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Free Find And Count Printable & Spring Activities Preschoolers Love

March 17, 2025 | Leave a Comment
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Today, I have some spring activities preschoolers will love and a free find and count sprint printable. Also, look at my page How to Homeschool Preschool for more learning and playing ideas.

Spring is the perfect season to get the littlest homeschoolers outside learning.

Preschool kids are naturally curious about the world around them.

Everything from the ants crossing the sidewalks to the wind blowing in the tops of the trees, preschoolers find delightful.

Free Find And Count Printable & Spring Activities Preschoolers Love

There are endless opportunities to inspire curiosity and learning in young children.

With these fun and simple science activities, your preschooler can explore, experiment, and engage with the world in exciting ways.

An activity as easy as exploring colors or growing a bean nurtures a lifelong science lover.

First, look at some of these books to add to your reading day.

BOOKS ABOUT SPRING FOR PRESCHOOLERS

10 Books About Spring for Young Learners

Grab some of these fun books about the spring season for kids.

Fletcher and the Springtime Blossoms: A Springtime Book For Kids

Fletcher enjoys the sunny weather and the warmth of spring. But when he stumbles across snowy flakes gently floating to the ground, he spreads the news of winter’s return to all his friends. But spring is full of wonderful surprises for Fletcher and his friends.

Miss Rumphius

Barbara Cooney's story of Alice Rumphius, who longed to travel the world, live in a house by the sea, and do something to make the world more beautiful, has a timeless quality that resonates with each new generation. The countless lupines that bloom along the coast of Maine are the legacy of the real Miss Rumphius, the Lupine Lady, who scattered lupine seeds everywhere she went. Miss Rumphius received the American Book Award in the year of publication.

Blue on Blue

Join a farming family as they experience the full range of a thrilling seaside thunderstorm—from the wild wind and the very first drops; to the pouring, pouring rain; to the wonderful messy mud after the sun returns! With gentle, rhyming text and vivid artwork from a Caldecott Medal–winning illustrator, this sublime depiction of nature’s patterns turns a storm into a celebration.

Yucky Worms: Read and Wonder

Who would want to be friends with a wiggly, slimy worm? You can’t even tell which end is which! But there’s more to these lowly creatures than meets the eye. Kids are invited to find out where worms live, see how they move, and understand why gardeners consider them friends with the help of this humorous and informative look at an unappreciated — and fascinating — creature.Back matter includes further information about worms and an index

Make Way for Ducklings

Mrs. Mallard was sure that the pond in the Boston Public Gardens would be a perfect place for her and her eight ducklings to live.  The problem was how to get them there through the busy streets of Boston.  But with a little help from the Boston police, Mrs. Mallard and Jack, Kack, Lack, Nack, Ouack, Pack, and Quack arive safely at their new home.

Plant the Tiny Seed Board Book: A Springtime Book For Kids

Beautiful collage-and-watercolor art follows the seed through its entire life cycle, as it grows into a zinnia in a garden full of buzzing bees, curious hummingbirds, and colorful butterflies. Children engage with the book as they wiggle their fingers to water the seeds, clap to make the sun shine after rain, and shoo away a hungry snail. Appropriate for even the youngest child, Plant the Tiny Seed is never the same book twice—no matter how many times you read it!

And for curious young nature lovers, a page of facts about seeds, flowers, and the insects and animals featured in the book is included at the end. Fans of Eric Carle, Lois Ehlert, and Press Herewill find their next favorite book in Plant the Tiny Seed.

A Butterfly Is Patient:

Part of the incredible six-book Nature Books series from the award-winning duo of Dianna Hutts Aston and Sylvia Long, A Butterfly Is Patient celebrates a dazzling variety of butterflies in all their beauty and wonder.Turn each page to explore the amazing world of these beautiful winged insects through watercolor illustrations that bring to life garden landscapes filled with flowers, vines, leaves, and sunshine.

An Egg Is Quiet:

This stunningly beautiful and wonderfully informative book from award-winning artist Sylvia Long and author Dianna Hutts Aston makes for a fascinating introduction to the vast and amazing world of eggs. Featuring poetic text and an elegant design, this acclaimed book teaches children countless interesting facts about eggs. Full of wit and charm, An Egg Is Quiet will at once spark the imagination and cultivate a love of science.

