Today I'm sharing my second set of printable books that teach reading with word families. (This post contains affiliate links.) I do a lot of phonics-related activities when teaching my children to read. Sometimes I like to center our phonics work around word families. If you haven't checked out my collection of hands-on word family activities, don't miss them! I'm creating a set of phonics readers to use ... Read More
Monster number cards 1-130
Today I'm sharing free monster-themed number cards from 1-100. Read on for ways to use them! Last year I shared some monster-themed math for kids from preschool through grade one. This year I decided to create another monster math printable... number cards from 1-100! (Update - readers have requested that I go up to 130, so even though the post shows #1-100, the download goes up to ... Read More
Letter P Songs & Rhymes (free book!)
Print this free letter book for a collection of letter P songs and rhymes! Letter P Songs & Rhymes (free book!) Here are the songs and rhymes in the little book: Patty Cake Patty cake, patty cake, baker's man Bake me a cake just as fast as you can. Pat it and prick it, and mark it with B And put in the oven for baby and me! Miss Polly We say this one, but you can use this tune if you'd like to sing it. Miss ... Read More
Simple ways to teach patterns to preschoolers
Looking for some fun ways to teach patterns? Today I'm sharing a big variety! (This post contains affiliate links.) Basic math skills in preschool and kindergarten set the foundation for learning more advanced math concepts later on. Patterning is one of those important early skills. Thankfully, patterns are easy and fun to teach! How do we teach patterns? We can notice them, hear them, and ... Read More
Writing Letter J
Today I'm sharing a few ideas for teaching kids who are writing letter J. (This post contains affiliate links.) We're finishing up our letter J activities with this post! Here are some ways to teach preschoolers to write the letter J. Put plastic craft jewels on a block letter J. Write a letter J in jam! My preschooler had to use two fingers so the J was wide enough to see. He enjoyed this ... Read More
Free Letter J printable – J is for Jellybean
Today I'm sharing a letter J printable that your little one can do with markers, pom-poms, stickers, and more! Free Letter J printable - J is for Jellybean (This post contains affiliate links.) This is the newest in our collection of dot sticker pages! Just print and have your child fill in the circles with round office stickers, colorful magnets, Do-a-Dot markers, pom poms, or even round ... Read More
Jello Sensory Play
If you're looking for a colorful sensory activity, try some Jello sensory play! We're moving through the alphabet, and I share a sensory idea for each letter. We played with coins in cloud dough for letter C, created a farm in a box for letter F, and hunted for magnetic objects for letter M. What to do for letter J? Jello, of course! I bought three boxes of Jello at the grocery store. ... Read More
Short a phonics books
Today I'm sharing a set of printable books to help your child master the short a word families! (This post contains affiliate links.) Inside a book After reading the word family name on the cover, your child will open the book and read the opening sentence: "I can read the ___ family." The page on the right will be a word within that family. I chose to make these words big, bold, and colorful. The word family ... Read More
Doubles facts addition game
Today I'm sharing a free printable game for mastering those doubles facts. (This post contains affiliate links.) Does your child bring home flash cards for nightly practice? My daughter has been carting those home in her back pack since she began seond grade. I don't know about you, but the last thing I feel like doing in the evening is flash cards. It's just not how I want to spend the time I have with my ... Read More
Number handwriting pages
I've shared three sets of handwriting pages for preschool and kindergarten for the upper and lowercase alphabet. Now I've got you covered with pages for writing numbers, too! Handwriting pages for writing numbers For preschoolers just starting to write their numbers, I recommend my Numbers of All Sizes handwriting pages. Your child starts on at the red dot and follows the arrow to write inside each ... Read More