Education resources for parents and teachers
Today I'm sharing a fun math game for kids ages 4-6 - Race to 20! (This post contains affiliate links.) Race to 20 We've been doing a lot of math with unifix cubes lately, and this seemed like a fun one to add to the mix. I think Race to 20 is a popular math game for three reasons. It's simple to set up, it's simple to play, and it provides a lot of skill practice. My goal ... Read More
Read on for a variety of ways to make letter U! I printed a giant U and some block arrows. Then we put them on the U, saying, "uh, uh, UP." We made the letter out of unifix cubes. I've found that millet makes a really good writing surface! So I poured some on a baking sheet, and my Four wrote with a chopstick. It's so fun to shake the tray and write again and ... Read More
Today I'm sharing set four of my free phonics readers. This set features short e words. (This post contains affiliate links.) My preschooler is really starting to catch on to short vowel words by reading my phonics readers. I pull out the box of short a, short i, and short o books and he reads about 5-6 in one sitting. They're quick and colorful - but best of all, they're readable. Most of the phonics readers ... Read More
Cupcake Liner Umbrellas Family Crafts gave us the inspiration for this fun umbrella craft. We decided to use blue puffy paint for the raindrops, which was a little tricky. You might be surprised that my Two did the neater project on the left; my Four did the one on the right. But that's because I was holding my Two's hand while he squeezed the puffy paint, and my Four did it all on his own. So be ... Read More
Today I'm sharing another free activity for learning letter sounds. I created these bright strips as a simple way for my Four to review letter sounds. The download includes 26 strips. I printed the pages on card stock and laminated them (with my awesome home laminator). Then I cut the strips apart and set them out with some clothes pins. For each strip, my son clipped the ... Read More
Today I'm sharing a free letter U printable: U is for umbrella! Free Letter U Printable We are so, so close to being done sharing dot sticker pages. Just R and S to go! (This post contains affiliate links.) My Two enjoys doing these pages as we talk about the new letter and its sound. "U is for umbrella. Uh, uh, umbrella!" We like to use dot stickers to complete the pages, but any small round ... Read More
Today I'm sharing another set of free phonics books! A sample book The first page always begins this way. You can see four sight words on this page: it, is, a, and big. Big is also a word your child should be able to sound out after reading the "ig" book in the previous set of phonics books. Many of the pictures are silly - it adds to the appeal! Can is a sight word. It's also a word your child can sound out ... Read More
Today I'm sharing a free printable make 10 addition game - with monsters! (This post contains affiliate links.) My daughter has been working to master her addition facts this year. Rather than sit and drill her with flash cards, I've been creating a variety of math games to help her with her facts. So far I've shared a game for the doubles facts and one for those harder facts. This is ... Read More
Today I'm sharing some sensory play for letter U. Just find a bare spot in your flower bed or garden and let your child discover what's underground. My kids love to dig and explore outside. But I don't have any pictures. Because I missed my window! Right now my little boys are outside raking wet leaves. No, raking leaves isn't one of their chores - they're doing it so they have a pile to ... Read More
Today I'm sharing another free letter book! Free letter book - songs and rhymes for letter U We're almost done sharing our entire collection of little letter books! Today I'm sharing rhymes and songs for letter U. When you print and assemble the little book, your child will have six songs and rhymes to listen to. My now four-year-old started to learn his alphabet by listening to these books over and over when he ... Read More
