Education resources for parents and teachers
It's the beginning of a spelling game series! Today's game features short a and a-e words. If you haven't noticed, I'm moving into low or no-prep games these days. Because I know you're busy, and so am I! This one fits into the "no-prep" category - yay! Just print the game board and grab some paper, pencils, a die, and playing pieces. Take turns rolling the die and moving ... Read More
These are our favorite all about me books - perfect for helping children celebrate the unique people that they are! Save ... Read More
Looking for ABC books to read alongside your alphabet activities? Today I've compiled a list of the 50 best alphabet books for kids. Have fun! ... Read More
Looking for free reading games? You'll love these no-prep games for teaching bossy r words! A few weeks ago, I shared my printable no-prep games to help teach beginning blends. I created a set of similar games to teach bossy r words. And when I told my Five that we were going to play some four-in-a-row reading games, he showed unusual enthusiasm. "YAY! I love those games!" (This ... Read More
Looking for letter S activities for preschool? We love choosing from our giant set of alphabet activities each week. I've been doing Letter of the Week activities with my 3-year-old for a few months now. Thanks to our many whole alphabet activities, he recognizes all the letters and knows most of his sounds. But we keep follow this structure because it helps me find fun, meaningful ways to do fine motor activities, ... Read More
Looking for an activity to help your preschooler master those beginning letter sounds? My three-year-old loves this one! Our fourth child is a busy, bright 3 1/2 year old who loves all things cars. When he was two, he would stand at the couch all by himself and drive them along the cushions. And he would be very upset if someone else decided that a couch was for sitting on! These are so low-prep and ... Read More
Check out these quick and easy name activities for some fun name practice! (This post contains affiliate links.) Today I'm sharing a collection of quick and simple name activities for preschoolers and kindergartners. You'll need fewer than ten minutes to set up and do these activities! Quick & Simple Name Activities This name search printable from Mom Inspired Life took just a couple minutes to set up, and my ... Read More
Beginning blends can be tricky for new readers. I've already shared beginning blend clip cards, a follow the path game for beginning blends, and more. Today it's time for another set of printables! My Five (he'll be a kindergartner soon!) is starting to take off with his reading. He can read quite a few beginning books using his phonics knowledge and context clues. But he still stumbles on ... Read More
Have you seen my giant collection of alphabet activities? Today I'm sharing a few of our favorite letter R activities for preschool. When we began this a few months ago, my three-year-old recognized only a handful of letters. Now he knows them all! We're still finishing up with the series, though, because I love the structure it provides for crafts and process art fine motor activities read-aloud books math ... Read More
These place value games are perfect for reviewing hundreds, tens, and ones! This week we're tackling place value! This pack includes three games. The first game gives your child the opportunity to count by tens and ones. If this is a new concept for your child, be sure to take some time with manipulatives before playing the game. We own and love base 10 blocks. They're a great ... Read More
