Tuesday, 30 September 2014

Free Halloween Printable Pack for Toddlers & PreK

Halloween is one of our favorite times of the year and I like to use this as an opportunity to create some fun learning activities. This Halloween themed printable pack is designed for toddlers and preschoolers to develop early learning skills such as counting, number & alphabet recognition, letter sounds, letter cases, size, shapes, patterns, visual discrimination, prewriting, scissor skills, puzzles and more!
Free Halloween Printable Pack for Toddlers & PreK

This Halloween themed Pack features 27 hands-on activities, and it is available for Free to all email subscribers. Here is what's included:

Literacy Activities:
-Cut & Paste the Missing Letter
-Letter Sound Matching
-Sight Word Matching
-Tracing words
-Letter Sorting
-Rhyming Words
-Which letter does not belong?

Pre-Writing:
-Trace the Circles
-Trace Horizontal Lines
-Trace Vertical Lines

Math Activities:
-Numbers 1-10 Puzzle
-Counting 1-5
-Counting 6-10
-Cut & Paste the Correct Number
-Number Matching
-Quantity Matching
-Patterns
-Cut & Paste in Order from Smallest to Biggest
-Sorting by Size
-Shape Matching

Visual Discrimination:
-Matching Halloween items
-Matching Jack-o-lantern faces
-Sorting Halloween items

Scissor Skills:
-Cutting straight lines
-Cutting zig zag lines
-Cutting page in 4 sections

Puzzles:
-Cut & Paste Puzzle
-Numbers 1-10 Puzzle

Below is a Sneak Peek:
Free Halloween Printable Pack for Toddlers & PreK

This Halloween Printable Pack is FREE for all Totschooling subscribers!


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Wednesday, 24 September 2014

Halloween Lacing Cards (Love to Learn Linky #11)

Lacing is a great activity for toddlers and preschoolers to help develop fine motor skills, concentration, and hand-eye coordination. Grab an old shoelace and try out one of these free printable Halloween themed lacing cards!

Free Halloween Lacing Cards

These 5 free Halloween lacing cards include a mummy, a spider web, a bat, Frankenstein, and a jack-o-lantern. 

We usually like to use lacing cards by lacing around the outside of the image, but for the mummy and spider web I thought it would be fun to lace across the image as shown in the pictures. However, your child is free to lace in whatever pattern they would like!

Materials needed: 
-laminator
-hole puncher
-shoe laces, yarn, ribbon, etc.

Note: For the mummy and spider web we had to use 2 shoelaces since one was not long enough. If you choose to use yarn or ribbon, you can reinforce the ends with tape to form the lacing "needle".

Free Halloween Lacing Cards


For more fun lacing ideas and printables, check out the following featured posts!

The Very Hungry Caterpillar Sequencing Activity for Preschoolers by From ABCs to ACTs


Toddler Leaf Sewing Craft by My Little 3 and Me


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D-Eye-Y Games for Kids: Visual Skills at Play from Left Brain Craft Brain
Fall Art Activities for Toddlers from A Little Pinch of Perfect
Why Should I "Read" Wordless Books to My Child? from One Time Through

LOVE TO LEARN LINKY
Love to Learn Linky

Now it's time for some more links! I hope you'll join me and a couple of friends for a brand new linky party!

Bloggers, link up your posts every Thursday and watch as we round them up and share them all over the place.

Almost anything goes, we're just hoping your activities teach kids (or us!) something. (science, art, cooking, behavior, crafting, parenting, etc...)

The Love to Learn Linky is Hosted by:

Totschooling: Viviana is a blogging mom to a toddler and a preschooler, sharing ideas and resources for early education. She specializes in unique, hands-on printable activities that are educational, fun and inspire creativity in young minds.
Left Brain Craft Brain: Anne is an ex-engineer, current stay-at-home mama writing about crafty ways to encourage creativity (and brain power!) in our kids. Each of her projects gives kids the chance to learn about a new subject and do something crafty at the same time.
http://www.alittlepinchofperfect.com/ A Little Pinch of Perfect: Katie combines creativity, play, and learning for the perfect mishmash of fun activities that keep kiddos entertained throughout the day. She wholeheartedly believes in the power of play and feels that all activities naturally provide a fun way to learn.

