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Continue reading →: Cookies and Milk AB Patterning Sheets
Help your child or students learn foundational patterning concepts with this fun Cookies and Milk AB Patterning sheet! This patterning sheet is a low-prep activity; simply download, print-out, laminate for endless uses, and cut! Use in tandem with books such as If You Give A Mouse a Cookie and The…
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Continue reading →: Strawberry Seed Counting Templates | Math and Fine-Motor Activity
How many strawberry seeds go on the strawberry? Practice counting with these Strawberry Seed Counting Templates! Choose either of the two formats included in the templates–written numbers or number symbols–or use both in conjuction to practice reading as well! Simply… Download the template at the end of this post Cut…
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Continue reading →: Open-Ended Materials For Your Household
Open-ended materials and activities are great ways for your child to expand their creativity and critical thinking. To learn more about open-ended concepts, check out this blog post! We discussed some open-ended materials in our first post, but let’s grow the list a bit more here! Open-ended materials can be…
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Continue reading →: Gratitude Scavenger Hunt | Social-Emotional and Language & Literacy Activity
Sometimes it’s easy to get caught up with the negatives in life. Take a moment with your child to find the positives with this Gratitude Scavenger Hunt! Find fifteen things in your life that makes you happy, that you’re thankful for, and more! This is a Social-Emotional and Language and…
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Continue reading →: Easy Peasy Lemon Squeezy Lemon Blondies: The Perfect Easter Treat | Math and Language & Literacy Snacktivity
Let’s have something refreshing and tangy for this Easter Snacktivity! We’re making Easy Peasy Lemon Squeezy Lemon Blondies! Like our brownie recipe, this is a quick and easy one-bowl recipe. Not to mention it provides great opportunities for counting, literacy, language, and fine motor practice! The recipe ingredients and instructions…
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Continue reading →: Easter Fun! | Easter Activities For All Developmental Domains (+Faith Based Activities!)
It’s hard to believe that Easter is already just around the corner! Add some more fun to your Easter holiday with these fun activities that correspond with each developmental domain: physical, cognitive, and social-emotional! To learn more about developmental domains, check out this post! Activities for the Physical Domain 1.…
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Continue reading →: What Play Looks Like | Play: More Than Just Fun!
Early childhood consists of the ages two through six and is also known as “the play years.” With that title, it’s no wonder that play is a vital tool that childcare providers should take advantage of. Though adults can easily dismiss the act of playing, they cannot overlook the excellent…
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Continue reading →: Crossing the Midline
What’s the Midline? The midline consists of an imaginary line dividing the body in half lengthwise, starting from the head, going down to the toes. Crossing the midline involves reaching over from the right side of the body to the left side, or reaching from the left side to the…
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Continue reading →: Ages and Stages of Child Development: A Brief Overview
Like the divisions of the domains of child development, children’s ages are also divided into stages. Children will then achieve milestones within the different domains and stages. For more about the domains of child development, check out this post, which discusses the three broadest domains: physical, social-emotional, and cognitive. Most…
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Continue reading →: Let’s Make Brownies! | Math and Language & Literacy Snacktivity
Who else is craving a delicious piece of chewy, chocolatey, decadent brownies? I know I am! Let’s make some together! Baking and cooking are great ways to introduce math, language, and literacy aspects to your child. They also provide perfect opportunities for children to practice their coordination and fine motor…