Is your child struggling with sight words? Check out these fun ideas of ways to practice sight words at home (without fussing, fighting, or grumpy kids!). We’ve got easy ways to turn those sight word practice sessions into playtime for kids, and they’ll be none the wiser. 

I remember the first day my son brought home his list of sight words to memorize. This next building block in his life as a reader was going to be an exciting one. I knew my boy, who LOVES books, was going to love being able to enjoy them on his own.

But through our homework and practicing and constant reading is just. wasn’t. happening. I was sad and frustrated – and so was he. As kids started taking their tests – and passing them – and getting new tests, we went past frustration to discouraged.

But we refused to give up. We doubled down, and I asked myself- how can I make learning sight words fun for him, and not a struggle? 

Here are a few things we did to help Cole practice sight words at home, wihtout turning it into a chore.. And we bet your kids are going to love (and learn!) with them, too. 

Need some fun St. Patrick’s Day activities for preschoolers or toddlers? Check out these engaging St. Patrick’s Day fine motor activities for the kids to get them in the Irish spirt, and follow up with a few St. Patrick’s Day sensory activities, too. Read on for our kid-approved favorites!

I’ve always felt that St. Patrick’s Day gets the short end of the stick when it comes to holidays. Crammed between Valentine’s Day and Easter, it often gets shuffled to the back of the priority list. But with leprechauns, rainbows, and gold coins, there is HUGE potential for crazy-fun St. Patrick’s Day activities for preschool that are suited right to their interests.

We are constantly on the lookout for ways to engage our toddlers through play. Toddlers are starting to learn how to use their fingers more effectively, and so we include fine motor skills activities in our toddler daily schedule to help them practice these skills. 

But we never, ever, ever want this practice to feel like work, so we do our best to change up the activities based on the month, theme, weather, or what’s going on in our lives.  So this March, we are doing it up BIG with St. Patrick’s Day fine motor activities for toddlers (and some fun St. Patrick’s day sensory activities, too). Read on for the full list of ways to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day with your kids.