Marshmallow Shooter Party Favors

Marshmallow shooters make great party favors because they're easy, inexpensive, and lots of fun.

Post-it Sticky Notes Hundred Chart

A hundreds chart is a graphic organizer for the numbers 1-100 with 10 rows and 10 columns. It's a tool that makes it easier for kids to see the relationships and patterns between numbers. It's a great way to learn number recognition, counting to one hundred, and many more math concepts. It's easy to make your own interactive hundreds chart using post-it notes and markers.

Up!: A Game for Practicing Addition and Number Writing

Up! is an easy math game to set up and it's so fun to play that kids won't realize they're practicing counting, addition, and number writing.

Magnetic Alphabet Games: Teaching Letter Recognition

Here's a simple way to practice alphabet letters and sounds using refrigerator magnets and cookie sheets.

Cardboard Box Miniature Golf Course

Here's a fun way to keep your kids entertained during Christmas break: build a miniature golf course from cardboard boxes!

10 Halloween Songs and Games: Kid's Co-op

Games and songs are not only fun, they're also a great way for little ones to learn. Luckily there's been lots of Halloween themed songs and games linked up to the Kid's Co-op. The games work particularly well for developing gross and fine motor skills, and the songs are excellent for encouraging early literacy.

10 Ways to Have Fun in the Sprinkler

It's not like an ordinary lawn sprinkler isn't fun all on its own. Set the sprinkler up, put some sunscreen on the kids, and send them out hoping they'll be entertained long enough for all the grass dragged into the house to be worth it. But if you find your kids have grown bored with the sprinkler, you want to encourage some summer learning, or you have a group to entertain, there's sure to be an idea or two here for you.

10 Ways to Learn Numbers and Letters with Plastic Easter Eggs

Using plastic Easter eggs is a great way to make practicing numbers and letters more fun. Here are 5 ways to learn using plastic Easter eggs, with a letter version and number version for each.

5 Simple Games for Teaching Number Recognition

These number recognition games are simple, don't require any fancy materials, and my preschoolers love to play them:

Ice Letter Hunt-Preschool to Middle School

There are so many ways to adapt this activity!  I'll start with the activity for the youngest (which we did) and work from there.

3 Activities for Rainbow Fish

The Rainbow Fish is a classic.  In case you haven't read it, it's about the Rainbow Fish, the most beautiful fish in the ocean because of his shining silver scales.  He's lonely, though, and eventually learns that while sharing his scales with the other fish makes him less beautiful, it also makes him more happy.

 

We did three activities to go along with this book (hope you've got yourself some tin foil!)

5 Ways to I SPY

We love the I Spy Books and there are lots of ways to incorporate the idea into fun activities.  Here are just five of them:

Hunting for Kisses

In honor of Valentine's Day, we went hunting for some kisses. What a sweet way to practice number recognition!

I'm a Big Wide-Mouthed Frog and I Eat Flies!

In my house, if you yell, "I'm a big wide mouthed frog and I eat..." both the two and three year old will yell, "FLIES!"