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Literacy Center Activity – Sequin Letter Art

Allison McDonald — Thu, 16 Jan 2020 03:41:55 +0000

One of my big soapboxes when it comes o early literacy is that in the early years, we have to let children play with letters. Young children need to get comfortable manipulating letters, using them in different areas of the classroom, incorporating them into play, and creating with them. Letters aren’t something for “big kids”; […]

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Letter Watermelons { Summer Alphabet Craft }

Allison McDonald — Tue, 09 Jul 2013 07:00:25 +0000

Quick and easy crafts seem to be our thing right now because free play in our yard , reading under our maple tree ,and drenching each other in water fights is occupying most of our time. It’s summer and we are soaking it all in. That said I still want to do some fun summer […]

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Easy Letter Rubbings Board

Allison McDonald — Mon, 10 Jun 2013 07:01:06 +0000

I love re-using household items for learning activities and I had the glue gun out for something else when inspiration struck. My daughter loved the magic letters activity we did months ago and I wanted to create another easy alphabet activity that had an element of surprise. This easy to make board was perfect. You […]

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Alphabet Activity – Pretend Play With Letters

Allison McDonald — Tue, 26 Feb 2013 08:01:08 +0000

This was a rainy Sunday alphabet activity for preschoolers thrown together with an old favorite pretend play prop. It’s a great alphabet activity focused on pretend play and part of our Alphabet For Starters series. My son and I made this mailbox years ago, and it had been a while since I’d dug it out […]

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Rainbowing – Colorful Handwriting Practice

Allison McDonald — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 08:04:53 +0000

by Kim I use this activity to help my kindergartener son practice his spelling words. Because let’s face it, memorizing things isn’t fun for young children. Since my 3 year old daughter thinks she should do everything her big brother does, I adjusted this for her to practice her letters, numbers, and writing practice. All […]

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