Ideas and resources
It’s easy to incorporate seasonal shapes and colors into learning activities, as Toddler Approved did with this super cute and simple beginning word sound pumpkin matching game.
You can check out the whole tutorial over on her website, but … Read More ...
Fall always makes me think of apples, apple cider and apple activities to do with kids. Teaching 2 and 3 Year Olds has a whole week of apple activities that you can do with your little ones at home or … Read More ...
Rhyming is a lot of fun for kids and adults alike, and playing rhyming games can be a fun way to fill time or add a little learning activity to part of the day at home or at school.
This … Read More ...
This series has been going on for a while, but I just stumbled on this great At Home Preschool lesson plan series from No Time for Flashcards.
These little lunchtime learning sessions have a different theme each day such as … Read More ...
When working on letter recognition with preschoolers, it’s great to use a lot of different activities that present letters to them in different ways.
These printable letter outlines from Powerful Mothering were designed to be used with alphabet stamps so … Read More ...
Homeschooling is happening all over the world whether we like it or not. We have seen an increase in worksheets requests and printables. But did you know that not everyone has the luxury of a printer. The cost of printing … Read More ...
I love this idea for introducing basic addition concepts to kids with a bit of art included.
This addition clouds activity from Preschool Play and Learn is a fun way to work with numbers with little kids.
Put basic addition … Read More ...
With the rise of COVID-19 (aka coronavirus) there’s been a run on hand sanitizer 
and a call for more serious hand washing.
Of course teachers know that hand washing is always important, and one great way to learn about hand … Read More ...
These printable bug action cards from Messy Little Monster are a great way to build some movement into the day with little ones.
You can use them when they need to get their wiggles (hops, crawls, flutters, etc.) out indoors … Read More ...
When my daughter was younger she (and I) loved playing with pattern blocks or tanagram blocks, and they don’t have to be just for little kids when you get into more detailed pictures that you can make with the blocks.… Read More ...
Here’s another quick activity for Thanksgiving to help little ones match emotions to words (and maybe gauge the mood of your guests at the dinner table).
These Thanksgiving theme feelings cards feature an emotional turkey and a series of labels, … Read More ...
It is that time of year when we scramble to find Christmas presents that a meaningful and thoughtful. This is what led me to create this gift list of handpicked phonics and reading products. Not only are these reading products … Read More ...
I went through a phase where I was obsessed with toddler and preschooler busy bags. I was part of a mom’s group and we did a giant swap of busy bag activities (so big I got five blog posts out … Read More ...
When my daughter was in kindergarten they did a big unit on butterflies, including watching caterpillars make their chrysalises and hatch into butterflies. The life cycle of a butterfly is endlessly fascinating, and it’s kind of fun to craft, too.… Read More ...
Mini books are great little activities for kids who are learning to read. These books usually have just a few pages and focus on specific vocabulary kids might be trying to recognize, such as color words or numbers.
1 + … Read More ...
