Christmas is just around the corner so to theme-ify your kids’ learning grab these free Christmas skip counting puzzles. They’re in colour and black and white! Creating your puzzles Download the Christmas Skip Counting Puzzles (below), print them onto card then cut along the dividing lines. Laminate them before cutting if you want the extra […]
Gingerbread 2D Shape Match and Count
These handy gingerbread 2D shape match and count cards can be used in a variety of ways. Practice matching 2D shapes while getting into the spirit of winter! Grab these cards then scroll down for links to 19 more Gingerbread learning ideas from your favourite bloggers! Preparation Print off the color or black & white […]
The Alphabet Dot and Color: A-E Free!
Do your kids love do-a-dot markers? Grab these alphabet dot and color pages to exercise those fine motor skills while learning about letters at the same time! Preparation Just print the pages and grab some do-a-dot markers. That’s it! Actually, you don’t need do-a-dot markers – any mark-making implement will do…. stamps, stickers, little paintbrushes, […]
Free 2017 Monthly Calendar for Kids
Edit: January to December 2021 calendars are available HERE. Our 2017 monthly calendar is now available! This is our 5th calendar update since creating the first one for 2015. For those teachers who like to print them off and get your kids busy creating calendars as Christmas gifts for their families it’s ready to go! How readers […]
8 Magic E Long Vowel Puzzles
Teachers use the term – Magic E words – to describe long vowel words that have ‘Magic E’ at the end. The magic happens by changing the sound of the first vowel. For example, the word ‘can’ has a short ‘a.’ If we add the Magical E at the end the word changes to ‘cane.’ […]
Community Helpers Little Readers
Talking about community helpers opens up great conversations about how society works. How do we overcome illness? Why aren’t our street full of rubbish? What can we do when our puppy gets hurt? What would our neighbourhood be like if we didn’t have any community helpers? Download these free readers, then pop down to the […]
10 Free CVC Word Puzzles
Reading 3-letter CVC words is a big step in learning to read. These CVC word puzzles are a fun way to practice blending sounds into words as the puzzles are put together! Short vowels There are 10 puzzles for you to download, 2 for each short vowel. The word families include: -at, -et, -ig, -og […]
Fire Safety Counting On 1-10
This week is fire safety week so if you’ve been talking about this with your kids here’s a counting on activity with a fire safety theme you might like to use! Counting on The most important learning focus of this game is to encourage children to count on (and off). For example, after their first […]
Free Alphabet Cut and Paste, Write and Read
Today’s free alphabet cut and paste activity is 15 pages and covers all letters A-Z. There is cutting, pasting and writing to get those fine motor skills going, and lots of words to practice writing and reading! There is new vocabulary to learn, too, since some words are not generally used with very young children. […]
Alphabet Spinners with Beginning Sounds
Time for more alphabet fun with these alphabet spinners. They focus on specific sounds and 3 letter words your child can have a go at sounding out! Prep Download your alphabet spinners at the bottom of this post. Print off the required pages onto card or paper. Cut around the outside of the circles and covers. […]