PrairieCat Mobile App is now available!DIY Preschool Sensory Activity: November 2021
Use a recycled egg carton to make a color sorting game.
October 2021 Snack Attack
Happy Halloween!
DIY Preschool Sensory Activity: 10/9/2021
Today, we’re making a Sensory Bottle or “Calm Down” Bottle. You only need a few simple items to make these bottles at home. The video is below:
For our sensory bottle, we used glitter and pony beads because that’s what we happened to have on hand. But there are so many options for these bottles. Depending on the size of your bottle, you could use small toys, buttons, beads, small alphabet letters… whatever small plastic items you have on hand. You can also use things like water beads or pom-poms. Get creative!
DIY Preschool Sensory Play Activity Sept 2021
Take a look at this easy playdough recipe that requires only FOUR everyday ingredients!
DIY Sensory Activity: Moon Sand
Did you know you can make your own Moon Sand at home with only TWO simple ingredients? Watch the short video below to learn how!
Blog Post: NEW Homeschool Collection at PPLD!
A new Homeschool Collection has been added at the Peotone Public Library. We hope it will be a help to families who are considering or are currently homeschooling their children. Our Homeschool Collection will include books that will help parents and caregivers get started with the planning and implementing of their home classroom. We will have supplemental materials, as well, to aid in teaching/learning various subjects, and books full of activity ideas. We will also post links for web resources here on our Youth Services blog from time to time.
Today’s Links: Curriculum Help
If you’re looking for the right homeschool curriculum for your family, check out Cathy Duffy Reviews. Cathy reviews all kinds of curriculum and supplemental materials for every subject.
You might also find the Home Educators Resource Directory to be helpful in your homeschooling journey. They are a one-stop directory for information, supplies, services and support for the homeschool community.
If you’d like to take a look at a curriculum before you buy it, check out the Homeschool Resource Center at the Johnsburg Public Library. All materials (books, curriculum resources, games, and equipment) can be checked out by anyone with a valid Illinois library card. Johnsburg Library is in our RAILS consortium, as well, so books can be sent in-transit to Peotone from their library. However, multipart materials, such as games and other equipment, must be checked out on premises at the Johnsburg Library.
We hope these websites will have some helpful information for you and your family! Until next time, Happy Homeschooling!
July 2021 Middle School Book Talk
July 2021 Middle School Book Talk
Friday Story
Happy Friday! Today we are reading Kitties on Dinosaurs!
June 2021 Snack Attack
June 2021 Snack Attack: Chocolate-Covered Banana Wafers
Friday Story 6/11/2021
Happy Friday! Today’s story is Harold and the Purple Crayon by Crocket Johnson
Friday Story 6/4/2021
Happy Friday! Today we’re reading Ducks Don’t Wear Socks by John Nedwidek.
Friday Story May 28, 2021
Happy Friday, Everyone! Today we’re reading Noisy Night by Mac Barnett!
May 2021 Snack Attack
May 2021 Snack Attack:No-Bake S’mores
Friday Story: May 21, 2021
Happy Friday! Today we’re reading One Red Sock by Jennifer Sattler.
May 2021 Middle School Book Talk
May 2021 Middle School Book Talk
Butterfly Release 2021
We released our butterflies on Friday! Here is the video.
Friday Story 5/14/2021
Happy Friday!
Butterflies!
We have butterflies! Hurray! After they have time to rest and gain strength, we will release them into the wild.
Friday Story 5/7/2021
Happy Friday!
Cocoons!
Our caterpillars are inside of their cocoons! Very soon we will have butterflies!
Caterpillar Update!
Most of our caterpillars have transformed into a cocoons and a couple are still making the transition. They will hang from the top of the cups for the next few days before we transition the fully formed cocoons to the butterfly tent.
