Our kids love nursery rhymes. We did nursery rhyme themed costumes for Little Bo Peep and Hey Diddle Diddle. This time, I decided to have us explore Star Light, Star Bright as it is one of my favorites from childhood. Kids look so cute in homemade headbands. For this nursery rhyme, we made a star … [Read more...]
Tons of Fun Sight Word Activities
Our kids have been having fun with sight words. It is so much easier to learn to read when you do not need to sound out every single word. Many sight words, such as 'where' would not be easy to sound out and are much better memorized. Check out these fun sight word activities to make memorization more fun and accessible to different types of learners. Our kids love to … [Read more...]
Walrus Dive for Letters
We are getting into the Winter spirit this week with the Playful Preschool theme of Polar Animals. When we visited Sea World when the Sugar Snaps were almost three years old, they were especially fascinated with Walruses. I think there is something charming about them too. Their tusks add a fun element of character to their … [Read more...]
Counting and Reading Skills Trees
Our kids love learning about trees. Greg helped me construct a free printable tree that we used to do a simple art activity which incorporated counting and left to right orientation for reading. We also used it for sight word recognition. *This post contains affiliate links. Read full disclosure here. You will need: Free printable Tree (click link to access … [Read more...]
Alphabet Letter Sounds-Preschool Obstacle Course
After looking into the costs of preschool for our kids, we determined that we could not afford it and so I have started a home preschool. We have had the benefit of Early Intervention services since they were six months old. As a result, we have had many obstacle courses set up in our house. I learned a lot from our therapists and can now come up with my own courses. I have … [Read more...]