Goodbye Winter, Hello Spring

As days stretch longer, animals creep out from their warm dens, and green begins to grow again, everyone knows―spring is on its way!Join a boy and his dog as they explore nature and take a stroll through the countryside, greeting all the signs of the coming season. In a series of conversations with everything from the melting brook to chirping birds, they say goodbye to winter and welcome the lushness of spring.

Flowers Are Calling

In this rhyming poetic picture book, explore the wonders of natural cooperation between plants, animals and insects. Flowers Are Calling by Rita Gray and illustrated by Kenard Pak is "a sophisticated blend of scientific information and artistry" (Publishers Weekly).

Flowers are calling to all the animals of the forest, "Drink me!"—but it’s the pollinators who feast on their nectar.

In rhyming poetic form and with luminous artwork, this book shows us the marvel of natural cooperation between plants, animals, and insects as they each play their part in the forest's cycle of life.

Next, look these spring activities preschoolers will love.

SPRING ACTIVITIES PRESCHOOLERS LOVE

  • B is for Bird Craft | Bluebird Study. It’s especially fun to watch and sketch birds and their nests.
  • How to Make a Fun Paper Plate Fish | F is for Fish.Whether looking at fish in a pond or aquarium fish are fun to learn about and to make this easy paper plate fish.
  • H Horse Handprint | Horse Study. A foal is an adorable activity for preschoolers. Foals are active after birth and especially to watch as they kick around.
  • N Is For Nest Handprint | Nests Study. Do the bird study along with this nest study. You could easily spend days learning the types of nests.
  • Jumpstart Learning with the Free Alphabet Frog Lily Pad Game. Sneak in a bit of learning while learning about frogs and lily pads.
  • Strawberries are spring’s first fruits and your preschooler will love this How To Create A Sweet Strawberry Letter S Handprint Craft.
  • With my weather unit study have fun making a rain cloud in a jar and do this R is for Rainbow | Rain Mobile.
  • And also make Weather In A Bottle | How To Make An Amazing Tornado In A Jar.
  • Too, look at this ice excavation activity Exploring The Ocean With Ice Experiments: Simple Sea Animal Rescue.

Free Find And Count Printable & Spring Activities Preschoolers Love

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Letter L Handprint Craft | How to Make a Lobster Handprint

March 14, 2025 | Leave a Comment
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Our letter L handprint craft today focuses on the lobster and is made from adorable little hands as well as footprints. Also, look at my page How to Homeschool Preschool for more learning and playing ideas.

Too, look at my free Oceans Unit Study and Lapbook for more ideas to include your older learners in an ocean themed study.

To teach letters, start with familiar objects.

Begin by associating letters with objects that preschoolers are familiar with, such as their names, favorite toys, or animals.

This helps them make meaningful connections and understand the purpose of letters.

Letter L Handprint Craft | How to Make a Lobster Handprint

Use multi-sensory activities and engage preschoolers in hands-on activities that involve different senses.

This could include tracing letters with their fingers, building letters with blocks, or creating letter crafts.

Incorporate letter songs and rhymes using catchy tunes and rhymes that focus on specific letters and their sounds.

Read aloud to preschoolers- it exposes them to a variety of letters and words.

Point out letters as you read and encourage preschoolers to identify them.

Provide opportunities for preschoolers to practice letter recognition through games and activities.

Also, writing letters by tracing letters in sand, using dry-erase boards, or writing letters with markers or crayons.

There is no reason why while you’re teaching the phonics of the letter L you can’t also include a science lesson for your child and teach them all about the lobster.

I have some wonderful facts and activities to help you do just that, enjoy a general letter L lesson or teach lobster facts and expand your child’s learning experience.

PRESCHOOL LOBSTER LESSON IDEAS

Start simple with a few facts and build on as your child indicates they understand and are ready for more.

Lobsters are crustaceans, invertebrate arthropods with a hard protective exoskeleton and no backbone.

They have two large pincher claws and 8 smaller walking legs, if they lose a claw they can grow a new one back.

Lobsters live in the mud at the bottom of the ocean and dine on bottom dwellers like clams and crabs.

They can grow to be 4 feet long and 40 lbs which is slightly larger than the average 4-year-old. Take out a measuring tape and demonstrate to your child what this looks like in comparison to their own body.

