Rabu, 15 Oktober 2014

Candy Corn Roll & Cover Math Game (Love to Learn Linky #14)

Roll & Cover games are my favorite ways to teach numbers and addition! Here is a free printable game perfect for the Fall season and to use up all those candy corn candies!

Candy Corn Roll & Cover Math Game: Free Printable

This Candy Corn Roll & Cover game includes 2 levels of difficulty. 

For younger toddlers and children, use the first page with numbers 1-6 and a single die. Roll the die and place a candy corn on top of the correct number. This can be played with multiple players or just one. 

Reading a regular die can be hard for young children, so I have included a printable paper die that is larger and easier to count the dots. 

The second page is a more advanced version, which is great for learning addition. It includes numbers 2-12 and you roll two dice, add the numbers together, and place a candy corn on top of the correct number. 

I have also included a black and white version of the game if you'd like to save on ink, or to be used as a coloring page.


Visit my co-hosts to see their posts this week!

20+ Ways for Preschoolers to Play in the Dark from Left Brain Craft Brain
Plenty of Pumpkin Fun for Kids from A Little Pinch of Perfect
Tips To Support Kids Experiencing Anxiety from One Time Through

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Almost anything goes, we're just hoping your activities teach kids (or us!) something. (science, art, cooking, behavior, crafting, parenting, etc...)

The Love to Learn Linky is Hosted by:

Totschooling: Viviana is a blogging mom to a toddler and a preschooler, sharing ideas and resources for early education. She specializes in unique, hands-on printable activities that are educational, fun and inspire creativity in young minds.
Left Brain Craft Brain: Anne is an ex-engineer, current stay-at-home mama writing about crafty ways to encourage creativity (and brain power!) in our kids. Each of her projects gives kids the chance to learn about a new subject and do something crafty at the same time.
http://www.alittlepinchofperfect.com/ A Little Pinch of Perfect: Katie combines creativity, play, and learning for the perfect mishmash of fun activities that keep kiddos entertained throughout the day. She wholeheartedly believes in the power of play and feels that all activities naturally provide a fun way to learn.

One Time Through: Sue is an Elementary School Teacher currently on leave to be at home with her preschooler son.  She shares ideas for connecting and learning with kids through meaningful, play-based activities that nurture curiosity and creativity.

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Kamis, 09 Oktober 2014

Matching Animal Halves Printable Activity (Love to Learn Linky #13)

Animal activities are always a big hit at our house! This printable matching activity is geared toward toddlers and is great for language and visual development. Find the matching half of each animal to create the whole.

Matching Animal Halves Free Printable

For toddlers I always recommend laminating both sheets, cutting out the pieces on the second page, and using velcro to attach the loose pieces. This gives you a nice reusable activity that your child can do over and over again. For preschoolers, this can be a cut and paste activity. 


Here are a few more animal printable activities:



Matching Mother & Baby Animals This activity can be done along side the classic book Are you my Mother? 


Animal Sorting/Classifying is a free printable activity I made exclusively for The Happy Housewife.

Visit my co-hosts to see their posts this week!

How I Feed My Child a Sensory Diet with Science from Left Brain Craft Brain
Spider Web String Art & More String Crafts for Kids from A Little Pinch of Perfect
Fun Games for Teaching Preschoolers to Count from One Time Through

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Now it's time for some more links! I hope you'll join me and a couple of friends for a brand new linky party!

Bloggers, link up your posts every Thursday and watch as we round them up and share them all over the place.

Almost anything goes, we're just hoping your activities teach kids (or us!) something. (science, art, cooking, behavior, crafting, parenting, etc...)

The Love to Learn Linky is Hosted by:

Totschooling: Viviana is a blogging mom to a toddler and a preschooler, sharing ideas and resources for early education. She specializes in unique, hands-on printable activities that are educational, fun and inspire creativity in young minds.
Left Brain Craft Brain: Anne is an ex-engineer, current stay-at-home mama writing about crafty ways to encourage creativity (and brain power!) in our kids. Each of her projects gives kids the chance to learn about a new subject and do something crafty at the same time.
http://www.alittlepinchofperfect.com/ A Little Pinch of Perfect: Katie combines creativity, play, and learning for the perfect mishmash of fun activities that keep kiddos entertained throughout the day. She wholeheartedly believes in the power of play and feels that all activities naturally provide a fun way to learn.

One Time Through: Sue is an Elementary School Teacher currently on leave to be at home with her preschooler son.  She shares ideas for connecting and learning with kids through meaningful, play-based activities that nurture curiosity and creativity.

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Rabu, 01 Oktober 2014

15 Fall Math Activities for Preschoolers (Love to Learn Linky #12)

15 Fall Math Activities for Preschoolers

Welcome to another Love to Learn Linky! This week I am featuring 15 Fall Math Activities for Preschoolers, including learning math with pumpkins, apples, fall leaves and candy corn! There is something for everyone here.. hands-on activities, crafts, games and free printables!

