Underwater Sound Experiment for Kids

Sound carries differently through a solid, liquid, and gas. We investigated how sound waves travel under water with this simple science experiment for kids! It would be the perfect activity when learning about the five senses. 

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Apple Tree Alphabet Letter Game

Fall is for apples, acorns, leaves, and learning letters! Incorporate these themes into hands-on literacy activities with your kids including this free alphabet apple tree printable. This would be perfect for a fall preschool theme!

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Zoo Emergent Reader Sight Word Book

Our son is learning sight words and since he positively loves animals, I made him this emergent reader to combine the two! You can print your own copy of this easy reader book for free. 

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Flower Name Puzzle

Preschool is all about learning how to read, spell, and eventually write one's own name. Kids love this flower garden name puzzle mat for Spring! Just print, gather a few bottle caps, and this activity is ready to go.

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Green Eggs and Ham Letter Recognition

Read Across America Day is approaching. Yet no matter what time of year it is most kids love Dr. Seuss books. We chose to turn one of our favorites into a hands on literacy activity for preschool or kindergarten!

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Robot Name Puzzle

The first and most important word a child learns to read, spell, and write is his or her name! Kids love this robot name puzzle mat as a hands on way to practice putting the letters in names in order.

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Tips for the Great Backyard Bird Count with Kids

Has cabin fever struck your family this winter? Birdwatching is satisfying all year long but an event that might just give you (and your kids) the extra motivation you need to jump in this month is the Great Backyard Bird Count. We're sharing all the details as well as tips, tricks, and resources to use when birding with kids!

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Lion and Lamb Puppets

March comes in like a lion and goes out like a lamb. At least, that's the plan! We are introducing our kids to a unit study on weather. These lion and lamb puppets are the perfect prop for this theme!

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Raining Hearts Name Craft

Valentine's Day is the sweetest time to practice names with preschoolers! They are signing cards for their classmates, reading their name on their own mailbox, and this name puzzle craft pairs perfectly with one of our favorite Valentine's Day children's books. 

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Reindeer Food Writing Tray

Do you make magical reindeer food with your kids? It's one of our most cherished traditions but this year I was inspired to see if I could sneak a bit of fine motor work into the Christmas fun. We created a reindeer food writing tray!

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Letter Formation with KORXX Cork Building Blocks

KORXX cork building blocks are a favorite for our entire family. These sustainable and eco-friendly toys inspired endless free play and educational opportunities. Cork has natural unique characteristics that allows kids and adults together to build in ways where other blocks literally can't stand up!

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Pumpkin Name Spelling Activity

There are so many hands on and authentic ways to help preschool children learn to spell. Most children at this age are working with their names but you could use these for letter identification or to spell sight words! We added a fall themed twist this time by putting the letters on pumpkins for a free printable you can use at home or in your classroom! These will be perfect for teachers for Halloween or Fall literacy centers. too. 

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Ice Cream Name Spelling Puzzles for Kids

Elephant and Piggie books are our absolute favorite series of children's books. Have you read them? Today we're reading the one about friendship and sharing ice cream. We've created a name puzzle activity where kids can work on spelling their own names and their friends' names with ice cream cones!

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Farm Animal Sorting

Our kids love learning about animals! We worked on early literacy skills, reading, and sorting as we identified which animals live on a farm. You can use this interactive pocket chart activity with children using our free printable. It's perfect for a preschool farm theme!

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Ten Apples Up On Top Gross Motor Game

When you think of the beginning of the school year, apples immediately come to mind! Preschools have apple themes and everyone loves to count with the book Ten Apples Up On Top. We've extended the math learning in this book by turning it into a gross motor movement activity for kids!

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The Best Activities Based on Children's Books

Kids, teachers, and parents all love educational activities based on classic children's books. Your child's favorite story comes to life as they create crafts, play games, and try recipes themed around their favorite characters. We've collected the best stories and done all of the planning for you to follow along!

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Apple Ten Frames

Fall the perfect season for an apple theme! We're offering this free printable hands-on math activity for kids to learn about ten frames. Just print and practice counting, adding, and subtracting! We've included tips for how to use this math tool in the classroom or at home.

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Identifying, Sorting, and Classifying Marine Mammals

We love hands on science ideas for kids! We learned to identify and classify marine mammals from other ocean life in this sensory sorting activity. 

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Foam Blocks in Water

Our kids love any sensory play invitation that involves water! Foam blocks are so fantastic in water because they float and the water acts as a glue making them stick to each other and vertical surfaces. We thought of so many learning activities with these two simple materials. 

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Stamping Shapes in Kinetic Sand

Stamping shapes into kinetic sand is a great opportunity to work on shape identification, count the sides and corners, and compare and contrast the shapes. Our kids loved this hands on fine motor math activity.

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