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ADDITION Basketball addition Bugs in a jar Coloring race Kite roll and cover Ladybug addition mat Missing addend ladybug flip cards Missing addend monster flip cards Number line run Roll dice and park cars Roll & eat snack mat Scrabble addition Transportation worksheets for preschool Water balloon math ALPHABET Alphabet sensory bin Catchy songs kids love to teach letters, reading, spelling, and more How to teach the alphabet to preschoolers Learn the alphabet with crayon resist hearts Letter hunt and match LETTER OF THE WEEK Clicking on each letter will bring you to crafts, a book list, sensory play, fine motor activities, math connections, a dot sticker page, and a letter book. Letter A Letter E Letter F Letter H Letter I Letter K Letter L Letter M Letter N Letter T Letter V Letter W Letter X Letter Y Letter Z ARTS & CRAFTS 10 amazing Thanksgiving crafts 15 awesome Halloween crafts 20+ turkey crafts and activities Candy play dough sculptures

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Christmas crafts for kids in 1st and 2nd grade Christmas decorations that kids can make Craft collections for each letter of the alphabet Creative art ideas for preschoolers Letter of the week crafts (links to each letter) Melted crayon pumpkins Monster hands No-sew talking puppets Tissue paper art Toilet paper roll Thanksgiving crafts BABY PLAY Baby in the oats Baby’s first sandbox BEGINNING SOUNDS MATCH MATS Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 BOOK LISTS (by theme) Autism Books for 8-10 year olds Chinese folktales Chinese New Year Dinosaurs (funny) Fall (vintage) Friendship Hibernation and migration Letter of the week book lists (links to each letter) Maps Rhyming books for babies Rhyming books for kids ages 5-8 Rhyming books for toddlers and preschoolers Science early chapter books Snowmen CHINESE NEW YEAR Chinese New Year Books 14 books about the Chinese New Year Chinese New Year & culture books Crafts and book recommendations Chinese New Year Crafts Chinese dragon mask template Chinese dragon templates

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Crafts and book recommendations Chinese New Year Learning Avoiding stereotypes when teaching about the Chinese New Year Chinese New Year counting to 10 Chinese New Year printable pack Montessori-inspired Chinese New Year activities CHRISTMAS Advent 40+ Christmas countdown activities 100 activities for an advent calendar Advent riddles Christmas countdown printable Christmas Crafts CD snowmen Christmas Crafts for Kids (e-book) Christmas decorations kids can make Cinnamon Christmas tree ornaments DIY window clings Egg carton Christmas tree Gingerbread activities for kids Holiday luminaries Paint & glitter CD ornament Papier mache snowmen Potato print cards Simple homemade Christmas ornaments for kids Snowflake tutorial Snow globe White clay ornaments Wrapping paper with pine cones Christmas Learning Christmas emergent readers Christmas skip counting games Gingerbread activities for kids COLORS Buggy board game Color sorting activity for toddlers Kite file folder game Match cars to construction paper COOKING WITH KIDS Numbered fruit salad

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COUNT AND CLIP CARDS Kites Ladybugs Monsters Transportation Tulips COUNTING 100 items to use to count to 100 Big sticky hundreds chart Ice cream count & match Match numbered cars to parking lot spaces Monster dice match Monster memory Monsters on a hundreds chart Numbered fruit salad Number line run Skip counting with stickers Water beads in an egg carton See also: Count and clip cards, Counting mats COUNTING MATS Count the eggs Dump truck Fall math mats Hot chocolate counting mats CRAFTS See: Arts & Crafts CURRICULA & E-BOOKS Christmas Crafts for Kids DIY Lunchbox Preschool Journey e-book Reading the Alphabet (preschool reading curriculum) DICTIONARIES Learn to spell with a word family dictionary Spelling dictionaries for kids DIVISION Dice roll match up Fun ways to teach beginning division Snowboarding math slalom (printable game)

