I love that it's finally springtime! We are just starting to notice insects and other creatures crawling outside right now. One of the creatures we notice a lot are ladybugs! My kids love to observe them because they are safe and harmless (a.k.a. not going to sting them!). Since we love ladybugs, I came up with some ladybug activities to do with them. Today's activity is a Ladybug Spots Counting Activity. This activity is super simple to do because I provide the printable for you! You … [Read more...]
Sight Word Readers for the Word “Red”
I have just two more sight word readers to share with you before I am done with the pre-primer list! Wow! I've shared 40 sight word readers and today makes #41! Today's word is "red" and it was fun to create these printable booklets. Hope they are useful to you! In this download, there are these 3 booklets: The Color Red The Red Fire Truck The Red Ladybug Each of these sight word readers focus on the word “red”. They also mostly use words that were learned in previous sight … [Read more...]
The Jungle JumpaRoo – a Fun Way to Get Active!
Hey, hey! It has been a while since I've posted on my blog. We moved to a new house and our internet provider STILL hasn't set up our service! Apparently they need to build something new in order for our house to get wifi. So my blog posts have been few the past three weeks! I wanted to share with you our absolute FAVORITE toy right now. I don't even know if you would call it a toy, but it's something my kids play on all the time. We received the Jungle JumpaRoo as a gift last Christmas. My … [Read more...]
Sight Word Readers for the Word “Help”
Happy Friday! I'm back with another sight word reader! This week we're focused on the word "help". I think these readers are adorable and would be great for using with a small group of children or working one-on-one with a beginning reader. My favorite one in this set is the "I Can Help" booklet. In this download, there are these 3 booklets: Things That Help Us I Can Help I Can Help the Earth Each of these sight word readers focus on the word “help”. They also mostly use … [Read more...]
Sight Word Readers for the Word “Run”
I'm sorry for the break in sharing my sight word readers! We moved to a new house last Saturday, so we have been super busy! We don't have Internet set up at our house, so my blog posts have been slow this week! (I'm working at a coffee shop now!) Today I am sharing with you sight word reader booklets for the word "run". There are three cute little stories that focus on this pre-primer sight word. In this download, there are these 3 booklets: The Animals Run Bob Runs The Big … [Read more...]
Zoey and Sassafras Book Review & Printable
Disclosure: I received a complimentary book from The Innovation Press in exchange for my honest review. As always, my reviews are 100% from me! I'm so excited to share with you a NEW chapter book series! The Zoey and Sassafrass books are perfect for young readers. We read the first book in the series called Dragons and Marshmallows and my 1st grader and preschooler were captivated with the story right away. Let Me Tell You About This Book... Zoey is a sweet little girl, who is always … [Read more...]
Transportation Theme for Toddlers
As a mom to three boys, we have plenty of toys that are transportation related: trains, tractors, cars, trucks, and so much more! My kids naturally gravitate towards playing with these toys. Planning transportation theme activities for them is a no-brainer because they love it! I'm exited to share that I have a guest blogger today! Amanda from Sicily's Heart and Home is sharing an awesome transportation theme for toddlers. Thank you, Amanda, for sharing your ideas! My daughter Sicily (25 … [Read more...]
Sight Word Readers for the Word “Find”
Happy Friday! I have just 5 more sight word readers to share with you before I'm done sharing them for the pre-primer sight word list. Yay! Today's word is 'find', which is also a pretty easy word for kids to sound out. In this download, there are these 3 booklets: The Hungry Caterpillar The Pirates The Vegetable Garden Each of these sight word readers focus on the word “find”. They also mostly use words that were learned in previous sight word readers. The child can also use … [Read more...]
Flower Pattern Strips
I'm so happy it's finally spring! I cannot wait for flowers to bloom and to see green everywhere! Since it's spring, I wanted to share with you my Flower Pattern Strips. This free printable is an awesome and fun way to practice patterns with preschoolers. Completing patterns is an important skill for preschoolers and kindergarteners to work on. Learning this skill will build the foundation to learn harder math skills later on. There are several kinds of patterns to work on: ABAB … [Read more...]
Wobbly Worm Toy Review
Disclosure: I received this toy for free and was compensated for my time reviewing it. As always, all opinions expressed are my own. We were so thrilled to receive the Wobbly Worm toy in the mail last week. As soon as we got this toy out of the box, we started playing with it. My boys were on spring break and were delighted to have a brand new toy to try out at home. I always am very honest with my reviews and I have to say the Wobbly Worm was a big hit at our house! This is a toy that has … [Read more...]