One Time Through: Sue is an Elementary School Teacher currently on leave to be at home with her preschooler son.  She shares ideas for connecting and learning with kids through meaningful, play-based activities that nurture curiosity and creativity.

Love to Learn Linky Etiquette:

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Thursday, 18 September 2014

15 Halloween Activities with Googly Eyes

Kids love googly eyes - this is a fact! Googly eyes are not only cute and funny, but they have the ability to bring any boring old thing to life! Plus, they are excellent for practicing fine motor skills!

We like to use googly eyes year-round, but they are especially fun around Halloween time because of all the monsters and spiders and other spooky things you can make with them.

Here is a fun collection of 15 Halloween activities with googly eyes, including hands-on printable activities, easy arts and crafts projects, and out-of-this-world sensory play! 

15 Halloween Activities with Googly Eyes


PRINTABLE ACTIVITIES
Free Googly Eye Printables

Create some fun monsters and spiders while practicing fine motor skills, numbers and letters! Just print and let your child stick or glue googly eyes in the white circles.


CRAFTS

Monster Mobile from Toilet Rolls by Happy Hooligans
Kid Friendly Pumpkin Decorating by Craftulate
I've Got My Eye on You by Snails and Puppy Dog Tails
Googly Eye Picture Frame by Artsy Momma
Paper Plate Spiders by I Heart Crafty Things


SENSORY ACTIVITIES

Googly Eye Soup by Fun at Home with Kids
Halloween Ice Ghosts by The Golden Gleam
Glowing Sensory Bag Play by Growing a Jeweled Rose
Monster Ice by Growing a Jeweled Rose
Monsters Inc. Inspired Slime by 123Homeschool4Me
Fluffy Slime by Sow Sprout Play
Monster Play Dough by The Imagination Tree
Sensory Bag with Slimy Eyes by Hands On: As we Grow
Monster Sensory Bottle by My Mundane & Miraculous Life



Wednesday, 17 September 2014

10 Creative Art Activities (Love to Learn Linky #10)

When it comes to art, my daughter is a perfectionist. She gets frustrated easily if something doesn't "look" right, and quickly abandons the project. I have learned that it's best to give her more open-ended art activities and leave her free to be as creative as possible. 

Today I am sharing some really creative art projects that were linked up last week at the Love to Learn Linky, plus I'm including a few of my own and a few from my wonderful co-hosts. 

10 Free Printable Drawing Prompts


These drawing prompts are a great way to spark your child's creativity and imagination! 

10 Free Printable Drawing Prompts


Kandinsky for Kids by Left Brain Craft Brain

A is for Art: Homemade Clay Recipe by A Little Pinch of Perfect

Easy Seedy CD Art and Science by One Time Through

Dinosaur Stomp Painting by Cutting Tiny Bites

Packing Paper Art by the Science Kiddo

Crayon Transfer Library Totes by Creative Family Fun

Paperclip Painting by Mosswood Connections

Art doesn't have to be perfect by Mother's Madness


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11 Unique Alphabet Learning Activities from Left Brain Craft Brain
20 Hands on Learning Activities from A Little Pinch of Perfect
Tips for Early Writing from One Time Through

LOVE TO LEARN LINKY
Love to Learn Linky

Now it's time for some more links! I hope you'll join me and a couple of friends for a brand new linky party!

Bloggers, link up your posts every Thursday and watch as we round them up and share them all over the place.

Almost anything goes, we're just hoping your activities teach kids (or us!) something. (science, art, cooking, behavior, crafting, parenting, etc...)

