This is an ever growing place for all things letter B. We used the letter B as inspiration in instances that made sense, but if there wasn’t something that fit naturally, we simply substituted it with something else we wanted to learn about. If you’d like to read an overview of the structure and creation of this home preschool series you can find that here. This post will be jumping right into our resources for this week.
BOOK LIST
- Little Book of Backyard Bird Songs by Andrea Pinnington and Caz Buckingham^
- Little Book of Woodland Bird Songs by Andrea Pinnington and Caz Buckingham^
- Little Bear by Else Holmelund Minarik^
- Blueberries for Sal by Robert McCloskey^
- Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See? by Bill Martin, Jr.^
- The Tale of Benjamin Bunny by Beatrix Potter^
- Little Blue Truck by Alice Schertle Little^
- Bee by Britta Teckentrup
- Berenstain Bears Series by Stan + Jan Berenstain^
(I’ve only listed the books that we’ve read and enjoyed. But within each list you might also notice this arrow ^. I’ve placed that beside the ones that I think make a great addition to a home children’s library based on their exceptional rereadability or reference material.)
ART STUDY
- Ludwig van Beethoven: We listened to several of Beethoven’s compositions and talked about if they liked it or didn’t like it, how it made them feel, what instruments they heard, etc.
- Johann Sebastian Bach
ART PROJECTS
- “B is for Beans” Worksheet with Dried Black Beans (Free download for that below.)
- Balloon Stamping: Blow up balloons in assorted sizes. Dip the balloon into a plate with paint and stamp onto the paper.
- Bunny Mask Free Printable from Wee Gallery
- Branch Art (Art Bar has some beautiful inspiration for this project.)
- Paint Birdhouses
- Make Bird Feeders
- Blue Portraits: We took some fun blue portraits by taking photos using our Picasso Tiles as a color lens.
- Butterfly Fold Prints (Symmetry): Cut out a butterfly shape and paint on one side. Fold the butterfly in half to print the same design onto the other wing.
- Bake Banana Bread
- Bake Blueberry Muffins
LANGUAGE + LITERACY
- Poem/Tongue Twister: The Butter Betty Bought by Carolyn Wells
- Poem: Bedtime by Thomas Hood
- Poem: The Road to Bumpville by Eugene Field
- Poem: Bathtime by J.R.R. Tolkien (first stanza)
- Poem: Block City by Robert Louis Stevenson
- Poem: The Bluebell by Emily Brontë
- Poem: Buttercups and Daisies by Eliza Cook
- Poem: Buttercups and Daisies by Joseph Horatio Chant
- Poem: Buttercups by Wilfrid Thurley
MATHEMATICS + BASIC SKILLS
- 1:1 Correspondence: Learning how to associate counting as it corresponds to the quantity you actually have or saying the correct number for each item. Cheerios are often the choice around here. And there’s a free simple counting sheet included below with circles to place the items on as you count. We keep that handy in our learning binder.
- “My Address is…”: Again we simply reviewed this at mealtimes, since the main objective is memorization and they’re still learning to recognize numbers and letters visually.
SPIRITUAL GROWTH + SCRIPTURE STUDY
- God makes beautiful things.
- “Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid or discouraged, for the Lord your God will be with you wherever you go.” —JOSHUA 1:9
WORDS TO INSPIRE CREATIVITY + PLAY
I share this list because I believe in using the resources that you have. Some preschool plans have made me feel like I need to buy very specific resources, which often isn’t necessary. There are so many perfect materials that already exist in our homes for preschool play and creativity and learning. These words are to serve as inspiration for your own art projects or imaginative play if they suit your resources better.
- Balloons
- Blocks
- Balance Beam
- Bicycle
- Birds
- Beach
- Bears, Bunnies, Beavers, Bumblebees
- Bravery
- Bananas, Blueberries
- Blue
- Beans
- Brown
- Black
- Beauty
- Beads
- Blankets/Blanket Forts
- Bowling
- Bottle
- Books
- Balls
- Bird Watching
- Bubbles
- Basketball
- Bingo
- Boats
- Ballet
- Butterfly
- Brushing
- Bandaids
- Buttons
- Baths
- Binoculars
Below is a one sheet of the activities we used for the week. I prefer the option of printing things out for the week and having them all in one place (worksheets, poems, plans, etc.). You’ll also find the “B” is for Beans page that we did, a blank letter B to fill in if you’d prefer something different, and a large tracing page that can be used with playdough, dry erase markers, or other loose parts. Next, you’ll find a simple printout of the poems for the week. And lastly, there’s the counting sheet I referred to in the mathematics section for practicing 1:1 correspondence.
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