Food is an integral part of life so this week’s counting roundup has ideas for kids to count with snacks. Some are healthy and some are not, some are for eating and some snack foods are just being used as another form of manipulative. Since kids often love to play with their food, perhaps this […]
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Ice Cream Sundaes Money Addition
Ice cream is pretty motivating to most kids (me, too) so using sundaes for money addition is not a bad strategy! Just don’t let your kids make them like this in real life or you’ll have ice cream dripping all over your kitchen table to the floor! Preparing your sundae money addition cards Print off […]
10 Ways to Count with Fine Motor Skills
The development of fine motor skills is essential for young writers-in-waiting. Since counting is also essential this post combines them and you’ll find lots of links to fun counting activities here! Count with fine motor skills ideas 1. Marbles Marbles and golf tees from Living Montessori Now. Marble madness from Little Bins for Little Hands. Marbles […]
Ant Life Cycle: First, Next, Then
Science is hugely fascinating for kids, but since I focus on math and literacy on the blog I need to find more ways to incorporate science into those two areas. So today we’re using the ant life cycle to focus on writing first, next, then, after that and finally! What you’ll need A copy of […]
Rainbow Fact Families Board Game
I interviewed Dr Elida Laski recently and she was talking about the importance of practicing fact families because of their value to future math success. So I thought I should create a game that would give kids tons of practice. Since today’s focus is rainbows (see all the links at the bottom) it became a […]
Dinosaur Clip Cards: Matching Numbers 1-12
Do your kids love dinosaurs? Today’s free activity focuses on numbers 1 to 12 using these dinosaur clip cards. And if you scroll down this post you’ll find links to 19 more dinosaur learning activities! Dinosaur clip cards Download the file at the bottom of this post Print off the colour or black and white […]
Oatmeal Apple Crisp: A Recipe for Kids
This oatmeal apple crisp recipe for kids is really great because there’s plenty even young children can do to help. Sometimes I give up when looking for recipes to make with my little ones because there’s more for the adult to do than the kids! So I’ve made up a kid-friendly recipe you can print […]
10 Ways to Count Outside
Looking for inspiration to encourage your kids to count outside while they’re playing? Check out these great ideas! Count outside with these ideas! 1. One to one correspondence Number counting from Tutus & Tea Parties. A great precursor for learning to count, draw a circle for each number of objects needed so it’s managable for […]
10 Ways to Count and Move
There’s no doubt that kids love to count and they love to move. So putting them together to count and move is a natural. Over the coming weeks we’ll be scouring the internet for tons of different ways to count so stay tuned! Count and move ideas 1. Count and hop Home made DIY frog […]
Does Movement Improve Learning Outcomes? #6
What is the best way to learn? Because people are so different it seems that what’s ‘best’ may be somewhat subjective. Today, we’re asking the question: Does movement improve learning outcomes? And the answer is a resounding yes! Fortunately there are lots of other benefits for children, too. You can listen to this episode above, listen to […]