Each year new pages are added and some updated. This year the Leaves Calendar from two years ago is getting updated. A lot of fun pages for the single page have been added. There are two sets of calendar cards. The first set has six different leave theme images. The second set has an AAB…
Each year that goes by I’m always adding different things. We have been very big into writing activities at our house. I added some Apple Writing Prompts and now I’m adding Halloween Themed ones! These are fun to have for kids to do. I like having different subjects for them to have for activities. I…
We have been working on shapes again. We love having different ways to work on shapes. The free shape lacing printables are to help out with that learning, plus get a little fine motor in as well. The shape lacing printable is an easy shape activity for Tot, preschool, and kindergarten. The Shape Lacing Printable…
I’m always looking for fun ways to work on basic gross motor activities. I love changing things up all the time. This is our fun activity we did with these: jumping jack dice. This has been a part of our 30 Days of Moving with Kids. It was a fun way to add something different…
This is the 23th pack in the Romping & Roaring Number Packs. There are 33 sets in the Romping & Roaring Number Packs. It has a cooking theme to the pack. This is the second of the two 15 packs. This Romping & Roaring Number 15 Pack is part of the huge set. There are…
Every month we have a great theme and I’m looking forward to this one! There are so many great artists that you can study! We take several trips to different art museums in our area. They are fun to go to and explore art. My girls and I have learned to love many different kinds…
Almost every month we do reading charts. Yes, even my oldest uses 100 reading charts. We always use them different ways. I’m always changing how we use the charts. These Halloween Themed Reading Charts are great for the month of October. Kids love to have different themes to use. My girls are always asking for…
The free printable Pirate Pack is a great pack for the summer or Talk like a Pirate day! You can learn pirate words and work on print and cursive writing. You have loads of no-prep pirate printables and hands-on pirate printables for kids to use. You will find tot, preschool, prek, kindergarten, first grade, second…
Every now and then I look through my printables to make sure I have things out. I found this one that I had not that we have been using for the last year. I love the spinning division because you to work on one number dividing at a time. These are easy to use and…
Sight words are something we are always learning. My girls are each working on different words at different levels. We have been on a bookmark theme at our house for a while. I thought it would be fun to do some sight word bookmarks. There are two different kinds: one that is free that has…
We always have fun with gross motor movements at our house. I’m always looking for different ways to add it. One really fun way is to add gross motor movements to books we read. This is super easy and fun at the same time. I have blogged about a few of them over the last…
After how much my girls love the CVC Word Family Small Books. I thought it would be fun to have some for other learning to read activities. Today we start the Blends Small books starting with: bl-, br-, cl-, cr-. You have three pictures for the blend. For every picture, you have three different types…
With my girls in a public school, I love to keep in contact with the teachers. My oldest was on an IEP for years and it was great because I always saw the teachers and got to talk to them. Well, life changed and she is not on an IEP, but I found that I…
If you have followed me for a while, you know that I just love gross motor activities! I have had people ask me for a Fall Themed 30 Days of moving with Kids post for a long time! This year I’m getting to do that. We do a lot of gross motor activities at our…
Every month, we look forward to our Virtual Book Club Activities! October’s book is a fun one! Llama Llama Red Pajama has been a favorite at bedtime for a while. It is a great book for reminding kids that some times mom just get busy and will always be there. We made a fun pajama…
This is the 22th pack in the Romping & Roaring Number Packs. There are 33 sets in the Romping & Roaring Number Packs. It has a cooking theme to the pack. This is the first of the two 15 packs. This Romping & Roaring Number 15 Pack is part of the huge set. There are…
I recently had a friend ask me why I made goals every month. Since I’ve been blogging, about goals, I get far more done than I really ever think I’ll get done. I put more work into my blog and in my personal life when I have goals that I can see and cross off….
Each month my girls and I always look for fun new book finds! We are never let down with all the fun books we find. We look in bookstores, museums, and libraries. It is fun to go through and see what new books we can find. This month is a collection from the library and…
This summer we have had a rare treat to watch. We have had a spider that took up his home right outside out door. We watched him all summer. We saw the many different bugs and insects that he caught in his web. We learned he would rest and when he was on the hunt…
The Halloween calendar set has been updated for 2015! You also have the two new types of calendar pages. These are fun to use with your calendar time. Don’t forget that even if you don’t need a calendar these make great hands-on counting for kids! Plus they can practice making the pattern. Be sure to…
We have been working on CVCe words at our house. This printable is another of the learning to read helps that we have loved over the last few years. These are easy to use and fun. There are now several different ladders you can use when learning to read. I always work on these after…
It is time for another seasonal calendar update! This pumpkin calendar theme is one of our favorites. We have enjoyed it every year. The calendar goes for October and November. The first set of cards is the fancy cards with 6 repeating cards. There are pumpkins of different types that are fancy to single and…
This is Set 2 of 11 in the Romping & Roaring First Grade Sight Words Packs. This month Romping & Roaring First Grade Sight Words: Ask, As, By, Could. The Romping & Roaring Sight Word Sets were made so that they can be used with any system. Each of the words is in a pack…
Fall is almost here and it is time for an update on the weekly reading charts! This summer I added a book bag and a chapter book chart to keep track. They are easy to use and fun for my girls. These match up with the Weekly Fall Reading Charts from least year. I made…
We are back to regular gross motor posts again. This time we are back with our Fall themed gross motor. This is another book and gross motor activity. We always have tons of fun with these! I am continuing the post for the Old Lady Book Series. This month we have There Was An Old…
Apples are a great theme for fall. It is time for back to school and review. A lot of beginner readers are reviewing or learning my CVC word family words. These activities are tons of fun and easy to use. These are great for writing and making hands-on activities or just having fun wall cards….
This is the 21th pack in the Romping & Roaring Number Packs. There are 33 sets in the Romping & Roaring Number Packs. It has a transportation signs theme to the pack. This Romping & Roaring Number 14 Pack is part of the huge set. There are 33 packs total and 11 extras that are…
We loved making these torn paper fall trees. They are fun to make and everyone has a different idea just how their tree should look. Plus, you get a lot of great fine motor while you are working on the trees. One of our favorite fall books is Red Leaf, Yellow Leaf. We just love…
The Free Skip Counting Apple trees are a way to review your skip counting. They make skip counting a hands-on activity that can help kids learn their skip counting numbers. The skip counting apple trees are easy to use. They are and easy no prep skip counting mat activity for the fall. I do show…
My youngest has just entered kindergarten. We have been not been learning sight words yet, but she has learned some in BOB Books prinables and by learning with her sisters. At the start of the year, I like to run through what sight words she knows and does not know. This evaluation will give me…