Teaching early literacy skills can feel overwhelming at times. If you take time to find creative ways to introduce letter sounds to your students, you can really have fun with it! There are so many resources, games and tools for teaching the alphabet. I’m excited to share with you today an effective activity you can […]
Fall Addition and Subtraction Math Mats
Fall is the most beautiful time of year…in my opinion. At least that’s what I remember from growing up in the midwest. Now that I have roots planted in the hot desert, I don’t experience all the beauty of fall until the end of November. To be honest, it still doesn’t compare to the smells […]
Pumpkin Math Mats
The colors and smells of fall are here! It’s time to start changing themes and activities to inspire learning during the change of seasons. I’m excited to share with you today how you can bring some fall fun to your math activities with these Pumpkin Math Mats free printables! Pumpkin Math Mats These Pumpkin Math Mats […]
Ice Cream Addition and Subtraction Math Mats
Since we’re still enjoying ice cream treats in the fall where we live, I’m thrilled to share with you today how you can bring some yummy goodness into your homeschool classroom or traditional classroom and sweeten up your math lessons with these free Ice Cream Addition and Subtraction Math Mats printables! Ice Cream Addition and Subtraction Math […]
Pumpkin Alphabet Grab and Cover Activity
Do you ever have those days when planning another themed activity can be overwhelming or life just seems to get in the way of planning fun, cutesy games that your children will love? I know that happens to me all the time! That’s where I swoop in and help you out with this easy Pumpkin […]
Heart Math Mat
With the holiday season slowing down, as an educator to my little people, I like to keep the momentum and excitement going with fun-filled, educational activities like this Heart Math Mat for practicing addition! Put the fun back in February with this heart-shaped math mat for addition math practice. I think my favorite thing about […]
DIY Pumpkin Patch Floor Game
This DIY pumpkin patch floor game is easy to assemble and will keep your kids busy for hours. It’s loads of fun! Some of my favorite memories with my little ones is visiting our local pumpkin patch in the fall. We enjoy the hay ride, yummy food, corn maze and of course…picking our pumpkins from […]
Missing ABC Order Cookie Sheet FREE Printables
Early literacy skills are dependent on a child’s exposure to letters, sounds, and print concepts. As educators and parents we can begin enrichment very early on by talking, reading, singing, word games, nursery rhymes and immersing children in print from the time they are babies. We naturally begin with teaching our children the alphabet very […]
ABC Popsicle Stick Puzzles
Early literacy skills can be built in many ways. We start out by introducing children to picture books, phonemic awareness, ABC activities and then finally we like to see children emerge into reading on the own. One of my favorite ways to get children engaged in early literacy is by having them participate in ABC […]
Egg Number Hunt DIY Poster Board Game
As Easter nears, it is so fun to bring out some seasonal items for learning, like plastic Easter eggs! There are so many possibilities for fun learning, including making these engaging DIY number sense games! Poster board games are my favorite center and small group activities for SOOO many reasons. They’re cheap! I buy all […]
Textured Butterfly Art
Spring is coming…at least that’s what we keep telling ourselves! Everybody loves butterflies and kids are especially fond of them. My kids and I were recently deciding what to do with some extra crafting supplies we had on hand and we came up with this adorable Textured Butterfly Art project! Find my guest post and […]
Kids “To Do” List FREE Printable
It seems that my children have lost their bearings about them when they come home from school. Has anybody else been experiencing this? I mean…coming home from school and getting started on homework is a HUGE feat on a daily basis already. There’s something weird happening though this time of the year…not only are they […]
“It Looked Like Spilt Milk” Writing and Art Activity
My favorite thing about teaching is creating activities based off of children’s books! Today I’ll share with you how I use one of my all time favorite books, “It Looked Like Spilt Milk,” (aff) to create a fun writing and art activity for early learners. These activities are suitable in small groups or centers. Find […]
Pumpkin ABC Match
Also…don’t forget to scroll to the bottom to see how we use a dollar store Halloween candy bag to make this activity even more FUN! *affiliate links* Supplies: White poster board markers ABC manipulatives ABC cards Drawstring bag Assemble: Draw a large pumpkin on your poster board (don’t think about it too much, your kids […]
Fall DIY Family Games + Other Fun Fall Activities for Kids
Fall is here for the majority of the country. In the desert…not so much. Therefore, us desert folk surround ourselves with fall decor, delicious pumpkin recipes and fall activities to get in the “spirit of fall.” Here are 3- easy, DIY fall games that we’ve played on our family game night. I’ve also used these […]
How I Paid Cash for Our Homeschool Room
The day had come when I had had it with storing all of our school supplies, projects, lesson plans, and books in our kitchen drawers and cupboards. For years, I was using the kitchen island and drawers for homeschooling our kiddos and it just was not working.I had an “a-ha moment” when I looked at […]
Thrifty, DIY Center Activities
*UPDATE: I’m honored to say that this post is part of the BEST OF 2015 in Education, Parenting and Crafting! Read to the bottom for more BEST of 2015 inspiration* I LOVE me some center time! Seriously though…it encourages writing, ABC practice, numbers and more. The kids don’t realize they are learning because it’s just […]
Let’s Celebrate Art Masterpiece!
I originally included this content regarding displaying children’s artwork in my blog about my Kidspace, but felt that it deserved its own place in Teaching! This blog entry will be a refresher on how I have celebrated my kid’s artwork through the years! Enjoy! ARTWORK Last summer, the kids and I decided to do an […]