Education resources for parents and teachers
Today I'm sharing a set of hands-on number worksheets for your preschooler! (This post contains affiliate links.) So here's the deal. I'm not big on worksheets. I home school my kids for preschool - and while we use a lot of printables, my kids do very few traditional worksheets. I just don't think they're necessary. One reason we don't do many worksheets is because the fine motor skills required ... Read More
Looking for a fun activity to help your child master those tricky words with r controlled vowels? Try this free game! It can be hard for new readers to keep ar, ir, er, or, and ur straight. The prep for this game is super simple. Print the "Is it real" game board and playing cards. Choose the r-controlled vowel you would like to work on. Put the stack of cards face down on the board. Take turns drawing a card. ... Read More
Today I'm sharing a collection of simple letter L activities that my preschooler and I have been doing. It's a peek at our week! (Update: I published this post years ago when my children were young. Now that I have more time, I've created a done-for-you alphabet curriculum perfect for preschool!) Letter L Activities Each week I'm sharing a collection of alphabet activities that I do with my three-year-old. Time for ... Read More
I'm excited to share another set of low-prep games! This time we're reviewing the sounds of beginning blends. Have you seen my colorful follow the path board games that require only a die and playing pieces? I shared a giant set of Roll a Short Vowel games and a set of Roll a Digraph games. Today we're working on those tricky beginning blends! How to play: 1. Print a game board. Gather ... Read More
Looking for letter K activities? We've got a bunch! (Update: I published this post years ago when my children were young. Now that I have more time, I've created a done-for-you alphabet curriculum perfect for preschool!) Letter K Activities We started the week with my printable book of songs and rhymes. He loved it was happy to have me read it a few times. You can get the book here. We're not doing handwriting ... Read More
Are you looking for books about insects and spiders for a preschool theme? You'll love the variety in this list! Did you know that I'm sharing themed books lists for preschool? I reserve giant stacks from the library and read the books with my two preschool boys, ages 3 and 4. These books are kid-tested! I'm sure you'll find some great books here to use with your next bug ... Read More
Looking for a game to help your child learn the sounds of beginning and ending digraphs? Today I'm sharing five of them! About a month ago I shared a giant set of Roll a Short Vowel games. Today I'm sharing five Roll a Digraph games! How to play 1. Grab a playing piece for each player and a die. Print the board you'd like to use. 2. Put all playing pieces on Start, and take turns rolling the die. 3. When you ... Read More
It's time for more alphabet fun! This week we're sharing letter J activities for preschool. We kept our activities light this week, for a few reasons. The main reason is that spring has arrived! My little guy spent lots of time outdoors, and I spent hours cleaning out closets and swapping clothes for our five kids. I'm always glad to have that job done! Another reason we kept it light is because he's got letter J ... Read More
Looking for reading games you can make yourself? These are perfect if you're short on time! Recently I shared a printable list of CVC words that you can use when planning activity for your child or students. Today I'm sharing ten simple games and activities you can make yourself. Just plug in the words! Kids Activities Blog made a simple phonics flip book with a wirebound index card book. Kathy Griffin's ... Read More
Do you ever find yourself stuck when you're trying to think of short vowel words for your beginning reader? I'm sharing a free printable CVC word list! (This post contains affiliate links.) Lately my Four's reading ability has taken a big leap. No more slooow sounding out of CVC words... he's got them down! At bedtime when we're waiting for my husband to finish our youngest son's Bible story, he likes to bring me ... Read More
