Activity for ages 3 to 6. This alphabet matching activity is purr-fect for practicing uppercase and lowercase pairs – an important early literacy skill – or playing THREE different literacy games! Scroll below to grab your freebie and then make sure to hop over and snag our pumpkin counting clip cards for more fall fun. […]
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56 Emergent Reader Books
Books for ages 4 to 6. It’s never been easier to give your newest readers “just right” books all year long! Give your library of emergent readers a HUGE boost with this MEGA bundle of 56 emergent reader book sets. They’re perfect for Pre-K and kindergarten! Snag your set in our shop or on Teachers […]
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Science Emergent Readers
Activities for ages 4 to 6. Whether you need to build your classroom library or are hunting for emergent reader books that will keep students motivated, these science little reader books are sure to do the trick! The five non-fiction emergent reader books are a motivating and easy prep way to help kids build critical […]
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Summer Emergent Reader Books
Activities for ages 4 to 6. Whether you need to build your classroom library or are hunting for emergent reader books that will keep students motivated, these summery stories are sure to do the trick! The five summer-themed emergent reader books are a motivating and easy prep way to help kids build critical pre-reading skills. […]
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Handwriting Activity Pages
Activity for ages 4 to 6. Looking for an easy way to make handwriting fun for kids?! Print these five free handwriting activity pages below to enjoy tons of motivating practice. Love them? Grab the entire pack of handwriting activity sheets (including a D’nealian and British English set) in our shop or on Teachers Pay Teachers! Free […]
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Christmas Activity Pack
Activities for ages 3 to 6. ‘Tis the season for Santa Claus, jingle bells and sweet treats. I love it! This go-to Christmas Activity Pack includes 23 elf-approved math and literacy activities bundled together in one easy instant download. It’s perfect for Pre-K and Kindergarten. Grab your set in my shop or on Teachers Pay Teachers. Literacy Activities Inside you’ll […]
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240+ Word Work Activities… And Growing!
For ages 3 to 7. Do you spend countless hours hunting down “good fit” word work activities for each of your reading groups? Word work is an amazing way to take students’ reading to the next level because it gives kids a chance to play with words – breaking them apart, putting them back together, reading and writing […]
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Easy Writing Journals for Toddlers and Preschoolers
Regardless of where children are in their writing development, they love showing off their skills. These writing journals for toddlers and preschoolers are easy to put together and are sure to keep young kids telling stories and practicing their writing skills in the most genuine and natural ways. Regardless of where they are in the phases of writing […]
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10 Beginning Reader Books for Boys
Like anything in life, we all know that the best way to learn how to read is to spend time reading so I knew I needed motivating books that would get my sons’ brains excited to practice… I just couldn’t find them. So I pulled together this set of 10 motivating, boy-tested early reader books about things my boys love […]
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Name Writing Workbook
Activity for ages 3 to 5. My son knows how to write all of his letters and numbers, but the sizing, spacing, and smoothness needs a fair amount of improvement. To help him work on handwriting skills in a motivating way, I wanted him to practice writing my son’s favorite word: his name! I created this fun name writing workbook so […]
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Pencil Grasp Development in Preschoolers
Activities for ages 2 to 4. Pencil grasp development in preschoolers is a complex topic. Acquiring the correct pencil grasp is one of the most important physical skills children develop and most of that takes place during the preschool years. Children transition from holding a pencil with a very crude grasp to something that nearly resembles a more advanced, […]
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Airport Scavenger Hunt
Traveling with young kids can be stressful but we’re here to help. Print this free airport scavenger hunt before you go and enjoy some fun, screen-free entertainment while you wait to board. {You could find most of the items on the scavenger hunt when you’re cooped up on the airplane too!} Grab Your Copy Print your free airport […]
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5 Things Kids Should Know Before Kindergarten
Wondering what your soon-to-be kindergartener needs to know before the first day? As a kindergarten teacher, I spent many days leading up to the start of school calming parents’ anxiety about their child’s transition. Not knowing what their child REALLY needed to know was unnerving. To ease their uncertainty, I passed along this checklist of the top […]
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Very Hungry Caterpillar Puzzles
The Very Hungry Caterpillar is one of our family’s favorite children’s stories. We’ve read it so many times that Big Brother {age 5.5} can recite the words without even cracking open the book. So I was excited to pull together a fun follow up activity for my kids: Very Hungry Caterpillar puzzles. These simple, colorful puzzles […]
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Building LEGO Names
What better way to get kids really looking at how letters are built than by constructing them with LEGOS?! This hands-on name activity is a great preschool work station, name game or afternoon project. Getting Ready The prep for this activity depends on the age and skill of your little builder. For my 5 year old, A, […]
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Pumpkin Spice Salt Tray
Activity for ages 3 to 6. Salt tray writing is a super simple, multi-sensory way to encourage prewriting skills or practice forming letters and words. The addition of a little orange food color and a dash of pumpkin pie spice had my 2.5 and 4.5 year old clambering to get their hands on our pumpkin […]
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Magic Letters Name Game
Activity for ages 3 to 5. Looking for a quick and fun name game for kids? Names are one of the first words many children learn to read and write and this low prep name game is an exciting way to practice them. In Magic Letters, kids learn how to spell their name by making the letters magically appear. Fun, […]
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20 ABC Games for Boys
Activities for ages 3 to 5. ABC games are a great way to teach kids the names and sounds of letters. What makes this roundup of 20 ABC games a little different is that it’s filled with boy-tested and strongly approved activities that are about the things boys love most. No worksheets allowed. So roll up your sleeves, pull on your fireman […]
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100+ Preschool Activities
Activities for 3 to 5 year olds. I love finding preschool activities that make learning fun for my kids – science projects, math games, ABC games… you name it, I’m a fan. That’s why I was excited to pull together a list of more than 100 of my favorite hands-on preschool activities from across the web so that I could find tons […]
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October’s Playful Learning Checklist
Activities for ages 3 to 5. Happy October! I am so excited to pass along our playful October themed learning checklist. Just like last month, all of the activities teach kids important literacy, math and science skills using little or no setup. If you’re a parent, the lists are an easy way to incorporate learning into […]
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August’s Playful Learning Checklist
Activities for ages 3 to 5. With summer still in full swing, it can be difficult to find things to keep your little ones engaged and learning. We have your back! Work on shapes, write a letter to their new teacher, do some counting and more! Just scroll below to grab your free playful learning checklist. […]
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June’s Playful Learning Checklist
Activities for ages 3 to 5. Summer is finally here! But that doesn’t mean that the learning has to stop. Go on a bear hunt, put together a wishlist for summer fun, learn about colors and more. Scroll below to grab your free playful learning checklist, add a dash of sunshine and you’re all set […]
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10 Printable Early Reader Books for Girls
This pack of 10 printable early reader books is filled with things girls love most: dress up, princesses, fairies, baking, pets and more. Grab your copy in the shop or on Teachers Pay Teachers! What’s Inside? These high interest early reader books include pictures that closely match the words so that even the newest reader can confidently read […]
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