Education resources for parents and teachers
Looking for letter U 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!) Letter U Activities My Three liked this find the letter page. You can get the whole set here. We didn't do a lot of crafty things this week because there just isn't much to do for letter U. ... Read More
It's the perfect time of year for a nature scavenger hunt! Have you been outside to enjoy the Fall weather? Where we live, the weather can turn cold (and stay cold) at any time. So when we had a rare 70 degree day in October, I thought we should make the most of it and pull out this nature scavenger hunt. After we pick up the big kids from our church's parochial school at 3:15, we have a ... Read More
Looking for pumpkin books for kids? This is the ultimate list! I've been reading countless pumpkin books to my preschooler to come up with the ultimate list for preschool and kindergarten. Here are our top picks! Did you know? You get a printable list of pumpkin, apple, and leaf books in the resource pages of my Fall Theme Pack. ... Read More
Looking for free worksheets to help your child make sense of the numbers 11-20? Here you go! Have you seen my handwriting worksheets for numbers 1-10? That set is one of my most popular printables. But if you're a regular follower of this blog, you know I don't share a lot of worksheets. It's not that I don't love making them! In fact, I've been creating worksheets for at least ... Read More
Looking for books to read as you do an apple theme with kids in preschool or kindergarten? These are the very best! Save ... Read More
Help your child master beginning consonant sounds with these colorful sorting mats! Each mat has a little girl holding a featured letter. Your child needs to find the pictures that start with that consonant and place them on the board. Lately the theme for my printables has been "simple and low prep." While this activity is pretty simple, it isn't low prep. It took my eight-year-old and ... Read More
Looking for a human body worksheet? Try this one! As I drove my Five home from morning kindergarten, I told him I had a short learning activity for him to do before he could play with his little brother. He was disappointed, as the kids have been playing "library" in their bedroom after school - and he was anxious to organize his books! Once he got started, though, he had so much fun - and even asked for more ... Read More
Check out the newest addition to my collection of free spelling games. It's the Train Game! Perfect for reviewing long a spelling patterns. The game was adapted from The Train Station Game, which is included in Words Their Way, by Bear, Invernizzi, Templeton, and Johnston. I released the original version of this game almost two years ago. I've modified it so it's a one page ... Read More
Are you doing a unit about the five senses? You'll love this list of books to read alongside your activities! Welcome to a gigantic book list for the five senses! I'll start by sharing some books that tell about the five senses all at once. Then I'll share both fiction and nonfiction titles for exploring each sense one by ... Read More
We're doing an All About Me theme this month, so it was a great time to read books about the human body. Check out our favorites! ... Read More