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DOT STICKER PAGES EASTER Easter emergent readers Easter file folder game EMERGENT READERS 10 Little Monsters Set 1: Animals Set 2: Places Set 3: Transportation Set 4: Community helpers Set 5: Fairy takes Set 6: Summer Set 7: Back to school Set 8: Fall Set 9: Monsters Set 10: Patriotic Set 11: Thanksgiving Set 12: Christmas Set 13: Winter Set 14: All about me Set 15: Presidents Day Set 16: Valentine’s Day Set 17: Sun, Moon, Planets Set 18: Easter FALL Apple science Apple sight words Apple tree words sight word game Back to school emergent readers Fall emergent readers Fall math game for preschool and kindergarten Fall math mats Fall math for preK & K Fall sight word freebie Fall spelling game Melted crayon pumpkins Outside learning activities for fall Pumpkin carving tips for kids Vintage fall books See also: Halloween, Thanksgiving, Veterans Day FATHER’S DAY

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Homemade Father’s Day book FILE FOLDER GAMES Buggy board game Easter file folder game Ice cream count and match Kite file folder game Kite roll and cover Monster dice match Rainbow sight words game Word family flower garden FINE MOTOR Fun fine motor activities Ways to write the alphabet FRACTIONS Monkey bread fractions GEOGRAPHY 8 ways to teach your kids about China 9 creative ways to explore the world Children’s books about maps Chinese New Year & culture books World geography for kids World map sensory bin GIFT IDEAS Board games for 5-year-olds Gender neutral gifts for kids ages 3-5 Learning toys and games for elementary aged kids Math gifts for kids Toy gift guide for exploring the world GRAPHING Nut graph Transportation graph HALLOWEEN Halloween books 11 books for Halloween Halloween crafts 15 awesome Halloween crafts Halloween fun

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Countdown to Halloween Halloween lunch box notes Halloween scavenger hunt Halloween learning Creepy density experiment 25+ ways to learn with candy Monster count and clip cards Monster dice match Monster emergent readers Monster hands Monster math Monster memory game Monster missing addends Montessori-inspired pumpkin unit HANDWRITING Level 1: Letters of all sizes, uppercase Level 1: Letters of all sizes, lowercase Level 2: Letters on two lines, uppercase Level 2: Letters on two lines, lowercase Level 3: Letters on four lines, uppercase HISTORY 13 colonies study guide Teach kids about history with this book series HOMEWORK HELP Getting organized for homework time Make a taskboard for big assignments INDOOR PLAY 17 screen free activities for kids Board games for 5-year-olds Build a catapult Building activity with cardboard and straws Homemade marble run Indoor energy burner: exercise cards Lego catapult LETTER OF THE WEEK See: Alphabet MATCHING Toy tool match up Monster dice match Monster memory

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Transportation memory MATH 10 math books for the first ten years of life 100 ways to have fun with math Fall math game for preschool and kindergarten How many ways can you make a number? Kinesthetic math games for kids Math gifts for kids M & M Math Supplementing an elementary school math curriculum at home See also: Addition, Counting, Count & clip cards, Counting mats, Division, Fractions, Graphing, Matching, Measurement, Money, Multiplication, Number Recognition, One-to-one correspondence, Ordering, Patterns, Shapes, Sorting & Classifying, Subtraction MATH GAMES Buggy board game Color race Fall math game for preschool and kindergarten Kinesthetic math games for kids Kite roll & cover Ladybug roll & cover Monster dice match MEASUREMENT Comparing volume with colored water Fun ways to measure nature Introduction to linear measurement Learning about lengths Teach measuring using yarn MONEY 10 fun and easy ways to learn about money MILK CAP LETTERS Milk cap letters tutorial & patterns Milk cap spelling with short a words MULTIPLICATION Multiplication area dice roll game Tips for mastering multiplication facts MUSIC Bible songbook for kids Homemade kazoo

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NUMBER RECOGNITION Buggy board game Coloring race Corn maze numbers Dump truck counting mat Ice cream count & match Ladybugs on a leaf Match numbered cars to parking lot spaces Monsters on a hundreds chart Water balloon math Water beads in an egg carton See also: Count & clip cards ONE-T0-ONE CORRESPONDENCE Bugs in a jar Ice cream count & match Monster memory Numbered fruit salad See also: Counting mats, Count & clip cards ORDERING Fall math mats Kite file folder game OUTDOOR PLAY Outdoor kitchen Snow play ideas Story walks Very big and very small V is for volcano sensory play PARENTING & FAMILY 5 steps to kindergarten readiness Does your child struggle with math? Family dinner out tradition Grace and courtesy games Helping your kids give to others Make a taskboard for big assignments Must-have dyslexia resources for parents Story walks Teaching kids to make their own healthy lunches Things kids can learn in the kitchen Ways to make gifts with your kids PATTERNS

