The Princess and the Frog Story Time

Today we invited friends over to our Pretty Princess Preschool

We stared out by "Going on a Dragon Hunt"

Then I told the story of "St. George and the Dragon" using my felt story boards.

(Remember to check out my fundraiser page if you decide to order something)

The secret to a good story teller is to make sure to make really funny faces.

Next I read the story "There's No Such Thing As a Dragon" 

Just checked it out from the library.

Next I told the story of "The Princess and the Frog"

using the same felt set (the stories can be purchased separately without the board) .

Here I am pretending to cry because the Princess lost her favorite ball.

The Princess kissed the frog and he turned into a handsome Prince.

Next we sang "Five Little Speckled Frogs" using fingerplay puppets.

(sorry no picture)

To finish off our story time we did a frog craft

Yes, Nevaeh is wearing a frog shirt to go with our theme.

It says "Toadally Spoiled" Any arguments :)

This frog is made with a brown paper bag, white oval eyes that we folded down the bottom half of,

two black circles, 6 small green circles and 5 medium green circles plus 1 strip of 1 inch red construction paper. 

After Nevaeh's friends left we finished up our day with some adorable printable worksheets from 

1+1+1=1 Preschool Packets

Nevaeh is working on her shapes using the Princess Packet

and here she is finding the picture that is not the same

I love all the ideas on this site and how they suggest you use clear plastic protectors to put the worksheets in so the child can use the sheets over again. 

Reader Rabbit Toddler Computer Game

When my boys were young, one of their favorite things to do was play on the computer. I found the best company, Bird Rock Family, that sold educational computer games at incredible prices. Plus, they have agreed to donate 20% of the sales that I send their way to my causes, either Reece's Rainbow or Angels Foster Family Network. Just click on fundraisers to see how you can help either one of these groups while getting great products.

My boys learned how to maneuver a mouse and learned the alphabet all while sitting in front of the computer screen. Now I know that children should not spend hours in front of a computer screen but this was a life savor for me when I needed a break and I felt it was at least better than sitting in front of the TV for 30 minutes. So I just had to introduce Nevaeh to the computer by using these products.

This is the Reader Rabbit Toddler Game.

Neaveh is matching the keys to the train's boxcars.

She does not have to click on anything.

She just has to move the mouse around and

watch the hand to know where she is moving it too.

This is the music section.

She can pick a song by placing the 

hand on the songs she wants.

Reader Rabbit is now singing 

"Out comes the sun and dries up all the rain."

This game is where she has to match the baby animal's basket 

to the right mother. The baby makes a noise and the child

has to find which animal is making the same noise.

This is one of her favorite games. 

The reason I like these program so much is that the child really doesn't have to do much to get the mouse to cooperate. Nevaeh is getter pretty good at using it now and can do it by herself and stay engaged for about 20 minutes.