Super simple learning ideas for kids!
Penguins are one of my favorite learning themes! I think between my collection of penguin books, penguin facts, penguin art projects, and penguin writing that we do, I could actually spend a month on penguins with my preschoolers. This year I am adding name building to our penguin theme. Our feed the penguin name mat is a great way for preschoolers to practice first and
Reality hits tomorrow. Spring break is officially over for us, so it’s back to making school lunches, homework, and stricter bedtimes in my house. We all know how that feels to have to get back into the daily grind, when all you want to do is stay in your pajamas all day. Teaching preschoolers adds another dimension to coming back after a break. Some are
Summer is coming! That means we all get to relax and recharge over the break. In my house it also means we have an abundance of creatures around. We get everything from frogs to dragonflies to snakes (both friendly and not so friendly!). Our frog on a log lowercase letter match is the perfect activity to play during the warmer weather while practicing alphabet recognition.
There is this ice cream place near us that only serves vanilla and chocolate custard-style ice cream each day. Along with those flavors, there is a special flavor of the day. We love this ice cream place so much, that I will check out the flavor of the day almost every day just in case we need to make time to go get ice cream
Every year when we go to the beach for a week, we see the cutest sand crabs! We could sit there and watch the crabs run from hole to hole forever. They duck in and out of the holes while making sure it’s safe to keep moving across the sand. This is why our lowercase letter crab match is the perfect activity for preschoolers to
It’s not always easy to come up with alphabet activities for younger kids who have no prior letter knowledge. Exposing preschoolers to letters of the alphabet without the stress of a correct answer or desired outcome is a fun way to begin learning the alphabet. Our dinosaur egg alphabet match can be set up for young children to play different ways to fit their individual
Gobble! Gobble! It’s the time during the school year when my preschoolers are starting to really recognize their names. Each morning when they come into the classroom, they hang their name up and sign in. Now that they are recognizing their names, it’s time to begin practicing spelling and recognizing the letters in their names. This cute turkey feather name recognition activity & craft can
Warm weather is coming! That must mean that the end of the school year is heading our way. One of my favorite themes to work with towards the end of the year is ice cream! Our ice cream alphabet match is the perfect literacy center to use with preschool and kindergarten kids. Practice matching uppercase and lowercase letters and create yummy ice cream treats! Ice
Printable activities can be life savers! When you desperately need a few minutes to fold the laundry, make a grocery list, or even just sit and enjoy a cup of coffee while it’s still hot, low prep activities are the way to go. Keeping your kids busy and engaged while having fun learning is always a plus! Our butterfly alphabet puzzles are perfect to use
Dinosaurs are a theme that little learners always seem to enjoy and stay engaged in. Right now my preschoolers can’t seem to get enough of dinosaurs! They pretend to be dinosaurs on the playground, create the most imaginative dinosaur environments in the block area, and can name more dinosaurs (and pronounce the names correctly!) than I can. Building off of their interest was easy to
