Kids love to have books of their own. I know that my girls love having their personal books they could read. There are so many different ways you can make books for kids. Today we have a fun ABC themed book for kids in preschool to early kindergarten. Kids can have fun learning some letters…
I’m always looking for new ways to do sight words. We have done several sensory bags but I don’t think I’ve ever posted about them! This time was a sensory bag puzzle challenge! My girls love playing in a sensory bin and sensory bags. We have done a lot with them. I love putting them…
There are always kids who just don’t do well with flashcards. No matter how many times we drill them on the same cards they just don’t get it. Hands-on mats are an excellent visual way to get them learning their math facts. I just love these mats because they show the ten frame that will…
Counting is a basic math skill that helps when kids learn addition and other math skills. It is one type of learning that kids need. And I know my girls always loved to learn with different themes. You start with the ten frame and then build the picture on the side. These have been popular…
Math is one subject that people are always looking for activities to do with. I know that it is something I’m always trying to help my girls with. Fractions are something you start working on at different ages. Recently my 5th grader was working on them and learning to simplify fractions and learning that different…
We have another fun week of themed printables here. This time we have Valentines as our themed week. Valentines is such a fun theme to work with. This is going to be our week series for February. We are starting early because we wanted to make sure you got these before Valentines and had loads…
Sensory bins are always a big hit at our house. We also like one that are simple and easy to put together. This sensory bin is a quick to put together. Seasonal erasers are always easy to find and very cheap. I find bags of 60 or so erasers for a dollar often. This one…
I just love calendar pages to have with kids. There are so many ways to use them. I always look forward to creating and updating each of the sets. For February, we have the updated Calendar pages for 2016. This has the same pages and before plus the two new pages for kids to work…
While we have been stuck inside we have been doing some fun activities. This was a fun valentines themed science activity that we did. We explored wind and how it moves objects. The Tissue Paper Heart Activity is a great addition to the Valentines activities on the site. Science Fun with Tissue Paper Hearts This…
This months FreehomeschoolDeals.com printable is a Valentines Tile Words! These all match up with the Valentines Pack. These printables go great with the book: There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Rose!. This lets you have more fun with the words and learning. What you will find in these printables: 20 pages of printables…
Valentines is always a fun with the exchanging of cards. I always look for fun cards each year. This year I thought I would do something different. One thing I dislike about buying store cards is that the line for writing the name is always so small. Younger kids can never seem to fit their…
Hearts are a great theme for Valentines. This calendar set is a wonderful heart theme. We really enjoyed this calendar set last year and hope to enjoy it again this year! It is fun to be able to re-use themes during the year. This calendar set matched up with the Valentines Pack. It is fun…
It comes to my attention I forgot to post about my printables at Free Homeschool Deals. I made some fun math printables for Valentines that match up with my Valentines Pack. You will find some fun hands on learning and sheets of fun. I hope that you enjoy them! What you will find in these…
Last year we had tons of fun with a Valentines Sensory Bin. It was loads of fun and I went to put the same bin together but remembered some fun heart things I found at the craft store. So they got put into it. The book we read with it this activity was a The…
The Free February Calendar Cards are out! February is almost here. Well tomorrow it is here. Life has a way of making all of us busy. These are late I know but are finally done. These Valentines Heart Calendar cards also can be used with the Valentines Pack. Don’t forget that these cards and pages…
Valentines is just around the corner and we have been enjoyed our Valentines Sensory Bin! What you need: rice, cups, heart cookie cutters and heart buttons. Mary explored the different sizes of the hearts and put them in cups. She poured in rice and buttons into our bin from standing. She poured from cup to…
We read Snowy Valentine by David Petersen. I love this book because it points out that we don’t have to give complex gifts to someone we love. You can do simple gifts. After the book was read we did q-tip heart tracing. What you need: Heart Tracing from the Valentines Pack part 3, q-tips and…
This is a simple heart sorting project and is lots of fun. It is all hearts for Valentines! You can review the shape and the colors with this simple activity. What you need for the heart sorting activity Valentines Smart Foam Conversation Heart Stickers egg carton. How to do the Heart Sorting Activity We started…
My girls love puzzles and matching so this was a quick fun idea they could do. What you need: paper, pen and foam heart stickers. First gather the hearts to place on the paper and then trace them. We looked over the paper and counted the big, small and medium hearts. They got busy working…
My mother showed me an article in Family Fun Magazine called Adoily-able T-shirt. I liked the idea and wanted to try it with the girls. What you need for this activity: pre-washed t-shirt, doily, glue stick, newspaper, fabric paint, and foam stencil brush. I collected what items I had in the house and then bought…