As part of the Summer Reading program I’m doing alongside A Mom with a Lesson Plan and Creative with Kids, I’m going to work through the areas of learning that needs to be learned before actually reading.
First on 
Learning Letters Lineup. Squirt!
May 6, 2013 by 6 Comments
George has been learning his letters and its amazing me how easily he’s catching on.
I don’t think he’s quite there to know all the letter just be seeing them. So I set up a learning activity that
Simple Machines for Kids: The Pulley
April 15, 2013 by 8 Comments
A fun way to learn about simple machines for kids. And it was simple. This one is all about the pulley.
I’m not sure if the boys saw this in a show or not, but they were trying to make their own pulley around
Learning Patterns with Blocks
April 8, 2013 by 7 Comments
Henry loves to pattern. Once he began learning patterns, he calls them out all the time. Everything seems to have a pattern, I swear!
But… I noticed something. Henry only knows how to pattern with colors.
Maybe he did know how to do it
Number Activity: Learn to Count with Grain Bins
April 7, 2013 by 24 Comments
Got a farmer? Try a simple number activity to practice counting to five! This farm activity was a sneaky way to get Henry excited to learn to count!
I’ve been having a little bit of a hard time getting Henry to want to
Bean Bag Toss as a Sight Word Game
April 1, 2013 by 2 Comments
The ABC mat came in handy, once again, as a mat for a bean bag toss that came into play for a fun sight word game for Henry.
We’ve used the ABC mat in the past for learning
Spot the Sight Word
March 27, 2013 by 5 Comments
A new thing for us. Henry’s learning sight words! This has been such a treat to practice with him. I set up a simple ‘assignment’ [wow, am I the homework mom now?] to begin learning sight words.
Henry mastered his
Mixing Colors on the Window
March 25, 2013 by 1 Comment
I set up an activity for mixing colors, without actually mixing them physically, just with light.
As you may know, I love activities and crafts for the window. We have a huge picture window in our living room that just
Scavenger Hunt with Alphabet Photos
March 14, 2013 by 2 Comments
I always love scavenger hunts. The boys love them. Not sure why, buts it’s always fun to hunt for something!
Fun at Home with Kids shared this fun way to search for the alphabet with photos! How creative!
Egg Scavenger Hunt to Make Words
March 12, 2013 by 4 Comments
I set up a fun scavenger hunt with plastic eggs, with a twist of making words by matching up the found letters.
Set up for the Egg Scavenger Hunt:
I wrote a few spring related words on a piece of
Learning with Blocks: Shapes & Colors
March 6, 2013 by
I went back to the basics for George to learn shapes and colors with a block activity since he’s been all about the blocks lately.
A very fast setup [excuse the scribbles on the paper!]. While the boys were
3 Math Games: A Hands on Mom Feature
February 28, 2013 by Leave a Comment
Math games using the number mat from Melissa and Doug! Great ideas submitted by The Pleasantest Thing.
Sort by Color Button Activity
February 24, 2013 by 1 Comment
A simple sort by color activity for toddlers. This is simplified to make it as easy as it gets for toddlers just learning their colors.
George has been slowly learning his colors. Ever so slowly. Some days it seems like he gets it
A Race to Learn Phonics: A Hands on Mom Feature
February 22, 2013 by Leave a Comment
Trisha of Inspiration Laboratories submitted this fun way to learn phonics with a Letter Sound Race!
My favorite activities in one. Learning and getting the kids moving! This phonics race can be adapted to many levels,
Fruity O’s Rainbow Color Craft
February 14, 2013 by 25 Comments
This is a fun rainbow craft for kids to practice their colors. Use whatever colored cereal you have to make this colorful rainbow!
Rainbows are a great medium for kids to practice their colors, you could also go on
Valentine Letter Learning & Matching Activity
February 4, 2013 by 2 Comments
Match up Scrabble letter tiles to candy hearts for a letter learning activity that’s perfect for Valentine’s Day!
The boys have been begging for a water activity lately. And seriously, I am just blank lately!
This is what I came up with… though I
