foundations of learning and living: teaching kids the foundations, the basics, the fundamentals
A sock puppet isn’t just a craft—it’s a doorway to creativity, storytelling, and hours of imaginative play! With just a few household items, kids can design their own puppet characters and bring them to life. Whether it’s a silly monster, …
(more!) word puzzle lunchbox notes | lunchbox note printables | word games | teachmama.com
Boost fun and learning with riddles and brain teasers for elementary kids! These playful puzzles encourage critical thinking, creativity, and laughter, making them perfect for classrooms, family gatherings, or any time kids need a brain-boosting challenge. Riddles inspire curiosity and …
word puzzle lunchbox notes: word play and word games on the go | teachmama.com | free lunchbox notes for families
Learning to read is one of the most important milestones in a child’s life, and as parents or educators, we want to make that process as engaging and enjoyable as possible. One of the simplest yet most effective tools you …
Celebrate Fall with fun easy math grid games for two or more players that promotes math manipulation, strategy, reading and plant identification…plus possibly getting to eat the game pieces! Included are versions for Pre-K through Kindergarten, First through Second Grade …
Maybe your kids have just finished playing around with prisms or maybe they’ve spotted a rainbow after a spring shower and now you’re looking for a fun way to get all your kids involved in a bit of color theory …
This week, Liska from Adventure in a Box shares a super-cool, totally new-to-teachmama.com idea.  So cool, it’s nuts. Liska is a toymaker, a creator, a mom, an artist and a lover of books.  She is a Russian who has settled in Canada with her …
The following guest post is written by the amazing Devany LeDrew. Devany is a former Kindergarten who now shares adventures with her children–most often playing, learning, and remembering–on her blog Still Playing School. Check it out. ——————————— Our 10 month …
how to help kids with articulation | early literacy | speech sounds | speech language | teachmama.com | amy mascott
We tried. Maybe a bit too hard–or maybe not hard enough–depending on how you look at it. But we have been rockin’ the ole recorder over here for a few weeks, trying our darndest to be musical and to catch …
One of our most favorite parts of summer is making our Summer Fun Cards. We’ve made them for the past three years, and each year I’m thrilled that each year the kids really seem to get into it. Summer Fun …
me on the map: how to teach kids where in the world they live | circles to show where kids live on the planet, continent, country, state, city, street, home
This week our Smart Summer Challenge theme is Government–and what better way to start the week off than by playing with money? Okay, so we really started the week off with a flag cake, but who’s really keeping track? We’ve …
how to teach kids to tie their shoes | teachmama.com
Like so many families, we love Play-Doh over here. And whether it’s the real-deal, packed-in-yellow-containers-Play-Doh or happy homemade-on-the-stovetop-playdough, it doesn’t matter–my kids love it just the same. They’ve even been known to love a total playdough flop. But what I’ve …
remembering the importance of pretend play | teachmama.com | research-based post all about why kids need time to PLAY | imagination and learning
It’s no secret that digraphs and blends are tough for some kiddos to enunciate and hear. These tricky, unique sounds are difficult for little mouths to create, and it’s known that speech sounds come with time. But if we can …
As a Reading Specialist and English teacher, I am always looking for ways to make learning to read fun for the students I tutor and my own little emerging readers. While I was organizing my desk today, trying to file my …
