Today I'm sharing five fun letter J crafts for preschoolers. J is for Jewels I printed a letter J and gave my boys each a pile of colorful jewels from the craft store. I put down the globs of glue for my Two. Jupiter Marble Painting I printed a giant circle on a piece of paper and put it in a box. We poured red, yellow, brown, white, and orange paint (the colors of Jupiter) into the box. Then we tossed in a ... Read More
10 Fun math games for active kids
So what do you do when you're trying to teach math to a preschooler and he just doesn't want to sit still? You've got these great worksheets all printed out, and he shows zero interest. In fact, he resists them. That's okay. Preschoolers need very few traditional worksheets. In fact, many early childhood teachers don't use them at all. So what do we do instead? We teach children using active, hands-on activities. ... Read More
Letter sound picture mats
Today I'm sharing a giant collection of beginning sound match mats! Get all 25 sets of picture mats and letter cards in one download. What a hands-on way to practice letters and sounds! (This post contains affiliate links.) If you've got a little one who's working at learning letter sounds, this activity is for you! I've created a total of 25 picture mats with matching letter cards. Each set ... Read More
List of nursery rhymes and songs for letter J (free printable book!)
Today I'm sharing a list of nursery rhymes and songs for letter J. Print out the free letter book so you and your child can enjoy them over and over again! List of nursery rhymes and songs for letter J (free printable book!) Each of the books in my Little Letter Book collection contains six nursery rhymes and songs for a particular letter. Here are the songs and rhymes you'll find in the Little Letter J ... Read More
Writing Letter D
I like to share a variety of ideas for writing each letter of the alphabet. Today we're writing letter D. (This post contains affiliate links.) As part of our letter D activities, my preschooler created the letter in a variety of ways. I printed a giant letter (get it in this post), and we filled it with Duplos. My Four made a D with dice. This was challenging for him - making curved ... Read More
Milk cap spelling mats for short u words
Get out some milk cap letters for these bright short u spelling mats! The pack has a set of words for six different word families: UM: gum, yum, drum UN: sun, bun, run UG: hug, mug, bug, rug, jug, tug, plug UT: nut, cut, hut UCK: duck, puck, truck UB: tub, club, sub, rub Here's a page from the download. You can see that you'll need to cut the sheets in half across the horizontal line. When you print the pages ... Read More
Dice games for preschoolers
Today I'm sharing a big collection of dice games for preschoolers! (This post contains affiliate links.) We love dice around here. We love them so much that they're always disappearing! This week I bought a set of 100 dice and stored them in glass canning jar so we'd always have access to them. (Note: the dice we bought came in the wrong color and size. We had to straighten it out on the phone to get our standard ... Read More
8 Letter D Crafts
We're moving through the alphabet and sharing a set of art and craft ideas for each letter. Today we're sharing 8 letter D crafts and art projects! 8 Letter D Crafts D is for Dinosaur I cut out a wobbly D and the rest of the shapes so my Two could make his own dinosaur. He loves using a glue stick and pushing down the pieces. This was his first attempt at drawing a smile. :) This is based on a foam dinosaur craft ... Read More
Seasonal roll and cover games
Looking for some fun math games for preschool and kindergarten? Try one of these seasonal roll and cover games! Seasonal roll & cover games You just need a picture with numbers on it, a die, and something to cover the numbers with. You can use Bingo Daubers, Do a Dot Markers, coins, or any small marker that won't roll away. This game works well as an independent activity. Your child ... Read More
Free Letter D Printable
Today I'm sharing a free letter D printable to add to my collection of alphabet dot sticker pages. (This post contains affiliate links.) Free Letter D Printable Today I'm sharing a simple letter D printable to reinforce the shape and sound of letter D. This is an addition to our free dot sticker page collection. You might want to use this with our collection of ideas for learning the letter D. ... Read More