Letter "B" Button Activities

Letter "B" Button Activities-
FREE Printable Friday



You are more than welcome to print off these files for personal use, but please direct others back to my original post and do not directly link back to pdf.  If you use these printables you are agreeing to abide by this disclosure policy.

Letter "B"
Little Peanut placed buttons on the letter "B".  You can get this printable here.

Sorting
Little Peanut Sorted buttons by size and by number of holes.
You can get the size sorting mat here.
You can get the button hole mat here.

Fine Motor and Color Matching
Little Peanut matched the button to the same color pipe cleaner and placed the button on the pipe cleaner.
This activity teaches color and helps a child with their fine motor skills.

Counting Cards
Little Peanut placed the correct number of buttons on the correct counting cards.
This activity helps with number identification and one to one correspondence.
You can get the printable here. 

 

Button Sorting
Little Peanut sorted her buttons by color.

Don't Forget to stop by next Friday for letter "C" Montessori Activities

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Compassion Explorer Magazine for Kids- Great Teaching Tool

Did you know that Compassion has a magazine for kids?  I just found out about it and asked that they send it with the compassion magazine I get quarterly.  The magazine is a great teaching tool.  I use it to teach my daughter about different cultures around the world, geography, and about helping and praying for others. The magazine has an arts and crafts section, examples of kids who care for others, and a devotions section.

My daughter loves the magazine and I am so glad I requested it.  If you are interested in receiving the magazine you can ask that they send you a copy with the quarterly magazine you receive or you can look at it online here.  Compassion also has a great free Christian Homeschool Curriculum check it out here.  

To learn more about Compassion International and how you can get involved with this amazing organization click here. 

Teaching Sequential Order Using Instruction Manuals

Teaching Sequential Order Using Instruction Manuals

Today we used an instruction manual as part of our math lesson.  I was trying to teach Little Sweets the importance of following a sequence and recognizing what step comes next.  I used a Brio Mec instruction manual as my teaching tool.  I showed her the manual and she picked out the vehicle she wanted to create and followed each step in the instruction manual.  This activity taught her the importance of following instructions as well as the importance of sequential order.  I love these manuals because they are made specifically with children in mind and have great pictures to show her what she needs to do next.  If you can't find Brio Mec sets  Lego manuals can also be great tools for teaching sequential order.  If you miss one step or go out of order your creation doesn't look like the picture in the manual.

She was so excited when she finished. Here is what her vehicle looked like after she followed all the instructions.   

Matters of the Heart Monday Week 1

Matters of the Heart Mondays 

 Join me on Mondays as we discuss how we can use God's Word to encourage, equip, and train our children in righteousness.

As a believer in Christ, it is my goal to use God's word as a tool in the education my children.  The Word tells us that "All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting, and training in righteousness so that the servant of God may be thoroughly equipped for every good work. " 2 Tim 3:16-17  Please join me on Mondays as we discuss how we can use the Word of God to instruct our children's hearts and how we can apply the principles found in the Bible to our children's lives as well as our own. 

 

Each Monday I will be presenting a reader's question on my blogs facebook page.  I encourage my readers to join in on the conversation and share scripture verses that apply to the question as well as practical advice

 

Week 1 Question:  How can I help my child be appreciative of what he has?

 

To join this conversation please come to my facebook page, like the page, and comment on the post.

 

Here is a link to my facebook page.
 

Matters of the Heart Mondays

Matters of the Heart Mondays 

 Join me on Mondays as we discuss how we can use God's Word to encourage, equip, and train our children in righteousness.

 

When we homeschool our children we are doing more than just teaching them to read, write, and do math.  We are teaching them how to live life.  As a parent my hope and prayer is that I will equip my children so that they can be successful when they reach adulthood.  As a believer in Christ, it is my goal to use God's word as a tool in the education my children.  The Word tells us that "All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting, and training in righteousness so that the servant of God may be thoroughly equipped for every good work. " 2 Tim 3:16-17  Please join me on Mondays as we discuss how we can use the Word of God to instruct our children's hearts and how we can apply the principles found in the Bible to our children's lives as well as our own. 

 

Each Monday I will be presenting a reader's question on my blogs facebook page.  I encourage my readers to join in on the conversation and share scripture verses that apply to the question as well as practical advice.

