Circle The Pictures (A to M)

I spent all day working on some sheets that will help the little ones with sounding out their letters and matching them to the appropriate words.

Now, you can print these off in either 5×7 or 8×10. You can laminate them or put them in clear pocket protectors so that you can use them multiple times. Make sure to use dry erase markers when using laminating sheets and the pocket protectors.  Since there are so m

any, I will divide them into 2 groups.

Literacy Fun Sheets!

With these sheets, simply print them out to a 5×7 size and either laminate or put inside a clear pocket protector.

Children can use magnetic letters to spell the words or use dry erase markers to write the letters.

All of the words are simple words with only three letters. This is a wonderful phonics activity for Preschool, Kindergarten and even First grade.

 

Circus Fun!

A while back I made my sister (who is a preschool teacher) some clowns to use for her Circus Theme in her classroom.  She came up with a great idea to use a couple of the clowns to help with counting! She would give the child a number and then that would be the amount of pom poms the clown would be juggling.

All I did was print out the clowns, color them with colored pencils,cut and laminate.

Motherhood is Why They Make Chocolate!

Being a mom; whether you’re working full-time, part-time or staying at home isn’t easy. We all have our days when we want to sit on the bathroom floor and cry. That’s okay. Do it.

Understand that your emotions are there for a reason and releasing those emotions will help you heal.

Our houses may not look like Better Homes & Gardens and that’s okay too. That just means that our kids are having fun. They are fed, clothed, and loved and that is what really matters at the end of the day.

Please don’t punish yourselves when you try something new with your child and he/she doesn’t go for it the first or even the second time. They may alter the way you want the activity to go. That is a good thing! Let them take the reins; they are using their imaginations, they are letting you know that this is too easy or just not interesting enough at the moment. You may have to add an extra twist to activities to make it right for one child that you wouldn’t for another.

Motherhood isn’t easy. That’s why they make chocolate. Seriously!

Chocolate releases endorphins and those endorphins work to decrease stress. There is also a neurotransmitter affected by chocolate which is serotonin and serotonin is known as an anti-depressant.

So when motherhood stresses you out; grab a chocolate bar, read a book with the little ones and breathe.

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