In the early years, nursery rhymes are an important way to explore rhyming words and phonemic awareness. Songs and chants are a fun way to play with different words and how they sound. Pointing out rhyming words in books as you read and playing rhyming games with real and silly words are other ways to …
Easter is quickly approaching. Here are our favorite Preschool Easter Activities. Before you put away your Easter baskets, check out all of the ways you can use plastic Easter eggs to make learning fun this time of year. Although these activities are recommended for preschoolers, that doesn’t mean that older children and younger children won’t …
Here at The Activity Mom we love any excuse to sneak in learning fun. Here are our favorite St. Patrick’s Day Activities for Preschoolers and older toddlers too. From St. Patrick’s Day crafts to rainbow preschool activities, young children will love these fun ideas in the month of March. St. Patrick’s Day Crafts Making …
These Jonah and the Whale free printables will be perfect for your Sunday School class or for home lessons. Young children are fascinated and learn from the Bible story of Jonah. The following activities are awesome Jonah and the Whale activities that your children or students will love! Jonah and the Whale Free Printables …
These popular children’s books are some of our favorites! From fun crafts and literacy activities to a fun game and activities that strengthen fine motor skills, you are sure to find a fun way to extend your favorite books with young children. These activities based on children’s books are a great way to remember and …
Include all things pumpkin in your lesson plans this Fall. These pumpkin preschool activities are a great way for young children in a preschool classroom or at home to have so much fun learning and exploring. Pumpkin Themed Math Activities Buy plastic little pumpkins at the grocery store to work on counting, number …
This collection of ice cream activities is a fun way to celebrate Summer and make learning fun! Did you know July is national ice cream month? These educational activities will help you celebrate with your favorite young children. Ice Cream Printables Play the Ice Cream Game This simple Ice Cream Scoop Game …
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 …
A printable matching game is a great first activity to try with your toddler or preschooler. You can print a card game and match, sort, or play Memory with these cards. Here’s a collection of 60+ FREE printable matching games and printable memory games for your preschooler or toddler: Matching Colors Young children can …
Kids of ALL ages will love the Snowman Game! It can be used to practice almost any skill, from letters and numbers to words and multiplication. Here are a few ideas to get you started: Snowman Colors Game Feed your snowman snowballs (pom poms). Name the color of each snowball as you feed it to …
My annual, printable Activity Advent Countdown is back! It includes ideas, printables, and resources found around the web to make counting down to Christmas with your toddlers and preschoolers fun and educational. 2013 Activity Advent Countdown 1. Toilet Paper Tube Tree Painting 2. Christmas Memory or Matching 3. Christmas Tree Sticker Matching 4. Snowglobe …
Make math experiences fun with these Math Games, organized by age from Toddlers to Age 6. Early Toddler DIY Baby Abacus Roll and Count (Early Toddler Game) Count and Sort Preschool Wonder Pets Dice Game (printable) DIY Bottle Top Counting Cards Parking Lot Number Practice Roll a ____ Dice Games …