Sammy is very interested in letters and ‘spelling’ right now. He loves to ask how to spell words, point out letters he knows everywhere he goes, and generally all alphabet activities for preschoolers. He would also very much love to print these letters. However, he is simply not quite ready for writing. He is 3…
How Wee Learn Naturally
Kindergarten Readiness. As a Kindergarten teacher I get asked about Kindergarten Readiness all the time. As it turns out, if a Mama has a little one approaching school age, and you mention you teach Kindergarten, there is only one thing they really want to know. What does my child need to know for Kindergarten? And…
Christmas Skip Counting Games for Kids
I wrote this post on Christmas skip counting games for kids last year—and I love these activities so much that I thought I would update it to share again this year, as we have quite a few more people joining us now! We will be using this as our Christmas advent calendar again this year….
Paper Snowflake Puzzles – Preschool Winter Craft
It has happened with Sam. A few years ago it happened to my Madeline too. I come up with a creative and fun craft or activity for them, and they take that idea and make it so much better. This preschool winter craft I did with Sam is a prime example. I will still take…
Pattern Activities for Kindergarten
You know how sometimes I tell you two seemingly unrelated things and then, after a little while, they both tie together so nicely and the activity makes perfect sense? Well, I’m about to do that again with this post on pattern activities for kindergarten, so please bare with me. Or skip ahead if this is…
Slowly Learning to Read
I have noticed that the preludes to my activities I do with my little ones have gotten a bit lengthy. I recognize that. I know that many of you lovely readers are just popping over from Pinterest, Facebook, or elsewhere because this idea caught your eye. I love that. I do love having so many…
Skeleton Bone Writing (with Qtips)
Halloween is right around the corner. Time to break out the themed activities! I love using themes to encourage learning with my little ones – and if it’s a little spooky, well that’s part of the fun! I wrote a fun post for Hands on as we Grow this week. We used Q-tips as skeleton…
A Year full of Name Puzzles
Who doesn’t love a good name puzzle? (If you happen to answer with “me” … if you really don’t love a good name puzzle, you are about to be very disappointed in my post today …) But if you answered with, “Gosh, I have no idea who wouldn’t love a good name puzzle!” then you…
Sandpaper Letters
Alright – I told you I would post twice last week – I may have even used the ‘p’ word … but I didn’t. We had another bad storm which made me unplug for a couple of days. I do apologize, it seems best for me to not make promises about how often I will…
Reusable Alphabet Paper Chains
I was thrilled to be asked to be a contributor over at Hands on as we Grow. I adore that blog and love how practical, simple, and ‘every day’ the activities Jamie shares are! I contributed my first post yesterday, and would love for you to check it out. I wrote about reusable alphabet paper…
