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Learning Activities for 2 Year Olds

December 27, 2020 by Sarah Leave a Comment

Two year olds love to learn and they learn best through play and exploration. In this post I’ve rounded up some of the best learning activities for 2 year olds from across the web. These simple activities will help your toddler develop the skills needed for preschool and beyond. Skills including fine motor skills, gross…

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Filed Under: Letters and Numbers Tagged With: activities for 2 year olds, activities for toddlers, learning

Inspiring ways to spice up your use of loose parts with kids! These loose parts play ideas are so easy and such simple additions to your loose parts centre. Perfect simple activities for preschoolers and toddlers. #Howweelearn #looseparts #playideas #preschoolactivities #kidsactivities #finemotor #sensoryplay #reggio

Loose Parts Play Ideas

July 8, 2019 by Sarah 2 Comments

Do you know about ‘loose parts play’? This is an idea that was introduced to me a few years ago in the Kindergarten classroom. I have used loose parts with my own children pretty much every single day since then. The idea is so very simple, and the learning is so very powerful. The idea…

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Filed Under: All Ages, All Ages, Letters and Numbers, Preschooler, Quiet Time Tagged With: learning, loose parts, preschool, Quiet time, reggio

Learn to read by using word families! #reading #alphabet #preschool #kindergarten #oakmeadow

Learning to Read with Word Families

September 26, 2018 by Sarah Leave a Comment

I am excited to partner with Oak Meadow today to bring you this post all about helping children learn to read! I have been fascinated with how children learn to read for a very long time. My daughter learned to read lickety split without me truly ‘teaching’ her. I have worked with hundreds of students…

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Filed Under: Kindergarten, Letters and Numbers Tagged With: homeschool, learn to read, learning, oak meadow, phonics, word families

Using the power of the internet to engage learners world wide! Study.com is such a neat company. #sponsored #technology #teacher #teaching #children #education

{GIVEAWAY} A new way to engage learners

August 1, 2018 by Sarah 64 Comments

I just love discovering cool new things. And I also love when I get to GIVE THEM TO YOU! I had the opportunity to interview one of the creators of Study.com (so awesome!) and they have graciously offered to have me host a giveaway for THREE of you! I am so excited to partner with…

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Filed Under: All Ages, Grade School, Learn, Letters and Numbers Tagged With: grade school, learning, online, sponsored

Simple and fun snow and ice science experiments for preschoolers this winter!

Spectacular Snow Science Experiments for Kids

February 15, 2018 by Sarah Leave a Comment

Guess what? We are on a snow science experiments kick! Guess why? We still (still) have a ton (ton) of SNOW! And with Valentine’s Day behind us and Easter a long ways off, we need to find something fun to do to fill our days. Our snowy, snowy days. So snow science experiments for kids…

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Filed Under: Preschooler, Science Tagged With: learning, preschool, science experiments, snow, winter

Christmas Activities for Preschoolers

December 17, 2017 by Sarah 7 Comments

  Christmas is such an exciting time of year for preschoolers and kids of all ages!  Using this excitement and making Christmas activities for preschoolers are wonderful ways to make learning meaningful.   Here are more then 15 simple learning activities for this Christmas season! These Christmas activities for preschoolers are wonderful, easy, and fun…

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Filed Under: Art, Christmas, Learn, Letters and Reading, Loads of Ideas!, Numbers and Counting, Preschooler Tagged With: christmas, learning

Playing our own way!

November 9, 2017 by Sarah 8 Comments

I am so excited to partner with Kidzlane today to bring you this post on fun ways to play with this Count and Match Egg Set! You know how I have a slight obsession with our backyard chickens? Well, it turns out it might be contagious as my little ones do too. So when I…

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Filed Under: Learn, Letters and Numbers Tagged With: learning, number learning, toddler

Alphabet recognition activities for preschoolers and a step by step guide for how to teach the letters of the alphabet to kids!

Alphabet Recognition Activities for Preschoolers

July 10, 2017 by Sarah 6 Comments

Do you know what I love? Questions from Mamas. ESPECIALLY when I have the answers! While there are oodles and oodles of parenting questions I could not even take a stab at, those related to learning — and specifically  alphabet learning? I’ve got your back. How do you introduce letters?  Capitals? Lower case? What order? When…

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Filed Under: Activities for Preschoolers, Learn, Letters and Numbers, Letters and Reading, Literacy, Preschooler Tagged With: activities for preschoolers, alphabet learning, learning, letters, preschool, teaching the alphabet

20 Playful Calendar activties perfect for preschoolers and kindergarteners!

Calendar Activities

October 26, 2016 by Sarah Leave a Comment

When I was teaching Kindergarten, I remember feeling so successful after calendar time. Really, if everything else that day fell to pieces I would still feel like my little ones had learned so many important skills – just from our calendar activities! While I am home with my little ones right now, we do ‘calendar…

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Filed Under: Activities for Big Kids, Activities for Preschoolers, All Ages, Kindergarten, Kindergarteners, Learn, Letters and Numbers, Letters and Reading, Literacy, Loads of Ideas!, Numbers and Counting, Numeracy, Preschooler, Preschoolers Tagged With: classroom, kindergarten, learning, preschool

Leave a comment on the blog for a chance to win this Math-U-See set! Fabulous hands on math for kids

Math-U-See Giveaway!

October 10, 2016 by Sarah 195 Comments

Happy Thanksgiving! I know not everyone is celebrating today, but here in Canada we are, so I wanted to take this opportunity to say thank you. I love you guys! I love getting your comments, messages, and knowing that you are here with me. I am truly grateful for you and your support of this…

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Filed Under: Activities for Big Kids, All Ages, Grade School, Kindergarteners, Learn, Letters and Numbers, Numbers and Counting, Numeracy Tagged With: giveaway, learning, math

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