Writing with Kinetic Sand

Spelling Practice with Kinetic Sand

Writing with Kinetic Sand: Kinetic sand is an awesome medium for practicing handwriting skills and spelling. It’s fun texture adds an amazing sensory experience and a smooth resistance to add an extra challenge to your child’s writing!

Spelling Practice with Kinetic Sand

When Livia first started working on her handwriting skills you could have sworn it was more torturous than pulling teeth for her. She didn’t like coloring, writing, or any of the other traditional methods of teaching kids how to write. About the only thing she enjoyed was painting, so we spent countless hours playing around with different types of paints and texture brushes.

Then we discovered Kinetic Sand (and even managed to discover our own DIY Kinetic Sand recipe) and writing became a blast for Livia. Now there is no stopping her – she has become my aspiring writer!

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Popsicle Stick Christmas Tree Ornament

Popsicle Stick Christmas Tree Ornament

Today we made a simple popsicle stick Christmas Tree ornament. It’s one you’ve probably seen before – it’s a classic! One of the things that I love about this craft is that it is extremely simple, yet fun for a variety of different ages. They also look fabulous on the tree {bonus- they don’t break … Read more

Prepositions: Vocabulary for Beginning Readers

Teaching Prepositions through Play

Prepositions can be a difficult concept for children to grasp: what they are and how they are used. While children learn the meaning of most words indirectly, through every day uses, about 300 words can be taught through direct instruction every year (Stahl & Fairbanks, 1986). This simple activity is a fun way to assess and teach prepositions.

Pasta World Map Craft

Pasta World Map Craft

Making a Pasta World Map is super simple and it will make a fabulous wall decoration for your home! Super fun and easy to make this geography craft is perfect for teaching your child about the world around them while encouraging their creativity! To Make a Pasta World Map You Will Need: Extra Large Coffee … Read more