Education resources for parents and teachers
7 Fun Crafts for the Letter I Foam Igloo Mosaic Of course you could use paper for this, but to mix it up I cut out some square foam pieces for the boys, and they had fun gluing them to the igloo frame that I drew on their papers. To make it more challenging, older kids could draw the frame and cut out the squares. This would be a nice beginning craft for your toddler if you were right there to put down the ... Read More
For fun, we made an insect sensory bin - and I threw in some ice to make it even more interesting! The day before, I froze some containers that were filled halfway with water. A few hours later I added a plastic bug and more water to each container. Today we had icebergs with bugs frozen inside! These bugs were from the Safari Ltd Insects Toob. I left out the spider and other bugs that are not ... Read More
My baby wakes up from his nap. Either something woke him up early, and he's extra cranky, or despite a two-hour siesta he's whiny and fussy. I try all my tricks -- books, snack, cuddle time -- to no avail. Ugh. I have a fussy baby for two hours until dinnertime. Now what? My baby is demanding personal time from me. And unless I want to listen for screaming for two hours, I get to find something fun for us to do ... Read More
Today I have a set of letter H math activities to share! By coincidence, we were learning about the letter H during Valentine's week. So I found a lot of heart math floating around the internet which I'm excited to share with you. We threw in hot chocolate, a house, and some hippos just to mix it up 1 - Counting, One-to-One Correspondence - Hot Chocolate Counting Mats Here's a simple, fun way to practice ... Read More
My Five has been bringing home some simple addition worksheets from kindergarten. I don't do a lot of basic math work with her because it's not her favorite. Shame on me. <:( To remedy that, I pulled out an addition game from my teaching days. First I made a list of words on her paper. I started simple and progressed to longer words. Since her little brothers are working on "I" and I hoped to have my Four be a ... Read More
Here is another printable book of rhymes and songs - this time for the letter H! Little Letter H Book: Rhymes & Songs Here are the songs and rhymes included in the mini-book: H is for Humpty Dumpty Humpty Dumpty sat on a wall. Humpty Dumpty had a great fall. All the king's horses and all the king's men Couldn't put Humpty together again. H is for Head, Shoulders, Knees & Toes Head, Shoulders, Knees and ... Read More
When kids are first learning to form letters, I love giving them a variety of ways to do it. It prevents boredom, makes letter forming a positive experience, and promotes creativity. Check out our seven ways to make the letter H! I printed out a large letter H for each of the kids (get it here) and let the kids decorate with happy face stickers. We also made an "H" with heart stickers. My ... Read More
Letter H Crafts We happened to be learning about the letter H in mid-February, so we had fun doing a lot of heart activities along with our houses, hen, hippo, and Humpty. Read on for ten letter H crafts for preschool! Shape Houses The kids chose what colors they wanted for each part of their picture. I cut out all the shapes, and the kids glued them down. I did help my Two put the door straight up, and I also ... Read More
If you've been following my blog, you know that we've been doing a lot of activities related to specific letters: crafts, math, forming the letter, and reading piles of books that relate to it. We're doing this for the benefit of my Two, who learns best with some focused fun when it comes to remembering letters. But I also believe it is extremely important to keep the whole alphabet in front of us -- whether that's ... Read More
(This post contains affiliate links.) Letter H printable: H is for Hearts We're working through the alphabet, starting with the letters that are easiest to write. So far we've done E, F, and H. This is the third of my dot sticker pages. Click on the link below the picture for your free letter H printable! You can use so many different objects to fill in my dot pages. Try one of these! power ... Read More
