Help your child learn sight words, to give them a strong foundation for success in reading. Try this collection of 25+ fun sight word activities for kids today! The Importance of Teaching Sight Words at Home Sight words play a very important role in the success of your child's reading ability. The more hands-on fun they can have with them, the quicker they will learn them. They are a great Afterschool Activity! Sight words are words that are frequently used in reading and writing. ... Read more...
Sight Words and Alphabet Fun with Gems
Create these super fun sight words and alphabet games gems for your child. So easy to make and use with so many learning ideas. Both of my girls have an obsession with the glass gems that you can buy at just about any craft store. We've found a fun way to use them for learning with play! I love that this is an activity that both of my girls can do together as a sibling activity. For the bigger kids..... Create Sight Word Gems! For the younger kids...... Create Alphabet ... Read more...
Pinkalicious Sensory Alphabet Activity
Create a Pinkalicious Alphabet Game for your preschooler. With just 3 simple supplies your child will be seeing Pink in no time! Are you ready for some Pink Fun? This post contains affiliate links to Amazon for easy online shopping. Pinkalicious Alphabet Game for Kids This month we're featuring the adorable Pinkalicious book as our featured Virtual Book Club for Kids book. You could even make it a week long event and highlight some of the other books by these authors, ... Read more...
ABC Fun Busy Bag with Straws
A hands-on activity for learning the letters of the alphabet with simple items from around your home. Just grab some colorful smoothie straws and foam letters to create this ABC Fun busy bag! Here's how... Busy Bags are one of the easiest ways to help your child build the skills they will need for school at home in a hands on way! You can focus on a variety of topics and skills using everyday objects. The best part is that they are prepared and ready for play anytime for your ... Read more...
Why You Should Be Using Beginner Pencils for Handwriting Practice
Beginner pencils can make a big difference in your child's success in handwriting. Here are some playful tips for improving their proper pencil grip. This is a sponsored post written by me on behalf of Ticonderoga. All opinions are 100% mine. Affiliate links included in this post. Teaching young children to learn to write is one of my most favorite things to do. Giving a child the right writing tools to be successful is an important step. A large size round No. 2 pencil is ... Read more...
How to stop losing things at school
I entered the lost and found area at my kid’s grade school and immediately came to the realization: It’s not just my kid who has lost a jacket. The coat rack was bursting at the seams and the bins underneath spilled over onto the floor. How was I ever going to find my son’s favorite blue jacket? We scoured the piles of over 100 coats with no luck. Then surprise… my son remembered he left it on the school playground. We boogied out with our fingers crossed. PHEW, it was ... Read more...
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 Responsible That'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 ... Read more...
Simple Solutions for Healthy School Lunches and After School Snacks
Discover items to keep on hand for healthy school lunches and after school snacks your kids can make. Simple solutions and storage ideas for the school year for your family. Disclosure: This is a sponsored campaign with Glad® I've discovered a little secret... When I let my daughter pack her lunch she eats it all at school and comes home with empty containers and a full tummy! I know you're thinking that's easier said that done, she's only 6. How could she pack her ... Read more...
Teacher Gift Idea with Post It Notes
Create a colorful teacher gift idea with Post It Notes. A fun and easy way to show your appreciation to a child's teacher. Here's how to make this teacher gift idea. Simple Gift Idea for Teachers for Back to School Recently as you know I've been featuring ideas using colorful permanent markers, thanks to our friends at Infinity Markers, no this isn't a sponsored post I just have been really inspired. I guess if you leave a new box of markers in my house apparently I can get a ... Read more...
Preparing for School Brings Emotions for both Parents and Children
It's back-to-school time and our children are preparing for school. This brings out mixed emotions for both parents and children. Here are some ways to talk about feelings and help prepare your child for school. We all have feelings. Now's the time to bring them out, talk about them, and address the excitement and fears (both yours and your children's) It doesn't matter if your child will be preparing for School Brings Mixed Emotions for both Parents and Children Preparing for ... Read more...
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