My girls still love sensory bins, and water beads happen to be some of their favorite things to play with. They find them calming and relaxing. We also love changing up the sensory bins for the seasons! This bin is loads of hours of play, plus it is fun to dig through the bin and…
Every season it is fun to have some things that are consistent and fun. That is one reason that I have loved these counting mats. They have skills that kids are learning plus they are fun. And you can change up with season or themes. Today we have a free St. Patrick’s Day counting mats….
We love doing crafts as months change. Valentines is one of our favorite holidays to do crafts. We have done several over the years. My girls had so much fun with our Christmas Washi Tape Wreaths; they asked to make another washi tape wreath. This is a simple Valentines Washi Tape Wreath that kids can…
It seems that holidays are a great time for placemats of all kinds. I was looking around and saw I did not have a Valentine’s themed set! I thought this would be a perfect time to make some. I know that at times I’m looking for ways to keep my girls at the table longer…
Reading is something we are always doing and changing. We totally loved the transportation reading charts. We had so much fun. The charts keep my girls reading and working toward goals. It is amazing how fun it is to fill up a chart and get a fun reward. These charts are similar to the summer…
I’m always looking for new ways to do sight words. We have done several sensory bags but I don’t think I’ve ever posted about them! This time was a sensory bag puzzle challenge! My girls love playing in a sensory bin and sensory bags. We have done a lot with them. I love putting them…
There are always kids who just don’t do well with flashcards. No matter how many times we drill them on the same cards they just don’t get it. Hands-on mats are an excellent visual way to get them learning their math facts. I just love these mats because they show the ten frame that will…
Counting is a basic math skill that helps when kids learn addition and other math skills. It is one type of learning that kids need. And I know my girls always loved to learn with different themes. You start with the ten frame and then build the picture on the side. These have been popular…
We have another fun week of themed printables here. This time we have Valentines as our themed week. Valentines is such a fun theme to work with. This is going to be our week series for February. We are starting early because we wanted to make sure you got these before Valentines and had loads…
Hanukkah is almost here and I have had a request to add some fun placemats! It is fun to add something different when celebrating the different holidays. I know that my girls don’t always want to sit while waiting for a meal or when they are finished. By adding a placemat they can color or…
Every now and then it is fun to change things up. I love doing gross motor and book activities. We have done several over the years. This year I’m adding a Christmas book: the Polar Express! This book is a christmas favorite at our house. I wrote this guest post for Rainy Day Mum! You…
I love changing up what we are doing and working on something new. Christmas comes but once a year but the Nativity is one of my favorite parts. I’m always looking for fun ways to work on it. Every year I work on something for my girls to learn with. The Nativity is such a…
I’m always looking for something fun and easy for my girls and me to make. And this wreath was a perfect post school craft for us to do. A lot of times we are just looking for simple and easy plus fun for all of us. If you saw our washi tape Christmas trees we…
Christmas is one of my favorite seasons. It is always fun to create and make fun activities for it. I’m always looking for something new to do. We have really enjoyed the seasonal finds each month. It has given us a fun way to work on many different subjects. ABC Letter, Numbers, Shapes, Skip Counting,…
As we enter the holiday season, it gets colder outside, and my girls just love to be moving around. Every year we do different types of gross motor activities. I love to change up what we do. These dice are an easy way to let them get some gross motor in when they need to…
Every year, we have done some types of Christmas crafts during the season. We have tons of fun making them and enjoy it. This year, we made some Washi tape Christmas Trees. It was a suggestion from my 11-year-old that we make a Christmas tree craft. She also said it might be fun to use…
Christmas has to be one of my favorite times of the year. I just love it! And this year I’m adding a few easy reader books to make the season a little bit fun! This is the first of the easy reader books that will be coming out. This one has a fun Christmas Cookie…
At a particular time in school, you start learning short and long vowel sounds. They are sometimes easy and sometimes hard. It is something that is fun to review now and then. We have been working on CVC vs. CVCe at home. This Christmas tree sorting is a lot of fun for this activity. Plus…
My girls are always looking for bookmarks for their book. We can never have enough of them. We love changing up the bookmarks with each season. My girls asked for some Christmas themed ones. It is always nice to just be able to print a bookmark when we need one. Plus kids love changes in…
Writing is something kids are always working on. It varies as they get older but there is always writing to do. Christmas it just around the corner and I thought some fun Christmas writing paper would be fun! I love that by changing one thing it can make learning fun for kids. Plus we are…
There are so many different sounds work on when kids are learning to read. Words that have blends is a big part of that. Since I’m doing Christmas printables, I thought it would be fun to have one for a blend we hear at Christmas time. That is the “tr-” for the tree. Today I…
Every year I learn something new when I’m working with my girls on math. The last few years was the idea of grouping and arrays for multiplication. It is a hard concept for some kids to understand. There are groups of numbers that make more numbers. I showed some of this in the Winter multiplication…
I know that not all of my girls learn the same way. One learns great with flashcards, another with worksheets and one needs anyway I can teach it for her to learn. I have made different things to meet those needs. Today is a free hands-on Christmas tree fraction activity that we did with stormtroopers…
There are always kids who just don’t do well with flashcards. No matter how many times we drill them on the same cards they just don’t get it. Hands-on mats are an excellent way to get them learning their math facts. I just love these mats because they show the ten frame that will be…
Math facts are something kids need to learn. They most often have to memorize the facts by repeating them over and over. It is not always fun to do. Plus you have to work on how the different math facts work together.This no prep Christmas math facts printable is a great way to work on…
Math facts are something we are always working on. It seems that no matter how many times we work on them we still need more practice. I have a mix of where my girls are in their learning. I’m always looking to see what fun ways we can work on them. They have just loved…
After using clip cards the last month for math, my girls asked me to make more. I thought we would try some for skip counting. The free skip counting clip have a fun Christmas themed to them. This is the start of the 12 days of Christmas Printables! Clip Cards are great for working fine…
After Royal Baloo and I did the 31 days of Free Printables in October, which we had a BLAST doing. We thought it would be fun to do something for Christmas! Plus who does not love having new printables to use. Christmas has to be one of my favorite times of the year! There are…
Easy reader books for different seasons are for kids to have. They are always trying to learn and try new things. Thanksgiving has many different themes for the holiday. Today we have a fun Pilgrims Easy Reader Books. These pilgrim-themed books have several version to match up to the level of your kids reading levels….
Thanksgiving is a great time of year to reflect on many different things. I love this time of year, and so does Royal Baloo. There are so many things to learn about Thanksgiving. This 31 days has been so much fun. Here are all Thanksgiving printables from the week PLUS all our other Thanksgiving printables!…