Today I'm sharing another free book of songs and nursery rhymes for kids! Here are the songs and nursery rhymes in the letter D book: Down by the Station Down by the Station Down by the station, early in the morning See the little puffer bellies all in a row. See the engine driver pull the little handle Puff, puff, toot, toot! Off we go. Days of the Week (sing to the tune of "Oh My Darling ... Read More
7 simple steps for beginning handwriting practice
Are you teaching young children to write the alphabet? Today I'm sharing seven simple steps for beginning handwriting practice. Looking for some creative ways to learn to write the alphabet? Here are the seven steps I follow when teaching my kids to write their letters. 1. Fill a large block letter with objects that begin with the letter's sound. You can print one of my ... Read More
Lowercase block letters
Looking for printable letters? Today I'm sharing an entire lowercase set! Have you seen my set of uppercase block letters? I use them with my preschoolers when introducing new letters and reviewing letter sounds. Today I'm sharing a lowercase set. You can use these in a variety of ways! Four ways to use my free printable letters ... Read More
7 fun activities for toddlers using BUBBLES!
Looking for some fun activities for toddlers? Make some bubbles! Do you have a toddler in your house? Our little guy is 2 1/2. Not quite a preschooler, but a busy little guy who's learning every day. After seeing his fascination with the soap bubbles as I wash dishes, I knew he'd love to make some bubbles of his own. Today I'm sharing seven simple activities for toddlers - all ... Read More
10 reasons kids need nursery rhymes
Today's children have screens everywhere they turn. Many of us know a toddler (perhaps our own) who can operate an iPad. Things are surely different than when we were kids! Aren't nursery rhymes a thing of the past? They shouldn't be. Mary had a little lamb, her fleece was white as snow... Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers... Sing a song of sixpence, a pocket full of ... Read More
Letter B Art Projects for Preschoolers
Balloon Painting I blew up a few small balloons and set them on the table with some paper and washable glitter paint. This didn't keep my kids' attention as long as I thought it would, but it created some cool effects! Printing with Toy Bugs My Two dipped our plastic toy bugs into paint and stamped them on his paper. Blast off with Balloons When I saw this project, I knew we ... Read More
Free letter B book of rhymes and songs
We love to sing! That's what I created my free printable letter books of rhymes and songs. Today I'm sharing our letter B book. Free letter B book of rhymes and songs My rhyming letter books are easy to assemble and print! Here are the songs and rhymes you'll find in our letter B book: Here is the Beehive Here is the beehive,But where are the bees?Hiding inside,Where no one can ... Read More
Q is for Quicksand
We're finding a sensory play idea for each letter of the alphabet. What to do for letter Q? Quicksand, of course! To make our own quicksand, we needed just three ingredients. We used playground sand from Menard's, a large container of corn starch from Sam's Club, and water. The kids took turns adding scoops of sand until we'd doubled the quicksand recipe I found at Growing ... Read More
Alligator greater than, less than printables
You can do this activity using only two things: a) the free alligator printables (get them at the end of this post) b) something to count, like a stack of toys or small math manipulatives (for older kids, you just need a dry erase or chalk board) Among the three kids (ages 4, 5, and 7) we learned more about: Learning less than, greater than First, I created some simple alligator less ... Read More
Handwriting Practice for Preschoolers
Over the last year and a half, my two preschool boys have been doing a lot of handwriting practice. But it's not all worksheets. We start with concrete, hands-on ways to form their letters. I cut out small squares from my scrap booking supplies (since I have not found time to scrapbook since, oh... 2009). Then I printed a giant letter Q (get yours HERE), and my Four filled it with quilt ... Read More