Homeschool Preschool Letter U Activities

Homeschool preschool letter U activities also teach about flowers. I like to start young by teaching them identification. When my kids are older they can start asking questions to retain the names of flowers. Many benefits of science come from our simple tasks of planting seeds and growing them. Not too mention the beauty that flowers bring us. My favorite part of spring is to watch all of the flowers pop their sprouts up from the ground to say hello.

The Urn Plant is our U focused letter of the week flower. These flowers are great for zones 10 b and 11. Urn plants originated in the rainforests’ of South America. Best conditions for this flower is to keep the center wet. Change the water once a week to prevent stagnation. All of these are teachable elements for the homeschool preschool unit.

Homeschool Preschool Picture Study

Choose a very good picture for them to observe of the Urn Plant. One with lots of bright vivid colors. Getting the Urn plant to bloom is hard, so when the owner is able to get them to bloom it is a big deal. Mention this fact in the study. Preschoolers’ will not be able to draw the flower perfectly, but allow them to draw and color as they like. Then let them observe the picture for a minute. At the end of a minute have them point out to you what they see.

Good observation skills become relevant as they grow. Learning about one’s surroundings increases situational awareness and allows them to be observant of other’s and things that happen in their space. Besides that, teaching homeschool preschool lessons on picture study teaches the homeschool preschool mom.

Math With Flowers

First, math is our daily subject. I have always done math first because to me it is that important. Using flowers for math is easy. Measure the growth each day or week of the plant. Charting skills are used when recording the weekly findings of the Urn Plant. Therefore, they can add up the days that it took from the time of planting to the time of seeing growth from the plant.

Another fun way to incorporate math into growing this Urn Plant is through costs. It is never too early to begin teaching about money. Start with simply purchasing the plant and introducing the preschooler to the correct dollars and cents. Explain each one thoroughly and discuss the exchange of money. Doing this all of the time establishes the foundation of understanding money concepts sooner.

Teaching Hands On Science

If you live in zone 10b or 11 growing an Urn Plant is going to be easier than any other zone. The weather in these area’s simulate quite well the South American Rainforest. Orchid potting mix with a pot slightly larger than the Urn plant is going to help this plant bloom. A warm climate controlled area is necessary for this Urn plant to live. Part of homeschool preschool science is learning to grow plants from seed. Finding an urn plant is the hardest part of this class. Attaching science as a lesson is usable both in selecting the orchid potting mix, the correct pot, watering conditions and teaching to monitor the temperature in the room.

Ways to set this up would be to allow them a chart, have them make a chart with pictures and daily weather recordings. Or recording what they see the plant doing and how it is growing. Again, this is teaching observation and at the end of a month get their final conclusion on how it went growing this plant. Preschooler love hands on science experiments, and another fun one they will love is candy science.

Letter U Handwriting Sheet

Finally, wrap up the homeschool preschool activities with handwriting. My free letter U handwriting sheet is perfect for a final day of studying the Urn Plant. The Urn Plant is at the top of the sheet to reinforce this plant in their mind. Ask them to point to the Urn Plant. Then, if you want you can spell it out to them. All of this works well in teaching them to identify this flower. If they remember nothing else, they will remember this flower blooms once.

As they practice their handwriting of the letter U ask them to go slow. Take their time and give their best effort. If doing more than one or two is hard for them, then break it down so they can do a few each day. The goal is to have them do their best, not just finish a sheet.

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