Today I'm welcoming Angela of Teaching Mama! Angela is a former teacher and talented blogger, not to mention a dear friend, whom I was privileged to meet at a blogging conference last summer. I love her creative, fun approach to learning with her three boys. Be sure to follow Teaching Mama for creative learning ideas and free printables! Here's Angela... Music is an important part of the preschool day. Young ... Read More
Books about snow
Looking for some fun snow books to read this winter? Here are our favorites! My Three has listened to countless winter books as I worked to put together our favorites for my winter theme pack. Here are the snow books that made the cut! ... Read More
Teaching the alphabet to your 3-year-old
Are you teaching the alphabet to your 3-year-old? Follow along with us! Plus, you'll find lots of hands-on activities (including free printables!) along the way. Just click on the link to take you to activities for each letter. ... Read More
Letter Z Activities for preschoolers
Take a peek at our letter Z activities! Can you believe it? We're at the end of our Letter of the Week with my Three! This post is the last in my series, "How to teach the alphabet to your 3-year-old." And just in time, too, as he turns four next month. Of course, Letter of the Week is far from the only learning I've done with my preschooler. He's also kept busy by doing theme activities, listening to stacks (and ... Read More
Letter Y Activities for preschool
Check out our fun collection of letter Y activities! My Three and I are almost done with our Letter of the Week activities. Take a peek at our week! (Update: I published this post years ago when my children were young. Now that I have more time, I've created a done-for-you alphabet curriculum perfect for preschool!) My Three knows all his letters and sounds, so this kind of page is no longer necessary to help with ... Read More
Letter X Activities for preschool
Looking for letter X activities? It's a tricky letter to teach, but we've got some fun activities! Every time we do letter X activities, I groan to myself. Why is X even a letter? Couldn't we just use "ks" and be done with it? (Update: I published this post years ago when my children were young. Now that I have more time, I've created a done-for-you alphabet curriculum perfect for preschool!) My Three knows his ... Read More
Letter W Activities for preschool
Looking for letter W activities for preschool? Take a peek at our week! My Three and I are nearing the end of our alphabet exploration, and I'm also nearing the end of my sixth pregnancy. Since these two events are occuring at the same time, we kept our activities to a minimum. With getting ready for Christmas, baking bread for the freezer, and buying Christmas gifts, this mom only has so much time and ... Read More
Letter V Activities for preschool
Today I'm sharing a variety of Letter V activities for preschoolers. We hope you get a chance to try some! (Update: I published this post years ago when my children were young. Now that I have more time, I've created a done-for-you alphabet curriculum perfect for preschool!) Letter V Activities After months of doing alphabet activities, he knows all his letters and most of their sounds. But we still do these letter ... Read More
Books about community helpers
Looking for community helper books? This is a very comprehensive list! Recently I released a community helpers theme pack for preschool and kindergarten. It's over 280 pages of community helper activities and printable books! My preschooler and I read book after book together as I put together this giant list of recommended reads. If you're looking for a specific helper, just scroll down until you ... Read More
Beginning sounds coloring pages
Looking for beginning sounds worksheets? Try these fun coloring pages! A year and a half ago, I created beginning sounds coloring pages for my Three, who was almost four years old. Since he loved to color and had a pretty good handle on beginning sounds, I thought he'd enjoy a set of alphabet coloring pages. Now that little boy is my five-year-old. He's far past beginning sounds and is ... Read More