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STEAM Preschool Art Challenge: Fall Bug Habitat

Preschool Activities for STEAM #STEM: Art Challenge Fall Bug Habitat, a paper plate, clay, and paint nature educational craft for kids. Preschool art is filled with coloring, painting, molding, and creating. Most often, parents, teachers, and caregivers give young children the opportunity for some directed learning projects along side open-ended art exploration. Affiliate Links to Books STEAM Preschool Art Challenge For this challenge, we have used a variety of art mediums to ... Read more...

Filed Under: Arts Tagged With: Amanda, Art projects, Fall, Ladybugs, STEAM, STEM

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How to Make a Sensory Bin for Multiple Ages (sibling playful learning activity)

How to make Sensory Bin for Multiple Ages

Sensory bins are SO much fun. Let me show you how to make a sensory bin for multiple ages! Discover objects that give children the opportunity to explore in an open-ended way. They also provide opportunities for the children to practice their fine motor skills and with extensions can be used to teach matching, patterning, counting, sorting, storytelling, vocabulary, problem-solving, and specific skill recognition such as letters. How to Make a Sensory Bin for Multiple Ages If you ... Read more...

Filed Under: Kids Activities Tagged With: Activities for Preschoolers, Amanda, Fall, learning activities, PLAY, Preschool, Senses, Sensory, Siblings, Toddler

By Kim Vij

Open House Tips for Parents

Open House Tips for Parents for Back to School

We have Open House this week at my daughter's school. I'll confess as a teacher it was one of those times that made me nervous but excited all at the same time.  There's so much information you want to share at one time with parents. I think it's because as a teacher you're not quite sure you'll have them again in the classroom. As a parent, it's one of my favorite events to attend. You have the chance to go and really get to know your child's teacher a little bit and ... Read more...

Filed Under: Kids Activities, Parenting Tagged With: Afterschool Express, Back to School, Kim, Open House

By Kim Vij

30+ Alphabet Activities for Preschoolers

30+ Alphabet Activities for Kids

Explore these 30+ playful hands-on alphabet activities with your preschooler and even toddler. The best collection of fun ideas to learn the letters of the alphabet with your child. The Ultimate Collection of Alphabet Activities for Preschool Looking for letter recognition games online? You've found the perfect spot with over 30+ letter recognition games for kids. They are play-based learning to help your child explore and enjoy as they discover the letters of the alphabet. ... Read more...

Filed Under: Reading Tagged With: After School, Alphabet, grade school, Kindergarten, Preschool, Toddler, Virtual Book Club for Kids

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Preschool Daily Schedules for at Home Play and Learning

Preschool Daily Schedules for at home play and learning for kids

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 ... Read more...

Filed Under: Kids Activities Tagged With: Activities for Preschoolers, Preschool

By Kim Vij

The Best Alphabet Books for Preschoolers

featured books about the alphabet for preschoolers

One of the quickest ways to teach the letters of the alphabet to your child is to explore these adorable alphabet books for preschoolers. This collection is full of colorful inviting children's books packed full of alphabet fun for your child. A must read alphabet book list! Disclosure: This post contains Amazon Affiliate links for online shopping. The Best Alphabet Books for Preschoolers There are many options when it comes to alphabet books for your child. This book list ... Read more...

Filed Under: Reading Tagged With: After School, Alphabet, Book List, grade school, Letter Activities, Preschool, Toddler, Virtual Book Club for Kids

By Kim Vij

String Letters Craft – A Fun Alphabet Game for Kids

Fun and Easy String Letters - an alphabet craft and 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 Game Memorizing the shapes of ... Read more...

Filed Under: Arts, Kids Activities, Reading Tagged With: Alphabet

By Kim Vij

The Best Toys for Learning the Alphabet

The best toys for learning the alphabet for kids

Start early learning with the best toys for learning the alphabet! Our top picks of alphabet toys for kids to encourage your child to learn the letters of the alphabet. The best alphabet toys encourage your child to learn letters and their sounds. These alphabet toys encourage phonemic awareness and prompt your child to match the beginning sounds of words to the right letter. Disclosure: This post contains Amazon affiliate links. As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying ... Read more...

Filed Under: Reading Tagged With: Alphabet, grade school, Letter Activities, Preschool, Toddler

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How do you teach the letters of the alphabet?

How to Teach Letters of the Alphabet to Kids

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 ... Read more...

Filed Under: Reading Tagged With: Alphabet, grade school, Kindergarten, Preschool

By Kim Vij

Alphabet Soup Recipe for Kids

Alphabet Soup Recipe for Kids to Make. Includes cooking lesson plan for kids with books and activities too.

Learn how to cook with this delicious alphabet soup recipe for kids! A fun cooking lesson for kids which includes the recipe, books, and activities all about soup and the alphabet! To begin our Little Hands that Cook with Books Cooking Lesson this week we read The Ugly Vegetables by Grace Lin. In the story, the little girl compares her own family's green leafy vegetable garden to the neighbors' colorful flowering gardens. At the end of the story, her Mother makes a special soup from her ... Read more...

Filed Under: Gardening, Kids Activities, Recipes Tagged With: Alphabet, Cooking with Kids, grade school, Kids in the Garden, Kim, Little Hands That Cook, Preschool, Recipes

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