Learn & Play Archives - Books and Giggles Wed, 08 Apr 2026 13:24:40 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1.4 https://booksandgiggles.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/cropped-BG-favicon-23-3-32x32.png Learn & Play Archives - Books and Giggles 32 32 Birdhouse ABC Activity https://booksandgiggles.com/birdhouse-abc-activity/ https://booksandgiggles.com/birdhouse-abc-activity/#comments Mon, 19 May 2025 19:01:25 +0000 https://booksandgiggles.com/?p=10568 Inside: a free printable birdhouse ABC activity where kids put alphabet bird cards into a birdhouse. Includes a letter spinner, uppercase letter cards, and recording sheets in both uppercase and lowercase letter versions. Spring and summertime are for the birds! Here in Texas, we love watching barn swallows build nests over the grandparents’ porch every...

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]]> https://booksandgiggles.com/birdhouse-abc-activity/feed/ 2 Printable Dinosaur Hat with Facts for Little Learners https://booksandgiggles.com/printable-dinosaur-hat/ https://booksandgiggles.com/printable-dinosaur-hat/#respond Tue, 22 Apr 2025 13:24:19 +0000 https://booksandgiggles.com/?p=10537 Inside: Grab a free printable dinosaur hat that features facts about dinosaurs, and promote oral language as well as some dino content! Little kids are like sponges sometimes, soaking up facts about new things they’re interested in. There’s nothing cuter than a 4- or 5-year-old dinosaur expert! Plus, being an “expert” gives children oral language...

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]]> https://booksandgiggles.com/printable-dinosaur-hat/feed/ 0 Playdough Name Mats {Free Printable} https://booksandgiggles.com/playdough-name-mats-free-printable/ https://booksandgiggles.com/playdough-name-mats-free-printable/#respond Tue, 11 Jun 2024 18:17:32 +0000 https://booksandgiggles.com/?p=10001 These free editable playdough name mats are a fun, hands-on way for preschoolers to learn about the letters in their names. If you’re teaching kids about their names, you’ll want some fun activities in your bag of tricks. In addition to making name crafts and reading aloud books about names, your students will enjoy working...

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]]> https://booksandgiggles.com/playdough-name-mats-free-printable/feed/ 0 Firefly Flashlight Name Activity for Summertime https://booksandgiggles.com/firefly-flashlight-name-activity/ https://booksandgiggles.com/firefly-flashlight-name-activity/#respond Tue, 21 May 2024 02:11:40 +0000 https://booksandgiggles.com/?p=9968 Grab a little flashlight for your preschoolers to practice spelling their names with this interactive summer name craft and activity. Summer means staying up late, and that means fireflies! At least it does in some places (unfortunately we don’t have many here, but we see them when we visit cousins back East). If your kids...

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]]> https://booksandgiggles.com/firefly-flashlight-name-activity/feed/ 0 Letter Y Sensory Bin https://booksandgiggles.com/letter-y-sensory-bin/ https://booksandgiggles.com/letter-y-sensory-bin/#respond Mon, 11 Mar 2024 16:21:29 +0000 https://booksandgiggles.com/?p=9843 Inside: Capture your preschoolers’ interest with this easy prep letter Y sensory bin. I had fun creating a letter X sensory bin for you last month, and readers said they liked it. So I thought I’d create another one for the letter Y. This one is a bit simpler – and Y is a little...

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]]> https://booksandgiggles.com/letter-y-sensory-bin/feed/ 0 Letter X Activities and Crafts: Words that End in X https://booksandgiggles.com/letter-x-activities/ https://booksandgiggles.com/letter-x-activities/#respond Mon, 12 Feb 2024 20:08:56 +0000 https://booksandgiggles.com/?p=9790 If you’re teaching your preschoolers or kindergartners about the letter X, you may want to focus on words that end in the /x/ sound, like fox, box, and fix. These letter X activities, crafts, and printables can help. I hope you found some valuable ideas here that help you teach the letter X and the...

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]]> https://booksandgiggles.com/letter-x-activities/feed/ 0 Letter X Sensory Bin Activity with a Fox Theme https://booksandgiggles.com/letter-x-sensory-bin/ https://booksandgiggles.com/letter-x-sensory-bin/#respond Sat, 27 Jan 2024 21:53:54 +0000 https://booksandgiggles.com/?p=9781 It’s tricky to teach preschoolers about the letter X! Unlike all the other letters, no words start with the /x/ or ‘ks’ sound. This activity and free printable will help you teach it playfully. Say hello to the Letter X Sensory Bin, featuring a pretend fox den and a set of engaging printables… Let’s dig...

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]]> https://booksandgiggles.com/letter-x-sensory-bin/feed/ 0 12 Fun Hole Punch Fine Motor Activities https://booksandgiggles.com/hole-punch-fine-motor-activities/ https://booksandgiggles.com/hole-punch-fine-motor-activities/#respond Fri, 03 Mar 2023 18:34:30 +0000 https://booksandgiggles.com/?p=8636 Inside: these hole punch activities include crafts, math and literacy activities, and art projects. All of them are great fine motor skills work for kids! Are you looking for an engaging way to help your kids work on their fine motor skills? Many (but not all) hole punches are perfect for strengthening those little hands,...

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]]> https://booksandgiggles.com/hole-punch-fine-motor-activities/feed/ 0 S’mores Writing Tray with Letter Formation Cards https://booksandgiggles.com/smores-writing-tray-with-letter-formation-cards/ https://booksandgiggles.com/smores-writing-tray-with-letter-formation-cards/#respond Thu, 23 Jun 2022 14:40:28 +0000 https://booksandgiggles.com/?p=7989 Inside: This s’mores writing tray is a fun way for preschoolers to practice letter formation. Use these free printable cards during your camping theme week! Today I’m sharing a guest post from Karen at ABC’s of Literacy. Karen is a former kindergarten teacher and instructional coach turned homeschooling mom with a ton of creative early...

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]]> https://booksandgiggles.com/smores-writing-tray-with-letter-formation-cards/feed/ 0 Simple Summer Five Senses Games {Free Printable} https://booksandgiggles.com/summer-five-senses-games/ https://booksandgiggles.com/summer-five-senses-games/#respond Fri, 10 Jun 2022 02:00:00 +0000 https://booksandgiggles.com/?p=7922 Inside: These summer five senses games all use a free printable spinner and cards. Students can use them to practice matching each sense to an example. Ahhh, summer! Imagine the taste of watermelon, the feel of sand between your toes, and the smell of the barbecue grill. Add in the sound of bees buzzing and...

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