April 12 is DEAR Day, otherwise known as Drop Everything and Read, a concept made popular by Beverly Cleary’s Ramona books. (It’s April 12 because it was her birthday.)
Reading is worth celebrating all the time, and I thought it … Read More ...
Literacy Activities to Celebrate Dr. Seuss
Dr. Seuss’ birthday 
is celebrated as Read Across America Day (or week) in early March. It’s a great time to have fun with rhymes and Seuss-style silliness. Here are some great literacy activities inspired by Dr. Seuss.
If your little … Read More ...
Valentines in Different Languages for Kids to Print or Make
I was looking at different Valentines that kids can print or make the other day, and I came across a set of printable Spanish language valentines, which would be so cute for a Spanish teacher to give out, or just … Read More ...
Christmas Word Games
If you’re traveling for the holidays, these printable word game puzzles are great to have on hand for those boring moments in the car.
This one from Jinxy Kids asks kids to come up with as many words as they … Read More ...
Peppermint Sensory Salt Writing Tray
This time of year there are a lot of great scents to incorporate into sensory activities. Mint is a classic smell of the season and also can be calming and soothing, so it’s a great choice for the classroom or … Read More ...
Thanksgiving Sight Word Board Game
This cute little sight word board game is great for preschoolers and kindergartners to use leading up to Thanksgiving. Even better, you can edit it to include just the words they know or are working on.
Or you don’t even … Read More ...
Halloween Literacy Activities Little Ones Will Love
This collection of Halloween themed literacy activities for preschool or kindergarten is just so cute and a lot of fun for little ones.
From matching magnet letters to the initial sounds of words to digging for letters in a bone-themed … Read More ...
Spider Activities for Preschoolers
Little plastic spiders seem to be everywhere this time of year, and you might not think of them as a resource you can use in learning activities, but this post from Early Learning Ideas might convince you otherwise.
From using … Read More ...
Halloween Tracing Worksheets
It’s the officially spooky season so it’s time for all lessons to have a Halloween spin, right?
Well, maybe not, but it’s fun to throw in a little bit of holiday-themed learning from time to time. Preschoolers and kindergartners will … Read More ...
Make Way for Ducklings Alphabet Game
Make Way for Ducklings is a classic children’s book about people helping ducks find a new home in Boston. If you’ve never read it, you should, but basically it’s about a long line of ducks walking around and messing things … Read More ...
Printable Summer Activity Pack for Pre-K/Kindergarten
If you want to bring some fun learning activities into your summer with pre-k/kindergarten age kids, you’ll want to pick up this huge, free activity pack from This Reading Mama.
It includes an emergent reader booklet and an early emergent … Read More ...
Missing Vowel Printable Puzzles
These cute printable puzzles are great for beginning spellers. They reinforce the concept that every word needs to have a vowel and encourage kids to sound out words to determine how to spell them.
The cards include a picture of … Read More ...
Easter Bunny Letter Search Printables
Learning letters is an important part of getting ready to learn to read and write, and this activity puts an Easter twist on learning by placing the letters in the Easter bunny’s belly.
The printables from ABCs of Literacy include … Read More ...
Easter Themed Sight Word Game
This easy sight word activity is a fun way to bring a spring or Easter element into learning.
The Soccer Mom Blog used paint chips to make her egg-themed sight words, but you could also cut them out of construction … Read More ...
Fun with St. Patrick’s Day Poetry
Poetry is not really associated with St. Patrick’s Day, but you can use the occasion as a fun way to learn about limericks, which are fun and easy to write rhyming poems.
This idea from Rock Your Homeschool has links … Read More ...