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Alphabet Hearts Match-up Game
February 12, 2014
Here's a super simple idea for a preschool alphabet game! I cut out several construction paper hearts and turned them into a matching game for practicing capital and lower case…
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Race to Fill the Cup! Counting Game for Preschoolers
February 5, 2014
Here's a simple activity for preschoolers that will turn counting practice into a game! Lately, Owen (4.5) has felt like he is "too big" for counting activities that we used…
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Math Activity for Kids: Learning to Make Change
January 13, 2014
Learning to make change can be a difficult skill for kids to learn. Counting change is hard enough (why is a dime worth more than a nickel when the nickel…
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Multiplication with Legos: Candy Store Math Problem
January 9, 2014
This candy store math problem is a fun way to introduce 2nd and 3rd graders to the geometric model for multiplication, and kids really don't need to know much about…
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Hands-on Multiplication with Legos (A 3-D Graph!)
January 2, 2014
This LEGO® activity is a great way to introduce the concept of multiplication to 2nd and 3rd graders in a very hands-on way. Math doesn't feel like work when you're…
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Math with Legos: Grouping and Getting Ready for Multiplication
December 9, 2013
We have been having a lot of fun using 1 x 1 LEGO® bricks for math! Owen (age 4.5) has been using them to play a roll and count game.…
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A Trick to Help Kids with Letter Reversals
November 1, 2013
Owen is almost 4 1/2, and we have been working on two new skills with his name lately - to write it with lowercase letters (as opposed to all capitals,…
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Two Preschool Math Activities with Duplo Legos
October 28, 2013
I recently created two math activities for Owen (age 4.5) using Duple LEGO®'s. Duplos definitely make school more fun! Activity #1: Put the numbers 1-12 in order. Build Duplo towers…
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Alphabet Beads Busy Bag
September 29, 2013
Owen (age 4.5) has reached the point where he is really into learning letter sounds, and last week, I introduced him to three letter words for the first time (all…
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Preschool Activities for Learning the Letter M
September 23, 2013
Morning sickness has really put the brakes on our letter of the week plan for Owen's preschool time! We're still plugging along, but it's more like a letter every 2…
