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
Human body measuring worksheet
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
Long a spelling game: a-e, ai, ay
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
Books about the five senses
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
Books about the human body
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
Spelling game for a-e and ai words
This long a spelling game will help your child learn to spell a-e and ai words. This is the second week in my spelling game series for kids learning to spell long vowel patterns. Last week we tackled short a and a-e. This week we're adding ai words to the mix. It's low-prep, too! Just print the game board and cut apart the cards. Grab a die and playing pieces, and you're ready to ... Read More
Letter T activities for preschool
Today I'm sharing a collection of fun letter T activities for preschool! (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 T Activities Fine motor is a struggle for my Three, so I wasn't sure he'd have the patience for this tongs transfer activity. I put pom poms in bowl and asked him to ... Read More
Roll a long vowel games
It's another game in my series of colorful, no prep games! So far we've shared It's time for Roll a Long Vowel! (Oops - I didn't change the name of this game from my Short Vowel template before the I printed and took a picture. It's correct in the download. :) My Five loves these games. They're so simple and fun to play - plus they're quick! I love them because they ... Read More
Books about feelings
These books about feelings are perfect to read during an All About Me theme for preschool and kindergarten! ... Read More
Five senses activity for preschool
Looking for five senses activities for preschoolers? Check these out! Today I had the joy of teaching concepts of print to my three-year-old. Concepts of print. Sounds real exciting, huh? To a three-year-old, you bet it is! First, we pinned our pocket chart up on the bulletin board. This handy tool is left from my teaching days, and I'm thrilled I get to pull it out ... Read More








