Keeping learning fun and engaging has always been my goal as an educator for eight years and now stay-at-home-mom. I love teaching, so to see success with my daughter learning the alphabet and sight words has been such a joy lately. I have started creating hands-on learning activities to reinforce phonemic awareness for her, allowing …
Preschool Ocean Counting Books
Ocean-themed activities are always a hit in our house, and we have been gathering, buying, reading as many under the sea books as possible. I started noticing my son gravitating toward the ocean, counting books the most. Since we have so many aquatic math books, this was the perfect time to incorporate ocean-themed counting activities …
Ocean Themed Math Activities
Children love hands-on activities, and since we have been reading underwater books lately, I created a variety of ocean themed math activities to have fun while learning with my kids. Read Aloud Books for Under Water Themed Math Activities Underwater Counting Even Numbers by Jerry Pallotta & David BiedrzyckiOcean Counting Odd Numbers by Jerry Lappotta & Shennen …
Counting Activity with 10 Little Rubber Ducks
Creating hands-on learning for my children has become more fun with adding water play to the activity. We read multiple counting books related to the ocean, so we decided after reading 10 Little Rubber Ducks by Eric Carle that this was the day to create our own ocean water play to practice counting. BOOK DESCRIPTION …
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Counting Activities with Over In The Ocean Book
We have read the most incredible ocean books lately. I didn't realize we had so many that focused on counting, so I pulled some of my favorite activities we played with to create this post. The book we read today was Over in the Ocean in a Coral Reef by Marianne Berkes and illustrated by Jeanette Canyon. …
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Counting Activity after reading Island Counting 1 2 3 by Frané Lessac
We love the book Island Counting 1 2 3 by Fracé Lessac! This book, at first, looks simple and can easily be read through quickly. But with further inspection, you see the detail that was added to layer the counting opportunities for young readers on every page of this board book. For example, the page …
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Activities with Ten Little Fish by Audrey Wood
Ten Little Fish by Audrey Wood is one of the most treasured books in our home. We love all Audrey Wood's books, especially this story, because of its clever rhyme and rhythm, making children want to read it repeatedly. I created some easy-to-set-up activities for my children to play and create after reading this book …
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5 Mermaid-Themed Activities and Books
Mermaid-themed parties, cakes, and crafts are everywhere, and yet I struggled to find activities to relate to the books I was reading to my kids when it came to the same topic. That is why I created this short post devoted to some books and activities all about mermaids! I'll update as we create more. …
Dalia’s Wondrous Hair Book Review & Activities
We love Dalia's Wondrous Hair by Laura Lacámara! This book was a delight to read aloud to my children this week. My daughter especially loved this book. https://videopress.com/v/A7OFqSTn?autoPlay=true&posterUrl=https%3A%2F%2Flivelearnliteracy.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2021%2F05%2FDalias-Wondrous-Hair.jpg&preloadContent=metadata How would you summarize the book Dalia's Wondrous Hair? A little girl named Dalia is creating something magical in her hair. Her mother is supportive of this …
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Mossy Book Activities
As a teacher, I loved the two weeks every year during winter when I read Jan Brett's books to my class and watched them marvel at the illustrations and stories. Books like The Mitten and The Gingerbread Baby were always favorite Jan Brett books in my classroom. Now that I am home with my kids, I love reading her …