As an elementary school teacher, I saw many children struggle to read. It was painful to watch them as they attempted to read aloud with utter embarrassment and a mindset of failure. There are too many reasons to list as to why kids struggle to read. Needless to say, I want Audrey and Sophia to have a literacy rich ...
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Preschool Time Telling Printable
Audrey has become very interested in our clock and attempts to tell the time. I created some printables that you can turn into magnets! This worksheet focuses on matching digital to analogue. Click {HERE} to download! *If you like our printables, please add us as your follow us on Teachers Pay Teachers! :) Thanks! I ...
Early Reading Word Slides
I was extremely excited share these Word Family Slides. These are proving to be a wonderful addition to our early reading journeys. They have already helped correct some mistakes with short and long vowel sounds. One recommendation that I have is to somehow identify the matching slide and word slip. I used different ...
Toiletpaper Roll Bird Feeders
I remember being in Brownies and making these peanut butter bird feeders. I knew that I wanted the girls to have the same sweet experience, so I figured I would wait for the Spring to make these homemade bird feeders. What?? What until Spring? It dawned on me that it is bird feeding month and these poor creatures could ...
Basic Shapes Refrigerator Magnets
I wanted to introduce Sophia to some basic shapes and reinforce preschool skills for Audrey, especially since she still confuses the triangle and square. As a elementary school teacher, I remember students being much more engaged in a lesson when they could claim some sort of ownership to a project. In this case, I made ...
Alphabet Puzzle
I love puzzles and tools that reinforce phonics. Although Audrey is solid in her letter identification, we love to take out our puzzles and practice. With this puzzle, she hopped on the letters as she said the sounds and she read the puzzle pieces since they included some sight words (is, for). ...
A Preschool Math Game
I wanted to work on greater than and less than numbers with Audrey so I decided to play the classic game of war. I took out the face cards and we played with numbers 2-10 and she had a blast! She wanted to play again and again. It was such a simple game but really reinforced number values. ...