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10 Germ Activities for Kids

by Angela Thayer Leave a Comment

germ activity with soap foam

Germs are everywhere! As we go back to school, it's a great idea to teach about germs and the importance of washing hands well. These 10 germ activities for kids are fun and will help kids remember the importance of handwashing. Stop Germs with Soap - Sensory Activity Soap foam is one of my favorite sensory play activities. It's so easy and we always have the ingredients on hand. After making the soap foam, it's the perfect activity for teaching about germs! How to Make Soap … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Health, Kindergarten, Preschool Tagged With: germs, handwashing

Kindergarten Winter Literacy Packet

by Angela Thayer 5 Comments

A couple of weeks ago, I shared my Kindergarten Winter Packet. I knew I wanted to make a literacy packet next. I'm excited to share it's finally done and ready to share with you! I created these literacy activities with a winter theme. Even if you don't live somewhere with cold weather and snow, you can still use this packet. I created this with a kindergartener in mind, but it could be used with older or younger children. This winter literacy packet has 9 activities: Let’s Build a … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Beginning Readers, Kindergarten, Printables Tagged With: kindergarten, literacy

Life Cycle of Snowflakes Booklet

by Angela Thayer 14 Comments

It's snowing like crazy today! In fact, the boys didn't have school today because of the snow. Watching the snow fall had got me thinking about the life cycle of snowflakes. I put together a booklet to teach little ones how a snowflake is formed. It's really quite cool! First, let me recommend the book we love to read. It has so many great facts about snowflakes! It's called The Story of Snow by Mark Cassino. The facts in this book inspired me to write this printable booklet for … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Kindergarten, Preschool, Printables, Winter Activities Tagged With: life cycle, snow, winter activities

Kindergarten Winter Math Packet

by Angela Thayer 3 Comments

kindergarten winter math packet

Happy Winter, friends! I hope you're doing well in the new year! Last year, when the pandemic started, I created a spring kindergarten math packet to help with distance learning. I was so happy to see that it was downloaded thousands of times!! I heard from many of you that was helpful, so I created a free packet for the fall and now I'm releasing one for winter! This is a 20-page packet that works on the following math skills: writing and recognizing teen numbers patterns ten … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Kindergarten, Math, Printables Tagged With: kindergarten

Kindergarten Fall Math Packet

by Angela Thayer 21 Comments

Hooray for the start of the school year! As a homeschool mom or teacher, you may be scouring Pinterest to find activities for your kindergartener. Today I'm excited to share a kindergarten fall math packet that is FREE and fun for kids! This is a great printable to use with distance learning or supplemental material for kids to learn at home or in the classroom. This math packet focuses on skills kindergarteners learn at the beginning of the school year. identifying numbers … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Kindergarten, Math, Printables Tagged With: fall, math

Digital Counting Activities for Numbers 11-20

by Angela Thayer 11 Comments

counting practice digital resource for numbers 11-20

It seems that more teachers and schools are moving to digital resources during this time of school closures. Many parents don't have printers, so digital resources are a great way to implement learning at home without paper! I've been learning more about creating resources using Google Slides and Seesaw and it's so fun! Last week, I created some counting activities for numbers 0-10. Today I'm sharing counting activities for numbers 11-20! This resource focuses on numbers 11-20. If you're … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Digital Resources, Kindergarten, Math Tagged With: digital resources, google slides, numbers

Kindergarten At Home Math Packet

by Angela Thayer 35 Comments

kindergarten at home math packet

Last week I sent out my kindergarten at home literacy packet. It makes me so happy to see so many people using it! I wanted to follow up with a math packet to keep your little ones busy. Here are the skills covered in this packet: Identifying numbers 0-20 Writing numbers 0-20 Counting One-to-one correspondence Ten frames Ten frames with teen numbers Ten frame addition equations Comparing numbers Skip counting for 2, 5, and 10 Measurement Shapes … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Kindergarten, Math, Spring Activities Tagged With: numbers, spring

Kindergarten At Home Literacy Packet

by Angela Thayer 32 Comments

Many of us are now homeschooling our kids due to what's going on in our world today. I know the sudden switch to learning at home is a big one so I want to help you out. I've been working all weekend on a literacy packet for kindergarteners. I just put the finishing touches on it and it's ready to share with you! I wanted to create something for kindergartners because I know many of you teach or have a child in this grade. I actually have a child in early kindergarten right now, so I'll … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Kindergarten, Printables Tagged With: homeschooling, kindergarten

Sight Word Guess Who Game

by Angela Thayer 5 Comments

If you have a child learning to read, it's important to do hands-on activities to practice reading sight words! Children learn best through multi-sensory activities so the more activities you can incorporate into your day, the better! I know children love games, so I created a Sight Word Guess Who Game as a fun way to practice sight words. My kids loved the game! Here's how to set up the game: Download the free printable at the end of this post. Print the game on card stock paper. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Beginning Readers, Kindergarten, Printables Tagged With: sight words

Hat Shop Sight Words

by Angela Thayer Leave a Comment

sight word practice pages with a hat shop theme

Learning sight words is one component for learning to read. The best way to improve reading these high-frequency words is with lots of practice. Having the ability to recognize sight words quickly helps children feel more comfortable reading and gives them the confidence to read beginning reader books. 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 … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Beginning Readers, Kindergarten, Printables Tagged With: sight words

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