Pumpkin Math Activities

Pumpkin Math Activities for Preschoolers

Preschool Math: Measuring Pumpkins by Mom Inspired Life
10+ Ways to Learn with Pumpkins by Planet Smarty Pants
Pumpkin Memory Numbers Game by Stella 123
Fun and Educational Things to do with Mini Pumpkins by Spark and Pook
The Pumpkin Geoboard by Fun-A-Day!

Apple Math Activities

Apple Math Activities for Preschoolers

Printable Apple Seed Counting Activity by From ABCs to ACTs
Free Printable Apple Counting Activity by Fun Handprint Art
Math Patterns using Apple Prints by Buggy and Buddy
Ten Apples Up on Top Storybook Activity by Spark and Pook
Apple Bowling Math Game by Coffee Cups and Crayons


Candy Corn Math Activities


Candy Corn Math

Candy Corn Counting by No Time for Flash Cards

(For more learning activities using candy, check out these 40 Fun Halloween Candy Activities)

Math Activities with Fall Leaves


Math with Fall Leaves

Maths Game with Leaves by Nurture Store
Leaf Counting Activity for Preschoolers by Your Modern Family


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Monstrous List of Monster Activities from Left Brain Craft Brain
Not So Scary Halloween Ideas from A Little Pinch of Perfect
Pumpkin Learning Activities for Preschoolers from One Time Through

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Now it's time for some more links! I hope you'll join me and a couple of friends for a brand new linky party!

Bloggers, link up your posts every Thursday and watch as we round them up and share them all over the place.

Almost anything goes, we're just hoping your activities teach kids (or us!) something. (science, art, cooking, behavior, crafting, parenting, etc...)

The Love to Learn Linky is Hosted by:

Totschooling: Viviana is a blogging mom to a toddler and a preschooler, sharing ideas and resources for early education. She specializes in unique, hands-on printable activities that are educational, fun and inspire creativity in young minds.
Left Brain Craft Brain: Anne is an ex-engineer, current stay-at-home mama writing about crafty ways to encourage creativity (and brain power!) in our kids. Each of her projects gives kids the chance to learn about a new subject and do something crafty at the same time.
http://www.alittlepinchofperfect.com/ A Little Pinch of Perfect: Katie combines creativity, play, and learning for the perfect mishmash of fun activities that keep kiddos entertained throughout the day. She wholeheartedly believes in the power of play and feels that all activities naturally provide a fun way to learn.

One Time Through: Sue is an Elementary School Teacher currently on leave to be at home with her preschooler son.  She shares ideas for connecting and learning with kids through meaningful, play-based activities that nurture curiosity and creativity.

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Selasa, 30 September 2014

Free Halloween Printable Pack for Toddlers & PreK

Halloween is one of our favorite times of the year and I like to use this as an opportunity to create some fun learning activities. This Halloween themed printable pack is designed for toddlers and preschoolers to develop early learning skills such as counting, number & alphabet recognition, letter sounds, letter cases, size, shapes, patterns, visual discrimination, prewriting, scissor skills, puzzles and more!
Free Halloween Printable Pack for Toddlers & PreK

This Halloween themed Pack features 27 hands-on activities, and it is available for Free to all email subscribers. Here is what's included:

Literacy Activities:
-Cut & Paste the Missing Letter
-Letter Sound Matching
-Sight Word Matching
-Tracing words
-Letter Sorting
-Rhyming Words
-Which letter does not belong?

Pre-Writing:
-Trace the Circles
-Trace Horizontal Lines
-Trace Vertical Lines

Math Activities:
-Numbers 1-10 Puzzle
-Counting 1-5
-Counting 6-10
-Cut & Paste the Correct Number
-Number Matching
-Quantity Matching
-Patterns
-Cut & Paste in Order from Smallest to Biggest
-Sorting by Size
-Shape Matching

Visual Discrimination:
-Matching Halloween items
-Matching Jack-o-lantern faces
-Sorting Halloween items

Scissor Skills:
-Cutting straight lines
-Cutting zig zag lines
-Cutting page in 4 sections

Puzzles:
-Cut & Paste Puzzle
-Numbers 1-10 Puzzle

Below is a Sneak Peek:
Free Halloween Printable Pack for Toddlers & PreK

This Halloween Printable Pack is FREE for all Totschooling subscribers!


What can I expect as a Subscriber?:
-You will receive free printables that are not available for download on the website. This includes holiday and seasonal packs, as well as other themed activity packs.
-You will get access to a growing collection of Board Book Printable Activities.
-You will receive 2-3 emails per week with new posts, freebies, sales and additions to the site.
-You will receive a special subscriber discount for the Online Store.
-Your information will never be shared with anybody else.

