News with Naylors

I can't help myself. Preschool activities call to me and even though I'm 31 weeks pregnant, I thought I could still manage to squeeze in a few small group preschool classes before the baby arrives. Two of my best friends in Oregon sent their darling girls to join me and my two boys (ages 4 & 3). We have a sun room on our main floor that I added a few things to make it feel a little more "preschool-y". Here's a list of where I printed/bought them and a few pictures: Printable Letter Train  (Kid Sparkz) - I printed and laminated these cards and they just happened to fit perfectly below our shelves. Colored Circles - We use these every day for circle time. Each student has their own color. I love the idea of writing their names on tape and putting the tape on the circle. A great name recognition activity every day that doesn't take up any extra time.  Weather Board  (Classroom Freebies) and Daily Schedule  (Lovely Commotion) - I thought this was so...

Letter of the Week: U January Themes: My boys (ages 2, 4) go to preschool twice a week, so I planned our activities for the off days - Monday, Wednesday and Friday. I printed a monthly chart (link to come) as a way to keep organized and stay on track. However, some weeks we just do activities as we go. Here's the third theme at a glance: MONDAY : Letter (U is for U-Turn): We painted a U-Turn Sign.  Numbers (My Phone Number): I thought it would be important for my boys to know my phone number in case they ever got lost. I printed " My Phone Number " and wrote my number in the squares. They matched the loose numbers onto the "My Phone Number" worksheet. Gross Motor (Phone Number Hop): Going along with our phone number today, I drew a phone with side walk chalk outside. I called out my number and my boys jumped from number to number. They really liked this! Science (Slippery Roads): This was a fun science exp...

Focus of the Week: Our theme series focuses on one letter, one shape and one color each week. I put together and printed  this printable  mostly for my two. I hung it in our craft room and would often point to the letter, shape and color for him to identify throughout the week. December Themes: My boys (ages 2, 4) go to preschool twice a week, so I planned our activities for the off days - Monday, Wednesday and Friday. I printed a monthly chart (link to come) as a way to keep organized and stay on track. However, some weeks we just do activities as we go. Here's the first week at a glance: MONDAY : Art (R is for Reindeer): I drew a R and r on a piece of white card stock and my boys painted the R's with brown paint. Once the paint dried, I cut out their Rr's and we decorated them to look like reindeer! We used brown and red felt and a googly eye. Numbers (Where's Rudolf?): We didn't get to t...

For our Reindeer Theme this week, we put together a Sensory Reindeer Book while learning new facts about reindeer. My boys (ages 4, 2) loved gluing, pasting, sticking, and stamping while putting these books together. You'll need: Free Printable Reindeer Book Brown Felt Glue Snowflake Stickers Blue Tissue Squares Sponges & Brown Paint Leaves, Moss and/or Grass Here's preview of our completed book:  

Focus of the Week: Our theme series focuses on one letter, one shape and one color each week. I put together and printed  this printable  mostly for my two. I hung it in our craft room and would often point to the letter, shape and color for him to identify throughout the week. November Themes: My boys (ages 2, 4) go to preschool twice a week, so I planned our activities for the off days - Monday, Wednesday and Friday. I printed a monthly chart (link to come) as a way to keep organized and stay on track. However, some weeks we just do activities as we go. Here's the first week at a glance: MONDAY : Sorting (Then & Now): We did this activity while my boys were eating breakfast. I held out two cards (ie. pilgrim clothes, our clothes) and we talked about the difference. I pointed out a lot of details and we talked about how different our lives are from the pilgrims. You can print Then & Now Cards fro...