Education resources for parents and teachers
Here is another printable book of rhymes and songs! Little Letter I Book: Rhymes & Songs Here are the songs and rhymes included in the mini-book: I is for Insects All Around (to the tune of Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star) Ladybugs and butterflies,Buzzing bees up in the sky.Teeny, tiny, little ants,Crawling up and down the plants.Many insects can be foundIn the sky and on the ... Read More
In an effort to help my Two recognize the numbers 1-5 and reinforce "I" for insect, I created this simple board game for preschoolers. How to Play: 1) Create a set of 15 cards. Put a blue dot on 5 cards, a yellow dot on 5 cards, and a green dot on 5 cards. Shuffle them. 2) Get out your toy insects or other playing pieces. 3) Take turns drawing a card. Move to the ... Read More
(This post contains affiliate links.) Letter I Printable: "I" is for Igloo We love our dot sticker pages. Here's a free letter I printable! Get this and all our dot sticker pages by clicking on the image below. Save Save Save Save ... Read More
Looking for an introduction to linear measurement? Try this simple activity at home or in the classroom. Today I introduced my Four to linear measurement. His sister (5) is familiar with the concept from kindergarten, but I found an activity that would challenge them both. First I got out a ruler and asked my Four, "Do you know what this is?" "A ruler." "What number is at the end of ... Read More
7 Fun Crafts for the Letter I Foam Igloo Mosaic Of course you could use paper for this, but to mix it up I cut out some square foam pieces for the boys, and they had fun gluing them to the igloo frame that I drew on their papers. To make it more challenging, older kids could draw the frame and cut out the squares. This would be a nice beginning craft for your toddler if you were right there to put down ... Read More
For fun, we made an insect sensory bin - and I threw in some ice to make it even more interesting! The day before, I froze some containers that were filled halfway with water. A few hours later I added a plastic bug and more water to each container. Today we had icebergs with bugs frozen inside! These bugs were from the Safari Ltd Insects Toob. I left out the spider and other bugs that are not insects :P. First ... Read More
Today I have a set of letter H math activities to share! By coincidence, we were learning about the letter H during Valentine's week. So I found a lot of heart math floating around the internet which I'm excited to share with you. We threw in hot chocolate, a house, and some hippos just to mix it up 1 - Counting, One-to-One Correspondence - Hot Chocolate Counting Mats Here's a simple, fun ... Read More
Here is another printable book of rhymes and songs - this time for the letter H! Little Letter H Book: Rhymes & Songs Here are the songs and rhymes included in the mini-book: H is for Humpty Dumpty Humpty Dumpty sat on a wall. Humpty Dumpty had a great fall. All the king's horses and all the king's men Couldn't put Humpty together again. H is for Head, Shoulders, Knees & Toes ... Read More
When kids are first learning to form letters, I love giving them a variety of ways to do it. It prevents boredom, makes letter forming a positive experience, and promotes creativity. Check out our seven ways to make the letter H! I printed out a large letter H for each of the kids (get it here) and let the kids decorate with happy face stickers. We also made an "H" with heart ... Read More
Letter H Crafts We happened to be learning about the letter H in mid-February, so we had fun doing a lot of heart activities along with our houses, hen, hippo, and Humpty. Read on for ten letter H crafts for preschool! Shape Houses The kids chose what colors they wanted for each part of their picture. I cut out all the shapes, and the kids glued them down. I did help my Two ... Read More
