With some absolutely beautiful weather this week, summertime—and all that it stands for—is calling me! It’s a time for fun in the sun, loads of play, and exploring this incredible world of ours. It’s also the perfect time to do some one-on-one learning with little ones. No matter how incredible a teacher is, there is nothing…
Scoop and Dump the Alphabet Activity!
Ready for an alphabet activity that will knock it out of the park with your preschooler? If you have a little one who loves diggers, trucks, and all things construction, this is THE alphabet activity for you! I recently sent out a survey to those who are on my email subscriber list, and I learned…
Numerous Nifty Number Activities for Preschool
Can you guess what I have been noticing lately? It is something that makes this mama and teacher’s heart so happy. I have noticed an increased focus on math and number activities for preschool! I remember very well when the focus seemed to be solely on learning those ABCs. But slowly and surely, I have…
Gross Motor Alphabet Games for Kids
These little ones of mine love to learn on the move! They like to touch things, reach and stretch, run and jump, and use all of those great big muscles they are forming. And guess what? Using gross motor alphabet games is a fabulous way to really retain that letter learning. In fact, How Wee…
Preschool Alphabet Activity: Letter Hunt Sensory Bin
I just recently became a big fan of sensory bins. Crazy, right? Literacy activities have always been my go-to with my 3-year-old, but I never thought to combine the two to create a fun preschool alphabet activity. I think you’ll love this combination as much as I do, especially if you want to provide more…
Number Learning Games for SUMMERTIME!
Oh, summertime! How I love it. All that time with my little ones to play, enjoy, and get outside. Every time we adventure outside, it seems learning takes place. Loads of it! Natural learning, through play-based and child-led adventures, of course—and truly, most importantly. But summer is a great time to give little ones some…
My FREE Summer Journal
How about we keep a summer journal this year?! And how about I make it easy peasy (and free, too). Sound like a fun way to get in a little bit of writing practice? I thought so, which is why I created this Free Printable Summer Journal, complete with writing prompts! Well, I created the…
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…
Calendar Activities
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…