Fun Activities for Learning the Alphabet
Learning the alphabet, letter names, and then letter sounds is one of the skills that all kids will need at…
Literacy Activities
Fun games, activities and ideas for literacy, from learning letters, spelling words to comprehension these fun ideas are great for kids of all ages.
Word Building Activity – Reading and Spelling with Blocks
This simple building block activity for kids is a great way to support your child as they learn to read…
Scented Salt Dough Letter Beads to Make a Word Necklace with Kids
For years I have been meaning to make some salt dough letters with the kids. They are great to use…
d is for Dinosaur Craft
Continuing with our Letter of the Week Animal Crafts we have taken a little bit of a license with this…
B is for Bird – Animal Letter Craft for Toddlers
Last week we introduced our Alphabet Animal Crafts series here on Rainy Day Mum with our a is for ant…
A is for Ant – Animal Alphabet Craft for Toddlers
Learning to read begins with toddlers learning their ABC’s and starting to recognise the beginning letter sounds of words. We…
“That’s in my name” Low Prep Letter Recognition Game for Preschoolers
Your child’s name is probably the first word they will learn to read and write. Once they’ve learned how, and…
DIY Feed the Shark Game
For the final activities for our Ocean week for Storybook Summer here on Rainy Day Mum we have a fun…
Community Helpers Beginning Letter Sounds Activity for Toddlers and Preschoolers
Community Helpers or Heroes as they are being called here in our home due to the school’s topic is a…
DIY Chalkboard Dice for Learning and Play
One of my most used resources for learning are dice. I have a collection of different sided dice as well…
Fun Ways for Toddlers and Preschoolers to Learn to Read, Write and Spell Their Names
One of the first words that many toddlers and preschoolers learn to read, write and spell is their own name….
Jolly Christmas Postman Story Stones for Preschoolers
Both my four-year-old and five-year-old have an especial interest in spelling and reading right now. All I want is to…
Story Sequencing – The Nativity
One of my favourite ways to help children review and understand stories is my retelling them in their own words,…
Frog Hop Phonics – Beginning Blending
Making the transition from recognising individual letters and the sounds that they make to blending them to form the first…
ABC’s and 123’s
As we finish this school year and head into the next you will have been told by your kid’s teachers…
Spin A Word – Real vs Nonsense Words
One way to see how well a child can use their phonics skills is by decoding real and nonsense words….
Bear Paw Names
Simple and easy activities sometimes have the greatest effect with kids and if you can get it to match a…
Twas the Night Before Christmas Story Basket
There is absolutely nothing better than snuggling together as a family on Christmas Eve and reading Twas the Night Before…
Making Your Mark!
For the last 4 years, I have heard over and over again how my eldest struggles with writing, particularly handwriting…
Beginning Sounds Polar Express Activity
Simple and easy to do activities are the order of the day here no matter what time of year but…
High-Frequency Words Dino Babies Game
My eldest just clicked at reading. It was like one day he couldn’t do it and the next he was…
Name Webs and FREE Spider Maths Lesson Plan
I love spiders – there I said it. If I had my way I would have a pet one, but…
Farm Animal Beginning Sounds Activity and Bingo Game
My kids love visiting the farm whatever the time of the year and after just moving to the country we…
Pinkalicious Sand Tray for Pre-Writing Practice
My daughter has one colour that is her uttermost favourite in the world – Pink and discovering Pinkalicious by Victoria…