Apple-Themed CVC Word Game
Help your beginning reader work on those CVC words with this easy to set up apple-themed word game! Make your own apple-themed CVC word scavenger hunt! To create the “apples” for our CVC word...
View ArticleSight Word Game: Reading Farm
I love mixing sensory play and learning opportunities! This week I created a simple farm-themed sensory bin that included a variety of the CVC words we’ve been practicing. For our “dirt” I...
View ArticleSight Word Tic-Tac-Toe
Looking for a fun way to practice those sight words with the kids? Make your own simple sight word game with sight word tic-tac-toe! To make your own sight word tic-tac-toe game, first draw a...
View ArticleSight Word Game: Read to the Top!
I try to have at least one learning activity each day where the kids are up and moving while learning. One of the easiest ways I’ve done this is by using the stairs. We’ve practiced spelling...
View ArticleSpelling in the Snow
I try to come up with new and fun ways for the kids to work on spelling words and sight words each week. This week we’ve been inspired by the weather and decided to work on our spelling in the...
View ArticlePlastic Egg Learning Activity: Contractions
My seven year-old has been working on contractions lately. To reinforce what she has been learning, I came up with this simple learning activity using plastic eggs. To set up the activity, I...
View ArticleBottle Cap Word Sort
I am always looking for fun ways to work on reading skills with the kids. This week we played a few sight word games with plastic bottle caps to review letter blends we’ve been working on. The first...
View ArticleBottle Cap Sight Word Game
The other day I shared with you our very simple to make bottle cap word sort. So far we have used those bottle caps from the word sort for one other activity: this fun bottle cap sight word game....
View ArticleDrive to the Sight Word
I am always looking for fun ways to get the kids up and moving and practicing reading skills. This fun drive to the sight word game was a huge hit with both my son and daughter, so we wanted to share...
View ArticleNerf Gun Sight Word Shoot
“Mommy, look — we got Nerf guns!” Huge smiles broke out on their faces as they opened their gift from my sister. My brain was already thinking of ways we could put these toys to good use. We have...
View Article15 Fun Ways to Practice Sight Words at Home
If you have a beginning reader, you know that sight words are a big part of the early reading process. Sight words help children gain confidence as they read, and increase a child’s reading speed...
View Article15 Fun Learning Activities with Plastic Eggs
Every year after Easter there seems to be a multitude of pastel colored eggs that take over the house. If your kids are like mine, once all the goodies have been discovered they tend to lose...
View Article15 of the Best Flower Activities for Kids
My favorite sign of spring has to be all the flowers that pop up. I especially love the wild flowers that add splashes of lavender and yellow on our walks in the woods. That’s why I’ve searched the...
View ArticleApple-Themed CVC Word Game
Help your beginning reader work on those CVC words with this easy to set up apple-themed word game! Make your own apple-themed CVC word scavenger hunt! To create the “apples” for our CVC word...
View ArticleSpelling in the Snow
I try to come up with new and fun ways for the kids to work on spelling words and sight words each week. This week we’ve been inspired by the weather and decided to work on our spelling in the...
View ArticlePlastic Egg Learning Activity: Contractions
My seven year-old has been working on contractions lately. To reinforce what she has been learning, I came up with this simple learning activity using plastic eggs. To set up the activity, I...
View ArticleBottle Cap Word Sort
I am always looking for fun ways to work on reading skills with the kids. This week we played a few sight word games with plastic bottle caps to review letter blends we’ve been working on. The first...
View Article50 of the Ultimate Apple Activities
Fall makes me think of colorful leaves crunching beneath my feet and crisp, juicy apples. I must not be alone. Apple activities can be found in almost every preschool and elementary school...
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Bottle Cap Word Sort
I am always looking for fun ways to work on early reading skills with the kids. This week we played a few sight word games with plastic bottle caps to review letter blends we’ve been working on. The...
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Fun Learning Activities with Plastic Eggs
Every year after Easter there seems to be a multitude of pastel colored eggs that take over the house. If your kids are like mine, once all the goodies have been discovered they tend to lose interest...
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