Rabu, 24 September 2014

Halloween Lacing Cards (Love to Learn Linky #11)

Lacing is a great activity for toddlers and preschoolers to help develop fine motor skills, concentration, and hand-eye coordination. Grab an old shoelace and try out one of these free printable Halloween themed lacing cards!

Free Halloween Lacing Cards

These 5 free Halloween lacing cards include a mummy, a spider web, a bat, Frankenstein, and a jack-o-lantern. 

We usually like to use lacing cards by lacing around the outside of the image, but for the mummy and spider web I thought it would be fun to lace across the image as shown in the pictures. However, your child is free to lace in whatever pattern they would like!

Materials needed: 
-laminator
-hole puncher
-shoe laces, yarn, ribbon, etc.

Note: For the mummy and spider web we had to use 2 shoelaces since one was not long enough. If you choose to use yarn or ribbon, you can reinforce the ends with tape to form the lacing "needle".

Free Halloween Lacing Cards


For more fun lacing ideas and printables, check out the following featured posts!

The Very Hungry Caterpillar Sequencing Activity for Preschoolers by From ABCs to ACTs


Toddler Leaf Sewing Craft by My Little 3 and Me


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Visit my co-hosts to see all the other features!

D-Eye-Y Games for Kids: Visual Skills at Play from Left Brain Craft Brain
Fall Art Activities for Toddlers from A Little Pinch of Perfect
Why Should I "Read" Wordless Books to My Child? from One Time Through

LOVE TO LEARN LINKY
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Now it's time for some more links! I hope you'll join me and a couple of friends for a brand new linky party!

Bloggers, link up your posts every Thursday and watch as we round them up and share them all over the place.

Almost anything goes, we're just hoping your activities teach kids (or us!) something. (science, art, cooking, behavior, crafting, parenting, etc...)

The Love to Learn Linky is Hosted by:

Totschooling: Viviana is a blogging mom to a toddler and a preschooler, sharing ideas and resources for early education. She specializes in unique, hands-on printable activities that are educational, fun and inspire creativity in young minds.
Left Brain Craft Brain: Anne is an ex-engineer, current stay-at-home mama writing about crafty ways to encourage creativity (and brain power!) in our kids. Each of her projects gives kids the chance to learn about a new subject and do something crafty at the same time.
http://www.alittlepinchofperfect.com/ A Little Pinch of Perfect: Katie combines creativity, play, and learning for the perfect mishmash of fun activities that keep kiddos entertained throughout the day. She wholeheartedly believes in the power of play and feels that all activities naturally provide a fun way to learn.

One Time Through: Sue is an Elementary School Teacher currently on leave to be at home with her preschooler son.  She shares ideas for connecting and learning with kids through meaningful, play-based activities that nurture curiosity and creativity.

Love to Learn Linky Etiquette:

  • Posts should be about educating our kids in any way - science, art, cooking, crafts, behavior, parenting, etc. Please keep them family friendly and please no Etsy shops or giveaways unless they are relevant to the topic.

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Kamis, 18 September 2014

15 Halloween Activities with Googly Eyes

Kids love googly eyes - this is a fact! Googly eyes are not only cute and funny, but they have the ability to bring any boring old thing to life! Plus, they are excellent for practicing fine motor skills!

We like to use googly eyes year-round, but they are especially fun around Halloween time because of all the monsters and spiders and other spooky things you can make with them.

Here is a fun collection of 15 Halloween activities with googly eyes, including hands-on printable activities, easy arts and crafts projects, and out-of-this-world sensory play! 

15 Halloween Activities with Googly Eyes


PRINTABLE ACTIVITIES
Free Googly Eye Printables

Create some fun monsters and spiders while practicing fine motor skills, numbers and letters! Just print and let your child stick or glue googly eyes in the white circles.


CRAFTS

Monster Mobile from Toilet Rolls by Happy Hooligans
Kid Friendly Pumpkin Decorating by Craftulate
I've Got My Eye on You by Snails and Puppy Dog Tails
Googly Eye Picture Frame by Artsy Momma
Paper Plate Spiders by I Heart Crafty Things


SENSORY ACTIVITIES

Googly Eye Soup by Fun at Home with Kids
Halloween Ice Ghosts by The Golden Gleam
Glowing Sensory Bag Play by Growing a Jeweled Rose
Monster Ice by Growing a Jeweled Rose
Monsters Inc. Inspired Slime by 123Homeschool4Me
Fluffy Slime by Sow Sprout Play
Monster Play Dough by The Imagination Tree
Sensory Bag with Slimy Eyes by Hands On: As we Grow
Monster Sensory Bottle by My Mundane & Miraculous Life