Preschool Cards

I went to a Mom's Sharing Night not to long ago and took our "preschool cards" with me to share.  I have used these cards with all the boys with lots of success. Lots of the ladies wanted a list of the cards I had made so here they are *smile*.  I write down activities that my littlie likes to do ( I usually include a picture of the activity because they are non-readers at this age *smile* :: keep in mind I'm NOT an artist! LOL)  Then I pick out the 5-6 cards that I would be willing to do that day (not EVERYDAY is a cake making day *smile*) then I spread them out on the table and let my littlie pick out some things to do.  Also, as the boys got older and where able to help more with the next little brother.  I made up some cards for the older boy and younger boy to do together.  I do still pick out the 5-6 for the two boys to choose from... somethings just can't be done everyday...see cake comment above *smile*. 

Original Set of Cards for Momma and Littlie

• Play outside
• Plant seeds
• Play the opposite game with Mom (I say "hot" you say "cold")
• Play a game
• Read a story
• Action Songs (John Brown's baby, Creeping Flea, Clap, clap, clap your hands)
• Find 5 RED things
• Draw
• Make a picture book and tell Mom the story to write down
• Learn a song on the piano
• Learn about money
• Clean your room
• Gather things from outside to make a collage
• Play with felt pieces
• Make play dough
• Phonics envelopes
• Bake a cake
• Count to 5 in Spanish
• Exercise
• Listen to language tapes
• Vacuum bedroom floor
• Make puppets and put on a show
• Find 5 BLUE things
• Fold clothes and put them away
• Dust living room
• Help Mom wash windows
• Make bed
• Make a cookbook of favorite foods
• Learn address
• Learn phone number
• String beads
• Cut and paste
• Learn ABC
• Comb hair (or brush Mommas)
• Practice riding bike
• Color with crayons
• Make a picture reader book
• Make paper hats
• Make paper boats
• Cut out pictures in a magazine and paste

Cards for Older Boy and Littlie

(these have instructions on the back so the older boy knows what to do and where to find the items needed to work with, they do still use the other set too)

• Frog Necklace (String the frogs onto a necklace for him to wear)
• Sort frogs (Sort colored frogs out onto colored papers)
• Lace up cards
• Do an I spy book
• Play the bug game
• "Me" pictures (Trace your body onto newsprint roll then draw in what you look like)
• Workbooks (help him peal the stickers and get him to the right page to put them down)
• Do a puzzle
• Read and do "The Sheep Made a Leap" book
• Build a block tower (you could use only one color to talk about that color)
• Listen to a C.D. (get out the Phonics C.D. or another kids C.D. sing along)
• Roll a Ball (sit with feet touching, spread apart then roll ball between the two of you)
• Play "patty cake"
• Play "head and shoulders, knees and toes"
• Dot (Get the dot paint out and dot color sheet, supervise him with the paint and help clean up)
• Paper collage (get out small paper squares and paper, glue squares to make a picture or draw a picture and let him fill it in with squares)
• Foam pictures (get out foam stickers and 1 large sheet, let him fill it with stickers...don't forget to help clean up)
• Sticker fill (get a piece of paper and draw a large number or letter on it, get the small stickers out and help him stick them on or within the lines)
• Leaf rubbing's (go into backyard and get some leaves, put them under paper and gently rub crayon on paper to make the leaf appear)
• Play Dough

Comments

[Jodi]

Great idea! I'm linking to this on my blog.

We actually have one of your postcards filled out and ready to go, but DS lost the other one. :( Hopefully, we will do that soon--I'm kind of embarrassed that it's taken us so long!

[Kathy in WA]

What a great idea! I'm definitely going to steal this. How long did it take you to make up the cards? Did you think of them all yourself or find the ideas in a book? Do you mind if I point back to this blog? I think this is really excellent (especially with summer time and "I'm bored" days rapidly approaching).