We've got a big variety of letter M activities for preschool! (Update: I published this post years ago when my children were young. Now that I have more time, I've created a done-for-you alphabet curriculum perfect for preschool!) Letter M Activities I love to start off with my little letter books of rhymes and songs. These free books have six rhymes and songs for every letter of the alphabet! The Letter M book was ... Read More
Magnet worksheet for kids
Today I'm sharing a free printable magnet worksheet to use when your kids test the magnetism of everyday objects. I created this simple worksheet for some science fun with my Three. Here are the objects we collected to see if they were magnetic: plastic ruler key clothespin (with metal clip) book coin scissors pencil nail spoon paper clip For each object, my Three guessed whether it was magnetic. Then ... Read More
Number worksheets 1-10
Today I'm sharing a set of hands-on number worksheets for your preschooler! (This post contains affiliate links.) So here's the deal. I'm not big on worksheets. I home school my kids for preschool - and while we use a lot of printables, my kids do very few traditional worksheets. I just don't think they're necessary. One reason we don't do many worksheets is because the fine motor skills required ... Read More
R-controlled vowel words game
Looking for a fun activity to help your child master those tricky words with r controlled vowels? Try this free game! It can be hard for new readers to keep ar, ir, er, or, and ur straight. The prep for this game is super simple. Print the "Is it real" game board and playing cards. Choose the r-controlled vowel you would like to work on. Put the stack of cards face down on the board. Take turns drawing a card. ... Read More
Letter L Activities for Preschool
Today I'm sharing a collection of simple letter L activities that my preschooler and I have been doing. It's a peek at our week! (Update: I published this post years ago when my children were young. Now that I have more time, I've created a done-for-you alphabet curriculum perfect for preschool!) Letter L Activities Each week I'm sharing a collection of alphabet activities that I do with my three-year-old. Time for ... Read More
6 beginning blends games
I'm excited to share another set of low-prep games! This time we're reviewing the sounds of beginning blends. Have you seen my colorful follow the path board games that require only a die and playing pieces? I shared a giant set of Roll a Short Vowel games and a set of Roll a Digraph games. Today we're working on those tricky beginning blends! How to play: 1. Print a game board. Gather ... Read More
Letter K activities for preschool
Looking for letter K activities? We've got a bunch! (Update: I published this post years ago when my children were young. Now that I have more time, I've created a done-for-you alphabet curriculum perfect for preschool!) Letter K Activities We started the week with my printable book of songs and rhymes. He loved it was happy to have me read it a few times. You can get the book here. We're not doing handwriting ... Read More
Books about insects and spiders
Are you looking for books about insects and spiders for a preschool theme? You'll love the variety in this list! Did you know that I'm sharing themed books lists for preschool? I reserve giant stacks from the library and read the books with my two preschool boys, ages 3 and 4. These books are kid-tested! I'm sure you'll find some great books here to use with your next bug ... Read More
5 digraph games
Looking for a game to help your child learn the sounds of beginning and ending digraphs? Today I'm sharing five of them! About a month ago I shared a giant set of Roll a Short Vowel games. Today I'm sharing five Roll a Digraph games! How to play 1. Grab a playing piece for each player and a die. Print the board you'd like to use. 2. Put all playing pieces on Start, and take turns rolling the die. 3. When you ... Read More
Letter J Activities for Preschool
It's time for more alphabet fun! This week we're sharing letter J activities for preschool. We kept our activities light this week, for a few reasons. The main reason is that spring has arrived! My little guy spent lots of time outdoors, and I spent hours cleaning out closets and swapping clothes for our five kids. I'm always glad to have that job done! Another reason we kept it light is because he's got letter J ... Read More