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Alphabet Learning Ideas ~ Preschool and Kindergarten Community

Having taught preschool for what seems like a gazillion years, I love finding fun alphabet learning ideas for kids. Even though ours are a little beyond that stage, I still find myself collecting ideas and know I can use them with our co-op group.

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If you have paper and can write the letters of the alphabet, you have all you need for these five simple ABC games using paper circles from Little Family Fun.

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Do-a-dot markers have always been a huge hit in our house and these alphabet do-a-dot printables are SO much fun for little one to work on words that start with that beginning sound.

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Go on an alphabet adventure scavenger hunt. This idea from PlayDrMom looks like so much fun and her kids found a TON of things!

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This alphabet sensory bin from Nurturing Naters is SO colorful and just makes me want to pull out some alphabet pasta and magnets and make a big mess.

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If you want to work on fine motor skills with your kids, these Qtip painting alphabet printables from 1+1+1=1 would be a lot of fun.

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Have some GeoBoards? These ABC geoboard ideas from Making Learning Fun would be a blast!

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This puffy alphabet squish idea from I Can Teach My Child is an incredibly fun tactile way to include some alphabet fun in your day!

Visit My ABC Ideas Pinterest Board

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You’ll find the above ideas and MANY more on my Early Childhood Alphabet Ideas Pinterest Board.

 

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Share what you are doing with your kids! Please link your exact blog post to the Mr. Linky below and link back here too! Grab a button for your post below and be sure to take a minute to visit the person who linked up before you. You can read more in the updated guidelines for Preschool and Kindergarten Community. By linking up, you are granting permission for me to share your wonderful ideas and pictures with others in periodic show-and-tell posts.

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Carwashes, Night Lights, and Berry Painting – Preschool and Kindergarten Community

Are you all enjoying your summer? Our family is getting ready for a fun camping trip with friends and we are so excited. This week has been full of meal planning, a swim-a-thon, and having everything in order. We are definitely looking forward to time with friends and making some new ones!

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Here’s a little peek at what you all have been up to this week.

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On one of those hot days, it would be so much fun to have a mini car wash  in your yard similar to the one that P is for Preschooler did! If you are really brave, you can even attempt working on the family car.

Somehow there are always glow bracelets around our house. These water bead night lights from Creekside Learning would be so fun and colorful to make!

Blackberries are coming in season where we live, so this idea of Berry Juice Paint from Like Mama, Like Daughter is a yummy alternative to real paint.

Need an indoor activity to keep your kids busy? Mama to 5 Blessings shares some fun building ideas that involve gumdrops or spaghetti. I have a feeling our kids would prefer the gumdrops and marshmallows, but you never know.

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Share what you are doing with your kids! Please link your exact blog post to the Mr. Linky below and link back here too! Grab a button for your post below and be sure to take a minute to visit the person who linked up before you. You can read more in the updated guidelines for Preschool and Kindergarten Community. By linking up, you are granting permission for me to share your wonderful ideas and pictures with others in periodic show-and-tell posts.

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Obstacle Courses, Sight Words, Toilet Paper Tube Art & More ~ PreK & Kindergarten Community

This past week we had made some crafts, including firecracker tie-dye tshirtsFirecracker tshirt boys to celebrate the 4th of July. Might I just say that working on a tie-dye project with the kids  – not on my list of things to do anytime soon {hello, blue hands!!}.

The overall colors might have turned out brighter if we used more than one bottle of dye for four tshirts, but that would all probably mean my hands would also be stained for weeks to come. STILL – they turned out cute and the kids love them, so all is well!

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The following ideas are from readers linking up last week – and there are some fun ones to share. If you see your post featured, be sure to grab one of the buttons below for your sidebar.

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Selena from Look! We’re Learning! shares a fun sight word stomp game that she used with her son to practice CVC words.

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Casual Homeschool let her son direct their play activities and he requested an animal bath time. It’s something simple and sweet that anyone can do at home.

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Mama to 5 Blessings shared some COOL toilet paper tube art that she did with her kids. This would be great for prek ages and up {I know my older kids would love this too!}. Plus, we all have toilet paper rolls we can use for this!

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If you are doing a human body unit, or just learning about the eyes, you need to check out this fun, hands-on eyeball activity from Life with Moore Babies. They worked on an optometrist unit and have some other fun ideas as well.

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To get little ones moving, you could always set up a learner rider obstacle course similar to the one Teaching Little Ones at Home set us for her kids.

There were so many other great ideas linked up last week as well, so be sure to visit some of the ladies linking up {both this week and last!}.

