Preschool Game-a-Day Activities Moms/Kids Homeschool

Preschool Game-a-Day

a daily learning and sharing program for parents and children at home

(available recorded on a CD in Adobe PDF format)

"Learning and the all-important ~joy~ of learning happen in a much deeper way when learning is not thought of as a series of lessons so much as an ongoing part of life" - Lillian Jones, author, editor, homeschool advocate

• 26 weeks of fun and games (and learning and bonding) for mom and child at home
• each day's game focuses on a specific learning area, plus ideas for extending and deepening the experience
• focus game/learning areas are creative art; music and movement; science discovery; early literacy; and number/logical thinking
• needs only supplies and equipment found in the home, plus basic craft materials such as paper, markers, and paint
• authentic and real learning at the preschool developmental level, designed by an early childhood educator with over 30 years experience

PLUS

my list of the 60 best children's books of all time!

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Here are the games from Preschool Game-a-Day

Early Literacy  Caterpillar Names  Letter Worms  Touch and Guess  Opposites  Let's Label It  Signs and Logos  Letter Circles  Rainbow Concentration  Which is Different?  From Egg to Chicken  Remember It!  Straw Letters  Story Starters  Birdie Letters  What is a Simile?  A Card for Grandma  Rhyme Time  "Doing" Words  True or False?  Vehicle Sort  Clapping Syllables  Tell Me a Story  Clappity Clap  Same or Different  Sounds Like?  I Am ME!

Number and Logic  It's Symmetry!  How Long?  Rougher or Smoother  Make a Prediction  What Comes Next?  Comparing Sizes  Circle Sort  Ordering Balloons  Estimating Beans  Matching One to One  Berry Plus and Minus  Right Angle Detective  Number Flowers  How Many Eggs?  Cloud Shapes and Sizes  Mail Delivery  Count the Doggie Treats  Measuring Foil  Black and White Patterns  Parking Cars  Pizza Fractions  How Much Water?  Five Plus Five  Window Shapes  What Will Happen?  Five People in My Family

   

A recent letter...

.....If only there were more people like you in the world! Thank you so much for sharing this valuable tool with me! I am a stay at home mom of a preschooler and an 8 month old baby girl. The game a day program you sent me has wonderful weekly creative activities that I can do with my daughters during the day, using mostly items that I have around the house.  I can't wait to start, my daughter will love them, perfect for her age!  I loved that the focus is on having fun, no pressure, and is child-centered. I liked that there were alot of logic skills & inquiry based activities that get the young ones to think and grow at their own pace. I also loved your book list! As a recent College of Education graduate the activities reminded me of the true purpose and joy of teaching- creating activites, thematic units, and thinking out of the box- All For Children. Thanks for this great treasury!~  

...J.S. from Arizona

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This curriculum is a distillation of over 35 years of teaching and directing practice, and of observing, playing and working with young children.  Susan Portman  holds a Certificate in Early Elementary (Primary) Education (1970) from Sydney Australia. and a Degree in Early Childhood Education (2000) from Seattle WA.