Preschool → Royal Baloo

Learn to Read with CVC Heart Puzzles

ByErin February 3, 2017January 4, 2020

Learn to read with some simple and fun CVC Heart puzzles! Valentines day learn to read heart puzzles make reading practice a game!Logi-Bear has been hitting some awesome reading milestones (I cried, by the way. Not even going to sugar coat it. My last baby is a reader and he is so incredibly excited about…

Space Counting Mats for Hands on Counting and Addition

ByErin January 16, 2017January 4, 2020

Make learning to count exciting with Space Counting Mats! Practice counting to 10 or simple addition with the free printable mats. Space is a fascinating place. Full of awe and wonder. I think it’s one of the first themes a lot of kids attach on to. Not only can they clearly see into it every…

Space CVC Game for Out of This World Reading Fun

ByErin January 13, 2017January 4, 2020

Learn to read in space! Or maybe just on Earth but pretending to be an astronaut. Learn to read with a fun space CVC game for short u words. We had a reading breakthrough a few days ago. One of those moments where he couldn’t do it and then he could. Seriously, it was 5…

Hot Chocolate Short Vowels

ByErin December 21, 2016January 4, 2020

The second it gets cold, my kids want hot chocolate. Hot chocolate with marshmallows, of course. It doesn’t even get that cold here, but they want hot chocolate with marshmallows any chance they get! I thought it might be fun to do some hot chocolate themed learning, like hot chocolate short vowels! It’s actually going…

Christmas Letter Sound Practice with Clip Cards

ByErin November 27, 2016January 4, 2020

As we continue to work on new ways to practice letter sounds, I keep thinking about how important learning phonics can be to a beginning reader. They need all the extra review to make sure they can read letter sounds quickly. Otherwise, sounding out words becomes very challenging. So we will practice, practice, practice and…

Santa Sight Word Spin It for Fun Sight Word Practice

ByErin November 26, 2016October 16, 2023

Is anyone else having trouble getting their kids to concentrate already? We’ve hit this moment before where the excitement of the holidays makes school work impossible. I just don’t remember it happening so soon! I’m going to have to pull out all the stops with holiday themed work so we don’t lose ground in December! …

Ella the Elf: Christmas Letter Sound Booklet and Story

ByErin November 23, 2016January 4, 2020

Did you ever throw a party when your child reaches a milestone? Like, a big milestone? Logi-Bear learned to read earlier this week and we told him we would throw a family party after he read his first book. He is so proud of himself. Now, when I say he learned to read I mean…

Free Christmas Rhyming Set for Beginning Readers

ByErin November 21, 2016January 4, 2020

It’s been years since we’ve had a Christmas Tree up, but this year we are getting one. I’m pretty excited, but not nearly as much as the boys. Of course, they don’t know yet that it’s going to be an educational experience. Muah haha! I see no reason why we cannot incorporate an amazing tree…

Christmas Tangram Cookies for STEAM Fun

ByErin November 20, 2016January 4, 2020

My kids love STEAM projects and they love holidays. And I think their love of both is for similar reasons. Both STEAM and Holidays take us away from the norm and provide a fun escape. So activities that combine STEAM and holidays? That’s bound to be a success. Activities that combine cookies and math? Even…

Elf Counting Mats for Christmas Math Fun

ByErin November 15, 2016August 22, 2023

Sometimes I like to pretend I’m a kid again. It helps relieve stress to just pretend like I have no responsibilities. I often picture myself as Will Ferrel in Elf. Because he was the epitome of an adult who never grew up. Actually, when my husband calls I often answer “Buddy the Elf, what’s your…

Simple Snowflake Beginning Sounds Puzzles

ByErin October 31, 2016August 15, 2023

Sometimes my kids think school is boring. Not always and not every lesson but overall, they’ve come to think of school as boring. And I hate that for them! Learning shouldn’t be boring! I’m not sure exactly where we are going wrong but I know that introducing more fun activities is going to…

Wintery Number Sense Fun with Snowflake Puzzles

ByErin October 29, 2016March 3, 2024

“One-ty one, one-ty two, one-ty three”. Yes, we renamed the teen numbers to be more in line with the rest of the numbers. And it sounds so weird. But it makes so much more sense. I could see the frustration all over Logi-Bear’s face. His eyes would well up with tears and he would clench…