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Paper Train Tutorial for Kids

If your kids are like mine they are very fascinated in trains. Freight Train by Donald Crews is a book that inspired my crew to create their very own DIY paper train for hours of play. Here's how to make your own. This post contains affiliate links This month we're featuring Freight Train by Donald Crews for the Virtual Book Club for Kids. It's a colorful and bright book that is inviting to babies, toddlers, preschoolers and even grade schoolers based on the extention ... Read more...

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Creating a Name Train Craft And Train Snack for Preschoolers

Name Train Craft Idea and Train Snack Ideas

Create your very own Name Train with this preschool craft idea.  Plus enjoy a delicious train snack as you read the popular story Freight Train by Donald Crews. Here's how to make this train themed ideas with your preschooler.   Disclosure: This post contains Affiliate Links to Amazon We're featuring Donald Crews  for the Virtual Book Club for Kids this Month!  One of my favorites books by him is Freight Train.  It's such a fun way to teach ... Read more...

Filed Under: Arts, Reading Tagged With: Book Activities, Colors, Kim, Recipe, Trains, Transportation, Virtual Book Club for Kids

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How to Make a Magnetic Construction Site for Kids to Explore

Construction Themed Sensory Bin for Preschoolers with Magnets

Discover through a fun magnetic construction themed activity about magnets!  Create a magnetic construction site!  Here's how. This week we're featuring the book Goodnight, Goodnight Construction Site as our book for the Weekly Virtual Book Club for Kids. With just a few items for around your home, you can make your own sensory play idea for the theme of construction. Plus sneak in a little science too. Let's explore how to create a magnetic construction site. Click here ... Read more...

Filed Under: Reading, Science Tagged With: 100 Fun and Easy Learning Games for Kids, construction, grade school, magnets, Preschool, STEM, trucks, Virtual Book Club for Kids

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Exploring Science with Trains – Discovering Magnetism

Discovering Magnets with Trains

Try these fun ideas for exploring science with trains. Using several train activities your child will use trains to explore and discover magnetism. Exploring Science with Trains Disclosure: This post contains Amazon Affiliate links. Research Before Beginning Kids Activity I admit that I am not an expert when it comes to magnets, but I wanted to have a basic understanding of some key terms to be better able to explain them to my children. A quick 3-5 minute article will help me ... Read more...

Filed Under: Science Tagged With: Amanda, Preschool, STEM, Trains, Transportation

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Preschool Math Activities with Trains

A playful way to learn about math with preschoolers... TRAINS! Explore these preschool math activities with trains. Preschool Math Activities with Trains Preschool math is about counting and number sense (what the number represents) and a whole lot more. When you think of building a strong mathematics base for your child, think beyond the highest number your child can count to. Preschool math is about Numbers, Counting, Operations (adding and subtracting), Shapes, Sorting, ... Read more...

Filed Under: Math Tagged With: Amanda, math, Preschool, Trains, Transportation

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Train Books and Reading Tips

The best collection of train books for kids including train themed fiction and non-fiction books

Choo, choo! The best collection of train books for kids! If you have a train-obsessed child in your life, then you will want to read these terrific train books. Includes both fiction and non-fiction train-themed books for your reader! All aboard!! Disclosure: Amazon Affiliate Links included. All opinions express are my own. The Best Train Books for Kids As a kindergarten teacher, I would read a variety of fiction and non-fiction literature out loud to the children in my classroom on ... Read more...

Filed Under: Reading Tagged With: Book List, grade school, Preschool, STEM, Trains, Transportation, Virtual Book Club for Kids

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Learn to Read with TRAINS Activities for Children

Does your child love trains? Try these playful and fun ideas for learning to read with trains for your preschooler. Disclosure: This post contains Amazon affiliate links. Learning to Read with Trains I believe that a parent interactions with their children at a young age play a vital role in their language development, success in learning to read, and future academic achievements.   PLAY is VERY, VERY important at the preschool age and every child should have an opportunity ... Read more...

Filed Under: Reading Tagged With: Amanda, Preschool, Trains, transportaiton

By Kim Vij

Dinosaur Shapes Game for Kids

Dinosaur Shapes Game for Preschoolers and Toddlers

Creating dinosaur shapes with playdough is the challenge I'm sharing with you this month for Virtual Book Club for Kids. This fun dinosaur game for kids was inspired by the book Goldilocks and the Three Dinosaurs.   This game is ideal for a toddler activity, preschool activity, and even Kindergarten activity.   Here's how to play... This post contains affiliate links.  Dinosaur Shapes Game Materials  Goldilocks and the Three Dinosaurs by Mo ... Read more...

Filed Under: Kids Games, Math Tagged With: Dinosaurs, math, Mo Willems, playdough, Preschool, Shapes, Toddler, Virtual Book Club for Kids

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Learn and Zoom the ABC’s Outside : An Alphabet Car Activity for Kids

Zoom and Learn, a FUN & EASY literacy activity for preschoolers. Get learning outside with this alphabet car activity for kids.

The storage containers for our toy cars no longer shut because they are so full. We've tried to donate some, but my youngest cannot bear to part with any. "They are all my favorite," he says hugging them tightly to his chest. Luckily, he's also at the age where he wants to learn the alphabet so that he can read like his big brother.  So, we are connecting the two with a little outside learning with this fun to play, easy to make alphabet car activity for kids. An Alphabet Car Activity ... Read more...

Filed Under: Reading Tagged With: Amanda, cars, kindergarden, Outdoor Fun, Preschool, Transportation

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Learn the alphabet with Cars: How to make Letter Matching Roads

Letter matching roads: a great way to practice the alphabet outside. Letter learning fun!

My daughter has difficulty tracking objects with her eyes and so we’ve worked on quite a few mazes in the past few years. Mazes are great for requiring kids to use and strengthen hand and eye coordination. We used to go through a LOT of maze books, until I got smarter and started to make my own. This Letter Matching Roads maze is quick to make and FUN to drive cars on. Not only is it good for strengthening hand-eye coordination, but also brings in a little alphabet learning. Making ... Read more...

Filed Under: Reading Tagged With: Alphabet, Amanda, cars, Letter Activities, Outdoor Fun, Preschool, Transportation

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