How can toddler school help my child learn letters? What a great week to learn about the letter k and the kitchen. Finally my toddler can make lunch for me. Haha! If only, right? Smiley Man did really enjoy his trays and letter work for this unit. I enjoyed all of the fine motor, letter… Continue reading Toddler School K is for Kitchen Unit
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Teach Numbers and Counting with Tot Trays
How can I teach numbers and counting to my child? Recently, I’ve been asked a lot how I teach numbers and counting. I do have a few activities that are specifically for numbers and counting, but I realized that most of the number stuff I do is in tot school. So, I decided to make… Continue reading Teach Numbers and Counting with Tot Trays
15 Creative Ideas for Sensory Bin Fillers
What can I use for sensory bin fillers? Ever since my post about How Sensory Bins can Make Your Child Smarter, I’ve been itching to do more sensory bins with Smiley Man. Unfortunately for me, I ran out of ideas for sensory bin fillers (also called sensory bin bases). Soooooo, I brainstormed and came up… Continue reading 15 Creative Ideas for Sensory Bin Fillers
J is for Jungle Toddler Curriculum
What is a fun theme for the letter J? For the letter J we learned about jungles. It was kind of a weird mix between lions and frogs and trees, but it turned out to be really fun. Smiley Man loved this theme which was good because we spread it out over about 3 weeks.… Continue reading J is for Jungle Toddler Curriculum
Expert Advice on How Sensory Bins Make Your Child Smarter
Why use sensory bins? If you’ve been on my site at all, you know that I love sensory bins! I feel like they are such a great learning tool. When my kids use them they are super engaged, notice more detail in things around them, and even get better finger and hand strength. The results… Continue reading Expert Advice on How Sensory Bins Make Your Child Smarter
Tot School Letter H: H is for Hat
What toddler homeschool curriculum will help my teach letters to my child? First off, thank you so much for all of the kind comments and emails from all of you about my last post. I didn’t mean to take such a long break, but I am actually glad that I did. I feel so much… Continue reading Tot School Letter H: H is for Hat
Teaching Numbers with Clip Cards
How can I use clip cards for teaching numbers? At some point we all learn that there is a connection between a written number (a symbol) and an amount (a specific number of objects). To adults it seems obvious. Of course 1 means one thing. But, to a toddler or preschooler this can be confusing.… Continue reading Teaching Numbers with Clip Cards
Magnetic Letter Match Alphabet Printables
How can magnetic letters help with teaching the alphabet? Teaching the alphabet is probably one of the most important things that happens in preschool, but guess what? It can be so easy! These fun magnetic letter match cards will help with teaching the alphabet, plus they are so fun! Download your magnetic letter match alphabet… Continue reading Magnetic Letter Match Alphabet Printables
Toddler School Ideas: G is for Garden
How do I do age-appropriate toddler education at home? I did a garden theme for tot school with Smiley Man last summer and Smiley liked it so much, I knew I had to include it in my Toddler Curriculum. I went back and looked at some of the activities we did back then (almost a… Continue reading Toddler School Ideas: G is for Garden
How to Use Building Preschool Printables
What matching games for kids teach spatial relations? Will your child be ready for Kindergarten math? This activity will lay the foundation to get him there. The activity is called Building and it teaches spatial relations. Spatial relation is how an object is located in space in relation to another object. Why Use Matching Games… Continue reading How to Use Building Preschool Printables