How was your week? Hopefully you all fared well during the storms in the midwest this past week. There was at least one homeschooling family in Arkansas that lost their father and two of their daughters during the storms. If you like to help out, please click here.

Take advantage of all the spring breezes and create a lunch sack kite. Lovely Commotion shared a simple tutorial on her site with us.

When you are outside celebrating the warm weather, make a fun spring book together with your kids to remember the fun you have together. Visit One Time Through to see the photos and illustrations her family created. They can be memories you keep for years to come.

While you’re outside, be sure to check out the mini ant unit from Carrots Are Orange. She shares some fun printables and observation ideas.

Literacy Math Ideas shares an idea to make reading a pinch more fun – using a toy truck during your phonics time. Our boys would have loved this!

What have you been doing together this week?

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The above picture of the worm just fascinates me! And I’m pretty sure that Kindred Spirit Mommy enjoyed the lack of an actual dissection as well!

Making a book come alive is something that is dear to my heart (hence the many Literature-based Printables I’ve shared!). Growing Book by Book shares activities to extend the reading fun with the book Mama Cat Has Three Kittens, and several other ladies have linked up additional learning ideas as well.

Itty bitty ants are showing up in our house again (grrr…), so at the moment I may just want to squish them. This science experiment from Gift of Curiosity may have you attracting a few, but it’s all in the name of science!

Need to work on learning your phone number? (well, maybe your kids do!) Check out this fun printable from Spell Outloud  to practice 7 to 10 digit phone numbers – and maybe 911. We won’t talk about the different times that one of our boys has called 911 just to chat, ok?

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Each week I am  pinning many of your links onto the Preschool and Kindergarten Community Pinterest Board. I’m a visual person, so having pictures to help me remember posts is super helpful. Be sure to jump over and follow the board – and find some fun ideas at the same time!

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Sorting Sprinkles made some SUPER cute popsicle stick kitties during their pet unit. The sensory box to go along with the pet unit – adorable!

One of the other things that we are VERY much enjoying are our Spielgaben learning toys. While we are using them at home daily, I brought a few trays along to use with the co-op kids, and they were a HUGE hit. The little girls in our class were lining up colors, lacing away, and making color and shape patterns with the pieces in the set. (And I can’t wait to share more about Spielgaben with you soon!)

If you have empty raisin boxes that you can save, you definitely need to check out the recycled raisin box puzzle from TotSchooling – such a fun idea to work on early puzzles for younger children. Love that they are chunky pieces!

These little bunny bookmarks that Joyfully Weary shared are absolutely adorable! They would be a cute craft to make this upcoming week!

Our final preschool class of the co-op year was last Friday and we had SO much fun learning about colors and rainbows. There are a gazillion ideas on my Pinterest boards, so we definitely weren’t at a lack for things to do! We had so much fun mixing colors and creating new colors together – and then using mini marshmallows to paint rainbows (thanks to Learn Play Imagine for the inspiration!).

Follow the PreK and Kindergarten Community Pinterest Board

Each week I am  pinning many of your links onto the Preschool and Kindergarten Community Pinterest Board. I’m a visual person, so having pictures to help me remember posts is super helpful. Be sure to jump over and follow the board – and find some fun ideas at the same time!

Were You Featured in the Preschool & Kindergarten Community?

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Be sure to visit the moms that linked up below – they have some cute ideas to share with you all! Thanks again to those of you who link up and share the fun that is going on in your homes!

Spring really is coming, right? Even if the real worms aren’t showing up near your hour, Lasting Thumbprints shares how kids can have fun painting with ‘worms’.

If your kids love dinosaurs, check out this dinosaur sensory bin from Mommyhood in Holland. She shares a recipe for homemade dirt using ingredients you can find in your cupboard.

If you’ve never stopped by Delightful Learning, be sure to check out her Letter B unit. She has so many great ideas, and the fruit rainbow looks so yummy!

The most visited post linking up last week was the Spring Fine Motor activity tray from Little Bins for Little Hands. The little mini carrot planting activity is so cute!

That’s it for this week – looking forward to seeing and pinning what you all are sharing!

Follow the PreK and Kindergarten Community Pinterest Board

Each week I am  pinning many of your links onto the Preschool and Kindergarten Community Pinterest Board. I’m a visual person, so having pictures to help me remember posts is super helpful. Be sure to jump over and follow the board – and find some fun ideas at the same time!

Were You Featured in the Preschool & Kindergarten Community?

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