Finally, a really cool factoid is that lobsters have blue blood. Other invertebrates like octopuses, spiders, snails, crabs, and horseshoe crabs also have blue blood.

If you have an adventurous eater you can try a lobster dinner for a unique dining experience that fits right in with the lesson.

One of my favorite resources for any kind of nature activities is the series by Julia Rothman and there is a lovely spread on lobsters in the Ocean Anatomy book.

For fine motor skills and practice in following directions you can build a LEGO-ish lobster creation together to put on display.

Letter L Handprint Craft | How to Make a Lobster Handprint

Also, look at more letter L handprint crafts.

LETTER L HANDPRINT AND MORE CRAFT IDEAS

  • For starters here is a Free Uppercase L Printable that you can use in many ways throughout your letter L lessons as a template.
  • Lollipops not only make a great example for the letter L but also a sweet treat to reward learning throughout the week and reinforce the sound.
  • L is For Ladybug Hand Art
  • Turn those cute little hands into the cutest Lion Handprint paper craft.
  • A unique take on the letter but wonderful because it is an everyday item found in every home is L is for Lamp: A Letter of the Week Preschool Craft.
  • Sensory bins are always a big hit with toddlers and preschoolers, learn How to Make a Letter L Sensory Bin from L objects around the house.
  • How precious is this Lion Toilet Roll Craft, anything that uses basic craft items like this is always a winner in my book.
  • Here I show you How to Make Fluffy Lemonade Summer Slime With Kids
  • Make this Easy Lemonade Recipe For Kids as a delicious way to learn about the letter L together.
  • L is for laundry. This is a great time to teach your child about the basic life skills of sorting, how to add laundry soap, and maybe even some simple folding like towels or pairing socks together.

Next, look at more ideas and crafts to help your little learners learn the letters and their sounds.

LETTERS OF THE ALPHABET CRAFTS AND THEMES

  • A is for Apple Craft | Apple Study
  • B is for Bird Craft | Bluebird Study
  • Quick And Inexpensive Letter C Handprint Craft – Crafty Crab Fun
  • E is For Easy Eagle Study
  • How to Make a Fun Paper Plate Fish | F is for Fish
  • O is for Owl | Great Horned Owl Study
  • P Is For Pineapple Craft | How To Make A Fun Handprint Pineapple
  • R is for Rainbow | Rain Mobile
  • How To Create A Sweet Strawberry Letter S Handprint Craft
  • G is for Gorilla Mask | Africa Study
  • H Horse Handprint | Horse Study
  • Letter I Pre-K Measuring Inches in a Fun Way
  • K is for Kangaroo| Australia Theme
  • M is for Monkey Handprint | Monkey Study
  • N Is For Nest Handprint | Nests Study
  • T is for Teeth | Dental Unit
  • How to Make A Letter V For Volcano Handprint Craft
  • W Is For Winter | Snowman Oobleck Activity
  • How To Make A Letter Y Handprint Craft Featuring A Yak
  • X is for X Ray | Crayon Resist Skeleton

Finally, look at how to make this adorable lobster craft with precious hands and feet.

L IS FOR LOBSTER- LETTER L HANDPRINT CRAFT

You will need:

  • Craft paper
  • Red craft paint
  • Google eyes
  • Black marker for details
  • A cute little foot and hand

First, begin by painting the bottom of your child’s foot red.

Letter L Handprint Craft | How to Make a Lobster Handprint

Press carefully onto thick paper, be sure to push gently all over their foot or have them carefully stand and put pressure to get a good impression.

You want the toes pointed downward.

Letter L Handprint Craft | How to Make a Lobster Handprint

Next paint both hands red

Letter L Handprint Craft | How to Make a Lobster Handprint

Press them down near the top of the paper above and on either side of the body like this.

Letter L Handprint Craft | How to Make a Lobster Handprint

Paint lines for crawling legs and to connect the body and “claws”

Letter L Handprint Craft | How to Make a Lobster Handprint

Set aside and allow the paint to dry completely.

Letter L Handprint Craft | How to Make a Lobster Handprint

Once dry, use markers to finish off the details for your lobster like drawing lines to give it a hint of a tail.

Letter L Handprint Craft | How to Make a Lobster Handprint

Finally, glue on googly eyes to complete it.

