Education resources for parents and teachers
Looking for letter S activities for preschool? We love choosing from our giant set of alphabet activities each week. I've been doing Letter of the Week activities with my 3-year-old for a few months now. Thanks to our many whole alphabet activities, he recognizes all the letters and knows most of his sounds. But we keep follow this structure because it helps me find fun, meaningful ways to do fine motor activities, ... Read More
Looking for an activity to help your preschooler master those beginning letter sounds? My three-year-old loves this one! Our fourth child is a busy, bright 3 1/2 year old who loves all things cars. When he was two, he would stand at the couch all by himself and drive them along the cushions. And he would be very upset if someone else decided that a couch was for sitting on! These are so low-prep and ... Read More
Check out these quick and easy name activities for some fun name practice! (This post contains affiliate links.) Today I'm sharing a collection of quick and simple name activities for preschoolers and kindergartners. You'll need fewer than ten minutes to set up and do these activities! Quick & Simple Name Activities This name search printable from Mom Inspired Life took just a couple minutes to set up, ... Read More
Beginning blends can be tricky for new readers. I've already shared beginning blend clip cards, a follow the path game for beginning blends, and more. Today it's time for another set of printables! My Five (he'll be a kindergartner soon!) is starting to take off with his reading. He can read quite a few beginning books using his phonics knowledge and context clues. But he still stumbles on ... Read More
Have you seen my giant collection of alphabet activities? Today I'm sharing a few of our favorite letter R activities for preschool. When we began this a few months ago, my three-year-old recognized only a handful of letters. Now he knows them all! We're still finishing up with the series, though, because I love the structure it provides for crafts and process art fine motor activities read-aloud books math ... Read More
These place value games are perfect for reviewing hundreds, tens, and ones! (This post contains affiliate links.) It's hard to believe this is the last week of my Print & Play series with This Reading Mama! We've loved creating low-prep games that your children can use to review math and literacy skills. Not only are these games great for summer review, but they're also perfect for classroom learning centers ... Read More
Looking for preschool activities that will help your child or students learn the alphabet? We've got them all right here! We're all looking for hands-on, creative activities that our preschoolers will love. But it's easy to be overwhelmed by the hundreds of activities we find when we're searching Pinterest! Are you teaching your preschooler at home? Many of you have told me that you're unsure how to ... Read More
These ice cream addition games are perfect for summer or any time of year! (This post includes affiliate links.) Did you know this is the fifth bundle of math games in my Print & Play series with This Reading Mama? Each week, I design a series of low-prep math games that review a particular math concept. The games progress from simple to more challenging. You only need to grab a few materials, print, and ... Read More
Looking for some free counting games? You'll love the variety in this bundle! (This post contains affiliate links.) Have you been following along with our Print & Play series? Each week, I share a free math game for K-2, and This Reading Mama shares a literacy game. These games are designed to be super low-prep. Just grab a few materials, print, and play! A bonus is that these games are designed ... Read More
Check out our collection of creative letter Q activities! (Update: I published this post years ago when my children were young. Now that I have more time, I've created a done-for-you alphabet curriculum perfect for preschool!) Letter Q Activities For this simple quilt making activity, I gave him a variety of paper shapes cut from cardstock. He arranged them however he wanted to make a paper quilt. This activity is ... Read More