The Love to Learn Linky is Hosted by:

Totschooling: Viviana is a blogging mom to a toddler and a preschooler, sharing ideas and resources for early education. She specializes in unique, hands-on printable activities that are educational, fun and inspire creativity in young minds.
Left Brain Craft Brain: Anne is an ex-engineer, current stay-at-home mama writing about crafty ways to encourage creativity (and brain power!) in our kids. Each of her projects gives kids the chance to learn about a new subject and do something crafty at the same time.
http://www.alittlepinchofperfect.com/ A Little Pinch of Perfect: Katie combines creativity, play, and learning for the perfect mishmash of fun activities that keep kiddos entertained throughout the day. She wholeheartedly believes in the power of play and feels that all activities naturally provide a fun way to learn.

One Time Through: Sue is an Elementary School Teacher currently on leave to be at home with her preschooler son.  She shares ideas for connecting and learning with kids through meaningful, play-based activities that nurture curiosity and creativity.

Love to Learn Linky Etiquette:

  • Posts should be about educating our kids in any way - science, art, cooking, crafts, behavior, parenting, etc. Please keep them family friendly and please no Etsy shops or giveaways unless they are relevant to the topic.

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Wednesday, 10 September 2014

5 Free Apple themed Printables (Love to Learn Linky #9)

Apple activities are everywhere this month, and our very own Love to Learn Linky is no exception. Today I am featuring 5 Free Apple themed Printables for learning colors, math, language and fine motor skills!
Free Apple Color Gradient Activity
Apples come in so many different colors. This makes them perfect for learning about color gradients! A color gradient is a gradual change from light to dark or from one color to another. 

A simple activity to help your child learn about gradients is using two different colored paints and gradually mixing one color into the other until it changes to a different shade. For example, start with yellow and mix in a little bit of green, then a little more green, then more until you get a full green color. Make sure you paint each step along the way on paper so you can look back and see the color change.

After your child understands the concept of color gradients, try this free printable activity where you place the apples in order from red to yellow and from green to yellow. You can even try this with real apples!



And now for more Apple themed Printables that were linked up at the Love to Learn Linky!


Apple Do-a-Dot Printables by Gift of Curiosity


All About Apples Playdough Unit by Adventures in Wunderland

Apple Number Cards & Activities by Fantastic Fun & Learning

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Visit my co-hosts to see all the other features!

10 Ways to Learn Math by Painting from Left Brain Craft Brain
7 Creative Letter Learning Activities for Preschoolers from A Little Pinch of Perfect
Apple Learning Activities for Preschoolers from One Time Through

LOVE TO LEARN LINKY
Love to Learn Linky

Now it's time for some more links! I hope you'll join me and a couple of friends for a brand new linky party!

Bloggers, link up your posts every Thursday and watch as we round them up and share them all over the place.

Almost anything goes, we're just hoping your activities teach kids (or us!) something. (science, art, cooking, behavior, crafting, parenting, etc...)

The Love to Learn Linky is Hosted by:

Totschooling: Viviana is a blogging mom to a toddler and a preschooler, sharing ideas and resources for early education. She specializes in unique, hands-on printable activities that are educational, fun and inspire creativity in young minds.
Left Brain Craft Brain: Anne is an ex-engineer, current stay-at-home mama writing about crafty ways to encourage creativity (and brain power!) in our kids. Each of her projects gives kids the chance to learn about a new subject and do something crafty at the same time.
http://www.alittlepinchofperfect.com/ A Little Pinch of Perfect: Katie combines creativity, play, and learning for the perfect mishmash of fun activities that keep kiddos entertained throughout the day. She wholeheartedly believes in the power of play and feels that all activities naturally provide a fun way to learn.

One Time Through: Sue is an Elementary School Teacher currently on leave to be at home with her preschooler son.  She shares ideas for connecting and learning with kids through meaningful, play-based activities that nurture curiosity and creativity.

Love to Learn Linky Etiquette:

  • Posts should be about educating our kids in any way - science, art, cooking, crafts, behavior, parenting, etc. Please keep them family friendly and please no Etsy shops or giveaways unless they are relevant to the topic.

  • Upload your direct post link to the InLinkz widget. Link up to 3 posts.



  • Post our button on your site.

  • By linking up, you agree to have your images shared with credit.

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