If you have been here for awhile – or even if you have only visited a time or two – you likely know how much I love the idea of learning on the stairs! Popping letters, colours, numbers, and such on the stair risers makes it so easy to practice learning skills every time you…
Quiet Time Play Mats
Since it is January – and January feels like the longest month of the year at the best of times – I thought we should do TWO freebies this month. Not only that – two QUIET TIME freebies. Last week I shared with you my free quiet bin labels. One of those labels was for…
Quiet Bin Labels and Fillers!
We are full on a quiet time kick over here. I feel like it is such a blast from the past! It has been almost six years since I have needed to teach one of my little ones about quiet time, but with my littlest just giving up naptime it is time to teach her…
3 Ways to Play and Learn with Sticky Notes
I love sticky notes. I have ever since my days in the classroom. In fact, I remember one year for Christmas a family gifted me a huge basket full of pens and various sized and shaped sticky notes and I was actually over the moon excited. It felt like Christmas morning as a child! Now…
3 Ways to Learn with SOCK activities for preschoolers!
I need to admit, we have a sock problem— gray, unmatched, full of holes. So, what are we going to do… Play with them! We are here with three preschool activities using socks. Preschool Activities Using Socks 1. Sort the Socks First, let’s get organized. We dumped out a pile of socks and sorted the…
Preschooler Activities for the Car
We have been spending an overwhelming amount of time in the car since deciding to move several states away. There is only so much screen time that my preschooler can tolerate and only so many games of ‘I Spy’ that I can handle before our car trips across state lines, and from potential home to potential…
3 Ways to Learn with Cotton Ball Activities for Preschoolers!
Learning experiences for our little ones do not have to be costly. While expensive toys and games can strengthen many skills, it is not always necessary. One thing I have learned throughout this pandemic is that a great deal of learning can take place with everyday items found around the house, even something as simple…
Christmas Advent Calendar and Colouring Pages!
It is time to get in that Holly Jolly spirit my sweet friend! And what better way to get in that spirit than with a fun and simple (emphasizing that word SIMPLE) little Christmas themed learning activity each day? I bring you my Christmas Advent Calendar! Print this little guy off, pop him up on…
Dinosaur Activities for Preschool
Preschool children are often fascinated by dinosaurs. This intense interest makes dinosaurs a great topic for preschoolers to learn about. Dinosaurs are also a wonderful topic for parents and teachers to create learning units about. This post will give you many great activities to add to or supplement your dinosaur preschool unit. The dinosaur activities…
Sensory Bin Ideas for Kindergarten at Home
Sensory bins are a great way for kindergarteners to work on academic and developmental skills in at home. In this post I’ve rounded up the best sensory bin ideas for kindergarteners to learn about nature and work on literacy skills, numeracy skills, STEM skills, and fine motor skills. With these sensory bin ideas kindergarten aged…