As a Teacher and Reading Specialist, it is my sworn duty to love books. It is also my sworn duty to help children fall in love with books. So I am going to start sharing amazing book lists kids will love! I thought we would get started with a beautiful Grade Two book list, since…
Get Writing Clearly with Graphic Organizers for Kids!
We needed to create some graphic organizers to go along with our Grade Two Literacy Curriculum, so I thought it best to make a full blog post on the topic. After all, graphic organizers are a perfect tool for young writers! I wanted to be sure you knew about them. Oh, and I also wanted…
STEM Activities for Kindergarten at Home
One of my boy’s favourite things in the world is STEM challenges. And guess what? They are becoming one of my favourite learning tools. Could it be? A simple learning setup that I LOVE that my boys LOVE just as much?! Adding STEM (science, technology, engineering, math) activities to your kindergarten (or any grade!) lesson…
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…
Easter Number Games {Easter Freebie #3}
Are you getting into the “Easter fun and learning” zone now my friend? I hope so! I hope you are seeing how easy, fun, and natural learning can be with these little Easter freebies. We have learned letters on Day 1, colours on Day 2, and today we are diving in to learning all about…
Easter Colour Learning {Easter Freebie #2}
Welcome to Day #2 of Easter Freebies! I hope you enjoyed learning with letters yesterday – there are so many fun ways to practice those ABCs. Today we are going to be playing with and learning about colours! This Freebie is printable Easter Eggs with colour words written inside. There are so many fun and…
Affirmations for Kids – why, what, how?!
You know how parenting can be really tough sometimes? Like, super tough? Or maybe you haven’t gotten to that part yet. But you will, sweet friend, oh yes – you will. So, what to do when this happens … Affirmations for kids! This is my newest parenting strategy that I have added to my arsenal…
What a Daily Quiet Time looks like for Me.
A bit of a different post here today, my friend. I share a lot on this blog about Quiet Time. A LOT. I share about daily quiet time activities for kids, quiet time activities that are mess-free, quiet time activities using things you have at home, and I even have an incredible Quiet Time Club! …
My Personal Word and SOUND Dictionary!
Phew am I ever pumped to share this FREE word and sound personal dictionary with you today, my friend! And, as you may know, when I am pumped about something, I tend to get a bit chatty. It all stems from passion … it always does … so please bear with me. To thank you…
An EPIC Ocean Unit Study for Kids!
I am so excited to introduce you to our newest Family Unit Study all about Oceans. Did you know that there is an animal that lives in the ocean that never, ever dies? Did you know that 80% of oceans are unexplored? Did you know that jellyfish have been around for 600 million years –…