Happy winter! It's freezing where we live. As I write this blog post, my two youngest boys are outside shoveling the sidewalk! Although having a lot of snow in the winter can be a lot of work, I've always thought snowflakes are pretty amazing. Just learning about the life cycle of snow is really fascinating. Today I'm sharing a fun STEM activity that involves Q-tips. You can arrange them to make some really neat snowflakes! For this activity, you'll need the following: … [Read more...]
Short O Word Family Flip Books
Short O Word Family Flip Books are here!! I'm excited to share these with you today! It makes me so happy to hear that so many of you are loving these flip books! You can practice these words at school, and then send them home with the child to practice at home. There are 6 booklets in this set. These are the word families for the short e word families: ot – hot, pot, tot, cot, dot ob – cob, job, rob, sob, Bob op – cop, hop, mop, pop, top og – dog, hog, dog, log, frog … [Read more...]
Thanksgiving I-Spy Printables
Thanksgiving will be here before we know it! If you need a quick idea to do in the classroom or at home, you have to check out these Thanksgiving I-Spy Printables! Kids love them and they help with visual discrimination. This free printable comes in two versions. The printable that has mostly turkeys is the harder one. Since the turkeys are pretty similar to each other, you have to look closely to discriminate the differences. Each page is filled with pictures to find and … [Read more...]
Q-Tip Painting for Uppercase Letters
Disclosure: This post contains affiliate links to Amazon for your convenience. See my disclosure for more details. There are so many fun ways to teach kids alphabet letters! One way to do it is with this Uppercase Letters Q-Tip Painting activity. This free printable includes 26 pages for all the uppercase alphabet letters. Each page has an alphabet letter that can be filled in with Q-tip painting. At the bottom of each page, there are two pictures that begin with that letter. For the … [Read more...]
Back to School Scavenger Hunt
School is just about to start! Does your school do an open house or a meet the teacher night? If so, you'll want to download this Back to School Scavenger Hunt printable! It's a fun way to familiarize students with the classroom. You could also do this on the first day of school! I created four versions of this printable. in color with no words in color with words in black and white with no words in black and white with words You can choose whichever version works best … [Read more...]
Father’s Day Letter – Free Printable
Father's Day is just around the corner! If you're looking for an easy and meaningful idea, check out this free Father's Day Letter printable! Some of us won’t be able to see loved ones for Father's Day this year, such as grandparents, so sending them something in the mail is the next best thing! I created this Father's Day letter for children to fill out for a father, grandfather or someone special in their life. You can have your child fill in the blanks and sign it at the bottom. … [Read more...]
Last Day of School Questionnaire
Hooray for the last day of school! Every year, I have my kids fill in a simple questionnaire at the beginning of the year and then we do it again on the last day of school. It's so fun to read their answers! You can find the first day of school questionnaires here. Today I'm sharing the same questionnaire for the end of a school year. These questionnaires are for preschool through fifth grade. You can download the questionnaires by clicking the links below! Last Day of … [Read more...]
Sight Word Reader for the Word “What”
I've been creating sight word readers for years now and I can't believe I've never created one for the word what! So today, I'm finally sharing my free printable booklet that practices this very common sight word. Sight word booklets are a great way for beginning readers to practice reading sentences and short stories. The booklets I create use sight words in simple sentences and helps build confidence in readers. As we all know, the more children read and see sight words, the better they … [Read more...]
Sight Word Reader for the Word “Did”
Happy Monday! This week's sight word is 'did.' If you're learning this sight word, this free booklet is a great way to practice reading. There are simple words in the story and the child can use the pictures to help them with unknown words. This booklet is black and white for easier printing and also it gives the child a chance to color in the pictures. Here are a couple of sample pages... You can grab this free printable by clicking the words below. >>>Sight … [Read more...]
Spring Preschool Packet
Spring is here! Hooray! My kids are itchin to get outside every chance they can now that the weather is finally not snow and ice. :) The nice weather makes it harder to complete our homeschool, but we try really hard to get it all done in the mornings so we can get outdoors and play! Do you have kids with spring fever? Meaning it's harder to focus at school because of the nice weather! Or maybe you do as a teacher or homeschool mom! Either way, I'm here to help you! I've created a … [Read more...]