Stuck inside and need a fun activity you can prep in minutes? Then this arctic animal snow dig is perfect for you! In just minutes you can use these free printables to make a fun arctic animal themed I Spy game. That's right, while your kids are busy playing and learning you can take a break and drink your coffee or check your email. Boom! Arctic Animal Snow Dig Activity This arctic animal snow dig activity is super easy to set up. The … [Read more...]
Ocean Animals Tracing Coloring Pages
If your kids are eagerly anticipating summer or a trip to the seaside these ocean animals tracing coloring pages are just the thing! Just print them out and throw in your bag to do in the car, at home, or even on the go. They're a great way to sneak in some fine motor practice while keeping kids from getting bored. (Affiliate links included below.) Printable Ocean Animals Tracing Coloring Pages These go beyond your regular coloring pages … [Read more...]
Thanksgiving Math Puzzles
While I'm sure not many kids are thankful for math I do hope they will be loving these Thanksgiving Math Puzzles. Math should be fun and these crossword, well cross-number puzzles are a perfect example of how you can make it fun for the kids. Printable Thanksgiving Math Puzzles These are perfect to put on the table while the kids are waiting for the Thanksgiving dinner as they will keep them busy and have them practice basic addition and … [Read more...]
Wheel Letter Match Busy Bag
Busy bags are perfect to take with you on the go. With the summer travel season kicking off this weekend I made a car themed busy bag perfect for preschool and kindergarten kids to make travel time fun! Kids can practice identifying uppercase and lowercase letters with this free printable car wheel letter match busy bag. (affliliate links are included below) How to Make the Busy Bag Car Wheel Letter Match Board Letter Match Wheel … [Read more...]
Word Family Sort Busy Bag
Do you have a little one who is starting to read simple words with short vowel sounds? Help them practice with this word family sort busy bag! Busy bags are such a great way to help kids develop skills that need a lot of practice. So they're perfect for working on skills kids need for kindergarten. Rhyming words, decoding, word families, word chunks and more can be practiced with this busy bag. Sorting words and looking for patterns help kids … [Read more...]
Free Printable Math Busy Bag for Kids
Busy bags are such a genius invention. Maybe not quite up there with the computer or refrigerator, but pretty close. I love that they keep kids, not just busy, but engaged and learning and my kids love how fun they are to use. I made this super simple counting and addition math busy bag for my daughter who has a new love for all things math. Printable Math Busy Bag dice (steal them from a game or grab some at the dollar store) stiff blue … [Read more...]
Kindergarten Math {Writing and Representing Numbers 0-20}
Make learning fun with these Kindergarten math games and activities for learning to write and represent the value of number 0-20. Playing with math concepts and using hands-on games is a great way for kids to internalize math concepts! The Importance Of Hands-On Kindergarten Math at HOME! Close your eyes and see if you can imagine a classroom full of energetic 5 year olds (26 of them to be exact) with one awesome teacher who has passed out … [Read more...]
Math Play for Kindergarten {Numbers 1-100}
Make learning fun with these Kindergarten Common Core math games for learning numbers and counting from 1-100. Playing with math concepts and using hands-on games is a great way for kids to internalize math concepts! The Importance Of Hands-On Mathematics at HOME! As a parent, I know how valuable hands-on learning is. My son needs a lot of repetition to remember things and is motivated to learn when the activities require movement and using his … [Read more...]
