As the end of the school year approaches, it's normal for children and teachers can have mixed feelings! It's the end of a chapter, but also the beginning of another. Reading aloud a beautiful picture book is a wonderful way to close out the school year. I'm excited to share some of my favorite picture books with you today. Memory Jars by Vera Brosgol - This is such a sweet book about the importance of keeping the things that bring you joy forever in your memories. See You Later Alligator … [Read more...]
Poppin’ Summer Gift Tag
Disclosure: This post contains affiliate links to Amazon. See my disclosure policy for details. Are your kids into Pop It fidget toys? They are all the rage right now! Even if you don't love them yourself, your students may love them for an end-of-the-school-year gift! I put together a free printable tag that you can attach to a fidget toy. We attached them to pop bracelets, which is a great size for a gift, but you could use any size of pop-its! To assemble this end-of-year gift tag, … [Read more...]
The Best Rhyming Books
Disclosure: This post contains affiliate links to Amazon. See my disclosure policy for details. I love to teach rhyming to kids! There are so many fun ways to teach rhyming, but one of my favorite ways is through picture books. Books are an excellent tool for teaching! I'm excited to share my favorite rhyming books with you today! If you have any favorites, I'd love to hear them in the comments. Llama Llama Red Pajama by Anna Dewdney- If you've read this one to a child, you know … [Read more...]
Rhyme & Match Printable Game
My kids and I have been playing an old rhyming game lately and it's inspired me to create a similar printable game. In this game, children will practice rhyming words and finding matches. It's perfect for preschoolers, kindergarteners, or any beginning reader! This Rhyme and Match game is a simple one, and it's also a really fun way to practice rhyming! Along with rhyming, children will work on matching. Matching is a skill that helps improve concentration, visual memory, short-term memory, … [Read more...]
Cookie Shapes Matching Activity
Disclosure: This post contains affiliate links to Amazon. See my disclosure policy for details. Who doesn't love freshly baked cookies?! Although this activity doesn't involve eating cookies, it's still pretty fun and it helps little ones learn about shapes! This Cookie Shapes Matching Activity is all about learning 2D shapes! Students will take a paper cookie and match it to the correct shape on the cookie sheet. Cookie Shapes Activity: Here's how to set up the activity. Print … [Read more...]
Mother’s Day Letter – Free Printable
Mother's Day is just around the corner! If you're looking for a free, homemade gift that your kids can give, this Mother's Day Letter is perfect! This printable letter is great for kids to fill out and give to moms and or other loved ones on Mother's Day! I've heard from so many of you that moms LOVE to receive this printable letter as a gift! I created this Mother's Day letter for children to fill out for a mother or grandmother. You can have your child fill in the blanks and sign it at … [Read more...]
Hands-On Printables for Beginning Readers
Are you teaching students to read? Having the right resources at your fingertips is so important and will make your life so much easier! If you have beginning readers and you want to help them with their reading skills, this post is for you! These printable activities help students learn to read in a fun way! Alphabet Activities If we want students to be good readers, they first need to know the letters of the alphabet and letter sounds. Check out this blog post for my favorite ideas … [Read more...]
Earth Day Activities for Preschoolers
Earth Day is a great time to celebrate our great planet! Ever since 1970, we have been celebrating Earth Day on April 22nd. It's so important to teach preschoolers the importance of caring for our world. Earth Day is a good time to talk about pollution and habitat destruction. It's also an opportunity to do helpful activities, such as picking up litter and planting flowers. Today I'm sharing Earth Day Activities for Preschoolers. I hope these activities inspire your little ones to help … [Read more...]
Counting Caterpillars for Preschoolers
If you're looking for a fun counting activity to use with preschoolers this spring, try this fun counting caterpillars activity! This activity will help little ones practice counting, one-to-one correspondence, and number writing. This free printable is a great way to see how your students do with counting. The caterpillars have different body lengths, so the student will count the parts and then write the number on the line. The printable is for numbers 0-10. You can download … [Read more...]
Christ-Centered Easter Printables for Preschoolers
I cannot believe we celebrate Easter this week! It definitely seems early this year, but that's okay with me because it's one of my favorite holidays. While Easter baskets and eggs are fun traditions, our family puts a big focus on Christ's resurrection during Easter. To make this part of our preschool at home lessons, I put together a packet of Christ-centered learning printables. I'm excited to share that I'm offering it FREE to you all, too! In these Easter printables, you'll find the … [Read more...]