Has the warm weather found you yet? If so. it’s time for water play activities! We are still ‘warming up’ here in Canada, so our water play days are still a little while away. But we are dreaming … washing the snowsuits and mittens and dreaming of sunshine. And if you are dreaming too, be…
Quiet Boxes: Week 2
Did you catch the first week of quiet boxes I shared? If not, you can see them right here, This Week’s Quiet Boxes. As promised, here is our next week of quiet boxes. As always, these boxes are very, very simple. They are calming, quiet activities, ideas for letting little ones relax and slow down,…
Mail Time! Setting Up Your Own Post Office
Do you know what you and your little ones need? A preschool post office themed activity! I tell you friends, this dramatic play idea lasted us ALL MORNING LONG! Not only that, this preschool post office idea is so full of learning. My three year old was practicing identifying his letters, his sounds, and recognizing…
Amazing January Theme for Preschool
If you are on the search for a January theme for preschool, you are in the right place! I have decided to share with you monthly themes for preschool all year long with a glimpse inside an amazing preschool classroom. You will see all of January crafts, activities, and learning centres below. I hope you…
Lovely FREE Alphabet Playdough Mats
Learning letters and the alphabet through PLAY is the name of the game right now for little Carter! We used our Printable Alphabet Playdough Mats this week, and I wanted to share this awesome (and FREE!) resource with you as well. Introducing Letters to Preschoolers First of all, let’s chat about teaching preschoolers their letters….
The trouble with fine motor skills
I am very honoured to have been asked to partner with Wikki Stix today to help spread the word about the Unplugged Play Day! I share a lot of kids activities in this space. Some might say, slightly too many. I can’t help it though! I think of a fun activity that I know little…
Teaching Math to Preschoolers with Playing Cards
I am a big advocate for unstructured play. Loads of it. Tons of time for little ones to explore, be outside, and discover on their own. But I also believe in balance. I do some actual teaching with my little ones – though always in fun, meaningful, and child-directed ways. I wrote a lot about…
Raising Mindful Kids
My first daughter was born with a twinkle in her eye. She is vibrant and fully alive. When she was newly one-year-old, I vividly remember sitting with her at the tail end of summer under a big shady tree, watching her eat a fresh ripe peach for the first time. She brought that fuzzy fruit…
How to Help a Baby Learn to Sit
Well, today I get to officially bring you a blog post featuring my newest little peanut. This is Norah’s first time in the spotlight here on How Wee Learn! The time sure is flying right on by, no matter how badly I try to slow it down. This sweet little baby is 6 months old…
How to Help Kids UNDERSTAND Math
I am excited to partner with Beast Academy today to bring you this post on how to help kids understand math. As our homeschool year begins to wind down I love to look back and reflect on what has worked really well … and what hasn’t. All in all, this has been our most successful…
