Education resources for parents and teachers
Looking for games to help kids recognize 2D and 3D shapes in real life? These will do the trick! If you're looking for shape activities to use with your students, then you've landed in the right spot. I've been sharing loads of them lately, and you can find them in the links at the bottom of this post. Today I'm sharing a set of games that students can play all on their own. You'll get three games in the ... Read More
Looking for sorting mats to help children recognize 3D shapes in real life? Here you go! Lately I've shared a variety of activities for teaching children to recognize 3D shapes. Here's another math center to add to your collection! To prepare the center, laminate the mats and cards. Then cut apart. You can make this center extra fun by applying clear Velcro dots to the cards and mats. To make the activity easier, ... Read More
Looking for Earth day books for preschool and up? You're in the right place! Here are some wonderful books to encourage young children to care for the environment! I hope you find some new favorites to read to your students. Earth Day books for preschool through grade 2 Celebrate Earth Day, by Amy Hayes If you want a super simple, engaging nonfiction book about Earth Day, I can't recommend this one ... Read More
Teach kids about 3D shapes with this set of free games! Today I'm sharing a simple freebie that will help kids see 3D shapes in every day objects. This game follows the format of my other Roll a Games. Simply take turns rolling the die and moving along the path according to the key at the top of the game board. For example, if you roll a 3, you would move to the next object which has the shape of a rectangular ... Read More
Today I'm sharing a variety of letter W activities for 2-year-olds! Are you doing letter of the week with your toddler? I've been sharing a variety of simple activities for 2-year-olds over the past year. We love to share activities that worked for us, but please choose only the ones that your child enjoys. Children go through a tremendous amout of growth and maturity the year that they're two. Some of these ... Read More
Teach children some basic geometry with these free 3D shape worksheets! Today I'm sharing two worksheets to help kids explore 3D shapes. Let's dive in! 3D Shape Worksheets The first worksheet asks kids to count faces, edges, and vertices on each shape. First, let's look at some definitions. face - any of the flat surfaces of a solid object edge - a line segment where two faces meet vertex - a point where two or ... Read More
Looking for letter V activities for 2-year-olds? You're in the right place! I've been teaching my 2-year-old the alphabet - not because we're in a race, or because I think small children need a lot of structured learning - but because it's fun. We keep it light - doing this a few days a week for about 10-15 minutes at a time. And she loves it! Here's our volcano craft - because of course you have to make a volcano ... Read More
We hope you enjoy this free printable book to help improve reading comprehension! The book comes in two reading levels - one for grades 2/3 and one for grades 3/4. Let's take a peek at If You Lived in Kenya. How to print and assemble But first - a quick tutorial to assemble your book. Choose the version you'd like, and print the four pages of the book FRONT TO BACK. And this is important: make sure you FLIP ON THE ... Read More
Looking for a bundle of sight word worksheets? Here you go! (This post contains affiliate links.) If you're looking for some quick, no-prep ways to reinforce common sight words, you've come to the right place! First, a quick disclosure. As a general rule, worksheets aren't my go-to. We like to learn sight words in active, hands-on ways. Then we use our sight word books for a fun way to read the words in ... Read More
We're all about quick reading games - try this set of freebies for reading short a words! Here are some free games to help kids read short a words. Not with flash cards, but with a board and a die. It's amazing how simple these games are and how willing my Five is to play them. Just take turns rolling a die and reading the words in the corresponding column. Doesn't get any simpler than that! The games progress in ... Read More