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How to Make a Queens Crown | Letter Q Crafts for Preschoolers

March 3, 2025 | Leave a Comment
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We are going to start with a lovely round of letter Q crafts for preschoolers and end with a unique felt craft that I have put together for you. Also, look at my page How to Homeschool Preschool for more ideas.

Every queen needs a crown right?

We are going to fashion the easiest one from felt that will hold up nicely for daily playtime long after the lessons are over.

How to Make a Queens Crown | Letter Q Crafts for Preschoolers

This simple no sew felt crown is to represent Q is for queen and uses letter beads to help your become familiar with the letter through fun repetition.

Also, you want learning to be interactive and hands-on.

There are lots of fun ways to practice letters with your preschoolers including crafts, songs, games, and more.

LEARN THE ALPHABET AND LETTER Q

Letter Q and Alphabet Books & Resources

Add these fun books about the letter Q to your preschool or kindergarten day.

Quite Quirky With Q | A Silly Book For Children

Quite Quirky is a delightful watercolor picture book that introduces young readers to the whimsical world of Letter Q, who celebrates the joy of being quirky in many silly and entertaining ways. Through playful rhymes and enchanting illustrations, this book encourages children to embrace their uniqueness and celebrate their quirks.

The Queen's Question: The Letter Q Book

This is the seventeenth book in the highly acclaimed AlphaBOX Alphabet Readers collection – a gorgeously illustrated series that teaches each letter of the alphabet and its phonetic sound. With The Queen’s Question, young readers will explore the letter Q with bright colors, adorable pictures and an arty challenge you can enjoy together. They will also encounter the important sight words WHAT, HAS, A, DOES, ON, IN and OF to help build their fluency and literacy along the journey. Charming, captivating and lots of fun, each AlphaBOX Alphabet Reader has a lovingly created twist. For example, all illustrations in this book were created using Q-for-Quill pens! Classroom and bedtime tested – guaranteed to enchant, educate and entertain your little learners.

Creature ABC

An elegant addition to any library, this deluxe alphabet book features 120 pages of Andrew Zuckerman's breathtaking wildlife photography. From alligator to zebra, each featured animal boasts two striking studio portraits against a clean white background, offering a unique up-close view of the animal kingdom. Readers can flip to a helpful glossary in the back for extra information. From the sleek beauty of a smiling hippo to the powerful majesty of a roaring lion, this gorgeous new book is both a stunning work of art and a ferociously fun way for young animal-lovers to learn their ABCs.

Animalia by Graeme Base

More than three million copies of Animalia have been sold around the world, making Graeme Base’s amazing alliterative alphabet book one of the most beloved titles of the past quarter century. To celebrate thirty years, Abrams is proud to publish a special anniversary edition. Animalia’s incredible imaginary world intrigues all readers. Each page includes hidden objects and ideas: start with “A is for An Armoured Armadillo Avoiding an Angry Alligator” and you’ll find aprons, ants, aces, Atom-brand anchovies, and much more. The rest of the alphabet is just as much fun!

Next, look at ways to teach the letter Q for preschoolers

HOW TO TEACH LETTERS TO PRESCHOOLERS: THE LETTER Q

Introduce the letter Q-Show your child the letter Q and say its name. Point out the different parts of the letter, such as the circle and the tail.

Start with a story– read a story to your child that features the letter Q. For example, you could read “The Quick Brown Fox Jumps Over the Lazy Dog” or “Quacky Quack Goes the Duck.”

Practice writing the letter Q-Have your child practice writing the letter Q in the air, on paper, or on a whiteboard. You can also use playdough or clay to make the letter Q.

Point out the letter Q in everyday objects- Signs, books, and toys. You can also make a game of finding the letter Q on a walk or in a magazine.

Make a letter Q craft-Make a Q out of construction paper, pom-poms, or beads. Or make our Q for queen crown below.

Sing a letter Q song– For example, you could sing “The ABC Song” or “The Letter Q Song.”

Play a letter Q game-There are many different letter Q games that you can play with your child. For example, you could play a matching game with letter Q cards or a memory game with letter Q pictures.

Next, look at crafts for the letter Q.

