Education resources for parents and teachers
Looking for money games for kids? This set of 12 free games is perfect for helping kids of all levels learn to count coins. This week, we're counting coins. And you get twelve free games in the pack! All the games follow the same pattern, but they get progressively harder. The first game is quite simple. Put your playing piece on any pig. Then move around the board using a die. When you land on a pig, name the ... Read More
Here are our must-have art materials for preschool and kindergarten! (This post contains affiliate links and is a sponsored conversation on behalf of The Pencil Grip. All opinions are my own!) The ultimate list of art materials for preschool and kindergarten Are you looking for the best art materials to have on hand for preschool or kindergarten? Whether you're at home or in the classroom, you'll find the ... Read More
If you'd like a variety of letter E activities for 2-year-olds, you're in the right spot! My Two loves doing learning activities with me, so we spend about 15-20 minutes a day doing letter of the week. Here's what we did for letter E! My Two hunted for letter E's on our free letter find page. As long as we were having fun with dot markers, I pulled out this letter maze. These are a little trickier for her, as I ... Read More
Looking for gift ideas for kids? Check out what we're getting our kids this year! (This post contains affiliate links.) On Black Friday, I finished all my Christmas shopping for my kids (plus the birthdays we celebrate in December and January). If you're like me, you're always looking for fresh gift ideas. So I thought I'd share mine. I think you'll find some gifts your kids will love! For my ... Read More
Here's a collection of hands-on letter D activities for 2-year-olds! We've been doing a lot of alphabet activities with my Two over the past few months. In fact, the other day she came up to me and said, "Mommy, I had a dweam about M's and A's!" Since she hears her older siblings talk about dreams, I suspect this statement was an attempt to fit in rather than statement of fact. ;) But either way, I love that she's ... Read More
How can we help kids love math ... even when we don't? Here are five tips! I still remember standing beside my fourth grade teacher's desk, overwhelmed with tears and quite sure the world was over. How on earth was I supposed to make sense of all these numbers? How could I remember where to put them, what to do next, and how to keep it all straight? My kind teacher (he might have been a little used to my ... Read More
Looking for Letter C activities for toddlers? We're sharing a bunch! Our younger daughter is two years old. She is a sweet little girl, but the truth is that she is kind of an emotional handful these days. Frankly, it's exhausting. But she never gives me attitude or tantrums during our learning time, or as she calls it, our "tivities." She absolutely loves this part of our day! And so do I. Letter C Activities for ... Read More
Get 12 different grid games for preschool and kindergarten! Today I'm sharing a versatile set of freebies that teach a surprising number of math concepts to kids in preschool and kindergarten. Have you seen grid games? I admit I've seen them on some popular early learning websites and wondered what the point was. Frankly, they looked boring. Could my kids really learn all that much from rolling a die and putting ... Read More
If you teach preschool or kindergarten, you could use a good set of book lists for early childhood. We've got what you're looking for! (This post contains affiliate links.) Whether you're a parent or teacher, the single most important thing you can do for your students is to read to them. If you're looking for a print book with recommended reading lists, I enjoy Jim Trelease's Read Aloud Handbook and Honey for ... Read More
Why is rhyming important? We've got the answer! Why is rhyming important? 1. Rhyming teaches children how language works. It helps them notice and work with the sounds within words. 2. Rhymes help children experience the rhythm of language. As they recite nursery rhymes they learn to speak with animated voices. Someday they’ll read with expression, too. 3. Rhyming is important for writing, ... Read More
