These week I'm offering some free printables that go along with NaturExplorer's Incredible Creeks study. We love these nature studies! Four days of creek adventures Three different creeks Two curious boys One fearless father It all adds up to real learning. A favorite moment was finding a salamander larva. We also brought home a crawdad […]
A Collection of Ideas to Improve Fine Motor Skills
This week I’ve blogged about pre-writing activities. Here is a small compilation of ideas from around the web and links back to my posts as well. Check out Amy’s blog post about Paint Bag Writing. We have one of these; Simon happily doodles with a q-tip and dances with his fingers on his paint bag […]
Sandbox Writing {and free printable cards!}
Here is another pre-handwriting activity for your kiddo: Sandbox Writing. I've seen this same idea (sandbox and cards) for alphabet writing, but I wanted something for Simon to help him practice basic handwriting strokes and shapes. I created a set of 28 cards for him to use with the sandbox. You can snag your own […]
Super Simple Cookie Cutter Stencils
Simon doesn't complain about his pre-writing pages; I think he might even like them. But I wanted to add a little spice & jazz to his fine motor options. Something simple. Something easy. Maybe stencil tracing. I didn't want to buy stencils {cheap!}. I didn't really want to make stencils {lazy!}. While I was washing […]
Pre-writing Pages for Preschool and Kindergarten
Simon isn’t quite ready for handwriting practice even though he is five-years-old. I try to be sensitive to my kids and what they CAN do versus what they aren’t ready for, and a handwriting book would send this little guy over the edge. Right on over. Kerplunk. I don’t want to send him over the edge, but […]
Monster Masterpieces
Last week was "Monster School" for Simon {complete post coming tomorrow}. For extra fun, the boys used Play-Doh + other random craft supplies to make little monsters. Supplies on the table include: Play-Doh clay tools pipe cleaners yarn google eyes toothpicks scissors A few finished creations I love easy fun! Looking for more Monster […]