LETTER Q CRAFTS FOR PRESCHOOLERS

  • To build fine motor skills and reinforce familiarity with the letter Paint With Q Tips.
  • Here is a pretty extensive list of foods that start with Q to not only practice identifying and using the sound for Q but to also introduce your child to a variety of unique foods.
  • Simple craft feathers help add a sensory aspect to the Q is for Quail crafts.
  • Make a magazine clipping Q is for Quilt Project.
  • Not only does Quarter Stamping help your child become more familiar with the letter but I also introduces the coin as well.
  • Edible Q-Tips- Kinda gross but it works for a fun ewww kinda snack to go along with your Q study.
  • What starts with the letter Q sensory bin and other hands on ideas will make your letter of the week fun and memorable.
  • This Q is for Quack paper plate is just precious isn’t it?
  • Grab the free printable Q is for Queen Handprint Craft and Free Letter Q Worksheets.
  • Learn How to Make A Quill Pen that beginning writers can use to draw or even begin to form letters like Q while learning words that begin with it.
How to Make a Queens Crown | Letter Q Crafts for Preschoolers

Additionally, look at more alphabet letter activities.

MORE LEARNING YOUR LETTERS ACTIVITIES

  • A is for Apple Craft | Apple Study
  • B is for Bird Craft | Bluebird Study
  • Quick And Inexpensive Letter C Handprint Craft – Crafty Crab Fun
  • E is For Easy Eagle Study
  • How to Make a Fun Paper Plate Fish | F is for Fish
  • G is for Gorilla Mask | Africa Study
  • H Horse Handprint | Horse Study
  • K is for Kangaroo| Australia Theme
  • M is for Monkey Handprint | Monkey Study
  • N Is For Nest Handprint | Nests Study
  • O is for Owl | Great Horned Owl Study
  • P Is For Pineapple Craft | How To Make A Fun Handprint Pineapple
  • R is for Rainbow | Rain Mobile
  • How To Create A Sweet Strawberry Letter S Handprint Craft
  • T is for Teeth | Dental Unit
  • How to Make A Letter V For Volcano Handprint Craft
  • W Is For Winter | Snowman Oobleck Activity
  • How To Make A Letter Y Handprint Craft Featuring A Yak
  • X is for X Ray | Crayon Resist Skeleton

Now, onto my tutorial for the Q is for Queen crown to top off your letter q crafts for preschoolers.

HOW TO MAKE A QUEENS CROWN- NO SEW FELT

You will need:

  • Craft felt
  • String
  • Jewel beads
  • Letter beads
  • Tacky glue
How to Make a Queens Crown | Letter Q Crafts for Preschoolers

First, measure your child’s head approximately where you would like the crown to sit with a piece of string.

How to Make a Queens Crown | Letter Q Crafts for Preschoolers

Cut out two strips of felt about 3” tall, you may need a piece of a third to make it long enough depending on the size of your child’s head.

How to Make a Queens Crown | Letter Q Crafts for Preschoolers

Use the string to measure out the length of felt that you need.

Lay one piece over top of the other and cut triangular points along the length.

Use letter beads to spell out QUEEN on the front of the crown, repeat each letter as you help your child place it.

How to Make a Queens Crown | Letter Q Crafts for Preschoolers

Let your child lay their beads in whatever pattern they like around the crown as well as some additional Q letter beads, the more they see and handle the letter the more familiar with it they will become.

Use tacky glue to attach each bead to the felt, you could also use hot glue but this glue allows your child to have ownership in the craft from beginning to end.

How to Make a Queens Crown | Letter Q Crafts for Preschoolers

Glue the ends of the crown together and allow all the glue to dry completely.

How to Make a Queens Crown | Letter Q Crafts for Preschoolers

Once ready your child can wear it and practice finding the Q’s on their queen crown.

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Jumpstart Learning with the Free Alphabet Frog Lily Pad Game

February 18, 2025 | Leave a Comment
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I have a free alphabet frog lily pad game to help your child with letter recognition. Look at my pages How to Homeschool Preschool for more alphabet ideas and Free Toad and Frog Lapbook and Fun Homeschool Unit Study Ideas for more ideas to go along with a frog unit study.

This engaging game gives your child an opportunity to develop his letter recognition skills.

Besides recognizing upper and lower case alphabet letters is a skill needed for writing.

Jumpstart Learning with the Free Alphabet Frog Lily Pad Game

Too, as the child understands the sounds, it nurtures early phonics.

Some children tend to focus only on letter names and others don’t mind learning letter names and sounds simultaneously.

The important point is to keep it fun and go your child’s pace.

