Category Archives: Preschool

Free Farm Animals Preschool Unit – Preschool Weekly Science Theme

So today I want to take a quick break from the letter of the week lesson plans and switch to something else I consider super fun – themed units- particularly themed science units! My letter of the week series have been some of my most popular posts, so I wanted to share some weekly science units also! First up is the always incredibly fun – farm animals!

Fun fact about me – I grew up on a farm of sorts. Most of my life we had horses, but through the years we had donkeys, sheep, goats, chickens, ducks and more. I rode bareback, mucked barns, played in creeks – a true country girl!

The farm shut down years ago but I’m still a huge animal lover. All things cute and furry steal my heart (especially dogs and horses!). So I got super excited about this week’s unit plan.

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Letter G Lesson Plan Free – Letter of the Week (7)

****Guess what?!  Letter of the Week lesson plans are getting an overhaul!  I’m going through and updating all plans, adding new free worksheets and making sure all links are up to date!  I’ve created a bunch of templates too for some of the crafts that’ll make your life a lot easier!  Hang tight!  It may take some time to get through all the letters, but it’s coming soon!!  If you’re seeing this message, this post has already been updated!***

Gale’s great glass globe glows green.

Don’t mind me…Just warming up for this week’s letter of the week. Can you give it a guess? You know, just in case you forgot the letter that comes after F.

This week’s lessons explore the gentle and genuine letter G! Have y’all started rolling your eyes at my teacher humor yet?

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Letter F Lesson Plan Free Weekly Preschool Lesson Plan – Letter of the Week (6)

****Guess what?!  Letter of the Week lesson plans are getting an overhaul!  I’m going through and updating all plans, adding new free worksheets and making sure all links are up to date!  I’ve created a bunch of templates too for some of the crafts that’ll make your life a lot easier!  Hang tight!  It may take some time to get through all the letters, but it’s coming soon!!  If you’re seeing this message, this post has already been updated!***

Hey y’all! Maybe you’ve been with me awhile, or maybe of you are just stopping in from the 10 day series posts that is currently going on between myself and some other pretty awesome education bloggers. Either way, I want to fill you in on what I’m doing here.

What I have to share is geared towards preschool/early Kindergarten. Whether you’re a homeschoolin’ preschool Mama or a teacher, these week-long lessons are perfect for you! I’ve done all the research and put it into one super cute file. I even provided free templates, worksheets, listed materials and linked all the rest of pins for you.

Boom! The hard work is done for you Mama!

I’m a former kindergarten teacher – so this stuff is legit! Did I mention I have my Masters in Reading Education? I totally geek out about this stuff! Stay tuned as I’m working on an entire curriculum to teach you how to teach your pre-schooler to read!

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Letter E Lesson Plan Free Weekly Preschool Lesson Plan – Letter of the week (5)

****Guess what?!  Letter of the Week lesson plans are getting an overhaul!  I’m going through and updating all plans, adding new free worksheets and making sure all links are up to date!  I’ve created a bunch of templates too for some of the crafts that’ll make your life a lot easier!  Hang tight!  It may take some time to get through all the letters, but it’s coming soon!!  If you’re seeing this message, this post has already been updated!***

I hope y’all are extra excited about this excellent educational endeavour we are embarking on.  See what I did there?

Any guesses as to this week’s letter?

Yep…next up is the letter E! Check out these exciting Letter E lesson plans!

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Free Preschool Letter of the Week Lesson Plans – Letter E

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Letter D Lesson Plan- Free Weekly Preschool Letter Plan – Letter of the Week (4)

****Guess what?!  Letter of the Week lesson plans are getting an overhaul!  I’m going through and updating all plans, adding new free worksheets and making sure all links are up to date!  I’ve created a bunch of templates too for some of the crafts that’ll make your life a lot easier!  Hang tight!  It may take some time to get through all the letters, but it’s coming soon!!  If you’re seeing this message, this post has already been updated!***

Dainty, delectable, defiant, decadent…this weeks letter is the Daddy of all adjectives.

The letter D! letter of the week lesson plans letter d

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Letter C Weekly Lesson Plan – Letter of the week (3)

 

****Guess what?!  Letter of the Week lesson plans are getting an overhaul!  I’m going through and updating all plans, adding new free worksheets and making sure all links are up to date!  I’ve created a bunch of templates too for some of the crafts that’ll make your life a lot easier!  Hang tight!  It may take some time to get through all the letters, but it’s coming soon!!  If you’re seeing this message, this post has already been updated!***

Next up on our Letter of the Week Lesson Plans – Letter C!

Who doesn’t love the letter C?!  Cookies, cake, caffeine…

Like half of my favorite things in the world start with the letter C!

This week we will be looking at the letter C with your preschooler.  Hopefully they have done well with the last few week’s activities and you are ready to go full steam ahead.

Here’s a look at this week’s Letter C lesson plan.  To download click on the picture, or you can grab it here.

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Letter B Weekly Lesson Plan – Letter of the Week (2)

****Guess what?!  Letter of the Week lesson plans are getting an overhaul!  I’m going through and updating all plans, adding new free worksheets and making sure all links are up to date!  I’ve created a bunch of templates too for some of the crafts that’ll make your life a lot easier!  Hang tight!  It may take some time to get through all the letters, but it’s coming soon!!  If you’re seeing this message, this post has already been updated!***

This week’s lesson plan in the letter of the week series by This Crafty Mom is brought to you by the letter B.

You may have encountered this letter as you wipe butts and boogers, search for lost buttons, and kiss boo boos.

This one should be an easy one to teach due to use alone!

Here’s a peak at this week’s Letter B lesson plan. To download, click on the image or click HERE.

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Letter A FREE Weekly Lesson Plan

****Guess what?!  Letter of the Week lesson plans are getting an overhaul!  I’m going through and updating all plans, adding new free worksheets and making sure all links are up to date!  I’ve created a bunch of templates too for some of the crafts that’ll make your life a lot easier!  Hang tight!  It may take some time to get through all the letters, but it’s coming soon!!  If you’re seeing this message, this post has already been updated!***

Eeeek! Our very first weekly lesson plan y’all! The teacher nerd in me is so excited to share this with you! The majority of my teaching career was spent teaching kindergarten and first, so I totally geek out over this!

Introducing our first week and plan!  Here is the Letter A Lesson Plan. To download it, just click on the picture or click HERE.

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