Settling back into a routine after the holidays? We sure are – hence all of the quiet time activities you are seeing… Adding in a quiet time to our afternoons has completely transformed our days. My little ones rest and unwind allowing them to enjoy the rest of our day. I have been working on…
Once Upon a Time …
Once upon a time, in a land near yet far, there lived a Mama. This Mama wanted nothing more than to stay home with her kids. She longed for those long, sunny days full of finger painting, stories, and snuggles. Those moments of connection, watching all those incredible firsts, and hearing those tiny voices all…
Fingertip Caterpillars {A Photo on Friday}
A photo on Friday, because sometimes, all you need is the picture! Making caterpillars with fingerprints is a great way to practice one-to-one correspondence (counting while pointing), patterning, skip counting, a ton! I just drew on caterpillar heads, but you could use these neat printables from Fun Handprint Art Blog. Thank you for reading, have…
Stringing a Painters Tape Christmas Tree
Christmas celebrations are in full swing over here. The Christmas trees are up and decorated, the lights hung, and Santas’ and Snowmen are displayed as far as the eye can see. So it’s only fitting we break out the green painter’s tape! Before we get into my love of painter’s tape …I mean, the Christmas…
7 AWESOME Ways to Learn Numbers with Tape!
When I taught Kindergarten, I would often be asked by parents about ways to help little ones learn numbers at home. I would always remind them that they practice numbers all the time! While counting out silverware for the table, pushing buttons in elevators, and many other ways – like in this post on 50…
Math Beads! Fun Counting Games With Kids
There are so many ways to learn about numbers, counting and math. We made some neat math beads a few weeks ago for a student I tutor, and we have been doing so much with them I wanted to share! I have used them for many fun counting games with kids with Sammy (3) all…
Creepy Crawly Spider Legs Counting
Halloween is just around the corner (well, I suppose around the corner and down the street a bit). But we are already getting into the Halloween Spirit at our house! Jamie, form Hands on as we Grow has been on a Spider kick lately, which inspired me to do a spider activity too. We have…
Preschool Math Games: Graphing with Nature
Preschool math games can be so much fun! This is a great game we use at home to help introduce the tricky concept of graphing. Graphing likely seems simple to most adults, but to wee ones it can be very tricky! Preschoolers often get confused with the concepts of ‘bigger/longer’ and ‘more’. But this simple…