How many in a dollar? That is a tricky question for young children. Whether you are working with nickels, dimes, or quarters, here is a printable to help visualize this concept. Yesterday we sorted coins so I decided to help B figure out how many of each coin are in a dollar. I …
B has been really interested in money lately and I’m anxious for him to learn about it. We started with just sorting coins and talking about them. We took them out of his bank to sort which added some excitement and counted them after we were done sorting. You can print these coin cards to use …
This rhyming game is fun for beginning readers and ANY “I Have Who Has” game is a hit with the kids! We’ve had a lot of fun with this rhyming/beginning reading game from Little Literacy Learners. This is the first time we’ve played “I Have, Who Has”. No matter which card starts, it …
It’s no secret that Letter Factory is my hero! I couldn’t believe how fast B learned his letters and letter sounds from watching that video. Then I swooped in with other activities to reinforce them like these Leapfrog Letter Factory Flashcards. Running with Scissors has these free, printable Leapfrog Letter Factory flashcards. …
This Word Roll Game is a great one for beginning readers. Not only to they get to have fun reading words, but they also get experience working with a chart. To play this game you will need 2 dice (cover one with stickers and write letters on it) and the game board that you can print at …
B is really into super heroes right now so I made him this super hero grid game. Feel free to print a copy. Grid games are great for: one to one correspondence working left to right number identification counting How to Play: Roll the die. Put the corresponding number of counters on the mat from …
We’ve been playing with words! Building sentences, sorting words, and answering questions with the word magnets. Fun! I printed dolsch words and common nouns onto magnetic sheets (found at an office supply store) and then cut them out. Here’s page 1 and page 2 of the dolsch word printables if you’d like to make your own. There are a few …
Play kitchen recipes have been a big hit with B lately! Using them along with his play kitchen and pretend food has been so much fun! The play kitchen recipes include fruit salad, vegetable soup, and cookies. Print the free, Play Kitchen Recipes to use in your own play kitchen. It is a …
This Super Mario Word Family Printable is awesome. These Word Pipes are the perfect way for any Super Mario lover to practice making words! Visit The Linton Academy to print your own and to read about different ways to use them.
I found this printable phonics board game at Adventures in Mommydom. I printed it and we matched the words to the pictures. I loved the variety of cvc words it had. Visit Adventures in Mommydom to print the game and to see how she recommends playing it.
B and I played this “Melt an Ice Cube” game from My Montessori Journey and loved it! Roll the dice, refer to the chart to see what to do with your ice cube (things like hold it in your hand, drop it in water, sprinkle salt on it, etc.), and whoever melts their ice cube first wins. So …
This magnetic Mr. Potato Head printable may interest you because you remember your Mr Potato Head toys from when you were younger. Or maybe your child likes the characters (Mrs Potato Head too) from the movie Toy Story. Either way, this activity is a great idea for young children and is a fun way to …