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Valentine’s Day Alphabet Activities

Allison McDonald — Tue, 03 Feb 2026 17:30:24 +0000

Using holidays and celebrations to add novelty to learning basics like letter recognition is a tried and true teaching method. Some things like letter and number recognition need practice and repeated exposure to stick and an excellent way to make that practice fun and playful is to add in themes your students or kiddos at […]

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10 Letter Recognition Activities For Easy Assessment

Allison McDonald — Tue, 30 Sep 2025 19:18:33 +0000

Assessing preschoolers’ letter recognition can be a challenging task. Who likes to be tested? No preschooler I know! I like to use specific activities with my students that are fun but also allow me to assess where they are at and where I need to help them get to. These letter recognition activities for easy […]

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PreK Activities That Build Multiple Skills

Allison McDonald — Tue, 22 Jul 2025 14:03:09 +0000

Here are five PreK activity ideas that I use frequently and have found to be effective with a wide range of students. With minimal adjustments, these everyday preschool activities can serve as useful tools for building skills and providing fun for your students as well. 5 PreK Activities That Build Multiple Skills Name Spell & […]

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Picture Books by Canadian Authors

Allison McDonald — Thu, 20 Mar 2025 19:34:35 +0000

This is not just a book list of my favorite Canadian picture books by Canadian authors; this is a love letter home. I am homesick and heartbroken by the rhetoric being thrown at my homeland by the leaders of the country I live in. I’m Canadian. I am a very proud Canadian who cries when […]

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Initial Sound Bingo Game – FREE DOWNLOAD

Allison McDonald — Thu, 13 Feb 2025 22:25:53 +0000

The best way to teach specific skills in an early childhood education classroom is in a small group or one-on-one setting. The reason basically comes down to the fact that you will have a very wide range of abilities in any group of preschoolers. This is why differentiation is key. This initial sound bingo game […]

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