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Share what you are doing with your kids! Please link your exact blog post to the Mr. Linky below and link back here too! Grab a button for your post below and be sure to take a minute to visit the person who linked up before you. You can read more in the updated guidelines for Preschool and Kindergarten Community. By linking up, you are granting permission for me to share your wonderful ideas and pictures with others in periodic show-and-tell posts.

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Fourth of July Idea Roundup – PreK and Kindergarten Community

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The 4th of July is just around the corner and you all have been linking up some fun ideas that are too fun not to share with everyone. If you have a link that is 4th of July specific, be sure to say so in your link and leave a comment today so we can find it quickly!

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These ‘flower fireworks‘ are made using markers, coffee filters, pipe cleaners, and some water. These turned out so neat and are basically tye-dyeish. CUTE and super easy to make!

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Our Country Road shares some fun activities and printables that they used to work on a 4th of July unit.

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These 4th of July hats and pencil sparklers are ones that you can make and use in year to come {they are still hiding out in our closet and get pulled out each year!}.

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Because art with young kids is more about the process than the product, I LOVE this USA flag craft from I Can Do That! So Can You

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This flag pattern activity from Moms Have Questions Too is simple but would be a great one to teach the colors of the flag and have a little hands-on fun.

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These puffy fireworks from Enchanted Homeschooling Mom – well, they aren’t really just for little kiddos are they? They look like so much fun!

There are TONS of other fun ideas on my 4th of July Pinterest boards linked below. Just click on the image and start re-pinning!

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Additional Fourth of July links and printables:

    What fun activities do you have planned for the 4th of July?

Ready to Link Up?

Share what you are doing with your kids! Please link your exact blog post to the Mr. Linky below and link back here too! Grab a button for your post below and be sure to take a minute to visit the person who linked up before you. You can read more in the updated guidelines for Preschool and Kindergarten Community. By linking up, you are granting permission for me to share your wonderful ideas and pictures with others in periodic show-and-tell posts.

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Monsters, Ducks, Letters, and Bugs ~ PreK & Kindergarten Community

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Welcome to another week of Preschool and Kindergarten Community! I hope you all had a chance to visit several of the sites linking up.

Monster Number Cards by Sprouting Tadpoles

Sprouting Tadpoles has some cute monster number card printables that she is sharing with everyone {perfect since there is a fun monster-related movie releasing soon!}.

A Family in the Land worked on a FUN looking unit based on the book The Story of Ping. There were origami ducks and fun boats to float – some great ideas to go along!

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If you are working on the letters of the alphabet, be sure to check out the Raising Rock Stars Letter Ii post from Carisa at 1+1+1=1. She has been sharing all of their letter ideas each week and has some great ideas {and lesson plans}.

Kinder Surprise Bees Elastic Stripes

The little bee activity that Sorting Sprinkles worked on with her kids – so very cute! She also shares some other fun bug ideas, so be sure to visit and see the other Montessori inspired activities.

What fun things have you been doing this week together?

 

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Share what you are doing with your kids! Please link your exact blog post to the Mr. Linky below and link back here too! Grab a button for your post below and be sure to take a minute to visit the person who linked up before you. You can read more in the updated guidelines for Preschool and Kindergarten Community. By linking up, you are granting permission for me to share your wonderful ideas and pictures with others in periodic show-and-tell posts.

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Sharing Your Ideas ~ PreK and Kindergarten Community

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Before you go too far this week, can I ask you all a favor? You know how much you enjoy it when someone leaves a comment on your blog? Today would you try to visit three new people that link up using the linky and just say hi and encourage them?

You know it would mean the world to them!!

Here are a few ideas from moms linking up with us last week…

Preschool Zoo Activities

Invitation to Create put together a fun edible zoo so the kids can play and eat all at the same time – I love it!

cute ladybug craft

This ladybug craft from The Magnolia Barn is so sparkly and cute. I happen to have some scrapbook paper that looks very similar to the wings…hmm…

wooden blocks and castles

Mama to 5 Blessings has some really neat castles that her kids built during a knights and castles unit.

Snail and the Whale artwork

The whale artwork that Little Bins for Little Hands worked on is so cute. {I’m wondering how I ever missed that great Usborne book on whales!!}

Ready to Link Up?

Share what you are doing with your kids! Please link your exact blog post to the Mr. Linky below and link back here too! Grab a button for your post below and be sure to take a minute to visit the person who linked up before you. You can read more in the updated guidelines for Preschool and Kindergarten Community. By linking up, you are granting permission for me to share your wonderful ideas and pictures with others in periodic show-and-tell posts.

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