Education resources for parents and teachers
A is for Ants on an Anthill I printed out a giant letter A and cut it out for my older preschooler. He had fun putting on the round black stickers and adding the ant details. Simple Apple Craft My One (almost two! ack!) has gotten to the age where he doesn't like to be left out of craft time. So I was excited to find this simple craft that he could do on my lap. Don't you just love this ... Read More
I love searching for books to include in my alphabet book lists. I uncover old favorites and discover new ones I'd never seen. I'll admit that the letter V had me stumped. But never fear -- after a few days we'd found 8 letter V books to love! (I'm trying not to think about letter X...) ... Read More
My boys love to learn to write the alphabet in a variety of different ways. They even love handwriting worksheets - but I'm quite sure that's because we do a lot of other hands-on learning before we get to that stage. I find that making handwriting practice fun is pretty simple when I follow the pattern of ideas I outline below. (This post contains affiliate links.) We always start with something ... Read More
We're collecting books for each letter of the alphabet, and we found some winners for letter W! ... Read More
Here's the book list I was dreading... letter X! But when I decided not to subject you to a list of books all about xylophones and X-rays (you're welcome), I found a great number of books that featured the letter X within words, which is how we use it most of the time anyway. I must admit, though, that I did break one of my alphabet book list rules. Normally my book lists are comprised of books my kids and I ... Read More
My kids are always excited when I order piles of books from the library so we can read them and find our favorites. Finding letter Y books was a challenge, but we found a small set of books I'm sure you'll enjoy! ... Read More
It's time for another letter of the week book list! Our list is short because we picked only the best books to read for letter Z. Feel free to try a few others, like Dr. Seuss' On Beyond Zebra (which is actually not about zebras) and If I Ran the Zoo... but those are some of Seuss's loooong rhyming books that test the patience of preschoolers and parents alike -- at least at our house! I only share books ... Read More
I've been doing a Letter Exploration with my preschoolers, and along with our other learning we do a variety of fine motor activities related to each letter of the alphabet. We always do a dot sticker page - since I've learned that these round office stickers are a favorite with my kids. Today's free printable is for Letter Y. (This post contains affiliate links.) Letter Y - Sticker page for ... Read More
If you follow my blog, you know that I think preschoolers should start with many different hands-on ways to write the alphabet. They can create a letter with small manipulatives, write it with a finger in food or shaving cream, and have many other creative experiences. Eventually, though, it's time to move to pencil and paper -- or at our house, marker and paper. Today I'm sharing these free handwriting worksheets ... Read More
Have you see our free letter book collection? We're moving through the alphabet and sharing a collection of six rhymes and songs for each letter - perfect for your toddler and preschooler. I hope you enjoy this free letter book! Letter Y Rhymes & Songs - free letter book! Okay - letter Y was pretty tough. There isn't exactly a huge repertoire of songs about yo-yo's and yaks. ... Read More
