Beelieve Academy

  I cant believe its almost fall! If you blink, the year will be gone. Cooler weather brings long sleeves and of course, APPLES!!!! Apples are one of the most common things you associate with Fall. In the spirit of fall, I decided to create a simple, no prep counting mat for my preschoolers to practice their fine motor and counting skills. How to Use: Print the printable on card stock. (Please put the printer settings on print to page.) Laminate or place in a dry erase sleeve or page protector sheet for durability. Gather a manipulative you would like to use to count. Choices can include black beans, black buttons, black pom poms, actual apple seeds, etc. Use a dry erase marker to write a number in the box located in the top upper right corner. Encourage your child to count that many "seeds" onto the apple. Variations: Use a die to randomly select a number . Use a plastic number instead of writing the number to place into the box. Encourage your child to rainbow write (write...

  I went a little overboard at the dollar store this weekend when I decided to create these fall sensory bins. Thankfully enough, I only spent $20 to create all of these sensory bins (including the beans at the grocery store). The bins pictured here are the ones I set up this week for the boys to play with. I like to set them up ahead of time so all I have to do is pull out the container and present. I created 8 bins - 1 for each day of the week and an extra bin in case of boredom. I love creating sensory bins but sometimes I get busy or just dont feel like the elaborate set up. If this sounds like you don't feel bad. The simplest ideas are the ones that turns out to be the most fun. These bins can also be used in other themes as well. Apple Themed Sensory Bin This sensory bin features black beans (walmart), silicone ice tray (walmart), rubber apples (target dollar spot) and tongs (walmart) . Apple sensory bin is perfect conversation starter for fall as you can discuss harvest sea...

  Looking for a fun way to reinforce your current learning topics? The Feed the Cow Game is perfect for all ages because it can be used to practice almost anything! Toddlers and even second grade students love the idea of feeding the cow letters, numbers or even colors. I used this activity during my farm unit to teach colors to my toddlers. I love this activity because you can use it to reinforce any topic you are currently teaching. Games such as these are a great evaluator for your child's progress without the pressure of a test or traditional way of recalling. Feed the cow pompoms to work on colors or counting. Use letter cards to work on letter sounds or letter names. Practice spelling or sight words by feeding the cow letter tiles. Don't have letter tiles? Use index cards to write down the letters. I made 2 of these Feed the Cow activities. One for my class and one for at home. I traced the template to allow the option to color it. Honestly, I needed them busy so that...