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Four “kid approved” Products to Teach the Alphabet

With the unbelievable amount of products out there to teach the alphabet, where do you even start? Well today’s post is meant to help you with just that! We have used these products in our house and all of them were well played with and helped teach my kids the alphabet. Hopefully you will find something that works for you! Just click the title or the image to see more!

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Four products to help teach the alphabet

Melissa and Doug Alphabet Puzzle



Up first is the Melissa & Doug Alphabet Express Jumbo Jigsaw Floor Puzzle. My kids played with this for over two years to the point the edges were fraying. Just be aware it’s almost 10 feet long! If your kids like puzzles at all, this is a must get!

Alpha Tales Books

Second on the list are the AlphaTales Box Set: A Set of 26 Irresistible Animal Storybooks That Build Phonemic Awareness & Teach Each letter of the Alphabet. Each book in this set is approximately 16 pages and tell short animal stories. My kids laugh at every one we read. The price is a little steep, but you may luck up and find some at a used or discount book store.


Next is the The Learning Journey: Match It! Memory – Alphabet – Capital and Lowercase Letter Matching Game. This took a little explaining and some practice rounds, but once my kids got it, they got it! This was really helpful in teaching capital and lower case letters. If you’re kids like the game “memory” at all, they should definitely like this!

Melissa and Doug Alphabet



And last up is the Melissa & Doug See-Inside Alphabet Wooden Peg Puzzle. This is the first product I bought and used to help teach the alphabet after teaching the ABC song. I know so many other children that have a like this puzzle too, so it’s definitely a winner!

Additional items & closing

Also, I have a few “learning the alphabet” worksheets in my shop. Click the images below to learn more!

Capital and Lower Case Letter Practice
Capital and Lower Case Letters

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Our Top 5 “Things that Go” Books for Children

In my house, we have soooooooooo many books about “Things that Go”. From cars, airplanes, trains, to construction equipment, if it has wheels, we’ve probably read it! With that in mind, today I want to give you the top five “things that go” books that my kids ask for over and over and over again. Hopefully you’ll find one you’re kids will like. Also, don’t forget to scroll to the bottom to check out the freebie!


Our top 5 “Things that Go” books

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Mighty Mighty Construction site

Mighty Mighty Construction Site


If you have a construction vehicle lover in your house or class, this book is for you! In this book, 10 mighty construction vehicles work to get the construction job done. We have read other books in the series, which are listed below, but this one is our favorite. Click here to check it out!

Others in the series:

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Three engaging biographical books for 3-5 grade

Do you like looking for different types of books for your students or kids to read? If you’re anything like me, the answer to that is a definite yes. So, in today’s blog, I wanted to share three biographical based books that we have really enjoyed and hopefully you will like them too.

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Book 1: Woosh!

Woosh! Lonnie Johnson| Bio Books for Kids

The book Woosh!: Lonnie Johnson’s Super-Soaking Stream of Inventions was such a fun read! We did this at a summer learning camp I worked and the students loved it! This book is perfect for STEM time, Black History Month, or if you want to do a science project on how the super soaker works.

Below is the description:

“You know the Super Soaker. It’s one of top twenty toys of all time. And it was invented entirely by accident. Trying to create a new cooling system for refrigerators and air conditioners, impressive inventor Lonnie Johnson instead created the mechanics for the iconic toy.
 
A love for rockets, robots, inventions, and a mind for creativity began early in Lonnie Johnson’s life. Growing up in a house full of brothers and sisters, persistence and a passion for problem solving became the cornerstone for a career as an engineer and his work with NASA. But it is his invention of the Super Soaker water gun that has made his most memorable splash with kids and adults.”

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Two Fall Learning Activities for K-2

Looking for Fall learning activities for K-2? Then hopefully this is just what you are looking for. This post will discuss each of the activities and then tell you how to access them. Keep on scrollin’!

Nature Activities for Fall

Ok, Ok,….there are going to be more than two activities, they’re actually two bundles and this is the first one. The activities are pictured below and here is the list:

  • An Object Close and Far
  • Dew
  • The Changes of Fall (Days 1-5)
  • Fall Alphabet
  • A Rainy Fall Day
  • Sunrise & Sunset
  • Leaf Rubbing
  • Senses Nature Walk
  • Making a Leaf Person
  • Making a Bird Feeder (This activity requires a pine cone, peanut butter, craft stick, birdseed, and twine/yarn)
  • Bird Feeder Tracking
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If you’d like to purchase, then click here to head over to my Teachers Pay Teacher store.

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Five Science Based Books for Kindergarten Students

With the plethora of books and activities available today, it can be hard to determine where to start or which ones would be good for your children or students. In today’s blog, I’m going to share five book/activity books to help teach kindergarten science!

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Science activity books

Kumon Kindergarten Science

Kumon K & UP Science is a perfect fit for our kindergarten. It has stickers to help keep the kids engaged, which is a major plus. The book is broken into three major sections, life science, Earth science, and space science, and has 48 different lessons.

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