Disclosure: This post contains affiliate links to Amazon. See my disclosure policy here for more details. Learning alphabet letters through hands-on activities is a fun and effective way to learn! One way you can do that is with magnetic tiles. I've created Magna Tile Lowercase Letter Cards to help with this! To do this activity, you’ll need two things: alphabet cards (find the printable at the end of this post) magnetic tiles, such as Magna Tiles or Picasso Tiles Children … [Read more...]
Magna Tile Uppercase Letter Cards
Disclosure: This post contains affiliate links to Amazon. See my disclosure policy here for more details. Do you have Magna Tiles at home or in the classroom? One way to use them is to create letters with the tiles! It's a really fun, tactile way to learn alphabet letters, too! To do this activity, you'll need two things: alphabet cards (find the printable at the end of this post) magnetic tiles, such as Magna Tiles or Picasso Tiles Children can use the printable to guide … [Read more...]
Snowflakes with Toothpicks and Marshmallows
Looking for a STEM activity for winter? Try this fun challenge of making snowflakes with toothpicks and marshmallows! This activity is great for following directions, engineering skills, and talking about shapes. Some of the snowflakes are easier than others. The printable starts with easier projects and progresses to more difficult ones. Each page shows the students how many marshmallows and toothpicks they need. They can lay them on the page if that is helpful. Then, they use the … [Read more...]
Q-Tip Snowflakes – STEM Activity
Happy winter! It's freezing where we live. As I write this blog post, my two youngest boys are outside shoveling the sidewalk! Although having a lot of snow in the winter can be a lot of work, I've always thought snowflakes are pretty amazing. Just learning about the life cycle of snow is really fascinating. Today I'm sharing a fun STEM activity that involves Q-tips. You can arrange them to make some really neat snowflakes! For this activity, you'll need the following: … [Read more...]
Holiday I Spy Printables
It's almost time to celebrate the holidays! If you need a quick, easy activity, I've got something for you! These Holiday I Spy Printables are a fun activity for kids to do. You could print these out to keep kids busy while you're busy wrapping presents or baking treats. Each page is filled with pictures to find and count. After the pictures are counted, students can write the number in the boxes at the bottom of the page. In the end, you can see which picture had the most and the … [Read more...]
10 Fun Activities for Winter Break
The holidays are great, but after a few days off of school, the kids can go stir crazy and the days can get long! If you live where it's cold and with less sun during the day, you know this to be especially true! This winter break, don't worry about how to keep the kids busy. I've got you covered with these 10 fun activities for winter break. These activities will not only keep them busy but also learning! I love to find inexpensive ways to keep kids busy. Sure, you could go to the … [Read more...]
Short U Word Family Flip Books
Today I'm excited to share my last flip books for word families. This set focuses on short u sounds. So many teachers and parents have been using them! I know many have been patiently waiting for me to complete all the short vowel words, so thank you for waiting! There are 12 booklets in this set. Some of the word families have fewer words. These are the word families for the short u word families: ub - club, sub, cub, rub, tub ud - mud, bud ug - hug, jug, mug, rug, bug … [Read more...]
Short O Word Family Flip Books
Short O Word Family Flip Books are here!! I'm excited to share these with you today! It makes me so happy to hear that so many of you are loving these flip books! You can practice these words at school, and then send them home with the child to practice at home. There are 6 booklets in this set. These are the word families for the short e word families: ot – hot, pot, tot, cot, dot ob – cob, job, rob, sob, Bob op – cop, hop, mop, pop, top og – dog, hog, dog, log, frog … [Read more...]
The Best Toys for Babies, Toddlers, and Preschoolers
Holiday shopping is in full swing! If you're like me, you're always looking for the BEST toys for your child. Today I'm here to help you find the best toys for babies, toddlers, and preschoolers. Since I've had three boys, we've had a fair amount of toys in our house. Some would say we have too many! (Ahem, my husband!) I want to make shopping easy for you! That's why I'm sharing our favorites and providing links to find them. I try my hardest to find open-ended toys that will lead to HOURS … [Read more...]
Short I Word Family Flip Books
Are you excited for a new word family flip book?! Today I'm sharing flip books for short i words! These flip books are a great way to practice reading and to review word families. There are 9 booklets in this set. These are the word families for the short e word families: it – lit, pit, kit, fit, hit id – lid, hid, kid, slid, rid in – pin, fin, win, tin, bin ig – wig, pig, dig, big, fig ick – sick, kick, click, lick, brick ill – pill, grill, drill, spill, hill … [Read more...]