Another fun and easy activity for the Summer months!  Teach a lesson about ice, melting, and freezing.  Talk about what happens when 2 colors are mixed together.  

What a great way to beat the summer heat and get creative with a tasty treat!  

Click the image below to download a PDF file of my free Summer Reading Bingo Printable.  This can be used for a range of ages, not just preschool, and not just school age, but both!  We are heading to the library today to get started on our summer reading program and to check out some new material.  Many libraries have free summer reading programs that your children can sign up for and receive prizes after completion of their reading goals.

Homemade file folder activities are inexpensive and easy ways to introduce letter and number recognition.

The games made here also show introduce number and alphabet order.

Repurpose your bottle caps and turn them into a letter matching activity! 

The letters are lined up in ABC order. 

You can also use the foam numbers to make a number line matching activity as well.

Making our own chenille stem and bead obstacle course was so much fun!  First we painted a piece of old foam board. Then we added chenille stems by poking through the foam board.  Beads were added throughout.  Pom Pom Trufula trees were also add later.  The kids added trains, play figures and cars and had a fantastic time!

The end of the school year is a great way to review the shapes.  The kids loved using a brush just like the dinosaur archeaologists to gently brush away the sugar to reveal the shapes.  Can be used as a quiet table time activity indoors or outdoors for an outside activity during this beautiful weather.

Messy craft play is so much fun!  

To make your own paper towel roll paintings:

1.  Add foam stickers to empty paper towel roll
2.  Roll the paper towel roll into a shallow tray of paint and then roll again onto a blank piece of paper.  
3.  Repeat with new colors.

Allow children to design their own paper rolls with foam letters, numbers, shapes, etc.

Provide multiple trays of paint in different colors for a dramatic effect.

Lake Day! 

Quotes from the kids' journals:  "We threw rocks."  "We fed the ducks."  "We played ball games."  "We collected shells."  "We had a picnic."

After field trips, the kids dictate what they did, what they learned, and what was fun.  I then print a picture that they paste to their paper for a keepsake of their day.  

Later at home we also made a diorama of the goodies be collected at the lake. The kids painted the boxes blue and added a "beach scene."  I then wrapped it in clear wrap to keep the sand and shells from spilling out.

What to do with all those extra seashells!!!  Paint them, of course!
We painted the extra shells and then added them to a block of plywood that was covered in mosaic paste.  Fun project for preschoolers and older children!  A great keepsake from our day at the beach!

Free preschool printable for Father's Day that any father will be sure to treasure!  Consider framing it and wrapping it for an easy and thoughtful Father's Day present!