Playful Preschool Math Ideas for Learning Shapes, Counting, Patterning and More

Playful Preschool Math Ideas for Learning Shapes, Counting, Patterning and More

I have this vivid math memory of getting quizzed on multiplication on the playground in elementary school. In third grade I was sick a lot (well every year I was, but that’s another story) and was behind on our weekly quizzes. We were doing our 8s. 

Easy Light Table Ideas for Infants and Toddlers

Easy Light Table Ideas for Infants and Toddlers

My kids have been quietly playing for over an hour in the next room. Every now and then I peek into the room, but every time I see the same thing. Two bodies. Carefully building. Quiet conversation. Concentration on their faces that are being lit 

Easy Directions for a DIY Bug Jar

Easy Directions for a DIY Bug Jar

The screen door slams and little feet patter into the kitchen. “Mama, look what I found?” The screen door. The patter. The uncontrollable enthusiasm. The sweet sweaty faces. The expectation. These are the things that scream summer to me. affiliate links are included below “Look!” 

20+ Ocean Unit Activity Ideas for Kindergarten and First Grade

20+ Ocean Unit Activity Ideas for Kindergarten and First Grade

Surrounded by sand piles and drenched from earlier splashing my kids are laying with their new little friend. Nearby I commiserate and brainstorm about blogging and motherhood and life with my pal Sara (who writes beautiful encouragement for mamas and kiddo adventure ideas on Sunshine 

5 Math and Movement Games to Play While You Wait

5 Math and Movement Games to Play While You Wait

I had just said “stand still please” for the fifteenth time in ten minutes and my daughter sighed long and hard as she stomped her feet back to the space next to me showing me she was as annoyed as I was. We had been 

Spring Planting Unit for Toddlers and Preschool

Spring Planting Unit for Toddlers and Preschool

“Look Mama! Spring is here!” one of my kids calls from the backyard. Spotting that first flower in the garden after a long cold Winter is one of life’s small joys and a true sign that Spring is finally here. My kids are often the ones 

Preschool Ocean Animals Unit

Preschool Ocean Animals Unit

“Woah! Look at this one mom!” She holds up her shelf as another foaming wave crashes around her waist. My daughter is on her hands and knees at the edge of the ocean digging through the wet, soupy sand for shells. Every few minutes she 

How To Throw a Pancakes and Pajamas Birthday Party

How To Throw a Pancakes and Pajamas Birthday Party

Birthdays were always a big deal in my house so I think I tend to go a little over board when it comes to celebrating my kiddos. I think because they are twins and therefore share a birthday, but are incredibly different people, I also 

Teaching Numbers with Dominoes

Teaching Numbers with Dominoes

  My grandpa taught me to play Dominoes one summer when he stayed with us. The traditional game of Dominoes is a great math game for young kids, but there are also lots of other fun ways to use this classic game. Dominoes are a 

PURPLE : Books + Activities

PURPLE : Books + Activities

Happy Purple Day! If you have been following along with our Week of Preschool Color you know that today is all about the color Purple. Below are some fun ideas for playtime, snack, and more. affiliate links are included below. Books About the Color Purple Harold and the