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Butterfly Counting Mats

April 12, 2022 by Lauren Vaughan Leave a Comment

a butterfly theme ten frame counting mat filled in with the number five

These butterfly ten frame counting mats are an ideal math activity for preschool. These counting mats incorporate hands-on fun and bright illustrations to help children develop counting and number sense. They are perfect for use with mini erasers or any other favorite manipulatives because hands-on math is the best kind of math! Butterfly Ten Frame Counting Mats Our butterfly ten frame View Post

Filed Under: Butterfly, Math Tagged With: butterfly, math, math activity for preschoolers, preschool math

Spring Counting Mats

March 31, 2022 by Lauren Vaughan Leave a Comment

a ten frame mat showing the number five and the text spring ten frames free printable

These spring ten frame counting mats are a perfect and engaging math activity for preschool. These counting mats help children develop counting and number sense, while infusing hands-on fun! Perfect for use with mini erasers or any other favorite manipulatives because hands-on math is the best kind of math! Spring Ten Frame Counting Mats Our spring ten frame counting mats are a big hit View Post

Filed Under: Math, Spring Tagged With: numbers, preschool math, spring

Rainbow Counting Mats

March 23, 2022 by Lauren Vaughan Leave a Comment

a free printable ten frame mat with a rainbow theme

These rainbow ten frame counting mats are a perfect and engaging math activity for preschool. These counting mats help children develop counting and number sense while infusing hands-on fun! Perfect for use with mini erasers or any other favorite manipulatives because hands-on math is the best kind of math! Related: Rainbow Activities for Preschool Rainbow Ten Frame Counting Mats Our View Post

Filed Under: Math, Rainbow, Spring Tagged With: counting, numbers, preschool math, rainbow activity, rainbow theme

Farm Counting Mats

February 12, 2022 by Lauren Vaughan Leave a Comment

ten frame mat showing the number seven in a farm theme and the text farm ten frames free printable

Farm counting mats are the perfect hands-on math activity for preschool. These counting mats are colorful and help children develop counting and number sense. Perfect for use with mini erasers or any other favorite manipulatives because hands-on math is the best kind of math! Farm Counting Mats Our farm ten frame counting mats are a favorite preschool and kindergarten counting activity for View Post

Filed Under: Farm, Math Tagged With: counting, farm

Alliteration Books

February 10, 2022 by Lauren Vaughan Leave a Comment

Find the perfect alliteration book to read to your students or child! When working on alliteration and phonological awareness for kindergarten or preschool, having a great alliteration read aloud is a great tool to help children listen for alliteration. Older children can read these books and work on identifying alliteration. After you've appreciated and absorbed the alliteration allegories, View Post

Filed Under: Literacy Tagged With: kindergarten literacy, Phonological awareness, preschool literacy

Math Books for Preschool

January 23, 2022 by Lauren Vaughan Leave a Comment

a clip art child reading a book with numbers on the cover and the text math books for preschool

Use math books for preschool to help children learn important math skills through storytelling. Children naturally gravitate towards stories and they take away so many important lessons and skills by looking at the pictures and making connections to the words read aloud. They can be used to teach counting, patterning, measurement, addition, and so much more! Math Books for Preschool We View Post

Filed Under: books, Math Tagged With: preschool books, preschool math

Winter Counting Mats

January 12, 2022 by Lauren Vaughan Leave a Comment

a winter themed counting mat showing the number 5 filled in and the text winter ten frames free printable

Winter counting mats are the perfect seasonal math activity for preschool. These ten frame mats are hands-on, colorful, and help children develop counting and number sense. Perfect for use with mini erasers or any other favorite manipulatives because hands-on math is the best kind of math! Winter Ten Frame Counting Mats Our winter ten frames are a much-loved preschool or kindergarten View Post

Filed Under: Math, Winter Tagged With: counting, preschool math, winter

Learning Toys for 3 Year Olds

December 21, 2021 by Lauren Vaughan Leave a Comment

a clipart boy surrounded by a lego set, a bike, a book, and art supplies and the text learning toys for 3-year-olds

We’ve scoured and searched for the best learning toys for 3 year olds. Whether you are looking for active play ideas or hands on ideas, this list is perfect for finding the "just right" learning toy for the three year old in your life.  As a teacher, giving educational gifts is super important to me. I am always on the lookout for toys and games that last beyond a season and have real value. View Post

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: gifts for children

Educational Toys for Two Year Olds

November 20, 2021 by Lauren Vaughan Leave a Comment

several clipart toys surrounding a happy girl holding a doll with the text educational toys for 2 year olds

We’ve looked everywhere to find you the best educational toys for two year olds. Whether you are looking for active play ideas or hands-on ideas, this list is perfect for finding the just-right learning toy for the two-year-old in your life.  Educational Toys for Two Year Olds As a teacher, giving educational toy gifts is definitely my go-to. I am always looking for toys and games that View Post

Filed Under: Gifts, Toddler Tagged With: birthday party gifts, Christmas gifts, gift ideas, gifts for children, toddler

Pet Count and Clip Cards

November 16, 2021 by Lauren Vaughan Leave a Comment

completed pet count and clip cards lying next to an unfinished stack with the text pet clip cards free printable

Count and clip cards are amazing tools to teach several preschool math skills! Plus, if you are doing a pet theme, these pet count and clip cards are the cutest way to incorporate math into your day! Whether you prefer dogs, cats, or a low-maintenance pet like a fish or a gerbil, a pet theme is SO engaging to preschoolers and students certainly love to share about their own personal pets. A pet View Post

Filed Under: Math, Themes Tagged With: counting, math, one to one correspondence activity, pet theme, preschool themes

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I'm Katie, and I'm a veteran preschool teacher, child development research junkie, and mom of three who lives on little sleep and turns my kitchen into an art and science laboratory.

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