Tag Archives: preschool lessons

Best Computer Game for Reading: Ooka Island

Product: Ooka Island Adventure Format: Computer Game Ages: 3 to 7 Focus: Literacy, Phonics Use: Supplement to any reading program, extra practice, fun and learning game Rating: 5 out of 5 golden pencils What is Ooka Island? Learning early literacy skills was never so much fun! The game teaches phonics and letter/sound recognition. A friendly robot named Zobot guides your child in a mission on Ooka Island. Your child will visit the Cave of Sounds, Alphabet Mountain, Bubbly Troubly and more! Once your child visits Popcorn Mountain she will get the chance to read books. What did I love about Ooka Island? An approach to teaching … Continue reading →

Extending the Lesson on Goodnight Moon

Goodnight Moon is an American children’s book written by Margaret Wise Brown and illustrated by Clement Hurd. First published in 1947, this book’s popularity, charm, and quality still remain constant to this day. All of my children proclaimed this book to be a bedtime favorite at some point. The book is simple, sweet, and a wonderful way to gently lay your children down to sleep. Due to how loved the book is by so many children it is a great place to start a book study for little ones. Creating lessons from favorite books will encourage your child to read and … Continue reading →

The Berenstain Bears Celebrate 50 Years

I have loved the Berenstain Bears since I was a child. Introducing this bear family to my preschooler and watching her enjoy them as much as I did was so sweet. After 50 years, the Berenstain Bears is still entertaining children. To celebrate this achievement, the bears have a brand new story and a collection of classics. The Berenstain Bears: Get Involved A storm hits Bear Country, and Bear Country might flood! It’s up to the Bear family and the rest of the rescue team at the Chapel in the Woods to come together and save their community. The Berenstain … Continue reading →

Using Play Doh to Teach Preschool Lessons

Play Doh is one of my favorite preschool activity toys and art mediums. Mashing the dough can creating people, ice cream cones, pizza, and animals, is as much fun for me as the kids.  I am not sure what came first, the lessons I developed using Play Doh or my desire to play and the need to make it count as part of my lesson plan.  Nonetheless, I have come up with a way to play and learn.  Now, when my husband comes home and finds Play Doh mashed in the carpet its all good. In all seriousness, using a … Continue reading →

Would You Send Your Preschooler to Summer Camp?

I’m being tempted these days. Flyers come in the mail, and they are flyers about summer camps. These flyers detail all of the lovely things that my preschooler could be doing this summer. How about African dance? Learning Mandarin? Discovering how to be a spy? The possibilities are nearly endless, and she’s just four years old. All of these choices are so tempting. Of course, there are also the old standbys: swimming lessons and nature camp. I’d really like to sign my daughter up for all of them. Thank goodness I have a limited budget, or we’d be flying around … Continue reading →