Ready for St. Patrick’s Day writing prompts? Along with our other fun St. Patrick’s Day activities, we’ve been working on these creative writing prompts. These fun writing prompts are a great way to get creative in the month of March. This is a fun activity to include in a writing center this St Patricks Day. …
Our favorite Winter Writing prompts are a great way to get creative juices flowing for your young writers in the month of January. You will find ideas for short stories, creative writing prompt ideas, and great ideas for journal writing. Whether you use these in a writing center or for extra practice over Winter break, …
Here’s a simple and inexpensive way to help your young child become an author in just a few easy steps. Children are already authors and illustrators! We should be teaching them that and encouraging them in that way. They don’t need to wait until they grow up to become an author, they are one already! …
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 like in this I is for Iguana tutorial. Check out why I started this series of drawing tutorials for kids and make sure to scroll down to …
There are so many ways you can learn with these foam Easter eggs that can be found at craft stores before or after Easter. Counting with Easter Eggs for Toddlers and Preschoolers- Match the numeral to the amount of stickers used to decorate the egg. 4 Ways to Learn with Foam Easter Eggs for Older Children – …
10 Ways to Create a Literacy Rich Environment at Home for Your Toddler Turn your home into a place of learning for your tot. It doesn’t take too much time or energy to put these ideas together for your little ones. Create a home library and always make books available to your toddler Organize your …
Sticker stories can be done with any age and you can work on a variety of skills. I used to do these in my classroom all the time, so I decided to give it a try at home! My girls received this amazing sticker book as a gift, and if you have girls, I highly …
N isn’t ready to write letters yet, but I still want to expose her to how letters are formed and the letters of her name. So while we continue to play with playdough, use scissors, tongs, and clothes pins, and spray things with the spray bottle (all of these things strengthen wrist and hand …
Halloween is right around the corner. Have fun using your imagination while encouraging your young writer with a few creative Halloween story starters. These are great for family time. Share a combined oral story around the table or for independent writing combine it with an author’s night. Have your child illustrate their story as well using a …
Roll and Draw was a fun game for both of my children. I initially wanted my 2 1/2 year old to experience the game so that she could practice drawing lines in a fun way, but I quickly realized that my 5 1/2 year old had just as much fun with it. Materials: a kleenex …
Easter is right around the corner! Have fun stretching your child’s creative thinking skills with these Easter story starters. Print these story starters for FREE with the link below. 1. Twas the night before Easter… 2. I couldn’t believe my eyes. My Easter basket was filled with… 3. Easter morning, I looked out my …
Here are a few ideas that will help keep your child excited and interested in writing practice. Writing in Rice Also try sand, shaving cream, whipped cream, or pudding. photo courtesy of Let’s Explore Paint Bag Writing You can also try hair gel in the bag. Printable Letter Tracing Cards These are great for …