Here is another great idea from Mailbox.comWrite a six and draw a ball at the bottom. "The ball is on the bottom—six is for kicks." Write a nine with a sun in the top loop. "The sun is in the sky—nine will shine." Find more great ideas from this website. You can even register to get email suggestions. ...
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New Printables – Sorting Patterns
Here are two printables to work on sorting. Both include ten flower patterns (two pages) that progressively increase in size. The second printable contains numbers on the patterns to allow another level of learning. Have the child cut and color each pattern. Both have been added to the ...
New Printables – My Color Books
Just created - "My Color Books!" I got the idea of creating color books from Bubs' Kindergarten class. He enjoyed reading them so much that I decided to create my own and add them to the end of the 4 Year Curriculum. There are nine color books along with one blank book to create your own. Each book contains a title, a ...
Review: Charlie Church Mouse Preschool Computer Game
My kids love, love, love this computer game. My mom found the Charlie Church Mouse computer programs for us. After trying one of the Cd-Rom's, I contacted the company to review the rest of the programs that they have available. I knew that we had found a good thing. The Charlie Church Mouse Preschool Cd is geared for kids ages 2-4. ...
Great Education Website for Free
Amelia sent me an email reminding me of the wonderful free site - ABC Teach If you haven't come upon this site, you really should take a trip over. Here are just a few of the free items that you can print off: Flashcards Cut and Paste Worksheets Coloring Pages Matching Game ...
ABC Snack Ideas
Here is an amazing list of Preschool Snack Ideas to use as you learn different letters! ...
M vs W
Bubs has been having trouble remembering the difference between M & W. It dawned on me that M looks like two mountains and W will hold water. I found this great coloring page to help with this from Sprout.com for the Letter M as well! ...
Handwriting Suggestions
On our last "Talk 2 Me Thursdays", I was asked: Do you have suggestions for teaching handwriting?This is one area that I feel especially grateful for Bubs' OT. I learned how to teach handwriting! I saw how it helped Bubs when his fine motor skills were in the 1st percentile. Now I am using the same concepts with Sweet Pea. I have [attempted] to ...
Letter Posters & Letter Art
One of the great ways for preschoolers to learn their letters and phonetic sounds is by doing Letter Art. Each weekly Lesson Plan at ABCJLM includes a link to Letter of the Week ideas as well as Letter Posters. Two weeks ago, W was Letter of the Week. After printing off the Letter W Poster, I sat down with the kids ...
Bob Books Reading Charts
A friend of my mom's introduced us to Bob Books. We found them at our local library and I immediately ordered them from Amazon. Since Bubs knew all of his letters and sounds, he was ready to move on to reading. Pretty exciting the first time that your child reads! If you aren't familiar with the Bob Books, let me tell you a ...