This printable apple sudoku puzzle is a great logic game for kids! Work on deduction skills with a mini SuDoKu puzzle that is just right for kids! What is it about puzzles that is so much fun? I’m not sure, but I love SuDoKu. I find it soothing (not the impossible ones) and they make…
Reading fluency and practice can be fun with a great theme. These apple themed CVC words are great for practicing reading with a fun, hands on approach. I love watching kids learn to read but there is no doubt that teaching a child to read can be frustrating. After they develop the understanding of how…
Ready to learn about sharks using hands-on and memorable activities? Look no further, it’s all planned out for you here in this engaged shark unit study!It is shark week. Arguably one of the most exciting weeks of the year. I’m not sure what it is about sharks, but they are pretty fantastic. And I love…
Easy readers are a great way to work on beginning reading skills. This ocean easy reader is great for practicing the digraph sh.We are working really hard on reading skills, even through the summer, and these easy reader books make a huge difference. My kids love them and they are so simple! Plus, the little…
Practice digraph words for digraphs sh and wh with these digraph sliders. Find the words, make the words, write the words. This is day 4 of the Ocean Week. Remember to sign up for the newsletter for some extra freebies for Ocean week: How to Set up the Ocean Sliders The set up for…
I am not a control freak…most of the time. There are a few exceptions (especially other people loading the dishwasher, don’t get me started). I like to give my children space to explore their own thoughts and creativity. They can explore whatever topics they want, dress is whatever style their desire, and read whatever books…
Practice reading, writing, and ocean vocabulary with this fun and silly Roll an Ocean Sentence Printables. Ocean Silly Sentences are great learning fun.I miss the ocean so much. We moved to the desert in Arizona and I feel so landlocked! I am loving Ocean week because it makes me feel like I’m just a little…
Sneak in math (counting and addition) with playdough! Sensory and educational with an ocean theme. Includes a whale, octopus, and clam. I kind of thought my kids would grow out of playdough by this age (especially the almost 11 year old) but I was so wrong. They love playdough more than ever now. I think…
These shark addition puzzles are great fun for beginning addition. Math puzzles for kids are great way to practice some simple math facts.Sharks are a big deal in our house. I’m not sure if it’s because they are scary or because they are big ocean animals. But there is definitely an interest level there! I…
Is everyone sick of Fidget Spinners at this point? Aside from the kids, that is? I have to admit, I kind of like them. Well my kids fell into the fidget spinner trap so now we own 4. Yes, 4! They were inexpensive at Target so…yeah. Anyway, I am big into minimalism right now so…
These sight word ice scream sundaes are a fun way to practice reading sight words and quickly! Match the words (and maybe eat some ice cream too!) I love a good ice cream sundae. It’s not something we eat often (I reach for the Ben & Jerry’s a bit too fast for sundaes) but man,…
Rhyming practice with a fun popsicle theme! Great theme for practicing rhyming this summer! Free printables for popsicle themed rhymes!Rhyming is one of those things that you either get or you don’t. There just is not an in between period where they kind of get rhyming. I find repetition is key and one day it…