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…
20 Deep Learning Activities in Everyday Life!
Perhaps it is the company I keep, or the great big flashing beacon screaming, “WE HOMESCHOOL! IT IS AWESOME!!” But for one reason or another, homeschooling is certainly surrounding me as the hot topic right now. I’ve gotta say … I love it. Whether you homeschool already, you are considering homeschooling, you might think about…
20 Sparks to Ignite Child-Led Learning
I hope you are excited, my sweet friend – toady I change your LIFE!!! Dramatic, well yes … but true. Today I am going to share with you some magic known as ‘Child-Led Learning”. Child-led learning is letting your child dive deep into topics of interest. It is seeing your child pour himself into projects…
Water Play Ideas for Preschoolers: Beginning Letters Toy Scoop
I think it’s safe to say that the warmer weather is FINALLY here to stay in Michigan (fingers crossed) and we couldn’t be happier about it! This means water play ideas for preschoolers will be the name of the game. We need all the outdoor time we can get, especially since our stay-at-home order got extended…
Storytelling for Preschoolers: Process Art to Process Emotions
Do you share stories about your day around the dinner table? Or retell classic stories? These are both amazing ways to expose your children to the benefits of storytelling. What about encouraging your children to make up their own stories with storytelling for preschoolers? When our children tell us made up stories, they foster their creativity,…
A Sticky Preschool Name Craft
Summer days are within reach. For our family, that means it’s camping season! In preparation for our next camping expedition, I decided to practice some woodworking skills through this fun and rewarding preschool name craft. In this craft, your preschooler will exercise problem solving, safety, and fine motor skills. By using her or his name in this…
Alphabet Coloring Pages Set 3, Letters: m, d, g, o
Is your little one loving these alphabet coloring pages? I hope so! Here is the next set in our color by letter series. Today we are working on the letters m, d, g, o and I have 12 more FREE printable coloring sheets for you! And at the bottom of this post you will find…
Color By Letter Coloring Pages, SET 2: 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…
3 Ways to Play with Yarn
Welcome back, you ready-for-anything Mamas! I am just loving this 3 ways to learn series. I love having a theme to our day – it is a fun little twist. On Monday we found 3 ways to learn in the kitchen sink, Tuesday we were learning with balloons, Wednesday had us get our bounces out…
3 Ways to Learn with a Bouncy Ball
Welcome back to the, 3 ways to learn series! Look at you – back for day three! You go-getter you. I hope you are finding these no prep, at home, super simple learning activities helpful and fun. As you might recall, on Monday we found 3 ways to learn in the kitchen sink, on Tuesday…