What do you know about invented spelling? I find that it's a concept which is often misunderstood. To help clear up the confusion I'm sharing invented spelling guidelines for parents. (This post contains affiliate links. Click here to see my full disclosure policy.) Welcome to Lesson 8 in the Preschool & Kindergarten Writing Lesson series from This Reading Mama and me! So far we've ... Read More
Road Trip Activities for Kids Ages 2-8
We are planning a very long drive this week. We're hitting the road before sunup and driving until way past bedtime. As a survival strategy I've prepared a giant set of road trip activities for kids. (This post contains affiliate links. Click here to see my full disclosure policy.) In just a short while our family is going to be taking a road trip. A very loooong road trip. As in, start driving at 3 AM and ... Read More
Free Letter O Printable
Today I'm sharing a free letter O printable that we like to use with our letter of the week activities. (This post contains affiliate links.) Free Letter O Printable I created these for young preschoolers as a way to help them learn to recognize a letter and have some fine motor practice at the same time. My little guy (just over two years) loves to work on my dot sticker pages at the kitchen ... Read More
Long u word family mats
Today I'm sharing the final set of long vowel Read 'n Stick Mats. Teach your child to read long u word families with these six free printables! (This post contains affiliate links.) I created this set of picture mats for my Five. By reading the accompanying word cards, he's learning to read the following phonics patterns within long u words: ew u-consonant-e ue oo ui I call these my Read 'n Stick Mats because ... Read More
Long i word family mats
I created this set of picture mats for my Five. By reading the accompanying word cards, he's learning to read the following phonics patterns within long i words: i-consonant-e (as in mice) i-consonant-consonant (as in ind) igh (as in flight) y (as in fry) I call these my Read 'n Stick Mats because you can laminate the pages and attach Velcro dots for extra fun matching. (Gotta love that rrrrip!) (The ... Read More
Read ‘n Stick Mats – long e words
I created this giant set of long e read 'n stick mats for my Five. By reading the accompanying word cards, he's learning the following phonics patterns ee ea I call these my Read 'n Stick Mats because you can laminate the pages and attach Velcro dots for extra fun matching. (Gotta love that rrrrip!) How do you use Read 'n Stick Mats? 1) Print and laminate each mat on sturdy cardstock. I love this ... Read More
Addition color by number
In anticipation of a long car ride, I've been making printables to keep my kids busy on the road. I created beginning sound coloring pages for my preschoolers and a matching activity for my toddler. My Seven asked for color by number addition pages. Color by number addition worksheets Using Little Red's Clip Art, I created a set of ten pages. Each features a fairy tale character. I focused on ... Read More
Songs and Rhymes for Letter O
We're moving through the alphabet, and with each letter I share a printable letter book. Today's book has six songs and rhymes for letter O. Songs and Rhymes for Letter O (This post contains affiliate links.) Putting together these books of rhymes is fun for me, but the letter O was a tough one! Some of these rhymes were new to me. Here are the songs and rhymes in the little book: O is for Old Mother Goose Old ... Read More
Printable Free Matching Activities for Toddlers
In anticipation of a looong car ride, I created these simple matching activities for toddlers. If I give my Two a magnetic baking sheet, he can do them right on his lap. Every day my toddler reminds me that he's no longer a baby. He requests big books now (no more board books!), is starting to learn the alphabet, and is eager to do whatever his older siblings are doing. Most of what I've shared on this blog is for ... Read More
Ocean sensory play
We like to do a sensory activity for every letter of the alphabet, so to continue our letter O exploration, I set up some ocean sensory play. I love seeing the fun sensory activities that other bloggers do with their kids. They set out lovely materials, take stunning photographs, and their kids have a marvelous time. I grabbed one of our plastic bins and set it up. I took some sand from the ... Read More