Do not force learning.

Activities about learning the alphabet letters upper and lower case and their sounds should be repeated constantly through the early ages.

BOOKS ABOUT THE ALPHABET FOR KIDS

Next, look at these fun books to help your child learn the alphabet.

You can bring some of them to life through a fun unit study about animals, food or even dolls.

10 Books For Learning the Alphabet

Preschool and kindergarten learners retain information through hands-on and reading aloud. Add one or two of these resources to your learning day.

Animalia

Within the page of this book You may discover, if you look Beyond the spell of written words A hidden land of beasts and birds . . .   Animalia is a book like no other. Abounding with fanciful, gorgeously detailed art, it is an alphabet book, a guessing game, and a virtual feast for the eyes. Each page features one letter and images related to that letter—as well as a hidden picture of Graeme Base as a child! Animalia will entrance any child or adult who enters its fantastical world.

Eating the Alphabet: Fruits & Vegetables from A to Z

Each turn of the page reveals a mouth-watering arrangement of foods: Indian corn, jalapeno, jicama, kumquat, kiwifruit and kohlrabi. Lois Ehlert's lively watercolors paired with bold easy-to-read type make for a highly appealing and accessible book for parents and children to devour.

At the end of the book, Ehlert provides a detailed glossary that includes pronunciation, botanical information, the origin and history of the particular plant and occasional mythological references, with a small watercolor picture to remind the reader of what the plant looks like.

Apple to Zucchini,

come take a look.

Start eating your way

through this alphabet book.

Bruno Munaris Abc

In this imaginative ABC book, acclaimed artist, designer, and children's author, Bruno Munari shows how fun letters can be. From an Ant on an Apple to a Blue Butterfly to a Cat in a Cage, Munari pairs words in whimsical ways until the Fly frees itself from its page, lands on the Hat, buzzes near the Ice Cream, and provides the final sound for Zzzzz.

A Peaceable Kingdom: The Shaker Abecedarius

An illustrated alphabet rhyme that includes the animals from alligator to zebra.

Ashanti to Zulu: African Traditions

Artists Leo and Diane Dillon won their second consecutive Caldecott Medal for this stunning ABC of African culture. "Another virtuoso performance. . . . Such an astute blend of aesthetics and information is admirable, the child's eye will be rewarded many times over.

Dr.Seuss's ABC (Bright & Early Board Books)

From Aunt Annie's Alligator to Zizzer-Zazzer-Zuzz, this sturdy board book version of Dr. Seuss's ABC is now available in a bigger trim size. With Dr. Seuss as your guide, learning the alphabet is as fun and as funny as the feather on a Fiffer-feffer-feff!

A Is for Annabelle: A Doll's Alphabet

Learn the alphabet from A to Z with the help of Annabelle the doll. Each gorgeously illustrated spread features one of her favorite things. With antique boxes, parasols, and yarn for knitting, children can learn the alphabet in grand style.

LMNO Peas

Get ready to roll through the alphabet with a jaunty cast of busy little peas. Featuring a range of zippy characters from Acrobat Peas to Zoologist Peas, this delightful picture book highlights a variety of interests, hobbies, and careers—each one themed to a letter of the alphabet—and gives a wonderful sense of the colorful world we live in. Children will have so much fun poring over the detailed scenes that they won’t even realize they’re learning the alphabet along the way!

Apple Pie ABC

When an apple pie arrives piping hot on the kitchen table, a little pup does everything from A to Z to get his paws on it. He Ogles it. He Pines for it. But will his ABC antics land him a slice? APPLE PIE ABC is a delicious twist on traditional verse brought to life by Alison Murray’s simple words and whimsical illustrations. Sure to delight readers of all ages, it’s a book to savor again and again.

Chicka Chicka Boom Boom

A told B, and B told C, “I’ll meet you at the top of the coconut tree” In this lively alphabet rhyme, all the letters of the alphabet race each other up the coconut tree. Will there be enough room? Oh, no—Chicka Chicka Boom! Boom!

Next, look at some of these other activities to go with alphabet frog lily pad game.

