Spring is here and we are so excited about it! This is the perfect time to do some spring crafts with kids. There are so many cute ideas, but today I'm sharing 16 spring crafts for kids. Spring is the perfect time for a craft for insects, birds, raindrops, life cycles, rainbows, and more! Check out the fabulous ideas by clicking the links below. Ladybug Craft from Teaching Mama Spring Mural from No Time For Flash Cards Fingerprint Flower Magnets from Rhythms of Play Flower Suncatcher from … [Read more...]
5 Outdoor Toddler Activities – Giveaway
Would you agree that keeping toddlers busy is not always easy?! Taking care of a toddler is exhausting, but they sure know how to put a smile on our faces. Now that it's spring, we can finally go outside and let the little ones get all the wiggles out! If you're looking for some easy outdoor toddler activities, you're in luck! Today I'm sharing 5 ideas, plus I'm sharing about a new resource just for toddlers. Oh and you'll want to check out the giveaway at the bottom of this post! One … [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...]
Sight Word Practice Cards – Primer Set
A few weeks ago I shared some sight word practice cards. I quickly realized that this printable was valuable and something you all are wanting, so I've decided to create more practice cards. This set has 52 Primer words from the Dolch Sight Word list. Practicing sight words is a great way for a child to begin to read. Sight words are simply words that can't always be sounded out and are frequently seen in text. The cards I created are designed to help your child practice reading these … [Read more...]
Sight Word Practice Cards
Learning sight words is an important stage in learning to read. Sight words are words that are frequently used and they appear on almost every page of text. These are also words that can’t necessarily be sounded out, so they need to be memorized. For example, if you sound out the word ‘the’ it would sound totally different than how it should be pronounced. The more children practice sight words, the easier it is for them to learn to read them. I have some fun sight word readers and sight word … [Read more...]
5 Ways to Teach the Alphabet
Disclosure: This post contains affiliate links to Amazon. See my disclosure for details. Teaching the alphabet is foundational for reading and writing. Around the age of 2, children begin showing interest in learning alphabet letters. While some kids learn letters very quickly, others need more repetition and time to learn letters. Today I'm going to share with you some of my favorite ways to teach the alphabet to little ones. This post contains affiliate links. See my disclosure for … [Read more...]
Gold Coin Activities
It's almost March, which means it's time for St. Patrick's Day activities! I have a whole bunch of gold coin activities to share with you. In fact, I created a free printable for you to use with gold coins. These are playful learning activities for preschoolers that work on concepts such as counting, patterns, number recognition, and more! The only thing you need for these activities is a set of plastic gold coins. I found a set at Hobby Lobby and it included gold and green coins. We used … [Read more...]
St. Patrick’s Day Sensory Bin
March is around the corner, so it's the perfect time to start making a St. Patrick's Day sensory bin! We made one this week and it's simple, yet so fun. I'm also sharing an easy math activity using plastic gold coins. Materials for St. Patrick's Day Sensory Bin dried split peas white rice gold paint Ziplock bag tray lined with wax paper plastic gold coins (found at Hobby Lobby) large bin little cauldrons (found at Target) I first colored the rice. All I did … [Read more...]
Brush the ABCs
February is National Children's Dental Health Month, so it’s the perfect time to try this Brush the ABCs activities. We LOVE dental activities for preschoolers because they are fun and they help teach little ones about the importance of teaching kids about dental health. I have a simple printable for you for this activity. All you do is just print it on card stock paper and either laminate or place in a plastic sleeve. To do the activity, you’ll first write alphabet letters on the white … [Read more...]
Candy Heart Math Printables
Valentine's Day is just around the corner, so today I'm sharing candy heart math printables to use with preschoolers. Here's a peek at what's inside this math packet: First, there's practice with counting and number sense. Just have the child place the candy hearts in the ten-frames. The purpose of this activity is for kids to visualize quantities and develop number sense. By grouping them by tens,it helps the child understand what ten of something looks like. Math Skill: Number … [Read more...]