I’m not a huge fan of touching these beautiful, slimy, fast-tongued creatures, but kids are often fascinated with them! Iguanas are the perfect animal to showcase a very clear short vowel sound of i. In this lowercase letter I craft, students will transform i into an iguana…
If you’ve never lived on an island or even visited one, islands are magical places that fuel the imagination and captivate the minds of young and old alike. In this uppercase letter I craft for preschool, students will transform I into an island while practicing the long vowel…
As we were reviewing our letters and learning to read in the first grade, we were also exploring social studies for the first time. We made little igloos out of broken eggshells by drawing grid lines on each one and creating an artistic display. I loved that project, and the…
When you can play a game to teach a concept, you will always come out way ahead of traditional learning methods. Especially if that game involves movement. Your child will practice counting, number identification in sets, and gross motor skills while playing this preschool dice game we call Dice Towers…
Since I was a tiny little girl, I have been fascinated with horses. It wasn’t just me, horses captivate children everywhere. If your child loves horses, you can use that today to inspire learning. Your child will transform an h into a horse while learning the sound and…
When a child is first learning to draw, he will often start by drawing family and home. The basic shape of a home is familiar, simple, and comforting for children. Your preschool child will make an H into a house while practicing its shape and sound in this uppercase letter…
Until kids begin to see the letters in action with books, the alphabet is an abstract concept. Following along as parents read aloud, kids begin to notice that those letters actually occur in words and make the sounds. Enjoy a special time with your preschool child when you read these…
Goats are tricky, adorable animals. If you’ve been to a petting zoo chances are good your child has encountered a good-natured goat and maybe even fed it a little food from a paper cup. Children are fascinated with animals, so transforming letters into animal shapes is a…
Cutting paper is hard work for preschool children! I still remember the first time I tried to use scissors as a young child. I tried over and over again before I finally figured it out. Scissors take a level of dexterity and hand strength that develops over time. Transform the…
I love easy. Easy activities can be so powerful for kids, and yet such a relief for us Moms. Grab some marshmallows and toothpicks, its time to help your child learn the shapes and a little engineering at the same time, with this build the shapes stem activity. If you…