We made our way through the alphabet by doing unit studies for the letters of the alphabet

MORE ALPHABET LETTER ACTIVITIES

  • A is for Apple Craft | Apple Study
  • B is for Bird Craft | Bluebird Study
  • Quick And Inexpensive Letter C Handprint Craft – Crafty Crab Fun
  • E is For Easy Eagle Study
  • How to Make a Fun Paper Plate Fish | F is for Fish
  • T is for Teeth | Dental Unit
  • How to Make A Letter V For Volcano Handprint Craft
  • W Is For Winter | Snowman Oobleck Activity
  • How To Make A Letter Y Handprint Craft Featuring A Yak
  • X is for X Ray | Crayon Resist Skeleton

Next, look at ways to use the frog lily pad game.

HOW TO USE THE ALPHABET FROG LILY PAD GAME

First laminate the lower case letters, then cut out each lower case letter. Place the uppercase letters in alphabet order and have your child match them.

Next, move the upper case letters out of alphabet order. Mix up the pages and have your child do it again.

Too, flip over all but 1 page of the uppercase letters and have your child choose which lower case goes on it. Add the next two gradually. In contrast, have you child flip over all uppercase letters and choose which page to turn over and have your child remember which one.

In addition, glue the lowercase letter on to a small used bottle lids and have them pitch them on the correct letter. This is to encourage movement too and the emphasis is on fun.

Additionally, you can laminate the upper case letters and cut them out too and mix the upper case and lower case letters over all mixed up on the table or floor. Have your child try to make pairs.

One more idea is to have your child match and say the sound not letter name.

Jumpstart Learning with the Free Alphabet Frog Lily Pad Game

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Sensory Play Made Easy: Crafting a Community Helpers Sensory Bin

February 17, 2025 | Leave a Comment
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Put together a community helpers sensory bin with me for sensory play. Also, look at my page How to Homeschool Preschool for more ideas.

It is such an important part of early years to help children develop skills like senses, language skills, small motor skills, and cognitive development.

Community helpers are a wonderful theme to introduce to preschoolers to learn about various careers.

Sensory Play Made Easy: Crafting a Community Helpers Sensory Bin

This is one of the first geography topics that you will teach them as they expand their world outside of the home to neighborhoods, city, state, country, continent, and planet.

Learning about community is important.

Now you don’t have to run out and buy a lot of expensive things for your sensory bins, much of it like the bins and filler can be reused for different themes.

COMMUNITY HELPER BOOKS & RESOURCES FOR KIDS

First, look at some of these community helper resources.

7 Community Helper Learning Resources

Add a few of these fun books to your reading library to teach your  children about our valuable community helpers.

Clothesline Clues to Jobs People Do

A playful introduction to careers in a community, that’s also a rhyming picture book guessing game! Perfect for kids interested in different professions around town.Who wears what to work? The clues in each kid-friendly rhyme can be spotted hanging from the clothesline—from a mail carrier’s uniform to a firefighter’s pants and heavy coat. Then turn the page to learn which professionals wear and use the special gear in the jobs they do. Clever illustrations show the workers helping one another, and in the end, everyone comes together for a celebration that is out of this world.

Trend Enterprises: Fun-to-Know Puzzles: Community Helpers, Learn About Community Helpers & Their Tools

Two-Sided Puzzles, Self-Checking, 40 Puzzles Total.

Dress up Set with Firefighter,Construction Worker,Chef,Police

Give your little ones the gift of imagination with this 4-in-1 toddler dress up clothes set! Designed for boys and girls ages 3-6, this set includes four complete kids costumes—Polic
Officer, Firefighter, Chef, and Construction Worker - with accessories for a realistic role-play experience. Perfect for parents looking for gifts for 3 year old boys, this toddler dress up set also makes a wonderful Christmas, birthday, or Halloween gift that will keep them entertained for hours

Whose Tools Are These?

Describes some of the different kinds of tools that workers use.

Helpers in Your Neighborhood

Young readers learn about the importance of cooperation and the people who lead the way in our communities. Perfect for beginning readers, National Geographic Pre-readers include simple, expert-vetted text and large, engaging photos on every page. A vocabulary tree at the beginning of the book introduces kids to key words in concept groups, helping kids make connections between words. Plus, a wrap-up activity gives kids a chance to use what they've learned, while expanding their understanding of the world.

