In My Heart ~ Philippians 4:12-13

The Secret {Philippians 4:12-13} is #1 from Seeds of Encouragement.

Full Page Verse Printable…

Verse Mini Book {which could also be cut into mini flash cards to have kids put the verse in order}… 

Copy Work Tracers {print & cursive}

Copy Work Sheets…

Full Verse Coloring Pages… 
Seeds Family Worship printables here!

 

Seeds of Encouragement Verse Chart here!

Visit the main Seeds Family Worship Printables page here.

Visit Seeds Family Worship to learn more about their ministry here!

Cake Patterns ~ Once Upon a Book

A Birthday For Frances by Russell Hoban

Summary: Sometimes it is hard when siblings have birthdays. Frances is a little envious of her sister Gloria and all her birthday attention. Mother and Father Badger are gentle and wise in their handling of their imaginative and precocious offspring.

Early Math Skills:

 

This is a very easy patterning activity to use during a birthday theme.

Supplies:

cake die-cuts (I found mine at the Dollar Tree)
circle stickers 

 

I placed color dots on the cake die-cuts, making sure I had a set of 5 for each color. Then I made a pattern and placed it in our pocket chart.  Then I had my daughter point to each cake in the top row and say the color of the dot.  “Green, purple, green, purple, ---- what comes next?”  Then she would pick the correct cake to complete the pattern.

Once we were done with patterns, I took several pairs of cakes and we played Cake Memory with the cards.

 

During this whole unit we practiced singing the months of the year. I also have a months of the year printable that hangs by our calendar so that we can practice and point out the current month. We talk about which family members have birthdays in each month.

She knew that her cousin Jack’s birthday was coming up, so she asked if she could make him a card.

She used scraps of wrapping paper plus an extra cake die-cut to decorate her card.

Simple yet fun activities to do with your toddler during a birthday theme! Check out all the past Birthday-themed posts for more toddler activity ideas.

Now I Know My ABCs ~ Letter R

All printables for this unit can be downloaded for free on my website, Animal ABCs.

Letter R ~ Raccoon

Rr Raccoon Extras…

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Rr Raccoon in Action…

   

See more on my blog ~ Letter R Raccoon Tot School

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More Letter Rr Fun…

• Letter R ~ Rabbit Craft
• Letter r ~ rooster craft
• Color by Number ~ R
• Rr Letter Maze
• Tot School Printables: Rr is for Rainforest 
• Letter of the Week: Rr is for Rainbow 
• Rr is for Robot {from Spell Outloud}
• Letter Rr Craft Collection {from The Attached Mama}
• Raising Rock Stars Preschool: Letter Rr

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Did you miss…

• Letter A ~ Alligator {Letter A on my blog in action}
• Letter B ~ Bear {Letter B on my blog in action}
• Letter C ~ Caterpillar {Letter C on my blog in action}
• Letter D ~ Dolphin {Letter D on my blog in action}
• Letter E ~ Elephant {Letter E on my blog in action}
• Letter F ~ Frog {Letter F on my blog in action}
• Letter G ~ Gorilla {Letter G on my blog}
• Letter H ~ Hippo {Letter H on my blog}
• Letter I ~ Iguana {Letter I on my blog}
• Letter J ~ Jellyfish {Letter J on my blog}
• Letter K ~ Koala {Letter K on my blog}
• Letter L ~ Llama {Letter L on my blog}
• Letter M ~ Mouse {Letter M on my blog}
• Letter N ~ Newt {Letter N on my blog}
• Letter O ~ Octopus {Letter O on my blog}
• Letter P ~ Pig {Letter P on my blog}
• Letter Q ~ Quail {Letter Q on my blog}

Cake Color Match ~ Once Upon a Book

A Birthday For Frances by Russell Hoban

Summary: Sometimes it is hard when siblings have birthdays. Frances is a little envious of her sister Gloria and all her birthday attention. Mother and Father Badger are gentle and wise in their handling of their imaginative and precocious offspring.

 Fine Motor Skills Plus Color Recognition:

Here’s a simple activity that your tot can do to work their finger muscles and learn their colors at the same time.

Supplies:

Cake Color Match Printable
cardstock
clothespins
markers

 

Directions:

Print the cake color wheel out on to cardstock. Cut around the circle and laminate if desired. Gather 8 clothes pins. Color a dot on the end that opens.  Have your child match the color dots.

 

 

I originally made this with my young tot in mind, but it was my older tot (almost preschooler) who really enjoyed it! For young children, learning how to open and close the pins will be a new skill. If they can’t grasp the pins, have them lay the clothes pin on the right color. In order to practice working those finger muscles, just let your child clip clothes pins around the circle in any order.

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Counting Boxes ~ Simply Made

With a baby in the house, we have gone through a lot of baby food. Since I'm always repurposing things as educational tools, I've been hanging on to all of the containers to use along the way. I decided to use some of the containers to make counting boxes.

 

You will need:

• Small containers (I used Gerber baby food containers)
• Permanent marker
• Small items to count (I used small foam shapes)

To Make:
Using the permanent marker, write numbers on the containers.

Now you're ready to play! Help your tot use small items to count and place them in the container.

 

 

Want more easy ideas to make for your tot? Check out all the Simply Made posts!

In My Heart ~ Seeds of Encouragement Verse Charts

In the upcoming weeks, we will be sharing the verse printables for Seeds of Encouragement from Seeds Family Worship. The Verse Charts give your children a simple way to record the verses they know! 

Here’s a list of the verses that will be covered {NIV 1984}:

1.  The Secret (Philippians 4:12-13)
2.  Think About It (Philippians 4:8)
3.  Cast Your Cares (Psalm 55:22)
4.  Take Heart (John 16:33)
5.  Wonderfully Made (Psalm 139:14)
6.  Servant of All (Mark 9:35)
7.  Heavenly Lights (James 1:17)
8.  Go (Matthew 28:19)
9.  Soar Like Eagles (Isaiah 40:29-31)
10. Joy (Luke 2:8-14)

Totally Tots has released printables for other albums and will be sharing even more in the future!  We hope you enjoy the new charts, which can be downloaded for free, in either a boy or a girl version!

Download the Seeds Family Worship Encouragement Charts here!

Visit the main Seeds Family Worship Printables page here.
Visit Seeds Family Worship to learn more about their ministry here!

Wrapping Paper Station ~ Once Upon a Book

A Birthday For Frances by Russell Hoban

Summary: Sometimes it is hard when siblings have birthdays. Frances is a little envious of her sister Gloria and all her birthday attention. Mother and Father Badger are gentle and wise in their handling of their imaginative and precocious offspring.

Wrapping Paper Station:

Whenever I have gifts to wrap, my children always want to help. I set up this activity so that my older toddler could practice helping me wrap presents.

 

Supplies:

wrapping paper
scissors
medium-size objects
tape or pop-up tape
optional: bows

 

First I cut the wrapping paper into manageable pieces. Then I went ahead and placed several pieces of tape along the edge of the yellow bin. My daughter was not able to use a tape dispenser on her own. Having pop-up tape dispensers would make this activity a little more independent for students. I helped her wrap one of her toys. I would hold the fold while she taped it. After a few times, she was able to wrap things on her own—in a toddler fashion ;).

 

She wrapped and rewrapped items. Then she handed them out to her sisters and had a pretend birthday party.

Extension:

Another extension of this activity would be to have long strips of wrapping paper already cut. Then let your tot cut little strips off. Use as confetti.

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