Explore early literacy skills with these printable ladybug letter puzzles! Even better, add them to a colorful ladybug sensory invitation. Did you know that ladybugs secrete a gross-tasting fluid from their legs to discourage predators (although I want to know how anyone knows that it tastes bad)? That’s just one of those fun facts thatKeep Reading
Super Simple Easter Alphabet Activity with Free Printable
Set up a playful Easter alphabet activity for your preschoolers or kindergartners. Be sure to grab a copy of the alphabet recording sheets at the end of the post. This is one of those incredibly simple activities that kids (and teachers!) love so much. It’s hands-on, engaging, fun, and there’s a lot of learning takingKeep Reading
Free Printable Bunny Shape Mats for Easter and Spring
Use these printable bunny shape mats to teach children about shapes, all while strengthening their hands and fingers. “Little bunny Foo Foo hopping through the forest . . .” I have to admit, that song has been stuck in my head the entire time we’ve used these rabbit shapes. Hopefully it’s not stuck in yourKeep Reading
Free Alphabet Printable for Hands-On Learning This Spring
Grab your free alphabet printable read it, write it, build it mat for spring at the bottom of this post. When teaching kids the alphabet, you want to have a lot of different activities up your sleeve. Kids, like adults, are individuals and learn in a wide variety of ways. So it’s important to useKeep Reading
How to Use Printable Number Cards for Valentine’s Day Math
Read how to use free printable number cards for Valentine’s Day math in preschool and kindergarten. While I’m not a fan of worksheets for young kids, I do like incorporating printables alongside hands-on activities. One of the things I like about preschool printables is that they can be used in multiple ways. I put together aKeep Reading
Fun and Easy Monster Counting Activity for the Kids
You need to try this slime monster counting activity with the kids. It’s easy to set up and a fun way to explore counting and one-to-one correspondence. Preschoolers like to count. It’s one of the ways they can explore and categorize the world around them. Counting is also a critical early math skill, so it’sKeep Reading
How to Make a Book with Free Printable Preschool Sign in Sheets
Read below about how to make and use your own class sign-in book for name writing practice. Free printable preschool sign in sheets included at the end of the post. Names are the . . . well, name . . . of the game in preschool! To get the kids started, I’m a big believerKeep Reading
THE Best Way to Handle Kindergarten and Preschool Homework
Inside: Find out the the absolute best way to put together a meaningful kindergarten and preschool homework plan. “Miss Mary Catherine, what about homework? Her brothers have homework most nights, and I could really use some help in that department.” Questions like this one aren’t unusual at preschool/kindergarten Back-to-School Nights or Meet the Teacher gatherings.Keep Reading
Robot Sensory Writing Tray with Free Printable Number Cards
There are some early childhood themes that seem to resonate with almost every kiddo I’ve taught. Robots is definitely one of those themes. With that in mind, it’s always fun to come up with different hands-on, playful learning ideas around a specific theme. That’s how this robot sensory writing tray, and its accompanying number cards, cameKeep Reading
Free Printable Snowman Game that Teaches Kids About Numbers
This free printable snowman game is a fun and engaging way for kids to learn about early math skills during a kindergarten or preschool snowman theme. Printable Snowman Game for Preschool Creating a preschool theme around snowmen is always fun in the winter. Couple that theme with the kids’ love of dice games, and youKeep Reading