Wooden Community Helpers Pretend Play

Wooden Character Set - A must-have for little boys and girls that love playing people toys. Comes with an assortment of about 28 pieces wooden occupations blocks, 4 trees and 4 pieces wooden play sites including hospital, school, police and fire station. Let your children create an imaginative community with unlimited play possibilities

Lift the Flap: Community Helpers: Early Learning Novelty Board Book For Children

A fun, interactive book to familiarize kids with community helpers. The lift-the-flap feature attracts the young learners and gives them hours of learning fun. The book is full of eye-catching pictures that improve observation skills, build vocabulary, and encourage reading.

I love to explore Dollar Tree for all the elements of our sensory bins and see if there is anything new to add to the collection.

If I bought everything to complete 3 sensory bins it would have been $14.75.

However, I already have pebbles and dog food at home so I shaved a few dollars there. Everything can be reused not only in sensory bins but to use with blocks, small world play, etc

COMMUNITY HELPERS SENSORY BIN ON A BUDGET

Here is the breakdown of what I would have spent, if you have any items at home it will be even cheaper.

I just wanted to show you that the whole thing could be completed at Dollar Tree.

3 bins- 3.75
3 fillers-3.75
5 toys-6.25

For toys I grabbed a package of trucks and little block characters, a neat dentist set, and 2 pet playsets for the veterinarian.

Sensory Play Made Easy: Crafting a Community Helpers Sensory Bin

You do not have to use exactly my 3 ideas. There are plenty of community helpers to choose from.

And I saw items that could be used for most of them at my Dollar Tree, here are a few more ideas to get you going.

Community Helper Ideas

  • Police
  • Fire
  • Teacher
  • Doctor
  • Garbage collector
  • Dentist
  • Veterinarian
  • Construction
  • Grocer
  • Librarian
  • Mail Carrier

MORE COMMUNITY HELPERS SENSORY BIN IDEAS

In addition to sensory bins, I found these resources.

Get them up and hands busy while they learn new skills with a Put The Fire Out Fine Motor Play activity.

Here is a cute idea for a police car from a paper plate.

Community Helpers Butcher Paper Activities.

Community Helpers Puzzles

Sensory Play Made Easy: Crafting a Community Helpers Sensory Bin

Let’s get moving onto the community helpers sensory bin by talking about the basic structure of a sensory bin.

Bins- I like a bin with a lid so they can be put away and stacked.

But you can also use a big shallow tub or even a make a sensory tray instead.

Filler for your sensory bin can be anything that has a unique texture to it-beads, beans, pebbles, cereal, rice, shredded paper, pompoms, water, sand, hay, and so much more.

Themed items/toys- Use small animal or people figures, plastic food, alpha tiles or beads, vehicles, look around the house and see what you have to use in the toybox or kitchen before you buy anything new to build a bin.

A few other fun sensory bins we have made are the Cranberry Sensory Bin, Summer Sensory Bin,  and a Nocturnal Animals Sensory Bin.

When I change out my bins and use a new filler I just collect the nonperishable ones and put them in ziploc bags to save for another time.

HOW TO MAKE COMMUNITY HELPERS SENSORY BINS

You will need:

  • 3 lidded bins
  • Filler
  • Small toys
  • Alphabet letters

Start your sensory bins by adding in a layer of whatever filler you have  chosen for each.

I used shredded paper for the dentist, dog food for the veterinarian (you can use mini dog biscuits or just shredded paper), and small pebbles for construction/city workers. 

Sensory Play Made Easy: Crafting a Community Helpers Sensory Bin

You only need just enough to cover the bottom.

Sensory Play Made Easy: Crafting a Community Helpers Sensory Bin

Next, add in your themed toys, not too many but enough to offer some variety and really show what the theme is.

Sensory Play Made Easy: Crafting a Community Helpers Sensory Bin

Then, include some more items that you make yourself like numbers written on cardstock and teeth cut out of felt to count and match.

Sensory Play Made Easy: Crafting a Community Helpers Sensory Bin

To make the bins a little more interesting and give them more of a learning nod you can add in some alphabet letters to spell out the words.

Sensory Play Made Easy: Crafting a Community Helpers Sensory Bin

Or simply beginning letter sounds for your theme.

Sensory Play Made Easy: Crafting a Community Helpers Sensory Bin

You can also add spoons and small cups for scooping and pouring.

Sensory Play Made Easy: Crafting a Community Helpers Sensory Bin

When they are not in use you can put the lids back on and stack them on the shelf, changing them as often as needed to fit your theme.

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