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Printable D’Nealian Manuscript Handwriting Practice Sheets

The Letter F is a generally reliable letter.  It usually makes the “fuh” sound as in fall.   F sometimes makes the /v/ sound (as in of) The “gh” diagraph represents the /f/ sound when it follows a vowel  (as in tough)   1. Present a capitol and lower case F to your child.  Ask if […]

  We chose a book by Lisa Shulman, The Moon Might Be Milk.  The story is about a little girl who wants to know what the moon is made of. Awakening before dawn, Rosie looks past the cat on her windowsill to the moon and says, “I wonder what it’s made of.” Cat replies that […]

Make a bird feeder, reusing the can and the lid (scroll down on link for instructions).   Reuse a can and lid to make a bank. Both sizes of cans would work for this craft.   Reuse a 200g size Pringles can to make yourself a pinhole camera.  This is a great science project.   […]

  Use materials with interesting textures to make a fun book for your baby or toddler. Scraps of materials with interesting textures.  (textured *papers, fabric, household items, etc.) Spiral-bound book with blank pages.  (I used a watercolor pad because the pages were nice and heavy.) Exacto knife Glue (Bookbinding glue will work really nicely.) Glue […]

They incorporate images from around our house so it’s a fun way to build vocabulary with objects/images that are personal and relevant to a young person. You could use this technique for learning a second language as well. They also double as blocks, so you can build with them. They are great for the 2-4 […]

It seemed simple enough in the beginning. Why not make the party favors for my daughter’s birthday, rather than buy something? So I started with some colorful felt and decided to make crowns. The party was fairy-themed, as it seems every little girl’s party is these days. We had boys and girls come celebrate with […]

Little babies are not big fans of change. In fact, they often have trouble dealing with transitions like going from being warmly and snuggly dressed to being half naked for a diaper change. Singing rhyming songs can help your baby tolerate and even learn to anticipate transitions.   Diaper changes aren’t the only events that […]