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Car patterns Finish the X pattern Truck pattern card pack PERSONAL POSTS 11-lb baby natural birth story Comforting Bible verses for weary moms Get to know The Measured Mom Random facts about me What not to say to a pregnant woman PHONICS Beginning sounds match mats, set 1 Beginning sounds match mats, set 2 Beginning sounds match mats, set 3 Decodable books for short a I spy phonics reading game Long vowel BINGO game Milk cap spelling for short a words Short a word family centers Word family flower garden for short a Word family houses (for all the short vowels) Word family UNO See also: Read ‘n stick mats, Word family houses PLAY DOUGH Candy play dough sculptures Play dough with craft items Play dough nature walk Shimmery no-cook white play dough Why play dough is important PRESIDENTS DAY Presidents Day emergent readers READING ALOUD TO KIDS Helping young children love chapter books READING 5 things kids need before they’re read to sound out words Catchy songs kids love to teach reading, spelling, and more Improving reading fluency Reading the Alphabet (preschool reading curriculum) See also: Beginning Sound Match Mats, Phonics, Rhyming, Emergent Readers, Read ‘n Stick Mats, Sight Words, Sight Word Games, Word Family Houses

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READ ‘N STICK MATS Long a read ‘n stick mats Long o read ‘n stick mats Short a read ‘n stick mats Short i read ‘n stick mats Short o read ‘n stick mats Short e read ‘n stick mats Short u read ‘n stick mats RECIPES Beef and rice casserole Black and brown burritos Copycat Taco Bell bean burritos Easy baked macaroni and cheese Healthier peanut butter oatmeal cookies Healthy corn muffins Healthy pumpkin pizzas Hearty chicken wild rice soup Homemade graham crackers Homemade yogurt Honey whole wheat banana bread Meatloaf deluxe Mummy pops Whole grain muffins Whole wheat pumpkin banana muffins RHYMING How to teach rhyming Letter hunt and match Rhyming books for babies Rhyming books for kids ages 5-8 Rhyming books for toddlers and preschoolers Why rhyming matters ST. PATRICK’S DAY Rainbow sight word game St. Patrick’s Day spelling game St. Patrick’s Day crafts and activities SCIENCE 2-ingredient science activity 17 super science activities Air experiments Apple science Catapults and trajectory Creepy density experiment

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Floating egg science experiment Gravity experiments for preschoolers 10 easy-to-set-up science activities for kids Collect and explore nature materials Exploring 5 senses in the kitchen Investigating density Leaf identification cards Magnet sensory play Phases of the moon activities Play dough nature walk Science chapter books Science experiment books for elementary school Science story books Simplify Newton’s laws of motion Snow and water science experiments Snow science prediction & observation States of matter Studying snowflakes up close Surface tension of water experiment V is for volcano sensory play Water math and science SHAPES Put toy animals on shape print-outs Toy tool match-up Trucks and trains from foam shapes SENSORY PLAY Baby in the oats Baby’s first sandbox Colored rice sensory bin Easy sensory play: Y is for Yuck Farm in a box How to create a multi-age sensory bin Icy insects Indoor sandbox Letter E dig ‘n find Letter hunt and match Magnet sensory play Noodle sensory play Ooey gooey sensory play Outdoor kitchen Sensory bin for spring Short a with sensory play V is for volcano sensory play X-ray light box

