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Choo-Choo Fun: Making Your Own Train Set

November 3, 2011 by The Learning Basket Leave a Comment

There's nothing like wooden blocks to make a child's imagination flourish. Our blocks have been roads, bridges, castles, a piano, and most recently, a train track. When I put The Little Engine That Could by Watty Piper on our shelf, Little T immediately wanted to "study" it. So, I put it in our Learning Basket together with: Two Little Trains by Margaret Wise … [Read more...]

Building Drama Skills At Home

October 18, 2011 by The Learning Basket 3 Comments

I don't like stuffed toys. They gather dust, take up space, and get played with for just about two minutes. Without buying a single stuffed animal though, we still managed to accumulate a menagerie! We got to put them into good use when we put up a show based on the charming book Ask Mr. Bear by Marjorie Flack. Another extremely fun idea from Before Five in a Row!THE SCRIPT … [Read more...]

There’s More Than Just One Alphabet Song

October 10, 2011 by The Learning Basket 2 Comments

There’s more than just one alphabet song! Everyone knows the one that sounds like “Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star" and "Baa Baa Black Sheep", both variations of an old French tune. For variety, though, check out the other songs that you can sing with your child. The ABC Bunny introduced us to a wonderful, foot stamping, tralalalala ABC song. A 1933 book by Newberry Honor Book … [Read more...]

St. Michael the Archangel’s Feast Day: Taking the Opportunity to Learn

October 4, 2011 by The Learning Basket 4 Comments

It is special and meaningful when we find learning inspiration from events in our lives. Last week, we took the opportunity to learn about St. Michael the Archangel as our parish prepared for the celebration of his feast day. STORY AND PRAYER BOOK We didn’t have a story book about St. Michael, so, I made one. With text from the St. Michael Center and pictures … [Read more...]

The Big Green Pocketbook: Ladies’ Day Out

September 25, 2011 by The Learning Basket 13 Comments

We took the bus and went around town last week. Care to take a peek at our adventures as we followed our friends in The Big Green Pocketbook?Here’s the bus that Little T put together and that we eventually rode. While waiting, we listened to some Bus Sounds from our Kindermusik Away We Go CD then sang The Wheels of the Bus when it finally got going. Little T dropped some coins … [Read more...]