In each of the BOB Books Printables is a section for writing sentences with the words. This is not always something you want to have them do at a young age. Today I’m going to show you an alternative to writing, and still using this early reading printable with your child. The early reading printables…
As we head into summer I thought a set of Free Ocean Calendar Cards would be fun to have. Ocean is a great theme to study for summer as well. This Ocean Calendar Set will also go well with the Ocean Pack, Ocean Pack Update and the Jump In to Summer Learning: Week 2 Ocean….
ABC Phonics Ladders are a great set of printables to have for early reader printables. They are fun and work well with my CVC, CVCE and CVCC words. These allow you to make many different words. The ladders have a Consonant Vowel blend. When I went through the list of things I wanted to use…
Word path or mazes are a fun way to learn and read words. You can do these early reader printables many different ways. They are among my favorite early reader printables. I want to show you a few ways that we use these printables. One again we are using the printables from Early Reader Printables:…
It is time for the Virtual Book Club again. This time we have a fun green yarn sheep craft to go with the book we picked for Mem Fox. This is a fun hands on craft that goes really well with the book. It was hard to pick just one book for this author! We…
I hear these words often, “your house always looks so nice”. Well, if you knew me you would never say that. There is a lot that happens or does not happen when you blog. If you are a blogger some things are very nicely staged that way. Today for Mother’s Day a few bloggers are…
The latest in the Dot Marker Printables is Bugs! This is a great addition to the Free Bug Pack. Dot markers are a fun way to learn and get some fine motor activities as well. This is a new addition to the Bug printables on 3 Dinosaurs. I love the variety that dot markers give…
Exploring bugs is always something fun. Sensory bins are a great way to explore something and get a great sensory experience at the same time. This is a good activity to add on when doing the Bug Pack. One of the girls favorite books to read is Bugs! Bugs! Bugs! by Bob Barner. You get…
A favorite time for us during the spring is to look outside for bugs! It is a big sign that spring is finally here. For us after a big winter it is always fun to look for those signs of spring. We do this activity for several days not just one, because you never know…
We love the Early Reader Books from BOB Books. There is a wide collection of ages for reading and learning. I am now using them for a third time to help my youngest to help her learn to read. I thought this would be a perfect chance to show you how I use some of…
The blossoms on the trees is one of my favorite parts of spring. The girls and I made some fun Spring Blossoms to hang in our windows at home. Before we started this activity we read a few books one of which was Seasons by Anne Crausaz. I just love to read that book. I…
Folktales are a this months Poppins Book Nook Theme. I really like how many different Folktales there are. Folktales are also hard to distinguish from fairy tales. It is a story passed down and often has a moral to the story. There is often no fairies or magic in them. It is also an oral…
This months Virtual Book Clubs Author is Mem Fox. She has fun and creative books! When pulled out my sheet to look at the author for this month I did not recognize the name at all. I was surprised that I did have one of her books. It is Time for Bed, which we read…
The update for the Star Wars Pack is done! Just in time for May 4th! Be sure to check out the Original Star Wars Pack. Last year Royal Baloo and I did a joint project and put our Star Wars packs out. This year we are doing the same thing again! We have both done…
Check out this months top posts, all the free printables from April 2014 and top referrers. See the links below for all the printables. This is my month thank you post for all that everyone does to help me out! Thanks to all those that subscribe through email to get the posts! Top 10 Posts…
Check out this months goals and a free Gratitude Journal Printable! Every month I have been making goals and April did not go as well as I planned and I let stupid things get in the ways. I’m going to keep my goals this time and work each day of them. I will work hard…
Look for new books to read to you kids? Check out April 2014 Book Finds! You are going to the wordless books, over coming fears, finding what is different and books with humor in them. Each month we are always looking for new books. You never know what book you are going to find. This…
Traffic light fun while learning the words stop and go. Explore the book while learning some early reading activities. We read Go! Go! Go! Stop!. We just LOVED this book. It was fun and a great way to be interactive as well. This is a great way to learn about what stop lights do as…
How do you use your Calendar Cards? Is a comment question that I get asked. I love calendars. They teach so many different skills. Every month you see the great cards but don’t know what you would do with them. You lack space to put them up and no where to store them. I thought…
Spring is a great time to study the Life cycle of a plant! You can learn about how seeds grow with this great pack that works for tot, preschool, prek, kindergarten, and first grade. You have a mix of hands-on and no-prep printables for kids to use to learn all the great terms. The Life…
Spring flowers are in bloom and I love how pretty they are. We made some fun Paper Plate Flower Wreaths to hang inside our house. Since pollen is a big issue at our house we do lots of flower activities that we can have inside. I love how flexible you can be with flower activities….
Wall Cards are a great way for kids to see different parts of learning to read. The Free Digraph wall cards are great for learning the digraphs that kids can learn about. The wall cards are great because she shows the digraph and picture that matches the digraph. These are wonderful for learning to read….
For the next spring calendar is going to be flowers. I just love flowers. They are always something beautiful and always changing. Flowers are very much apart of spring. I picked a few of my favorites for this calendar. The pattern set I picked tulip and daffodil. They are some of the first flowers out…
This is the second calendar set for those in Southern Hemisphere. It is pumpkins this time. I hope that everyone there is having a nice fall. This set works really well with the Pumpkin Pack. You can also use the Fall Pack and Fall Dot Markers with these calendar sets. Graphics from Melonheadz Illustrating and…
I hope that you enjoy this set of pictures for the Peas and Carrots are the hosts for the 365 Day Challenge. Early Morning Light The girls having fun Pink Hyacinths Flowers in the snow First Daffodil that we have seen Our one eye kitty Outside having some gross motor fun Do you have a…
Around this time of year is the reenactment of the Ride of Paul Revere. I’ve always wanted to do something for it with my girls. As part of that, I’ve made this Free American Revolutionary War Pack. This American Revolutionary War Pack was made for kids 2 to 8. There are activities for the various…
With Earth Day coming up we have been doing some fun tree fine motor activities. I thought I would post a few that my youngest did the other day. We have included links to some of the products and resources we have used with this activity. If you purchase via the links we may earn…
After having so much fun with our Easter Egg Number Matching. I though since we have been working on various CVC words with my middle Amelia, that we would have some fun with that. I also love to do puzzles with the girls. What you need for this activity: Jumbo Foam Easter Eggs (24 pieces…
For the Virutal Book Club For Kids we read The Cow Who Clucked. I found this books to be a long to fun. You can explore the sounds that each animal makes. It is fun to pause for the kids to say “Cluck, Cluck” for the cow. For this activity, since we are doing the…
I hope that you enjoy this set of pictures for the Peas and Carrots are the hosts for the 365 Day Challenge. The first bee we saw this spring! Our walk and we saw a water wheel Sunset after a walk Flowers coming up Running Around outside Flower in the green ivy Treasure found outside…