Education resources for parents and teachers
Orange Stamping While the older kids stayed outside a bit longer, my freezing Two decided he'd had enough. He had fun doing orange stamping all by himself at the kitchen table. The nice thing about orange stamping is you can eat the fruit before you paint. Learn more about citrus stamping at Blog Me Mom. Lid Prints I got out a variety of lids (canning rings, milk caps, sippy cup top) and showed ... Read More
Read on to find some money math ideas for preschool, kindergarten, and first grade - featuring coins. Money math ideas 1 - Sorting - Sort the Coins Sorting coins is a great activity for young preschoolers. Just set out some coins and sorting trays. 2- Matching, Coin Identification - Coins in Cloud Dough Bury coins in any sort of sensory material, and let your kids dig for ... Read More
We love to find creative ways to write the alphabet! Check out the fun my boys had when writing the letter C. Here's a great starter activity for your toddler. Print a large block letter (get it HERE) and fill it with objects that begin with the letter. We filled the letter C with color tiles. My Two also enjoys my dot sticker pages. Check out this post to get your C is for ... Read More
After I shared my free word slider cards for short o, some of you requested sets for the other short vowels. Today I'm sharing 21 free cards for short u! How can we teach kids to sound out words? I shared a variety of ways in my first post about word slider cards. You can see it here. After kids have a beginning understanding of what it means to "sound it out," slider cards are a great way to help things come ... Read More
Today I'm sharing another book in our Little Letter Book collection. This free printable contains rhymes and songs for letter C. Letter C Rhymes and Songs - free letter book! Here are the songs and rhymes included in the mini-book: C is for Cobbler Cobbler, cobbler,Mend my shoe.Get it done by half past two.Half past two is much too late.Get it done by half past eight. C is for Crooked ... Read More
For each letter in our alphabet exploration, I share a dot sticker page. Today I'm sharing a free letter C printable: C is for crab! (This post contains affiliate links.) Free Letter C Printable: C is for Crab Print the page and have your toddler or preschooler fill in the circles however he wishes. Here are just a few ideas: round office stickers round magnets Do-a-Dot markers round cereal or ... Read More
I created this fun and simple game to teach the names of coins. It works well for older preschoolers, kindergartners, and kids in first grade. You will need Teach the names of coins with this fun game! How to play 1. Give each player 5 quarters, 5 dimes, 5 nickels, and 5 pennies. Have your child count out the coins for each player if he's up for it. 2. Take turns ... Read More
I originally created these little books for my adorable little two-year-old. That little guy is now a teenager, but thousands of families have enjoyed using these alphabet books over the years! (This post contains affiliate links.) Does this post look different than the last time you visited? The books have been updated! Why I created these simple alphabet books: How to use My ABC ... Read More
Cloud dough is one of those play recipes that you must make because it's just too easy not to. If you follow a lot of learning blogs, then you've probably seen it dozens of times. But for the sake of those who might not know what I'm talking about... This is all you need. Mix eight parts flour to one part baby oil. We made two big batches of 16 cups of flour to 2 cups baby oil. ... Read More
One child scribbles on a piece of paper and proudly announces, "This is my name!" Another preschooler writes a string of random letters and asks his mother what it says. Still another child draws a picture of a cat and labels it with a wobbly C. Which one of these children is writing? They all are. What are the stages of writing development? I've labeled these stages according to what ... Read More
