Education resources for parents and teachers
Here is another printable letter book of rhymes and songs for you to to enjoy with your little one! Printable Letter Book: Rhymes & Songs for Letter F You will find these songs and rhymes in the Little Letter “F” Book: F is for Flower sung to the tune of London Bridge Flower starts with letter F, Letter F, Letter F, Flower starts with letter F, /f/, /f/, /f/, f/! F is for Frog Sung to ... Read More
Letter F Crafts We've been busy! Since my Two already knew "F" when we began this exploration, I focused less on reinforcing the letter and more on giving him and his older siblings the chance to work with a variety of media. We used construction paper, feathers, dried beans, real food, foam, fingerpaint, foil, tissue paper, and old magazines to create these letter F crafts. F is for fun! F is for Fire I always ... Read More
This is one of those things that's so easy, and so great, you just have to do it. It's extremely rare for me to have just my two youngest at home during meal preparation, but that's what happened today. It was the perfect time to give my Two some one-on-one in the kitchen -- and to teach counting as well. After church we ran to the store (in 16°! Ack!) to get some strawberries and grapes so we'd have ... Read More
Letter F printable - F is for Fish Dot stickers (get them at any office supply store or online) are a favorite of my kids. Print this letter F printable and have your child fill in the circles. Doing the page promotes one-to-one correspondence, letter recognition, and gives fine motor practice. My son took a break from dot stickers this week and used Do a Dot markers instead. ... Read More
This week we pulled out all our farm toys so we could make a letter F sensory tub: Farm in a Box. I got this idea from Small Potatoes, where she has an incredible amount of sensory ideas -- including a whole series called Building a World in a Box. Farm seemed like a good word to start with for the letter F - especially since we have a lot of farm toys. I poured our beans and rice combo into a big plastic bin. My ... Read More
Check out our eight ways to make the letter E! First, I printed two large letter E's, which you can make yourself or use mine: giant letter E. Then my Two and Four filled their E's with gems to reinforce the shape of the letter. Next, they filled their E's with buttons. We got out colorful craft sticks to form the letter E with lines. After this I had them use the craft sticks without the framework. My Four ... Read More
I created these mini-books when my little guy was just over 2. He has always loved music, and I wanted a way to help the letters stick (because they weren't). He wasn't too interested initially, but I made it a habit to sit down and read/sing these with him. Before long he was bringing his "wittle books" to me. Now (2 years, 8 months) he carries them around and knows many of the songs and ... Read More
Tissue Paper "E" My four-year-old boy really loved this one. I printed out a large E and gave him a bag of tissue paper squares. He painted on a water/glue mixture and very carefully applied each square. He was very serious about doing a neat job. I think he would not have enjoyed this had we used straight Elmer's or a glue stick. It would have been too messy and frustrating. My toddler had no ... Read More
The best way to teach rhyming is to read. Looking for the best rhyming books that will hold the interest of your older kids? My children have enjoyed many of these books as preschoolers. But unlike many other rhyming books, this list of best rhyming books for kids will capture the interest of the school-aged reader- particularly those ages 5-8. The Hungry Thing, ... Read More
Grab this free letter E printable! (This post contains affiliate links.) Free Letter E printable - E is for Elephant! We happen to have a large supply of dot stickers from my teaching days. These are fun to use and easy to find (check any office supply store). So I designed a page with larger circles to give my boys practice forming E's with one of their favorite things: stickers. On the day I took these ... Read More