Join the conversation on my facebook page
If you have a question you would like me to post please email me at funfrugalhomeschool.com
 

I look forward to the conversation. 

Freebie Friday- Free Letter A Montessori-Inspired Printables

Free Letter A Montessori-Inspired Printables

You are more than welcome to print off these files for personal use, but please direct others back to my original post and do not directly link back to pdf.  If you use these printables you are agreeing to abide by this disclosure policy.

 Letter A Mat
Little Peanut used this mat as a playdough mat and a tracing mat.
You can download the mat here.

Apple Sorting Mat
Little Peanut placed beads and other maniupalitives on the correct color apple. 
She used tweezers to help with fine motor skills.

You can get this mat here. 

 

Apple Tree Counting Mat

Little Peanut picked a number card,
identified the number, and placed the correct number
of playdough apples on the mat.  She drew the correct number of apples, as well.

You can get the number cards here.
You can get the apple mat here. 

Apple Number Identification Mat

Little Peanut identified the number on the mat
and covered the number with a pom pom.
She used child chopsticks to help with fine motor skills,
 tongs can be used as well.
Dot Markers may also be used in place of pom poms.

You can download this here.

Don't forget to stop by next Friday for letter "B" Montessori-inspired printables.

Parental Supervision

Manipulatives that are used in these posts are items I used with my child.  Parents are responsible for deciding what is suitable for their child to use with printable mat.  All activities on this blog should be done with parental supervision. Any activity involving small pieces should be done with children over 3 years of age.   

Graphics are courtesy of Graphics Factory

 

Free Printable Friday- Autumn, Leaves, and Pumpkins

Each Friday I will posting a new FREE printable.  This week the theme is pumpkins and leaves. 

 Pumpkin Counting Game

This game helps with number recognition and counting.

Little Peanut named the number on the pumpkin and placed the corresponding number of pumpkins on top of the number card.

(I purchased the pumpkins to go with this game from the dollar section at Target. You can use orange playdough balls for pumpkins as well.)

You can down load the pumpkin cards for FREE page 1,
page 2, page 3. 

Autumn Leaf Sort

This game helps with sorting skills and color recognition.

Little Peanut placed the correct leaf on the correct color card.

(I purchased the leaves to use with this game from the dollar section at Target.)

This mat can be used to sort any red and brown items.

You can get this color sort mat FREE here.

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You are more than welcome to print off these files for personal use, but please direct others back to my original post and do not directly link back to pdf.  If you use these printables you are agreeing to abide by this disclosure policy.

Parental Supervision

Manipulatives that are used in these posts are items I used with my child.  Parents are responsible for deciding what is suitable for their child to use with printable mat.  All activities on this blog should be done with parental supervision. Any activity involving small pieces should be done with children over 3 years of age.   

Graphics are courtesy of Graphics Factory

Free Printable Friday-Sink or Float Printables

This week we are working on ocean activities.  Here are two printables I created for our unit.

 

 

 

Sink or Float

Salt Water vs. Fresh Water

 

 

 

 You can download this sheet with the objects here.

You can download this sheet without the objects here.

School-Age Saturday Painting Sight Words

School-Age Saturday

 

On Saturdays I will be posting some school age activities I did with Little Sweets.

 

 

Painting Sight Words or Spelling On Sliding Glass Door

I mixed a little bit of water with washable tempra paint and let Little Sweets paint her sight words on the sliding glass door.  The paint comes off easily with soap and water.  Little Sweets loved this activity.  

 

 



 

 Here is a picture from the inside.  We had to repaint the words since it was difficult to get a picture without a reflection from the outside. 

 

This is a great activity if you have younger siblings who like doing activities alongside  their sister or brother.  Little Peanut joined in and painted a picture of her own while Little Sweets practiced her sight words. 

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Frugal Friday- Free Shape Puzzle Printables

Frugal Friday
 

Each Friday I plan to post about a fun frugal or free activity you can do with your child.  This week I am sharing a free shape puzzle printable I used during tot time with Little Peanut.  I hope you enjoy!!

 

 

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Here is where I like to link up
www.icanteachmychild.com
www.teachbesideme.com