Today I'm sharing a giant set of free picture cards for developing vocabulary, promoting critical thinking, and learning alphabet sounds! (This post contains affiliate links.) Today I'm excited to share a project I've spent many hours on... alphabet picture cards. If you print the whole download, you get 192 bright photo cards for all kinds of early learning! I printed the pages on ... Read More
How to make slime
We learned how to make slime! Have you tried it? We've been sharing sensory fun for every letter of the alphabet, and it's time for letter S. I figured it was time I learned how to make slime. And it actually worked! Slime is a very simple play recipe. We just needed two bottles of school glue, some liquid starch, and some food coloring. My Four and Six each dumped a bottle of glue into the ... Read More
Silent e phonics books
It's time for another set of of phonics readers! Today's set features silent e. (This post contains affiliate links.) I'm sharing another set of phonics readers today - this time featuring the simple silent e words. I say "simple" because silent e has many roles. Today, however, we're keeping it simple. That's because this is the first time I've worked with my early reader on reading long vowel words. My Four ... Read More
Rhymes for letter S (free letter book)
Today you can download a mini-book of nursery songs and rhymes for letter S. Rhymes for letter S (free letter book) It's been almost two years since I started sharing my little letter books, and guess what? Today I'm sharing the final one! Hurray! You can now download a printable book of songs and rhymes for every letter of the alphabet. I choose nursery rhymes and popular songs and rhymes ... Read More
R-controlled vowels: Go Fish!
Today you can download a free game of Go Fish to practice those tricky r-controlled vowel words. I created this set of r-controlled vowel Go Fish cards to help my son with those tricky letter combinations: er, ur, ar, or, and ir. Rules for Play Feel free to make up your own rules! This is how we played: 1. Pass out five cards to each player. Put the rest of the cards face down in the center pile. Depending on the ... Read More
Making Letter S
Today I'm sharing a variety of ways to make the letter S in preschool. (This post contains affiliate links.) I printed a giant letter S, and my preschooler filled it with square color tiles. (These are a great manipulative to own! We find a lot of uses for them.) Next, he made an S out of sea shells. As a child I lived by the beach, so we always had jars of sea shells we'd ... Read More
Letter S Crafts
Letter S Crafts We had a few days off of school for the big kids (kindergarten and second grade), so for letter S I found a big variety of arts and crafts. Many of these are open-ended art projects that older children will enjoy as well. Circle Snail My Two sat on my lap and helped me use my circle cutter to punch holes in scrapbook paper. (No, I don't find time to scrapbook anymore!) I helped my Four see how to ... Read More
Phonics books for r-controlled vowels
Today I'm sharing set six of my free phonics readers. This set focuses on the r-controlled vowels. Have you been downloading my free phonics readers? I've shared sets for all the short vowels. Now it's time to move on to other phonics patterns. I'm starting with the most common r-controlled vowel patterns: er, ur, ir, or, and ar. My phonics books have been a big help in getting my preschooler to recognize and ... Read More
Big and small activities
Looking for big and small activities for preschool? Today I'm sharing a fun collection! (This post contains affiliate links.) So much of the math we do with preschoolers is just part of everyday life. You can find plenty of printables to cut apart and have your child put in order by size, but you can also learn this skill without any computer ink. Check out this fun set of size activities for preschool! Big and ... Read More
Writing letter R in preschool
Today I'm sharing a variety of ways to write letter R in preschool. We like to make the alphabet in creative ways before we tackle those handwriting sheets. I printed a giant letter R, and my preschooler filled it with raisins. Next, he made an R out of rocks that we bought at the craft store. My husband found some old rope in the garage. I cut it into pieces, and my Four used them to make the letter R. He ... Read More