When I was teaching Kindergarten, I remember feeling so successful after calendar time. Really, if everything else that day fell to pieces, I would still feel like my little ones had learned so many important skills – just from our calendar activities! Now that I am homeschooling my own little ones, we do ‘calendar activities’…
45 Nursery Rhyme Crafts
I have yet to meet a Kindergarten teacher who didn’t love nursery rhymes—and crafts or activities to accompany those nursery rhymes? Yes, please! Hey Diddle Diddle, I know the sound in the middle, And that spoon does rhyme with moon. The first letter’s clear since it’s nursery rhymes I hear, and I will be reading…
45 Preschool Farm Theme Activities
What Mama doesn’t love farm crafts for preschoolers in the spring? I wanted to share some of my favourite farm crafts and activities today. But first—guess what’s new over at our farm? We are building a barn! Yep, that’s right, we don’t actually have one yet. Our ladies (now 18 of them, with their trusty…
Teaching Letter Recognition – What Order to Introduce Letters
Wondering about the order for teaching letters to your little ones? I’m on it! I feel as though I am always writing about waiting to teach letter recognition. Wait and let little hands get strengthened by other activities. Wait until little minds have had ample time to hear different words and sounds. But a day…
Science Experiment: Why Do Leaves Change Colour?
Science experiments for kids are big in our home. My kids love them—and so do I. While teaching Kindergarten, I made science experiments a priority. Kids are so naturally curious about the world around them, and science experiments bring this learning fully to life! This is my ABSOLUTE favourite science experiment of all time—oh…
Fabulous Fall Science Experiments
I really do love fall. I always have. The beautiful colors, the crisp air, pumpkin spiced everything… and perhaps most importantly, the end of MOSQUITOES! Mind you, this year wasn’t too bad for the guys, but I remember a few years back the mosquitoes in our area were truly out of this world. Our neighbours…
Printable Human Body Systems Playdough Mats!
These human body printable playdough mats turned out so wonderfully! I am so excited to share them with you. These printables are FREE for you to print and use with your little ones! You can print them off and have your children draw the different major human body systems, or you can cover them in…
Telling Time – I Think It’s Time!
Time sure flies. I remember so vividly tucking that little 6-year-old of mine into bed when it was well before 7:00 pm on a cold winter’s night. His tired little body getting some much needed rest. And Mama too. But those days, I fear are a thing of the past. With a clock in his…
Awesome Alphabet Activities for Preschoolers
I thought it was time to share some alphabet activities for preschoolers. Alphabet activities and How Wee Learn definitely seem to go hand in hand. I have shared with you oodles of letter activities before AND a (rather lengthy) post about why I don’t actually suggest teaching letters in ABC order. But I have not…
Learning Activities for 3 Month Old Babies
When my little ones were 3-month-old babies, I could not have written this post. I could not have formulated coherent sentences to write about learning activities for 3-month-old babies. And if I had found the time—and words—to write it (miraculously), I would have certainly opted to sleep. But now with my youngest growing up way…