I’ve just started doing sensory bins with my big boys (2 & 4), but until today the baby’s been left out – because he puts everything into his mouth. Until last week, he didn’t notice he was missing the fun. He played with his own toys or crawled around under the table. Today – he noticed. I don’t want to leave him out. It makes him sad. Then all his screaming makes me sad. But more important – he’s missing ... Read More
Letter F Math Activities
When I started hunting for letter F math activities, I couldn't stop! There were so many fun ideas, and I didn't even list all of them here. I guess I figured that twelve ideas in a post was pushing it. :) 1 - Counting & Recognizing Numbers 1-20: Numbered Frogs I printed a set of counting frogs, labeled 1-20, for my Four to practice with. The first time through was a challenge. He wanted to quit at 10. ... Read More
9 ways to make an F – fun fine motor practice!
Read on for nine ways to make an F! I began by pulling out my color tiles, which work very well for a straight letter like F. Color tiles are a great investment for teaching your little one. I've used them as counters, for building patterns, for measuring, making letters, and more. You can make your own giant letter F on your own or use mine. I created this page so my kids could use dot stickers to fill in the ... Read More
Letter F Songs and rhymes mini-book
Here is another printable letter book of rhymes and songs for you to to enjoy with your little one! Printable Letter Book: Rhymes & Songs for Letter F You will find these songs and rhymes in the Little Letter “F” Book: F is for Flower sung to the tune of London Bridge Flower starts with letter F, Letter F, Letter F, Flower starts with letter F, /f/, /f/, /f/, f/! F is for Frog Sung to the tune of Farmer in the ... Read More
Letter F Crafts
Letter F Crafts We've been busy! Since my Two already knew "F" when we began this exploration, I focused less on reinforcing the letter and more on giving him and his older siblings the chance to work with a variety of media. We used construction paper, feathers, dried beans, real food, foam, fingerpaint, foil, tissue paper, and old magazines to create these letter F crafts. F is for fun! F is for Fire I always ... Read More
F is for Fire Craft
I always appreciate a craft that I can do with all my kids at once. Here's a simple F is for Fire craft. All three of my big kids (2,4,5) enjoyed it. The tricky part was rolling the logs and gluing them down. As this was frustrating for all of them, I did most of it. Then the kids took their watered down glue and a paint brush and applied glue to the paper. They ripped construction paper and glued it down ... Read More
Teach counting with a numbered fruit salad!
This is one of those things that's so easy, and so great, you just have to do it. It's extremely rare for me to have just my two youngest at home during meal preparation, but that's what happened today. It was the perfect time to give my Two some one-on-one in the kitchen -- and to teach counting as well. After church we ran to the store (in 16°! Ack!) to get some strawberries and grapes so we'd have enough ... Read More
Letter F printable – F is for Fish
(This post contains affiliate links.) Letter F printable - F is for Fish Dot stickers (get them at any office supply store or online) are a favorite of my kids. Print this letter F printable and have your child fill in the circles. Doing the page promotes one-to-one correspondence, letter recognition, and gives fine motor practice. My son took a break from dot stickers this week and used Do a Dot markers ... Read More
Get out your farm toys for a Letter F Sensory Tub!
This week we pulled out all our farm toys so we could make a letter F sensory tub: Farm in a Box. I got this idea from Small Potatoes, where she has an incredible amount of sensory ideas -- including a whole series called Building a World in a Box. Farm seemed like a good word to start with for the letter F - especially since we have a lot of farm toys. I poured our beans and rice combo into a big plastic bin. My ... Read More
8 Ways to Make the Letter E
Check out our eight ways to make the letter E! First, I printed two large letter E's, which you can make yourself or use mine: giant letter E. Then my Two and Four filled their E's with gems to reinforce the shape of the letter. Next, they filled their E's with buttons. We got out colorful craft sticks to form the letter E with lines. After this I had them use the craft sticks without the framework. My Four ... Read More