Drawing Through the Alphabet is a fun way for children to work on forming letters, use fine motor skills to draw lines and curves, and reinforce beginning letter sounds. Check out why I started these simple drawing tutorials for beginning readers and writers at Drawing Through the Alphabet Letter A. Drawing Tips: I …
My Drawing Through the Alphabet Series started because I knew it would be really valuable for children who like to draw and are learning their letters and letter sounds to have drawing tutorials where the object they were drawing starts with that letter and letter sound. We love how to draw tutorials for …
Today we took our learning to our favorite place: outdoors!! I wrote the alphabet and numbers 0-20 on our driveway in chalk. Learning letters and numbers outside is so much fun. He sang the alphabet as I wrote the letters and we counted together as I wrote the numbers. With the alphabet, we said it …
There are so many ways you can have fun learning with magnetic letters. From sorting and matching to spelling and reading, here are several of our favorite ideas. Make sure to scroll all the way down to see which ones are our favorites (durable and strong). Take your magnetic letters to the …
My daughter (4 years old) is really showing interest in letters, especially those in her name. So today we worked on making a letter collage using the first letter in her name – C! I drew the letter in marker on a piece of colored cardstock. Then had her trace the curves that make up …
It’s summer. It’s hot. Really really hot. I also have a 3 year old who has no interest in being indoors. So we are outside a lot. He also is really into learning letters now that he has his name mastered. Therefore, I give you our version of Water Phonics. You basically only need two …
School is off to a good start this year. My two year old is adjusting to being at home without big sister and big brother to keep her entertained. Now that we are getting settled into our new schedule, I have found that Miss C likes to be busy and enjoys learning about everything around …
I found a set of plastic rings at the craft store (You may also find these at party supply stores.) and put together a fun phonics game to help my daughter both sound out simple words, and then blend the sounds together to read the word. I collected some tiny objects from around the house. …
You’ve heard The Activity Moms rave about tiny objects and how our preschoolers and even older children LOVE them! And we love how much they can LEARN with them! We’ve used our tiny objects in a toddler activity (also great for busy bags) to match a few tiny objects to their beginning letter. We’ve filled …
Are you looking for FREE do a dot marker printables? Here’s a list of free, printable dot marker pages organized from A to Z. Use these pages at parties, play groups, or to compliment what your young children are interested in and learning about. Where to Buy Do-a-Dot Markers You can purchase your do a …
Sensory Tubs are so much fun for babies, toddlers, and preschoolers (moms too)! Your child will scoop, pour, experiment, and discover all sorts of things from colors and shapes, to magnets and ecosystems all while developing fine motor skills. Explore with a purpose or have fun pretending. The possibilities are endless! Below are hundreds of …
In an effort to expose my daughter to the alphabet in a fun, pressure-free way, I’ve been working to integrate it into our play. This week we have been learning about pets, so I made these ABC dog bones to feed our “pet” puppy with this alphabet puppy game! Alphabet Puppy Game As …