The Mom I Want to Be

Using materials from Take It To Your Seat Math Centers (K-1) from Evan-Moor Educational Publishers (just this activity is available for download for just a few dollars as well),  some extra bugs that I’m sure I downloaded on 4share.com, but can’t find now, contact paper to “laminate” and improve durability, and markers to decorate, I […]

Kidlet has already been exposed to the idea of states of matter.  We’ve talked about solids, liquids and gases for a while now, done experiments with water, ice, gelatin, and so on.  I created this folder to review, and to quiz him on his understanding of states of matter. The labels for the envellopes came […]

File Folder Apple Printables Green Pipe Cleaners Hole punch Zip-top Baggie     Print out the apple pictures.  Using a hole punch, make the appropriate number of holes in each apple (from none to 10). Glue the apples to the file folder.  Cut pipe cleaners into short lengths, and bend them to create worms (yarn […]

File Folder Activities are a convenient way to help toddler and preschool age children learn concepts. File folders are portable, store easily in a filing box, and provide a compact learning space. You can make several different kinds of file folder activities and simply pull them out when you are ready to use them.   […]

  File Folder Season Printables Marker Zip-top Baggie     Print out the season and clothing cards.  If desired, laminate them to increase their lifespan.  Divide file folder into 4 sections with your marker, and glue down one season per quadrant.  Provide the cards to your kids and have them place them in the proper […]

  File Folder Fruit Printables Marker Zip-top Baggie   Print out the fruit pictures.  If desired, laminate them to increase their lifespan.  Glue the whole fruits to the file folder, and place the half fruits in the baggie. Name the fruits. Encourage our child to match the half fruits to its whole.  

The idea is that you want to get your balloon from the start to the end by identifying whether or not pictures begin with the letter B. {You could easily adapt this game for whatever letter sound you want to work on!} How I made the game: While the paint was drying, I cut the […]