Learning to read and write is a crucial milestone in a child's development. However, some children may face a common challenge known as the "b and d confusion." This confusion is a natural part of early literacy development and occurs when children mix up the lowercase letters 'b' and 'd.' The ...
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Fun Activities for Preschoolers to Learn Counting Syllables
Inside: 7 fun activities for preschoolers to learn counting syllables and why this is an important part of learning to read. Unless you also happen to be an Early Years’ Teacher, you will almost definitely reach a point as a parent where you feel unsure where to start with teaching reading at ...
Fun Learning Math Activities with Uno Cards
Inside: Discover engaging and educational activities to learn Math with Uno cards. While Uno cards are traditionally known as an entertaining family card game, they can serve a dual purpose as versatile tools for enriching the learning experiences of children. In this blog post, we will explore ...
Cardinality Examples and Activities for Preschoolers
Counting is often the very first math skill that kids learn. But to answer the simple question, "how many," they need to grasp a more important concept called cardinality first. In this blog post, we'll show you some cardinality examples and explain why it's such a big deal for your child's Math ...
Fun Math Activities with Multilink Cubes
Inside: Develop numeracy skills with these fun multilink cubes activities! Multilink cubes are a versatile and engaging tool for learning through play. These vibrant, interlocking cubes are far more than just colourful building blocks; they can be used in a variety of ways to teach important ...
Hands-On Phonics Activities for Preschoolers
Inside: What can you expect for your child’s reading development before they reach school age and simple hands-on phonics activities for teaching letter sounds to preschoolers. Understanding your child’s reading development can feel daunting. Unlike learning to walk, our children don’t just ...
12 Fun Pincer Grasp Activities for Kids
Imagine a world without the ability to pick up small objects, button a shirt, or hold a pencil. These seemingly simple tasks are made possible by a remarkable fine motor skill known as the pincer grasp. It's a skill we often take for granted, but it plays a crucial role in a child's development and ...
Supporting Speech Development in children: 5 Simple Speech Development Activities
Inside: What is normal speech development for 0 to 4 years old, how you can encourage your child to begin speaking and simple speech development activities you can do to support your child. 0 to 3 years is known as the most intensive period of acquiring speech and language skills. Like many ...
10 Fun & Easy Fall Theme Preschool Activities
It's the perfect time to immerse kids in the enchanting beauty of the fall season as the crisp autumn breeze sweeps in and leaves begin to paint our landscape with vibrant hues of red, orange and gold. From exploring nature's transformations to indulging in fall-themed learning tasks, these fun and ...
10 Low Prep Number Activities for Preschoolers to Play at Home
Inside: Engaging your preschooler in number activities helps your little one forge a deep understanding of numbers and builds a strong numeracy foundation from young. Check out our list of low prep number activities for preschoolers below! Benefits of Engaging Your Preschoolers in Number ...
Leaf Activities for 2 to 5 Year Olds
Inside: 10 cute and simple leaf activities your preschoolers will love! You might be looking for a rainy day activity, wanting to bring the outdoors in, OR looking for a fun and educational learning activity that you can do outside in the sunshine this fall. Nature themes are so ...
10 Activities for Kids to Master One-to-One Correspondence Counting
Inside: What is one-to-one correspondence counting and activities to help your child develop this important numeracy skill. The journey of parenthood is filled with numerous milestones, and one of the most exciting moments is when you hear your child proudly recite the numbers "1, 2, 3" for the ...
Save the Dinosaurs and Other Rescue Activities for Your Preschoolers
Inside: A collection of fun and educational rescue activities for kids! Gear up for some fun rescue action! Does your child love adventures and heroes? A rescue mission theme activity might just be what they need! Stimulate your child’s imagination and engage them in an activity that will inspire ...
8 Educational Playdough Activities for Kids
Inside: Dive into the world of fun playdough activities and explore the remarkable benefits together! Welcome to the colourful world of playdough, where squishing, squeezing, and moulding bring boundless joy to children of all ages! As a parent, I couldn't be more delighted to share the ...
All About Me Activities for Preschoolers to Develop Sense of Self
Inside: 10+ all about me activities for your preschooler to develop their sense of self, feel loved, gain confidence and practice describing themselves. Chances are, if you have a child who is over 2, they are somewhat self-obsessed! This is because the early years are an important time for ...
10+ Hands-On Shape Activities for Preschoolers
Inside: A collection of 10+ fun and educational shape activities for preschoolers to help them develop their early geometry understanding. As preschoolers embark on their early learning journey, it's crucial to provide them with engaging experiences that promote their understanding of ...
10 Easy Counting Activities to Help Preschoolers Learn to Count 1 to 10
Inside: These counting activities will make learning counting enjoyable while building a strong numeracy foundation in your preschoolers. Let the counting adventures begin with these fun-filled counting activities! Learning to count is an exciting adventure for preschoolers! As they embark on ...
Count with Confidence: 5 Easy Activities to Master the Stable Order Principle
As adults we assume counting is something our child naturally picks up or automatically knows after a set period of time. After all, we have no recollection of how we learned to count. We just know how to do it and assume eventually our child will learn to do it just as well. When a child recites ...
The Building Blocks for Early Literacy Development in Babies
Inside: Four ways you can set your baby up for literacy success. And yes, these early literacy skills do not involve letters at all. HINT: I bet you're already doing a great job! What are Early Literacy Skills for Babies? There is so much that contributes to Early Literacy development ...
Enhance Your Child's Spatial Reasoning Skills with Fun Games and Activities
Inside: Let’s understand what Spatial Reasoning is and how we can help children develop spatial reasoning skills through fun games and activities! Spatial reasoning is an important cognitive skill that helps us understand and manipulate shapes, sizes, positions, and orientations of objects. It's ...
