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
Kids can learn letters through fun activities. From art to crafts to active gross motor activities. They can learn in any environment. Browse through to find all sorts of letter learning fun!
Learning Letters Lineup. Squirt!
May 6, 2013 by 4 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
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
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
14 Learning Activities for Toddlers
January 31, 2013 by 3 Comments
Learning activities for toddlers are pretty much as basic as it gets when it comes to intentional learning activities.
These learning activities are more to introduce a concept to the toddler, then to test his knowledge on it.
Some basic things an older toddler
Upper & Lowercase Letters: Heart Matching
January 25, 2013 by 5 Comments
Recognizing letters and learning their ABCs is one thing for a preschooler to learn, but learning both upper and lowercase letters I found is completely another.
I had no idea what Henry knew at this point when
50 Incredible Alphabet Activities for Preschoolers
August 6, 2012 by 25 Comments
It’s almost time for back to school and these alphabet activities will come in handy!
As a preschooler, I don’t really think a lot is expected for them to know. Some basics are good though, like colors,
