These little ones of mine love to learn on the move! They like to touch things, reach and stretch, run and jump, and use all of those great big muscles they are forming. And guess what? Using gross motor alphabet games is a fabulous way to really retain that letter learning. In fact, How Wee…
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…
Play and Learn with Bandaid Art and Activities for Kids!
Remember the other day when I shared with you how Norah absolutely loves Bandaids right now? Well, no surprise, she still does. Bandaids are actually awesome for developing all sorts of skills in young children. They are a great sensory experience and fabulous for building fine motor skills and hand dexterity too. Today I thought…
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…
ABC and 123 Playdough Mats
I am back to the playdough again over here! I tell you, my friend, is there anything that can not be taught through playdough? These FREE printable alphabet and numbers playdough number mats might just be my favourite so far. A few weeks ago I shared my “Human Body Playdough Mats” with you which are…
Fun Ways to Practice Writing Letters
Who needs a pencil and paper when there are so many other (way more engaging and fun) ways to practice our letters? In fact, playing with letters in THESE ways actually strengthen little hands, dexterity, and fine motor skills, making writing with a pencil much easier down the road. My little guy loves learning…
Color By Letter Coloring Pages, Set 2, Letters: c, k, e, h, r
Ready for SET #2? These color by letter, sound, and word family coloring pages are so much fun for preschoolers and kindergarteners, and children of all ages! These 15 color by letter worksheets are sure to bring a smile to little faces (and Mama’s face too as she watches her little one learn to read before…
STEPPING Up the Reading!
Oh exciting things are happening in this house of ours — Sammy is starting to read. As a teacher, I just love this stage of child development. He knows all his sounds and blends and he is starting to sound out words all on his own. He is so excited about it, he is ready…