Ideas and resources
Bring a bit of Halloween fun into the classroom or your learning activities at home by learning about bats and making bat crafts.
We’ve probably all read the book Stellaluna, right? Make your own hanging bats with clothespins and basic … Read More ...
My daughter has always loved books and reading. I think that the fact that we have read a lot, her whole life, made her see books and reading as important, and we still read together a lot, though she … Read More ...
Now that it’s really almost officially fall it’s time to break out all the fall-related learning activities if you haven’t already. Check out this article on the best STEM gifts for kids.
I put a call out to some of … Read More ...
Learning letters is one of the basics of early education, and incorporating letters into playful activities is a great way to start kids on the road to learning their letters without a lot of pressure.
The Measured Mom did a … Read More ...
Playing with sight words is a great way to help kids learn to recognize them so they can say them and spell them properly.
There are all sorts of games and activities out there for learning sight words, but I … Read More ...
Montessori materials are beautiful and great for kids learning about letters, numbers and other basics, but they can be really expensive.
One of the classic Montessori early learning materials is sandpaper letter cards, which I found can run up to … Read More ...
Sometimes reluctant readers get interested in graphic novels and comic books, so it stands to reason that the same format could help reluctant writers and storytellers as well.
Plus, it’s just fun to tell a story in a comic book … Read More ...
As children learn to write, they are also learning how to tell stories. Often when kids are starting to write stories we encourage drawing a picture and writing about what is shown, whether they are retelling a favorite fairy tale … Read More ...
I was on Pinterest recently and saw a post about doing a family fun night activity involving taste testing different flavors of Oreos. There are so many different ones now, and this particular activity, from Joy in the Works, … Read More ...
Does it seem like everyone around you is obsessed with Pokemon Go? If your kids are into it, or the original Pokemon, why not add a Pokemon spin to their learning with Pokemon lesson plans?
Mathematical Thinking used Pokemon characters … Read More ...
Recognizing letters is an important activity to help kids get ready for learning to read, and there are a lot of fun and easy ways to get kids interested in playing with letters.
These letter recognition activity ideas from Planning … Read More ...
How cute it this umbrella and gumboots themed printable. This is a writing sheet by Make Kindergarten Teacher. You can download the free printable directly from his blog.
You have to love a Lama right? I mean its the most dorky looking animal in the kingdom. It’s also not very popular when it comes to craft so when we found this bright and colourful tutorial I knew we … Read More ...
Do you need some busy sheets to keep the toddlers occupied? Here is a Christmas themed Pr-eK printable pack. Print this off and take them with you to the restaurant to occupy their mind and their little hands. Remember just … Read More ...
You can easily create your own alphabet scavenger hunt using items you have lying around the house. Megan, from Coffee Cups and Crayons, created this set by writing the letters on colorful milk caps but you could use just about … Read More ...
