Sunday, September 24, 2023

My ABC Coloring Book

We have a new printable in the shop! Children will love learning their ABCs while coloring in their My ABC Coloring Book. The cover page is pre-made for them. Children can staple the pages together to make their book or parents can staple the pages together for them before they begin coloring the pages. Each page of the booklet is dedicated to a specific letter.

It is important for children to learn to identify the letters of the alphabet. Sarah over at Stay at Home Educator says that in order to have true fluency in letter recognition, children must be able to do four things:

1. Identify letter names in isolation.

2. Identify letters in context of words.

3. Identify letters accurately.

4. Identify letters automatically.

We believe our "My ABC Coloring Book" will help your child master the skills needed to reach true fluency in letter recognition.

My ABC Coloring Book

My ABC Coloring Book Cover

Children will trace the arrows within the letters to learn how to properly write their ABCs. Then they will color animals or items with the same beginning sounds as each respective letter of the alphabet. If your printer won't print on both sides of the paper or you choose not to print on both sides of the paper, you can have your children cut out or print out images of various items. Then, they can paste the images on the back of the pages that match the beginning sounds of the items.

While enjoying their My ABC Coloring Book, children will learn to identify letters of the alphabet, learn to write both upper case letters and lower case letters, and practice small motor skills as they color. If your child chooses to cut and paste items to match beginning sounds, they will gain even more opportunities to practice small motor skills.

My ABC Coloring Book Letter J

More ways to help your child learn the alphabet:

Read and play with letter blocks or magnets.

Sing alphabet songs.

Read alphabet books.

Label simple and easy to read items in your house using index cards. For example, clearly write "chair" on and index card and tape it to a chair. Label a cup, a plate, a table - you get the idea. Ask your child to read the cards often and talk about the times. This will help you develop a language rich environment for your child. A child who learns to love reading will establish a skill set that will support a lifelong journey of success.

Get your copy of My ABC Coloring Book here!

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Wednesday, July 5, 2023

Farm Animals Matching Game Plus 25 More Activities for Building a Farm Animals Unit

I've worked with a lot of kids and I've never met a child who doesn't love farm animals. Kids love farm animal sounds, animal moves, and all the feels of farm animal skins and furs. A farm animal unit is bound to get your kids up and exercising those large and small motor skills, singing farm animal songs, and loving all the fun of farm animal games. Oh, and they will love the farm animal snacks too! First, let's take a look at the newest item in the shop, Farm Animals Matching Game.

Farm Animals Matching Game

There are several benefits of memory matching games for kids. Memory matching games help improve concentration. They help children learn to pay more attention to details. Memory matching games help improve short term memory, focus, and improve vocabulary. Memory matching games don't usually take a long time to complete so they are great for times when you want to do something constructive with the kids but you don't have a lot of time. Kids who need to build self confidence are less likely to become frustrated with a game when they can complete it in a shorter amount of time.

How about starting off your farm animal fun with a farm animals matching game?

Farm Animals Memory Matching Game

This memory matching game is perfect for the farm animal loving little learner in your life. After downloading your copy of the farm animals matching game, print out 2 copies on card-stock paper. Cut out the cards. You can laminate them for durability. Place the cards face down on a table or the floor to play a memory matching game.

In addition to improving memory and concentration skills, your child will learn to recognize farm animal words (pig, cow, hen, horse, sheep, donkey, duck, goat, and rooster). This game is a great addition to your farm animal study in your homeschool environment or as a supplemental resource in addition to your child's public school curriculum . . . or just for fun!

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Raisin' Me a Country Girl by Raelynn Davis

Biscuits Day at the Farm

Cows Can Moo! Can You?

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Printable Farm Bingo Card Set (WondermomWannabe)

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Tina

Sunday, July 2, 2023

Dolch Sight Words Flashcards for Pre-K

When I was in elementary school, flashcards were common. My teacher gave us all a stack of Dolch sight words flashcards for practice at home. My mother made me practice them every day. Some teachers and parents no longer like to use flashcards for teaching sight words, but I know they provided for me a foundation for reading that was essential for my reading success all the way through school. I became a good reader early in life. I loved reading then and I still love reading today. When I have time, I can read an entire novel in a day. I can get so lost in a story that I forget I'm not actually there. When I close the book, I have to come back to my own reality until I choose the next book. If it had not been for those flashcards at various levels of reading skills through the years, I'm not sure I would have learned to read as well as I did. If I had not learned to read well, I wouldn't love reading as much as I do today.

My kids are now in their late 20s and early 30s. Honestly, I don't recall whether or not their teachers used flashcards, but I do remember my youngest daughter creating her own. I didn't tell her to. She just did. She made flashcards for letters, words, and for studying. At some point, she realized that she learned better by using flashcards as a study tool so I bought her a big stack of index cards. Many days after school, she would sit on the living room floor with her books and index cards spread all over. She spent hours creating flashcards for studying various subjects.

Dolch Sight Words Flashcards for Pre-K

Flashcards are not for everyone, but for some, they are a great learning tool. If you think your child would benefit from Dolch Sight Words Flash Cards for Pre-K, I've created a printable that includes flashcards for all 40 Dolch sight words for Pre-K students.

Dolch Sight Words Flashcards for Pre-K

After downloading the PDF file, print them out using your home printer. Cut them out and start using them right away.

If you want to make flashcard practice a little more fun for your child, print out two copies. Cut out all the cards, place them on a table or on the floor face down to create a matching game. Print out a few copies and make sentences with the cards. Cut out the letters and practice spelling out the words. I'm sure you can think of other ways to use the cards. Sometimes old fashioned rote learning is beneficial but you can get creative and make flashcards fun too.

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