Education resources for parents and teachers
We hope you find some fun activities to try in this collection of letter P activities for toddlers! Have you been following along as my two-year-old learns the alphabet? She asks for "tivities" almost every day, but we aren't able to get to our activities as often as I'd like. You know how it goes ... I need to catch up on housework, or I need to do some blog work, or I decide to focus more on teaching ... Read More
We've been having fun doing Letter of the Week activities for quite some time now - have you seen all of our fun? The older my daughter gets (she's almost three), the more likely it is that she knows the letter's name before we've "studied" it. If that's the case, I focus on things that are more challenging - like letter formation or whole alphabet activities. "O" is one of those letters that's pretty easy to ... Read More
Looking for simple letter N activities for 2-year-olds? Take a peek at our week! Have you been following along with us? We've been working through the alphabet with a fun letter of the week format. We started these activities right after my little girl's second birthday. As life got in the way (a new baby, four older siblings, etc.) we didn't keep a set schedule. But now that my Two is close to ... Read More
Looking for a rhyming words game to help your child master this skill? Today I'm sharing four of them! Free rhyming words game Did you know there's a reason that most of my learning activities are games? It's because my kids aren't interested in a lot of worksheets or seatwork. If I'm going to take them away from their play for a mom-directed activity, they want it to be fun. And my current preschooler ... Read More
Check out this fun collection of letter L activities for 2-year-olds! My Two and I are having fun learning the alphabet by learning about one or more letters each week. Here's what we did this week! We started out with this simple fine motor activity that I first learned about on Powerful Mothering. This is extra fun to do outside on the driveway, but since it's the middle of winter, that ... Read More
Looking for a simple spelling activity? Kids love these roll & write games - and this one is just right for practice with long vowel words! A few years ago I published my set of roll & write pages for short vowel words. Since that time, readers have asked that I share a page for long vowel words as well. Here you are! Roll & Write for long vowel words This is a simple single-player ... Read More
Here are ten fun ways to use a set of opposite cards! Over the years, a number of people have asked me for opposite activities. I finally put together a set of cards, games, and other printables in our opposite activities pack. Here are ten ways to use the cards you'll get in the pack! 10 ways to use opposite cards 1. Simply name the opposites. When you first begin, go over each pair with your child. Name one card, ... Read More
Are you teaching the alphabet to your toddler? Try some of these letter K activities for 2-year-olds! Shortly after my daughter turned two, we started doing letter of the week activities. Not because I think this is necessary for all two-year-olds, but because she kept asking for her own "tivities." And because I knew she would enjoy it. At the beginning, it was slow going. We took several weeks ... Read More
You'll love this no-prep opposites game for preschool! The concept of opposites is an important one for kids - but it can be tricky to teach! I find that one of the best ways to teach early concepts is through language. That's why I like this printable game. It gave my Four and I some time to talk about opposites - and he enjoyed it so much we played it a second time. Free opposites game for ... Read More
Are you looking for books about winter? Today I'm sharing over 150 winter books for preschool and kindergarten! Last year we read a lot of books about winter. My preschooler loves to listen to me read aloud, but we weren't just reading for fun. We were on a mission - to find the best of the best to share with you in our winter- themed book lists. Winter books for preschool and kindergarten Today I'm linking ... Read More
