Every summer we make a bucket list of things we want to do. Each year we always have different ideas of what we should do. Last year we did a cross country trip and wrote about things we wanted to try and see. We crossed off our list as we went. I know that writing…
Puzzles have been some of my favorite learning tools. I have always loved having them. These simple puzzles are great for different ages and work wonderfully for learning sight words. These ladybug puzzles are perfect for a bug theme during the spring and summer. These are a great addition to the bug theme printables on…
Some math concepts are so hard to understand. I know that the idea of even and odd is one of those hard math activities. I have kids that always learn better when they have a math aide. The Even & Odd Math Help Mat Printable is the newest math help mat I have made. It…
There are so many math concepts that kids work on during the year. One of them around second grade is even and odd. I know that this can be a struggle for kids. I wanted to have more fun with exploring even and odd in the next few months. Today I have fun task cards…
Every now and then I run across something that I made ages ago that I loved and never put out. Today is one of those printables. My youngest was in love with ladybugs so I made these counting floor numbers for her to count with. They are a great way to work on numbers and…
Bugs are a favorite spring theme for us! We are always doing something with them. Last year we loved some of the ladybug printables that we did. So I wanted to add more. We had so much fun with the ladybug dot marker numbers. I wanted to keep going with them. So today we have…
Prewriting activities don’t have to be hard. I know that not every child is ready for prewriting lines. That is what the dot marker prewriting printables are for. Dot markers are loads of fun and a great way for kids to work on prewriting without tiny lines. The is fun and easy to use. The…
I have always loved dot markers and I always look for new ways to use them! This new printable is a great way to do just that. You get to do dot marker numbers with ladybugs! What is more fun than that? This is a great dot marker printables for those bug-loving kids! These are…
I love having a lot of variety for my prewriting activities. But sometimes, it is just nice to have the dotted lines all going in the same direction. These are easy to use and great for kids that need lots of practice with their prewriting. There are several different pages to use with your kids….
Pictures books are great learning tools at many different ages. You never know what a child might find in a book they want to know more about. My middle has always loved space but her love of space started with books. I encourage my girls even my 13-year-old to look for picture books they might…
Abhor day is always in the spring. It is a great time to learn about trees. There are so many trees in the world and they are all different shapes and sizes. The last few months we have been having a blast just doing fun watercolor paintings. They are always fun to make and it…
We have the next set of the free Romping & Roaring Second grade Sight Word Packs out! Once of a month, four words from the Romping & Roaring Second Grade Sight Word Packs come out free. This month’s words are: these, those, upon, us. These are great activities to work on learning sight words. When…
I love that many different seasons that we can see. I have always loved watching the changes from winter to spring. We are in those changes now and it is fun to see them. I also love the sequencing sets that kids can use to learn about the seasons. And with Earth Day and Arbor…
I love that in the spring the tree all come out with new leaves! We go from bare trees to trees with fun colors of green. I wanted to have something fun to add to our Tree Shape Tracing activity. So I made some fun tree shape matching cards for kids to play with. These…
There are some math concepts that are always hard to learn. Fractions can be one of them. There are so many different ways to look and use fractions. I wanted to create something that would help kids learn their fractions and help with the struggle at the start. I made these free fraction help mats….
Math is always a struggle for some kids and I know that hands-on activities sometimes go better than worksheets. I have always loved matching cards. There are so many ways to use cards. Today I have a fraction matching cards with an Earth Day theme. The recycling Earth Day Fraction matching cards are a fun…
I have always loved easy reader books. They are great for kids to have and learn with. Plus I know that my girls always loved having their own books. And I also know when I see something cute I just want to use it. That is why I have this really fun free I’m not…
I love Themed finds. It is a fun way to change up what you are learning for each season. Earth Day is such a fun theme. It is a great way to remember about the Earth and taking care of it. The Earth Day themed finds are a great way to work in learning with…
I love to be creative with gross motor activities. And I also know that we all enjoy doing gross motor as much as we can. Today, I have a fun gross motor activity using paper rolls! Yup, something you can find around the house. I know we tend to collect them so we can do…
There are so many ways to work numbers and counting. I know that the order of numbers is taught in first and second grade. It is fun to work on but can be a challenge. With Earth Day coming up, I wanted to do something different and putting numbers in order sounded like a great…
I love having no-prep math pages that I can use to review math facts. They make it easy to review them over and over. Today I have a fun Easter Themed Math fact spinning page for multiplication and division facts! I love the different holidays and doing something fun for them. Easter is a great…
Easter is one of my favorite times of the year. I love the theme of easter eggs. I love decorating and doing other activities with them. Today I have fun matching Easter Egg activity that comes in print and cursive. I get requests for cursive every now and then and I try to do some…
I love having fun sequencing sets that kids can work on. It is fun to have seasonal activities for this. I am in love with this new Easter Egg Sequencing! It is a fun creative way to work on steps for a fun activity that kids love to do around Easter. This is a fun…
Easter is such a fun theme and it is always fun to do new activities for each season. I know that fine motor is one skill that people are always looking for more and different ways to do it. Today I have a fun free Easter Egg Prewriting Printable activity, that is sure to be…
The no-prep math packs have been a favorite for us. They are fun to use and great because I can just print a page and use it. I don’t need any extra steps for you to print the pages. Today I have a spring themed set. It is full of flowers, rain and kite themes…
Flowers are a favorite theme and I love that spring has so many fun flower. Today I have a fun set of printables to work subtraction for kids this spring. The free flower subtraction task cards are an easy set of cards for kids to work on learning subtraction. It has two levels of learning…
We have been loving playing with watercolors and oil pastels. They are fun to mix in how you paint and coloring with them. The theme of flowers has always been one that I have loved. A year does not go by that we don’t do something with flowers. Today’s watercolor flower process art is a…
I love sensory bin! They are simple easy to use and are fun sensory play for kids. We always have a sensory bin up. We have repeated a love of the sensory bins we have done. It is fun to set them up and just let my girls have fun with them. Kid have fun…
I have always been a big seasonal activities person and so are my kids. Flowers have always been one of my favorite spring themes! We do so much with them every year. I know that a lot of the common digraphs that kids start learning are ch, sh, th and wh. So today I have…
I love it when the blossoms come out in spring. We have had a long winter and suddenly it is spring and there is color all over. We love looking at all the signs of spring. We have been seeing robins outside more and more. Plus a few of the flowers are starting to grow….