20+ Activities to Develop Fine Motor Skills When I was a young mother of a precocious two-year old, I focused on teaching her everything she would need to know for Kindergarten. We worked on knowing what the colors were, how to count to 20 verbally and with objects, and the ABC’s. However, I overlooked the importance of developing fine motor …
Top 10 Posts for 2015
Wow! What a year 2015 has been! Thank you all for being such great supporters of Mommy Crusader & Her Knights and Ladies. I’m excited to start 2016 with a quick trip down nostalgia lane with a look at the top 10 posts for 2015. My 10th most popular post of 2015 is If I Ran the Zoo Crazy Animal Creation …
Roll-A-Santa Preschool Activity
It’s not often that I’m more excited than my preschoolers to participate in an activity. But, as I was preparing this Roll-A-Santa preschool activity, I could barely contain my excitement. This was going to be so much fun, was all I could think over and over as I set up our game. Our game was going to teach so many …
P is for Playful – a Preschool Unit
Preschoolers love to play, imagine, and play some more. Play is important to preschoolers’ development. It helps them understand the world around them and work out difficult feelings. Play also helps preschoolers learn social skills, turn taking, etc. In other words, play is a crucial part of child development for preschoolers. Our current preschool unit – P is for Playful …
Simple Ways to Honor Veterans Day
Finally, the Great War had ended. After years of muddy, horrible trench warfare and terrible deaths, the surviving soldiers could put down their weapons and go back to their loved ones. Countries could begin to rebuild and life could start getting back to normal. The armistice agreement for World War I started on the 11 hour of the 11 day …
Preschool Unit: O is for Ocean
O is such a fun letter to teach. Granted, O makes many sounds, but there are so many fun ways to teach the letter. For this preschool unit — O is for ocean. The ocean is full of so many amazing things that using it to teach about the letter O becomes a fascinating and fun experience. Our unit included …
Kid-Friendly Fall Activities
Everyone seems to be writing about their fall bucket list, and I’m going to join in with a list of kid-friendly fall activities. I love fall. I think it’s my favorite time of year. Fall is harvest time in the garden; dress-up time for the trees and children; and hot cocoa time in the evenings. However, with five children, I’ve …
Lighted Ghost Garland – a Halloween Preschool Activity
My preschoolers were ready for something Halloween to do. Last week, we decorated for Halloween, and that just seemed to whet their appetite for all things Halloween. Instead of locking myself away and creating something for them to look at, I thought it would be more fun for them if we made something together. We wanted something fun, simple, kid-friendly, …
L is for Love – a Preschool Learning Unit
Our next letter unit we’re focusing on is the letter L. There are so many great L words that we could use as the theme for this unit, but I thought L is for love would be a great preschool theme because preschoolers are full of love. These first three activities focus on recognizing the letter L, listening for /l/ …
N is for Neighborhood Preschool Unit, Part 2
We finished our N is for Neighborhood preschool unit, part 2, this week with a fun field trip, neighborhood helper game, and some writing practice. The activities were a lot of fun to do together with my preschoolers and they really enjoyed them too. Activity One: Who are the People in your Neighborhood Letter N Photo Scavenger Hunt Objective: to help …
