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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

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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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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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Learn to Read Sight Words with this FUN Movement Sidewalk Chalk Sight Word Game

Learn to read Sight Words with this FUN, movement sidewalk chalk sight word game

When the weather gets nice – our sidewalk chalk comes out. It’s inexpensive and screams – CREATE WITH ME! The kids love to smash it and make colored chalk (which is sooo messy), I like to use it to think of fun ways to learn.  We’ve played this sidewalk chalk sight word game with my four year old who is just learning a few words because he wants to read like his big brother, with my seven year old to practice harder sight words, and with my 10 year old to review her reading ... Read more...

Filed Under: Reading Tagged With: Kindergarten, Movement, Outdoor Fun, Preschool, School Ages, sidewalk chalk, Sight Words

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8 Tips for Raising a Strong Willed Child

Helpful tips for parenting a strong willed child

Are you looking for ways to support your strong willed child? Here are 8 strategies that have been tested in my classroom for many years and at home with my three children. They might be helpful for your child as well who struggles with maintaining their behavior at home or school. I am the first to admit that my 5 year old child is a strong willed little girl. From early on in her toddler years we noticed she would have temper tantrums over simple things if there weren’t just ... Read more...

Filed Under: Parenting Tagged With: Behavior Management, grade school, Preschool, Social Skills, Strong Willed Child

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Weekly Preschool Books and Activity Ideas

BOOK ACTIVITIES FOR PRESCHOOLERS

You're invited to join our Weekly Virtual Book Club for Kids for themed book activities. We're excited to be sharing with you weekly preschool books and activity ideas for the school year. It's your own personal preschool lesson plan with books for you and your child for the school year. Are you ready to join along? NEW LIST!!! JOIN US FOR THE NEW 2025-2026 VIRTUAL BOOK CLUB Disclosure: This post contains affiliate links to amazon for easy shopping online. Join our Weekly ... Read more...

Filed Under: Reading Tagged With: Activities for Preschoolers, Book Activities, Book Extensions, Book List, Fall Activities, Preschool, Virtual Book Club for Kids

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