How do you feel about teaching your preschooler to write his letters? For some, that sounds about as fun as a twelve-hour car ride. With the preschooler. But guess what? Teaching kids to write the alphabet can be fun! Really fun. Today I had a bunch of ideas in mind to teach my Four to write the letter K. But I have this habit of getting things together and then misplacing them. It's kind of like when I was teaching ... Read More
Help kids write stories: Use a graphic organizer
It's time for week two of Simple Writing Lessons for the Primary Grades! Last week I shared how to help kids prepare a list of writing topics for writing about themselves. This week we're moving into story writing. It can be hard to help kids write their first stories. In my experience, they either don't know where to begin - or they write for pages with enthusiasm, and it doesn't make sense! This mini-lesson ... Read More
Hands on Math for Preschoolers: 6 ideas for the letter K
We love collecting math ideas for each letter of the alphabet. Check out our hands on math for preschoolers for the letter K! 1 - Colors, Matching - Kite File Folder Game Here's a great activity for your young preschooler - match the kites with this colorful file folder game. My Three enjoyed this simple activity -- and I think it's something a two-year-old would like too. We laminated the pieces and attached ... Read More
Kite roll & cover games
Since my Four is just starting to get a handle on simple addition, I put stickers over the dots on two dice. Then I labeled them with 0,1,1,2,2 and 3. (What I really need is something like this blank die. Then I can program it however I want. That's on my shopping list!) I printed and laminated the game board (using this awesome home laminator --love it!). Then I placed it on a baking sheet, and we each chose a ... Read More
Crafts for Letter K
Crafts for Letter K Koala Puppet I just love this adorable koala puppet! I bought 12 x 12 inch gray scrapbooking paper, which we folded in half and trimmed. The kids had fun gluing on all the pieces and decorating with a Sharpie (something they are not usually permitted to do :)). In this picture, my Six is modeling her puppet. You can get a step-by-step tutorial for this craft at Cindy DeRosier: My Creative ... Read More
Milk cap spelling mats for short a words
Are you teaching phonics to kids? This milk cap letter activity is a great word building exercise! Last week I shared a tutorial for how to make your own milk or bottle cap letters. Today I'll show you how to use my printables for some hands-on phonics and spelling practice with the short a word families. My kids attend our church's parochial school, but I don't think their teachers should get to have all the fun! ... Read More
Free file folder game for preschoolers: Kites!
We're learning about the Letter K, and today I'm sharing a free file folder game for preschoolers that gives your little one a chance to practice color matching and ordering by size. Here's what you'll find in the download: You can print these two pages and attach them to the inside of a file folder. I laminated mine first, using this awesome (and affordable!) home laminator: On the next page you'll find this ... Read More
Make your own easy and beautiful milk cap letters – for tons of learning fun!
I am no longer sharing the printable letters in this post, but you can get printable milk cap letters with each of the short vowel spelling mats on the site. Gather your materials. You'll need: letters printed onto card stock (I am no longer sharing bottle cap letters, but you can get the patterns for the milk cap letters with the printables linked at the end of this post) Mod Podge scissors ... Read More
Rhymes for Letter K: Free printable mini-book
We love our letter books! My Three sits on the couch while I read book after book, and my One sits on the floor listening with wide eyes (when he's not doing something else, that is :)). Here's a collection of rhymes for letter K. Rhymes for Letter K: Free printable mini-book Here are the rhymes, songs, and familiar verses you'll found in the Little Letter K book: K is for King Cole Old King Cole was a merry old ... Read More
Letter K Printable: K is for Kite
(This page contains affiliate links.) We've wrapped up letter W, and we've moved on to letter K! (Want to know why we're learning the alphabet out of order? Check out How to Teach the Alphabet to Preschoolers) Letter K Printable: K is for Kite The other morning I was trying to make bread, make yogurt, and clean the kitchen -- all at once. I was going in a hundred different directions when my Three came ... Read More