Tuesday, January 29, 2013

Reading Confetti: 10 Valentine's Day Literacy Activities for Toddler...

Reading Confetti: 10 Valentine's Day Literacy Activities for Toddler...: What better way to show your toddler or preschooler that you love them on Valentine's Day than by having fun and building their literacy sk...

Mom to 2 Posh Lil Divas: Kid's Craft: Coffee Filter Heart Art for Valentine...

Mom to 2 Posh Lil Divas: Kid's Craft: Coffee Filter Heart Art for Valentine...: If you've read our blog before, you've probably noticed that I have a soft spot for using coffee filters in our arts and crafts. They are i...

Sunday, January 27, 2013

The Imagination Tree: Handprint Measuring and Number Lines!

The Imagination Tree: Handprint Measuring and Number Lines!: Now that C has turned 3, she has shown a lot of interest in beginning to learn more letters, sounds, writing, counting and typical "prescho...

The Imagination Tree: Paper Plate Number Spinner!

The Imagination Tree: Paper Plate Number Spinner!: Make an easy, fun resource for counting and number recognition using paper plates and foam number stickers! As part of our new Playful ...

The Imagination Tree: Counting and Maths Skills with Play Dough!

The Imagination Tree: Counting and Maths Skills with Play Dough!: Set up a creative approach to developing early maths skills using play dough, matchsticks and wooden numerals!   I set out this mathemat...

The Imagination Tree: Play Dough Learning Mats for Literacy and Numeracy...

The Imagination Tree: Play Dough Learning Mats for Literacy and Numeracy...: We all know that play dough is tactile, fun and great for all multi-sensory early developmental play. But it can also be used in creative,...

The Imagination Tree: Weighing and Measuring With Egg Cartons: Playful M...

The Imagination Tree: Weighing and Measuring With Egg Cartons: Playful M...: Recycle old egg cartons for use in playful maths investigations, using them to create some weighing scales and a non-standard unit for meas...

Thursday, January 24, 2013

Monday, January 21, 2013

Mom to 2 Posh Lil Divas: Salt Watercolor Mitten Art in Preschool

Mom to 2 Posh Lil Divas: Salt Watercolor Mitten Art in Preschool: As part of our winter theme we were exploring mittens one day in preschool. We had fun matching mittens, making patterns with mitten sticke...

Classroom Freebies: Game Boards!

Classroom Freebies: Game Boards!: Here are three bright and colorful  game boards  that can be used with flash cards or task cards across the curriculum. Just print and glue ...

Cool Cat Teacher Blog: 10 Ways to be a Terrible Teacher

Cool Cat Teacher Blog: 10 Ways to be a Terrible Teacher: Teaching is a noble calling. That is why when a teacher doesn't behave nobly it breaks trust and we get upset. I have to admit that I've h...

Sunday, January 13, 2013

Mom to 2 Posh Lil Divas: Play to Learn: 5 Fun Ways to Play & Learn With Pla...

Mom to 2 Posh Lil Divas: Play to Learn: 5 Fun Ways to Play & Learn With Pla...: Easter has almost come & gone. The egg hunts are already well underway.  What do you do with all those leftover plastic eggs? Before you ...

Mom to 2 Posh Lil Divas: Play to Learn: Pizza Party! A Sight Word Review Ga...

Mom to 2 Posh Lil Divas: Play to Learn: Pizza Party! A Sight Word Review Ga...: It's time to Play to Learn! Today, let's play Pizza Party. I used Pizza Party as a sight word review game but it can be easily adapt...

Mom to 2 Posh Lil Divas: Play to Learn: Sight Word Bowling

Mom to 2 Posh Lil Divas: Play to Learn: Sight Word Bowling: I have been re-organizing the Lil Divas playroom.  That means getting rid of lots of things that they no longer use or play with at this po...

Mom to 2 Posh Lil Divas: Play to Learn - Clothes Pin Sight Word Match

Mom to 2 Posh Lil Divas: Play to Learn - Clothes Pin Sight Word Match: Ready for another fun way to review sight words ? One of the best ways to learn those pesky sight words is via repetition. Yet, the sit &...

Mom to 2 Posh Lil Divas: Play to Learn: Water a Sight Word Garden

Mom to 2 Posh Lil Divas: Play to Learn: Water a Sight Word Garden: It's time for me to share another fun Sight Word Review Game we played this summer to help get the Littlest Diva on the road to reading. ...

Mom to 2 Posh Lil Divas: Play to Learn - Sight Word Connect Four

Mom to 2 Posh Lil Divas: Play to Learn - Sight Word Connect Four: Do your kids enjoy board games as much as mine? Are they working on sight words, word families, letter/number recognition or another sim...

Mom to 2 Posh Lil Divas: Learning Fun: Sight Word Tic-Tac-Toe

Mom to 2 Posh Lil Divas: Learning Fun: Sight Word Tic-Tac-Toe: You know I am always looking for ways to make learning fun for the Lil Divas. The youngest Diva has sight words to learn in kindergart...

Mom to 2 Posh Lil Divas: The ABC's of Learning to Read Through Play: N thru...

Mom to 2 Posh Lil Divas: The ABC's of Learning to Read Through Play: N thru...: As a mom of a kindergartener and first grader, reading is a huge part of our daily lives. Not only do I want to teach the Lil Divas how to ...

Mom to 2 Posh Lil Divas: Top 10 Sight Word Games of 2012 on Mom to 2 Posh L...

Mom to 2 Posh Lil Divas: Top 10 Sight Word Games of 2012 on Mom to 2 Posh L...: I am looking back on all we shared in 2012. Yesterday, I shared our Top 12 Most Popular Posts of 2012 . Today, I want to share our Top Sight...