There are so many great alphabet games out there to choose from. Since it's the main subject in the preschool world, the choices for board games are many. When I first saw our top picks listed on Amazon though, I knew they would be a hit with my kiddos. Squeaks (five years old) has her alphabet down. Letter sounds, capital and lower case, and she even completed her beginner reader set of BOB ... Read More about Game Schooling With Preschoolers | Alphabet
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Game Schooling With Preschoolers | Benefits & Tips
Welcome to my 10 day series on game schooling with preschoolers! I'm excited to continue learning with my kiddos through the summer months, but wanted to change up how we learn. And what's more fun than playing games!? There are so many awesome game schooling benefits to enjoy! Each day over the next two weeks (not including the weekend) I'll be posting our favorite games to play for each ... Read More about Game Schooling With Preschoolers | Benefits & Tips
End of the School Year Traditions
And just like that the school year is coming to an end.*sigh* My how time flies when you're raising tiny humans. Since this is Squeaks' very first end of the school year I wanted to end with some fun new traditions. We had so much fun with our beginning of the year traditions, it would be nice to book end the year! Not that the middle wasn't fun too, I'm just a sucker for momentous milestones. ... Read More about End of the School Year Traditions
Creating An Invitation To Play | 5 Benefits
When I first started researching preschool activities to do at home with Squeaks, this whole new world was opened up to me. Along with that world came a whole new vocabulary of terms, thought processes, and teaching styles. Terms like sensory play, loose parts play, and invitation to play all sparked my interest right away. Why? Because they're all play based! And as Albert Einstein said "Play is ... Read More about Creating An Invitation To Play | 5 Benefits
Pretend Play Lemonade Math Game | FREE Printable
So Squeaks is super in to math right now. It's nearly all she wants to do when we play school. I can maybe get her to do a beginning sounds game and her Bob books, but then she wants to do something math related. But since I'm not a huge fan of endless worksheets, creating a fun math game has been on my to-do list. I confess, I have no problem handing my kiddos the iPad to play an educational ... Read More about Pretend Play Lemonade Math Game | FREE Printable