Perhaps it is the company I keep or the great big flashing beacon screaming, “WE HOMESCHOOL! IT IS AWESOME!!” But for one reason or another, homeschooling is certainly surrounding me as the hot topic right now. I’ve gotta say… I love it. Whether you homeschool already, you are considering homeschooling, you might think about it…
20 Sparks to Ignite Child-Led Learning
I hope you are excited, my sweet friend, because today I change your LIFE!!! Dramatic, well yes… but true. Today I am going to share with you some magic known as ‘child-led learning.’ Child-led learning is letting your child dive deep into topics of interest. It is seeing your child pour himself into projects that…
Fun Ways to Practice Writing Letters
Who needs a pencil and paper when there are so many other (way more engaging and fun) ways to practice our letters? In fact, playing with letters in THESE ways actually strengthen little hands, dexterity, and fine motor skills, making writing with a pencil much easier down the road. My little guy loves learning…
Active Alphabet Activity
My boys sure love to move…can anyone relate? If so, you will love this active alphabet activity! Not only is it full of alphabet learning and perfect for preschoolers, it lets little ones use their whole body to learn about letter formation! That is such a powerful thing. Active Alphabet Activity When our children use…
Play Dough Numbers: Number Recognition and Counting Activity
Maybe it’s because I never played with playdough as a child or because I’m a neat freak, but I never wanted playdough in the house. The thought of it trodden into the rug made me cringe. That is, until we did the playdough numbers activity! All you need is playdough, a few simple items, and…
10 Easy Peasy Water Play Activities
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…
Worksheets for Kindergarten and Preschool – Color By Letter Coloring Pages Set 6, Letters v, y, x
It is the very last day in my series of printable worksheets for kindergarten and preschool with these Color-by-Letter Coloring Pages! Today, I have the final 9 FREE printable coloring sheets for you. We now have coloring pages by letters for the entire alphabet in lowercase, uppercase, and word family versions! These coloring pages go…
Free Printable Color By Letter Worksheets, Set 5, Letters: j, z, w
With everything going on in the world today we all need two things: EASY and FREE. These color by letter worksheets for preschool and kindergarten are BOTH! And better yet, we are going through the entire alphabet day by day. Today I have 9 more FREE printable coloring sheets for you! And at the bottom…
Coloring Pages by Letter, Set 4, Letters: l, f, b, q, u
Today I have 15 more FREE printable coloring sheets for you! These color-by-letter coloring sheets include lowercase letters, uppercase letters, and the corresponding word families for the letters l, f, b, q, u. All pages are now complete so you can teach the WHOLE ALPHABET with these pages! Letters, sounds, and blending! Look out for…
Alphabet Coloring Pages Set 3, Letters: m, d, g, o
Is your little one loving these alphabet coloring pages? I hope so! Here is the next set in our color-by-letter series. Today, we are working on the letters m, d, g, o, and I have 12 more FREE printable coloring sheets for you! At the bottom of this post, you will find all 78 Free…