Delightful Handprint Colour Mixing Activity for Children
This delightful handprint colour mixing activity is a fun and hands-on way for your children to explore colour. What does blue and yellow, yellow and red or red and blue make when mixed? Watch the colours change right before their very eyes! This activity not only supports your children’s ...
10 Cool Activities with Ice to Kickstart the Summer
Ice is a fascinating and versatile medium that can captivate the imaginations of preschoolers. It not only provides hours of fun, but also offers numerous learning opportunities from sensory exploration to science experiments. Paired with the right tools, it can also help children develop their ...
10+ Easy Hands-on Name Recognition Activities for Children
Inside: Children start learning their name by recognising the letters, ordering them then starting to write it around the age of 3 years old. These 10 hands-on name recognition activities are a perfect way for any child to practise! How to teach name recognition to preschoolers and ...
Pre-Writing Skills and Activities to Get Your Children Ready to Write
Inside: Everything you need to know about building your children’s pre-writing skills and getting them ready to write. Plus a list of easy pre-writing activities you can try at home! According to much research that underpins occupational therapy, children are not developmentally ready to be ...
Everything You Need to Know Teaching Subitising
Inside: What is subitising and a list of hands-on subitising activities to help your children develop this important early numeracy skill. What is the Meaning of Subitising? Subitising is the ability to instantly recognise a number of things without counting. Young children have powerful ...
6 Multi-Sensory Play Activities for Letter Formation
Inside: Put down the pencil and try these 6 hands-on, fun activities with your little ones to practise letter formation! Scroll down to download the free alphabet mat printable. These activities are all designed to get children practising letter formation using different sensory materials. ...
Teaching Alphabet and Phonological Skills to Preschoolers
Inside: Phonics? Phonological skills? Long vowels? Short vowels? Lowercase? Uppercase? I just want to help my child learn the alphabet but I don’t know where to start! If this sounds like you, then this article is for you. Read on to discover where to start with teaching the alphabet and letter ...
Making Sense of Number Sense in Math
Inside: What is number sense and how can you help your child develop a strong number sense in Math? As the parent of a young child, you might wonder “How can I set up my child for success in math?” In my experience, parents often believe if they can get their child to count to 20 or 100, their ...
Easter Egg Hunt - An Easy Cutting Activity for Toddlers
Inside: A delightful Easter egg hunt cutting activity for toddlers Easter egg hunting is a popular activity that is loved all around the world, with the tradition of hiding and searching for eggs evolving over time to include not just real eggs, but also candy-filled and decorated plastic ...
Gross Motor Activities for Kids to Learn Their Names
Inside: A list of fun gross motor activities for kids to practise spelling their names and get moving! As parents, we often find ourselves looking for ways to help our children channel their energy into constructive activities, like building a tower instead of emptying toy boxes onto the ...
Best Books for 2 Year Olds
Inside: My list of the best books for 2-year-olds - your child will ask to read these books over and over again! I’m delighted to share with you my all time favorite books for 2-year-olds. The books I have selected as my favorites have gone through all my three kids and with each of them asking ...
How to Create a Strong Foundation for Lifelong Love of Learning
Inside: The most foundational thing we can do to nurture our children's love of learning. As a preschool teacher, parents often ask me, “What can I do to make sure my child is prepared for _______?” (Insert whatever parent sees in the near, or even not so near, future….such as kindergarten, ...
Pizza Shape Matching and Counting Activity for Preschoolers
Inside: An easy shape matching and counting activity for the little pizza lovers! Scroll down to download the free Pizza Math printable. If you and your little ones love pizza in your home as much as we do in ours, you are gonna love this new pizza math activity! This activity incorporates Math ...
20 Delightful Valentine Printables and Activities for Preschoolers
Inside: A heart-filled list of Valentine printables and activities to enjoy with your children on Valentine’s Day. Also, find a free Valentine printable pack for preschoolers in this post! Valentine’s Day can be such a fun and engaging holiday for little ones. Since it’s all about celebrating the ...
Favorite Toddler and Preschooler Learning Supplies and Products List
In this post, you will find links to all our favorite products for home learning, playing, art and organization! This list contains affiliate links. If you click through an affiliate link and make a purchase, I make a small commission at no additional cost to you. Affiliate programs help content ...
Haircut Number Game - A fun counting and cutting activity for preschoolers
Inside: I have a fun counting and cutting activity for your preschoolers and get them excited about math and haircuts. That’s right – haircuts! We’ve combined haircuts with numbers, counting, and subitizing in this activity. Your little ones get to pretend to be the hairdresser and trim ...
6 Favorite Storage Solutions for Your Themed Learning Shelf
Storage solutions aren't just for your pantry or storage room. I love using various storage solutions to display the learning activities on our learning shelf. Read on to see my list of tried and true storage solutions that are affordable, simple, and streamlined. These solutions focus on ...
Everything you need to know about setting up a preschool theme learning shelf
Inside: Creating a preschool theme learning shelf is not as hard as you imagine. Read on for all the pro tips! A theme-based learning shelf is a delightful way to invite children to learn, play and discover their world. I have created countless preschool themed learning shelves over the past 8 ...
Sort Before You Recycle - A Fun Recycling Activity for Preschoolers
Inside: Set up a fun recycling activity for preschoolers to learn about the 4 main types of recyclable materials and how to sort the trash. Download the printable at the end of the page. This recycling activity for preschoolers gets children to sort different items into different materials and ...
South East Asia Discovery Pack
Inside: Fun and engaging South East Asia activities for kids. Download the free printable pack and learn about 8 amazing countries in South East Asia! Get ready to travel the world... from your home! South East Asia Activities for Kids Between 2 to 8yo Inside this mini SEA Discovery ...