The warm weather is here! It’s time to make up for the long cold winter where we spent way too much time inside. We needed some ridiculously fun games for kids! But it can be a little tricky getting back into the routine of getting out there, especially when my little ones are used to indoor…
What is Phonological Awareness? And How Do I Teach It?
Get ready, my friend, because today we are diving into one of my FAVOURITE topics: What is Phonological Awareness? And why, the heck, is it one of Sarah’s favourite topics? Phonological awareness, in a nutshell, is the understanding of how sounds are put together and can be manipulated and changed in oral language. It includes…
Fall Crafts and Activities FULL of Learning!
Fall and education tend to go hand in hand around here. Educational Fall crafts and learning filled activities are what is filling my head these days. It’s a riveting place in there (my head), full of apple crafts, pumpkin letter learning games, and fall leaf math activities. Paaaarrrr-tay!! I do tend to think seasonally when…
Epic Books about Reptiles for Kids!
It wasn’t until I was three-quarters of the way through creating my Reptiles Unit Study that I realized frogs are NOT classified as reptiles. I tell you, I am learning so much as I homeschool my children! But that is not the only thing I have learned with this Reptiles Unit Study: Did you know…
Geo Board Bath Mat
Well, here’s a unique post for you! If you join me on my Facebook page often—and if you don’t, please do!—you may know I have been wanting to make a Geo Board for my kids. Sometimes I will read far too much about a project, look at tons of gorgeous photos, and then feel overwhelmed…
How to Learn to Read Books with WEE READERS!
I have been asked about “Little Readers” and “Learn to Read” book suggestions for kids for so long! Each time I would get asked about how to learn to read books, I would suggest something but have this twinge in my gut, because I just couldn’t find the perfect little readers books. SO … I…
Printable Play Mats for Quiet Time
I have a wonderful printable to share with you today, my friends! A while back, I shared my free quiet bin labels. One of those labels was for a bin for Imaginative Play. And today? Well, today, I get to fill that bin for you for a very, very long time. These FREE Printable Play Mats…
Gorgeous Fall Sensory Bins for Preschoolers
Sensory play doesn’t need to be complicated. Going for a walk outside and feeling the grass with little hands and bare feet, stopping to smell the flowers, crunching up those Fall leaves, listening to the birds as they fly south, all of these things are awesome sensory activities for preschoolers to enjoy in Fall! In…
22 AMAZING Egg Carton Crafts
I mentioned last week that we have an excess of egg cartons and gave you the heads up to be expecting a lot of egg carton crafts. Well, I hope you took me seriously – and if not, heads up! I started looking for some inspiration – and boy did I find some!! Here are…
Pretend Play: Feed the Animals
I don’t think there is anything more precious than listening to little ones playing make believe. Pretend play is more than darling to listen to, though, it is actually an incredible important part of child development. So – how do we help our children engage in pretend play? For the very most part, little ones…