Do you know what cures summer boredom? Summer meltdowns? Summer slide? Summer insert-anything-else-deemed-negative-here? BOOKS! Grab your 3-6 year old and a few of the summer books for preschoolers mentioned below, and enjoy the blissful summer you desire. I tell you, friend, there is nothing a good book can’t accomplish. This summer book list for preschoolers…
Water Play Ideas for Preschoolers: Beginning Letters Toy Scoop
I think it’s safe to say that the warmer weather is FINALLY here to stay (fingers crossed) and we couldn’t be happier about it! This means water play ideas for preschoolers will be the name of the game. We need all the outdoor time we can get after such a long winter. Just before we…
Playful Sight Word Games for Kids!
Today I wanted to share with you some of my favourite, hands-on, playful sight word games for kids. There are so many fun ways to practice sight words! But first, we should chat about what sight words truly are. Sight words are words that we want our children to be able to read by sight,…
A Sight Word Dice Game
What is more fun than a dice game? How about a SIGHT WORD dice game? How about a sight word dice game where you get to make your OWN DICE?! I tell you, the fun and learning never ends here on How Wee Learn. This activity is in our Grade Two Literacy Curriculum, but since…
Teaching a Struggling Reader: Your Two Choices
One evening, I was stuck in the social media “scrolling” trap and came across a Meme that was so relatable to me I didn’t know whether to laugh or cry. It simply said: “What is better for teaching a struggling reader – red or white wine?” I have taught my fair share of struggling readers…
Storybook Scavenger Hunt (2 Ways!)
Oh this is a FUN one today, my friend! I love when activities work so naturally with all ages. As you might know, I try really hard to share activities that works for little ones and big kids as well. My house is full of a variety of ages and stages and I try to…
5 Ways to Practice the ABCs
Learning the ABCs sort of begins to encompass all of the preschool years, doesn’t it? It becomes such a focus! We want our little ones to grasp letter names and their sounds too. Luckily, there are so many wonderful ways we can practice these skills through fun and play. As a seasoned Kindergarten teacher and…
Quiet Time Alphabet Activities
Is there anything better than quiet time activities? Nope. Not really. A great quiet time activity with an alphabet activities educational twist? Hmm – that is a little better! Throw in a quiet coffee for Mama and you are living the dream … You know we adore our quiet time activities around here. But did…
Activities for Learning Letters
Teaching preschoolers the letters of the alphabet can be so much fun with these hands-on learning activities! If you are unsure of what order to teach the letters, check out this post in which I describe the best way to teach letter recognition to preschoolers. It is super important that we introduce letters in this…
Alphabet Obstacle Course for Kids at Home
Winter is definitely upon us and with the cold weather here full force, you have to get creative to keep your little ones active and entertained. As it’s not always possible to bundle up in all our gear and head into the outdoors, creating this alphabet obstacle course for kids at home is a great…