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Exploring and Creating Patterns {FREE Printable Included}

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MBug (4 years old) has really enjoyed making patterns with our Reading the Alphabet curriculum and also with our Cut it Out! Packs. So, to follow up with an activity she and my mom did not too long ago, I created some open-ended templates for exploring and creating patterns. *This post contains affiliate links. You know those sheets of stickers…
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20+ FREE Learning Packs for Preschool and Kindergarten

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I am over the moon excited to gather all of my learning packs for preschool and kindergarten into ONE SPOT, making them easy to find and access when you need them! Looking for more free resources for teaching preschool? Here are ALL my Preschool Printables! Keep scrolling down to find the preschool freebies!   If you teach preschoolers, you’ll want to…
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Using Pasta to Learn about Commas {FREE Printable}

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Just recently, as I observed ALuv {my 3rd grade son} writing, I noticed that he was including commas in his writing {Yay!}. As I looked closer, I noticed that his commas were not in the conventional places and sometimes they even took the place of periods. Was I upset? Nope. I was actually super excited, and here’s why… *This post contains affiliate…
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Learning to Add and Subtract {FREE printable}

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Just recently, I attended a training session called Reading in Math. It was an interesting session that really stretched my thoughts about reading. While the session was designed for upper elementary, middle, and high school, I had a lot of take-aways for my own kiddos, especially when it came to word problems and math vocabulary. While my Kindergartner has the…
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Learn to Read: What Comes After the ABCs

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So, your child knows his letters. I mean he really knows them. He can identify them out of order and knows most, if not all the sounds. What’s the next step? How do you get your child to move from letters to reading words? Let’s stop and talk a bit about how kids learn to read. And what comes after…
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