N Is for Nature Crafts: Outdoor Learning Activity | Alldonemonkey.com

Fall is such a beautiful time of year for getting outdoors with your kids, so why not have some fun that is (shh!) also educational by doing these fun nature crafts? This a no-prep outdoor learning activity for preschoolers is a hands on way to reinforce their knowledge of the ABCs plus explore natural materials....

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October 11, 2017

Spanish Coloring Page: J es de Jirafa

by Leanna

Teaching your children or students the Spanish alphabet? Here is a fun Spanish coloring page for the letter “J,” which stands for jirafa, or giraffe. I have always loved the giraffe – probably because I’m tall! – so I naturally thought of this gentle creature when it was time to learn the letter “J”! (I had actually...

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October 9, 2017

Spanish Greetings Game and Craft: H Is For Hola

by Leanna

Here is a fun bilingual Spanish game plus a craft that you can use to help language learners practice basic greetings. One thing I noticed during our last trip to Costa Rica was that our bilingual kids had trouble carrying on simple conversations with relatives and acquaintances. Since they were used to speaking Spanish at...

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October 8, 2017

Toddler Letter Craft and Activity: G Is for Go

by Leanna

My toddler is just starting to learn about the ABCs, so I thought it would be fun to do a very simple toddler letter craft to teach her that G is for go! I made it more complicated for my preschooler, so he could work on his fine motor skills (and not get bored!) We...

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October 1, 2017

Early Literacy: Getting Started Teaching the Alphabet

by Leanna

I am so excited to be kicking off this year’s 31 Days of ABC series! This is one of my favorite series because it focuses on one of the a major early literacy milestone: learning the ABCs! So today I want to spend time looking at how to get started teaching the alphabet to very...

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October 25, 2016

Coding for Kids: X Marks the Spot

by Leanna

Often when we think of coding we remember the complicated computer languages that many of us had to struggle through when we were younger. But coding for kids is actually much simpler in the beginning stages and is really all about breaking down a sequence into its smallest parts and putting them into the correct...

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October 18, 2016

Bilingual Letter Craft: Q is for Que and Question

by Leanna

We love simple learning activities, especially ones that do double duty to teach English and Spanish. This bilingual letter craft for “Q” is easy but really makes an impact – plus it’s fun! Since we are focusing on biliteracy (that is, learning to read and write in both languages), as my preschooler is learning his...

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