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How do you teach the letters of the alphabet?

Learning the letter names is a fundamental step in early learning. Identifying uppercase and lowercase letter names is a learning standard for many preschool and kindergarten programs. We’ve asked some of the best parents and teachers around to answer the question: How do you teach the letters of the alphabet?Affiliate Links.Here at the Educators’ Spin On It, we believe in a hands-on, play based early learning environment.  As part of our book 100 FUN & Easy Learning Games, there ... Read more...

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String Letters Craft – A Fun Alphabet Game for Kids

Take string art to a whole new level by creating this adorable string letters craft with kids. Create a keepsake for your child's bedroom or a fun alphabet game with this fun and easy to make string letters. Perfect craft idea for alphabet fun with kids.Here's how to make your own String Letters. **This learning game was originally published in our book 100 Fun and Easy Learning Games for Kids ** String Letters Craft & Alphabet GameMemorizing the shapes of letters will quickly ... Read more...

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All About Me Books for Kids

Explore adorable All About Me Books for kids as you kick off the new school year. As the school year begins a popular theme used in many classrooms is "All About Me". It's the perfect time to learn about self-awareness and self-reflection as we transition into a new classroom surrounded by new classmates. Disclosure: This post contains Amazon affiliate links. Whether it's your First Day of School or you're heading Back to School these hand-picked All About Me Books are a must on your reading ... Read more...

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All About Me Writing Activity for Young Children

All about me is a popular theme in the early childhood classroom. That is because children LOVE to talk about themselves! This all about me writing activity is a great way to introduce other academic concepts such as writing.In this lesson, children will draw a picture of themselves, label body parts, and write their names.Amazon Affiliate Links included in post.All About Me Writing Activity for Young ChildrenLearning Objective: Draw a person (you) with a minimum of 5 body parts. Write the first ... Read more...

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Name Activities for Preschoolers and Toddlers

Learning to recognize your name as a child is such a magical experience! Here are 30 name activities for preschoolers or toddlers to get excited about the letters in their name.Young children are highly interested in their own name and it's the perfect place to start with letter recognition.Disclosure: This post contains referral links to AmazonName Themed ActivitiesThis week we're featuring the theme NAMES for our Virtual Book Club for Kids!  Click here to get the 5 Activities for ... Read more...

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5 Tips for Starting a Moms Group

This is a sponsored post by Meetup, all opinions expressed are my own. Looking for fun ideas for moms groups? Here are 5 helpful tips for how to organize your own moms group online. Let’s get started by exploring these moms group meeting ideas.When my daughter was born, I remember looking forward to taking some time off from work and staying home with my daughter. It honestly was one of the most memorable times with my daughter as a mom. However month by month passed and the walls were ... Read more...

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Preschool Daily Schedules for at Home Play and Learning

Not sure how to organize your preschoolers day? Here are 5 different preschool daily schedules from real moms of little ones.Many families are choosing to have their preschooler at home for play and learning. Or you might even have the opportunity to work remotely from home with your preschooler at home. I am often asked, what does your preschool at home daily schedule look like. Because it looks different for each family, I have asked some friends to share their general schedule with you as ... Read more...

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Science Sensory Bottles Experiment for Density Exploration

Finding ways to sneak science and fun in at home can be super rewarding as a parent. This science sensory bottles experiment provides your child the chance to explore the concept of density through colorful crayons and water bottles and a little mystery materials. Plus it gives them a chance to simply learn the art of observing and problem-solving on their own, which is a win in my book. Here's how to make your own Science Sensory Bottles.   This post contains affiliate links to ... Read more...

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Sensory Bottle Math Game with Crayons

Crayons are such an iconic symbol for back to school with kids. Add a sensory bottle math game using a crayon theme for this super colorful math game! Let's have a little math fun with some crayons to celebrate the beginning of the school year! We'll focus on colors, number recognition, graphing, ordinal numbers and even some fine motor skills.Affiliate links used in the post. Sensory Bottle Math Game with CrayonsThis math game was such a hit in our house after school with my ... Read more...

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Teaching Children How to Be Responsible for their Own Backpack

My mentor teacher the first year I taught kindergarten told me, do not do things for children that they can do themselves. Looking at a classroom full of 28 - 5 year olds, I thought what can they do? Turns out, young children can be responsible for a lot! Starting with their very own school bag! Teaching Kids How to Be ResponsibleThat's right. Who packs their school bag?From day 1, I have my kids (ages 2, 5, and 9) be responsible for everything that enters and leaves the backpack. This is their ... Read more...

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