Watching a child learn to read it incredibly exciting. You may be following a set curriculum to teach your child to read, but sometimes you need some supplemental material to help work on key skills for reading. One of those skills is learning sight words. Sight words are words that are frequently used in text and 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 … [Read more...]
First Day of School Signs for Preschool – 5th Grade
It's back to school time! Can you believe it?! I LOVE to take photos with the first day of school signs. I've been using the same ones over the years and today I'm excited to share them with you! These are great to snap at home before starting school or even use in the classroom with your students. The freebie includes signs for preschool through 5th grade in 5 different colors. This picture shows the year, but I didn't include the year on this set of printables. To use these … [Read more...]
Last Day of School Signs
The last day of school is upon us and we can't WAIT for summer! On the last day of school, I always take a picture of my kids. They may not love it, but I treasure these photos! It's so fun to compare to their first day of school picture. They always change so much! It's crazy! Today I'm sharing my free last day of school signs with you. There are 5 different colors and they go from preschool up through 5th grade. I also have first day of school signs, which you can download right … [Read more...]
Spring Scavenger Hunt
Spring is here and we're so happy about this! We're just starting to notice signs of spring popping up...the grass is getting greener, the buds are forming on trees, and plants starting to pop up. Last fall and winter, I created nature scavenger hunts for kids and I've had requests to create one for spring! So today I'm sharing the free printable for a spring scavenger hunt. This activity is quite simple, but let me break it down for you... Just print out the printable, add it to a … [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
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...]
Life Cycle of Snowflakes Booklet
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...]
Hibernation Activities for Preschoolers
The winter season is the perfect time for children to learn about hibernation. Kids are naturally curious and they like to know what animals do during the winter months. Since my kids ask a lot of questions, we've done several activities to teach them about hibernation. The kids had fun and we learned a lot! First off, we talked about what hibernation means and which animals hibernate. I created a small emergent reader book for them to read. I made two versions. One is very simple and … [Read more...]
Winter Alphabet Handwriting Packet
Learning how to write alphabet letters is an important skill developed during the early childhood years. Before handwriting is introduced, there should be a lot of practice with fine motor skills. Fine motor skills are the actions that are performed in the small muscles in the hands, fingers and wrists. Your child practices using fine motor skills when they are playing with play dough, using tweezers, lacing, stringing beads, and more. Once a child is ready to learn how to write, it's … [Read more...]
Winter Songs for Preschoolers
I love to teach songs and chants to my little ones. They enjoy music, especially ones that go along with the season! Today, I'm sharing with you some songs and chants about winter. They are great for toddlers and preschoolers! You can use them in a classroom or in your homeschool. At the end of the post you'll find a link to download the PDF copy of the songs. Snowball -- This is a fun song that you can incorporate actions into! You could even have kids wad up paper into "snowballs" if … [Read more...]