If you want a quick, editable activity for practicing sight words, this spinner is a simple but effective idea! Even if your child just has a spare 30 seconds before heading out the door they can use this to practice a couple of sight words. When you only have a minute This activity is part […]
10 Ways to Count at Home
Creating opportunities for kids to count at home is brilliant! a) Because it keeps kids engaged and occupied; b) because they have fun and learn at the same time; and c) because it makes us feel like super parents. I am not an advocate of organising learning activities for your kids all day every day, […]
Find and Trace Numbers 1-20
Do you want to encourage your child to trace numbers? If they’re just starting out and need to consolidate their fine motor skills and confidence with numbers this activity can help! To prepare to trace numbers Just print off the colour or black and white pictures in the printable and you’re ready to go! You’ll find the […]
10 Ways to Count Outside
Looking for inspiration to encourage your kids to count outside while they’re playing? Check out these great ideas! Count outside with these ideas! 1. One to one correspondence Number counting from Tutus & Tea Parties. A great precursor for learning to count, draw a circle for each number of objects needed so it’s managable for […]
9 Ways to Maximize Your Child’s Working Memory #16
Is your child super forgetful and can’t seem to follow instructions? They may have a poor working memory. Working memory is extremely important for learning and this post goes through some ways we can help our kids improve their working memories and function more successfully both at home and at school. You can listen to this […]
Editable Writing Mats
Using writing mats where there are words ready-to-go can help kids cut down their ‘trying to think of a word’ time and let them focus on how they’re putting the words together. And the best thing is there’s an editable mat, too, so the kids can choose what words they want included! Brilliant for kids […]
10 Ways to Count with Board Games: Printable and DIY
Board games are a great way to engage children and encourage them to practice a learning task many times in a row! And they can be played just about anywhere. So today we bring you 10+ Ways to Count with Board Games. Count with board games ideas 1. Feed the Monkey Feed the Monkey from […]
Word Family Rhyming Clip Cards
Since word families end with the same sound they’re basically rhyming words. These rhyming clip cards encourage children to think about sounds that are quite similar to decide if and how they’re different. When they decide which word does not rhyme with the others, it’s clipped! Being able to hear the sounds in words and […]
10 Ways to Count with Clothespins
Clothespins are a popular accessory in any early childhood classroom or home so this post is all about learning to count with clothespins. One reason they’re widely used is the way kids get lots of fine motor practice without even being aware of it, which is brilliant for pre-writing development! Count with clothespins ideas 1. DIY count […]
8 Skip Counting Beach Puzzles
Gaining confidence with skip counting is a great way for kids to improve their mathematical thinking. Learning facts so they’re instinctive means their brains are freed up to think about the more difficult aspects of a problem. These free skip counting beach puzzles are a fun way to encourage this automaticity. Creating your puzzles Download […]