Education resources for parents and teachers
My boys love to learn to write the alphabet in a variety of different ways. They even love handwriting worksheets - but I'm quite sure that's because we do a lot of other hands-on learning before we get to that stage. I find that making handwriting practice fun is pretty simple when I follow the pattern of ideas I outline below. (This post contains affiliate links.) We always start with something very simple: ... Read More
We're collecting books for each letter of the alphabet, and we found some winners for letter W! Wemberly Worried, by Kevin Henkes Wemberly is a little mouse who's extremely worried about her first day of nursery school. What if she has to go to the bathroom? What if she doesn't make any friends? Worry, worry, worry. In the end she makes a friend -- and her worries disappear. ... Read More
Here's the book list I was dreading... letter X! But when I decided not to subject you to a list of books all about xylophones and X-rays (you're welcome), I found a great number of books that featured the letter X within words, which is how we use it most of the time anyway. I must admit, though, that I did break one of my Letter of the Week book list rules. Normally my book lists are ... Read More
Compiling my book lists is one of my favorite things that I do at The Measured Mom. My kids are always excited when I order piles of books from the library so we can read them and find our favorites. Finding letter Y books was a challenge, but we found a small set of books I'm sure you'll enjoy! Extra Yarn, by Mac Barnett I start with this book because it is a true treasure, and one you and your child ... Read More
It's time for another letter of the week book list! Our list is short because we picked only the best books to read for letter Z. Feel free to try a few others, like Dr. Seuss' On Beyond Zebra (which is actually not about zebras) and If I Ran the Zoo... but those are some of Seuss's loooong rhyming books that test the patience of preschoolers and parents alike -- at least at our house! I only share ... Read More
Did you see last week's post about what not to say to a pregnant woman? I was feeling pretty weary of the questions and comments after going overdue with our little one. I was dreading our induction on Monday, especially since I prefer to have a natural labor if possible. Thankfully, God sent our little baby a day before the induction, and she was born naturally on Sunday morning. Our baby's gender was a ... Read More
Valentine's Day spelling game This game is very much like my winter spelling game. Here's how to play: You'll need: the gameboard (I laminate mine for durability, but you wouldn't have to) spelling word cards -- with a spelling word printed on each card Valentine word cards playing pieces a die for VERSION TWO: a large pile of candy hearts or counters Here's how to play VERSION ONE: 1. Put your playing piece ... Read More
I've been doing a Letter Exploration with my preschoolers, and along with our other learning we do a variety of fine motor activities related to each letter of the alphabet. We always do a dot sticker page - since I've learned that these round office stickers are a favorite with my kids. Today's free printable is for Letter Y. (This post contains affiliate links.) Letter Y - Sticker page for ... Read More
If you follow my blog, you know that I think preschoolers should start with many different hands-on ways to write the alphabet. They can create a letter with small manipulatives, write it with a finger in food or shaving cream, and have many other creative experiences. Eventually, though, it's time to move to pencil and paper -- or at our house, marker and paper. Today I'm sharing these free handwriting worksheets ... Read More
Over the past year I've been sharing short vowel word family houses -- now you can get them all in one place. It's a GIANT set of 34 free short vowel word family houses! (This post contains affiliate links.) If you've been following my blog for a while, you know all about our word family houses. I've been using them to teach my Four (now my Five) to learn to read. We began doing these when he first showed the ... Read More
