Letter Scavenger Hunt at the Park
It’s supposed to be almost 100 degrees today, so we went to the park early this morning. While there, Big Brother and I went on a “scavenger hunt” to try to find all of the letters of both his name…
Spin-A-Letter Easter Eggs
I’ll be honest…this wasn’t my favorite activity. It didn’t go as well as I had planned and Big Brother, surprisingly, wasn’t really into it. I debated whether or not to post, but finally decided to go ahead because maybe it…
Teaching Your Child to Read, Part 3
*Be sure to check out Part 1 and Part 2 of this series.* Word Families To put it simply, word families are words that rhyme. Teaching children word families is a phonemic awareness activity that helps children see patterns in…
Teaching Your Child to Read, Part 2
*If you missed Part 1 of this series, you can find it here.* In the last post, we discussed the importance of reading to your child (beginning at infancy), asking questions during reading, and being an example by reading…
C is for Cow
This super-easy alphabet craft offers great fine motor practice for older toddlers and preschoolers! We haven’t practiced “staying in the lines while coloring” a whole lot with Big Brother, mostly because I normally just give him a blank piece of…
Keyboard Learning
This is one of those activities that I really didn’t think I should put on the blog, but since it is an activity Big Brother loves to do…I thought I would go ahead and share it. When Big Brother wakes…
Dr. Seuss’ I Can Read with My Eyes Shut
I had never read I Can Read With My Eyes Shut! until we checked it out from the library last week. We really enjoyed this book! This is the first page of the book: “I can read in red, I…
Heart Capital and Lower-Case Letter Matching
Big Brother can identify most of the capital letters, but has a harder time with the lower-case. So we decided to make a matching game that incorporated hearts seeing that Valentines Day is only 5 days away. Identifying capital and lower-case letters…
Toddler Shoe Game
We attempted this shoe game with Little Brother today, but he wasn’t quite getting it. He is great at following one-step directions, but isn’t developmentally able to understand the concept of picking the “matching” shoe. I would highly recommend this…
b, d, p, q spinner
Have you ever noticed that the letters p, d, b, and q are exactly the same shape??? The only thing different about them is which way they are facing…making them especially confusing to toddlers/preschoolers attempting to learn their lower-case letters….
Flashlight Spot-and-Tell
One of Big Brother’s favorite Christmas presents this year was a Thomas the Train flashlight he got from my parents. He has used it nonstop for the last 2 days. We finally had to take it away on Christmas Night…
Venn Diagram with Letters
Venn diagrams are a great way to visually organize information. And even young children can benefit from the use of Venn diagrams! In case you’re unfamiliar with what a Venn diagram is…it is basically just 2 circles that intersect with…
Silver Bells Memory Game
This idea is pure genius. I can say that because it’s not mine! I first saw this game on The Activity Mom (who got it from here) and instantly knew it would be a HUGE hit for Big Brother since…
Christmas Sticker Letter Tracing
This was our first attempt to get Big Brother to write the letters in his name…and it worked beautifully. He was SO EXCITED that he wanted to keep writing the names of everyone in our family. As you can see,…
Feather Letters
This activity was a HUGE hit at our house. Big Brother would have continued this all afternoon if Mean-Old Mommy didn’t make him take a nap. :)Â It’s also very open-ended and could be adapted for numbers and shapes as…
X is for X-Ray
About 7 months ago, I walked into the kitchen at our old house to find batteries strewn all over the floor. I had been changing Little Brother’s diaper and didn’t know that Big Brother could open the refrigerator (which is…
L is for Leaf
Here is a fun and super-easy alphabet craft…perfect for the changing season! 1. Go outside and pick out leaves of varying sizes and shapes. 2. Cut out a large “L” out of cartstock or construction paper and let your little…
Story Sequencing :: The Little Old Lady Who Was Not Afraid of Anything
 We love everything fall around here–pumpkins, leaves, trick-or-treating etc. but stay away from scary things. This is my absolute favorite “Halloween” book. If you don’t have this book, you should…or at least check it out from your library. :) And…