Blue & Red Foam Brush Paintbrush Glue 1/2 cup of cornmeal Goggly Eye Use a black marker to draw a large fish bowl on a piece of white paper. Have your child use a foam brush to paint the entire paper blue. Let the paint dry overnight. Option: Use blue construction paper instead of painting the fish bowl. Paint your child's hand red and help him/her stamp hand in the fishbowl. In a small bowl, use a paintbrush to mix together 1 tablespoon elmer's glue and 1/3 cup water (this is an estimate) to form a paste. Paint the paste on the bottom of the fish bowl. Help your child dump cornmeal onto the wet paste. Move the paper from side to side until the paste is completely covered in cornmeal. Glue on the goggly eye. 2)  Fishy ...