I'm doing Letter of the Week with my little guy who just turned three. Follow along and see what we're learning! My son is really enjoying our letter of the week activities! Each day we sit down for about 10 or 15 minutes and do two or three activities. We read books all throughout the day. Sometimes I sneak in an extra activity before dinner. (Update: I published this post years ago when my children ... Read More
Letter sound clip cards
Print this free letter sounds activity to help your child identify beginning sounds in words. We've done a lot of beginning sounds activities around here. If those activities are a little tough for your child, you'll appreciate this activity. It takes a little step back. Do you notice how there aren't any letters on these cards? That's intentional. The point of the activity is not to teach ... Read More
A peek at our week: Letter A Activities
Take a peek at our letter A activities this week! While Letter of the Week is much too slow for kids in kindergarten, I've enjoyed following this format with my preschoolers at home. Our youngest son just turned three. I've begun a Letter of the Week with him, and each week I'll be sharing our activities. (Update: I published this post years ago when my children were young. Now that I have more time, I've created a ... Read More
Books for words with -s and -es
Are plural endings tripping up your new reader? Try this set of free phonics books! (This post contains affiliate links.) Today I'm sharing set 15 in my collection of free phonics readers. What I love about this set is that it allows your child to review many of the patterns he's already learned. In this set your child will learn to read -s and -es endings on words. Often these are ... Read More
Syllable clip cards
Today I'm sharing a free syllable count activity for your preschooler. Syllable. How would you definite it? Just yesterday I was having this conversation with my Seven. As she said, "Well, I know what syllables are. They're so easy! But I don't know how to say what the word syllable means. That's kind of hard." She's right, I think! Here's one definition: Syllable. "a unit of ... Read More
Rhyming clip cards
If you're looking for a way to teach your child to recognize rhyming words, try these free printable clip cards! Free clip cards for teaching rhyming words I created a set of 48 picture cards to use with my toddler and preschooler. I started with my Two (he'll be turning three next month). He has just started showing interest in doing more "sitting" activities with me, and he was excited ... Read More
Sensory play ideas from A to Z
We've got 26 fun sensory play ideas! So... do you do a lot of sensory play at your house? You know, where you let your kids get messy? On purpose? If you're like me, you're already cleaning up a lot of messes all day long. This may not be something you want to add to your list. But sensory play is good for kids on so many levels. And you don't have to pull it out every day. ... Read More
Alphabet picture cards
Today I'm sharing a giant set of free picture cards for developing vocabulary, promoting critical thinking, and learning alphabet sounds! Today I'm excited to share a project I've spent many hours on... alphabet picture cards. If you print the whole download, you get 192 bright photo cards for all kinds of early learning! I printed the pages on cardstock, laminated them, and cut them apart. ... Read More
How to make slime
We learned how to make slime! Have you tried it? We've been sharing sensory fun for every letter of the alphabet, and it's time for letter S. I figured it was time I learned how to make slime. And it actually worked! Slime is a very simple play recipe. We just needed two bottles of school glue, some liquid starch, and some food coloring. My Four and Six each dumped a ... Read More
Rhymes for letter S (free letter book)
Today you can download a mini-book of nursery songs and rhymes for letter S. Rhymes for letter S (free letter book) It's been almost two years since I started sharing my little letter books, and guess what? Today I'm sharing the final one! Hurray! You can now download a printable book of songs and rhymes for every letter of the alphabet. I choose nursery rhymes and popular songs and rhymes when creating these ... Read More