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Halloween Countdown Calendar

September 16, 2021 by Sarah 2 Comments

Do you have a couple bats or ghouls who are excited about that big day ahead? If so, you are going to love this 5-minute activity filled Halloween countdown calendar! Get ready to count down to Halloween with your toddler or preschooler enjoying one simple, no-prep Halloween-themed learning activity each day. If I have learned…

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Adorable nursery rhyme crafts perfect for pairing with nursery rhyme stories in preschool and kindergarten!

45 Nursery Rhyme Crafts

August 6, 2018 by Sarah 8 Comments

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 by noon. Voila! What do you think? Be kind, I’m not much for rhymes – only sometimes. Mostly when eating limes (which I…

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Practice counting and numbers with this cute snoman activity for preschoolers that uses popcorn!

Popcorn Snowman Counting

December 20, 2017 by Sarah 4 Comments

We have been working on counting activities for preschoolers lately. Yesterday morning I announced to my little ones, “Wash your hands! We are going to do a fun activity!” To which one of my little ones responded, “Wash them because it is a delicate activity, or an eating one?” When I announced it was an…

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These felt numbers make such a great homemade gift

Stuffed Felt Numbers

November 24, 2017 by Sarah 6 Comments

It’s that time of year – the time when I begin to wonder why on earth I did not start my holiday crafting earlier. Good grief! This Mama will be busy for the next few weeks. Here is a post I did last year on making felt numbers. I was aiming for the alphabet for…

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Activities for crossing the midline

Crossing the Midline and Bridging the Great Divide!

May 29, 2017 by Sarah 2 Comments

Crossing the midline activities for kids. What on earth are those? Sometimes in the educational world we start speaking a slightly different language than ‘normal’ people. Not that teachers aren’t normal … though … you do need to be a little insane to work with small children all day long, don’t you? Anyways. I had…

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a fun game for preschoolers to help them learn syllables! This is one of the 7 skills kids need before they can read

Count-ing Syl-la-bles through Play!

April 10, 2017 by Sarah Leave a Comment

Do you remember how we are working through my Beyond the Alphabet: Play into Reading Readiness eBook? Remember how we are playing with one of the seven phonemic awareness activities each week? Remember how I forgot to share one with you last week? Whoops. Sorry friends. Lofty goals I have!! I just really needed to…

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A great name puzzle for preschoolers! Such a simple quiet time activity.

A Different Kind of Name Puzzle

April 4, 2017 by Sarah 2 Comments

I love name puzzles for preschoolers. I love how name puzzles involve not only learning a name, but also learning about letter shapes and proportions and math concepts too. I have shared with you a few different name puzzles before – in fact, I have shared one for every season! And yet, here I am…

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Rhyming activities for kids can be so much fun and a great way to build strong literacy skills. Rhyming is one of the phonological awareness skills children need before they can read.

Rhyming is Fun and Easy! Except When It’s Not…

March 21, 2017 by Sarah Leave a Comment

Does it make me geeky to admit that I love rhyming activities? I do. And at a recent family gathering, a certain sister brought to my attention that I was, in fact, quite geeky. I truly had no idea. Isn’t that funny? I have always thought of myself as more natural living and free-spirited. This…

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Get little ones ready to read! Deleting sounds is one of the 7 pre-reading skills children need before they can read. Find all 7 here!

Deleting Sounds to Learn to Read

March 13, 2017 by Sarah Leave a Comment

Do you know what I love? When I witness little ones overcome something that was once tricky. We all have challenges and things that don’t come easily for us. But that moment when we can once do what we hadn’t been able to do before – that is a magic moment. I just so happen…

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10 breathtaking Winter books for kids. Gorgeous stories all children should hear.

Breathtaking Winter Books All Kids Should Hear

December 7, 2016 by Sarah 2 Comments

We truly do live quite simply. You won’t find anything all that extravagant out here and thanks to a big de-cluttering movement last year, you won’t find much at all really. Not too many toys, or clothes, or “stuff”. With one exception. Books. We have bookshelves and bookshelves full of books. Mostly children’s books and…

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