My boys love to learn to write the alphabet in a variety of different ways. They even love handwriting worksheets - but I'm quite sure that's because we do a lot of other hands-on learning before we get to that stage. I find that making handwriting practice fun is pretty simple when I follow the pattern of ideas I outline below. (This post contains affiliate links.) We always start with something ... Read More
Books for Letter W
We're collecting books for each letter of the alphabet, and we found some winners for letter W! ... Read More
Books for Letter X
Here's the book list I was dreading... letter X! But when I decided not to subject you to a list of books all about xylophones and X-rays (you're welcome), I found a great number of books that featured the letter X within words, which is how we use it most of the time anyway. I must admit, though, that I did break one of my alphabet book list rules. Normally my book lists are comprised of books my kids and I ... Read More
Books for Letter Y
My kids are always excited when I order piles of books from the library so we can read them and find our favorites. Finding letter Y books was a challenge, but we found a small set of books I'm sure you'll enjoy! ... Read More
Books for Letter Z
It's time for another letter of the week book list! Our list is short because we picked only the best books to read for letter Z. Feel free to try a few others, like Dr. Seuss' On Beyond Zebra (which is actually not about zebras) and If I Ran the Zoo... but those are some of Seuss's loooong rhyming books that test the patience of preschoolers and parents alike -- at least at our house! I only share books ... Read More
Letter Y – Sticker page for preschool
I've been doing a Letter Exploration with my preschoolers, and along with our other learning we do a variety of fine motor activities related to each letter of the alphabet. We always do a dot sticker page - since I've learned that these round office stickers are a favorite with my kids. Today's free printable is for Letter Y. (This post contains affiliate links.) Letter Y - Sticker page for ... Read More
Level 1 Handwriting worksheets: Uppercase
If you follow my blog, you know that I think preschoolers should start with many different hands-on ways to write the alphabet. They can create a letter with small manipulatives, write it with a finger in food or shaving cream, and have many other creative experiences. Eventually, though, it's time to move to pencil and paper -- or at our house, marker and paper. Today I'm sharing these free handwriting worksheets ... Read More
Letter Y Rhymes & Songs – free letter book!
Have you see our free letter book collection? We're moving through the alphabet and sharing a collection of six rhymes and songs for each letter - perfect for your toddler and preschooler. I hope you enjoy this free letter book! Letter Y Rhymes & Songs - free letter book! Okay - letter Y was pretty tough. There isn't exactly a huge repertoire of songs about yo-yo's and yaks. ... Read More
Easy sensory activity: Y is for Yuck (just two ingredients!)
What to do for a sensory activity with Y? Somehow I didn't think my kids would get too excited about a box of yarn. We're pretty limited with letter Y.... hey, how about yuck? I searched Pinterest and found a lot of fun ideas for yucky sensory play. Finally I narrowed it down to this timeless activity that many moms do at home and that I did in my classroom as a science lesson. ... Read More
Using yarn to teach measurement
Did you know that we collect math ideas for each letter of the alphabet? Some are simple -- it was fun to create transportation printables for the letter T. But the letter Y... what were we going to do, count yaks? Thankfully I realized that yarn can be a great math manipulative -- for measuring, of course. So today I'm sharing a few ways to teach measurement to kids using yarn. I ... Read More