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SHAPES Make your own shapes with craft sticks Shape hunt at the playground SIGHT WORDS Apple sight words Apple tree words sight word game (outdoors) Fall sight word freebie Rainbow sight words game Sight word activity with glass gems Sight word and word family activities Sight word islands Sight word treasure hunt Sight word ghost zapper game Sight word skittles Valentine’s Day roll & stamp See also: Emergent readers SIGHT WORD BOOKS See: Emergent readers SOCIAL STUDIES See: History, Geography SORTING & CLASSIFYING Farm animal sort Nut sort Sorting math games Sort the animals Sort the keys Transportation graph SPELLING 5 tips for teaching spelling Learn to spell with a word family dictionary Spelling dictionaries for kids Spelling reference printable for kids See also: Word Study SPELLING GAMES 1-2-3 Spell It Climb the ladder Fall spelling game Fill the bushel Give me a clue Long a spelling patterns game

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Popcorn letters St. Patrick’s Day Spelling Game Spell it! Valentine’s Day Spelling Game Winter spelling game Word bump SPRING Hunt for signs of spring Kite count and clip cards Kite file folder game Kite roll and cover Ladybugs on a leaf Ladybug count and clip cards Ladybug math for preschool-first grade Learning with spring themes Missing addend ladybug flip cards Sensory bin for spring Tulip count and clip cards SUBTRACTION Read and subtract Transportation worksheets for preschool Water balloon math SUMMER Summer emergent readers Summer reading challenge—read 100 books THANKSGIVING Thanksgiving crafts 10 amazing Thanksgiving crafts 20+ turkey crafts and activities Gratitude game Gratitude tree Thankful turkey craft Toilet paper roll Thanksgiving crafts Tree of gratitude craft Turkey chocolate bar wrappers Thanksgiving fun & activities 20+ turkey crafts and activities Thanks for giving gift Thanksgiving learning I am thankful book Thanksgiving emergent readers

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TODDLER PLAY & LEARNING 5 ways to keep a 1-year-old busy 9 simple toddler activities Letter hunt and match Power magnets on a baking sheet Toy tool match-up TOYS Lego activity round up Learning toys and games for elementary aged kids Math with toy vehicles Toy animal math Toy gift guide for exploring the world Toy tool match-up TRANSPORTATION Math with toy vehicles Transportation count and clip cards Transportation emergent readers Transportation matching game Transportation preschool worksheets Truck patterns VALENTINE’S DAY Valentine’s Day roll & stamp Valentine’s Day emergent readers Valentine’s Day spelling game VETERANS DAY Patriotic emergent readers WINTER Winter books Books about hibernation and migration Books about snowmen Winter fun Painting the snow indoors Snow ice cream Snow play ideas Snow recipe Winter learning Hot chocolate counting mats Snowman paint stick measurer Snow and water science experiments

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Snow science prediction & observation Studying snowflakes up close Winter emergent readers See also: Christmas, Chinese New Year, Valentine’s Day, Presidents Day, St. Patrick’s Day WORKSHEETS Are worksheets good or bad? Bones activity sheet Bugs in a jar Transportation preschool worksheets Truck patterns Which one is different worksheets See also: Handwriting WORD FAMILIES Learn how to spell with a word family dictionary See also: Phonics, Read ‘n Stick Mats, Word Family Houses WORD FAMILY HOUSES Giant set (all short vowels) Short a Short e Short i Short o Short u WORD STUDY Word study series part 1: A better way to teach spelling Word study series part 2: How kids learn to spell Word study series part 3: How to begin teaching spelling Word study series part 4: How to make spelling interesting Word study series part 5: Meaningful spelling activities Within-Word Pattern Lessons #1 short a, a-consonant-e #2 short a, a-consonant-e, ai #3 a-consonant-e, ai, ay #4 short e, ee, -e #5 short e, ee, ea #6 short e (e, ea) and long e (ea) #7 short i, i-consonant-e VETERANS DAY Patriotic emergent readers

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WRITING DIY Mommy and Me Journal How to get kids to love writing Journal writing in preschool Nature journals Simple writing lesson series (grades 1-2) a. Make an expert list b. Use a graphic organizer c. Choose a tiny topic d. How to write an interesting beginning e. Ask questions to help you think of things to write f. Use invented spelling g. Lock up boring words h. Revise your writing i. How to fix your spelling j. Editing checklist k. Publish your story in a homemade book l. Share your writing Nature journals Spelling dictionaries for kids

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