Learn Archives - Books and Giggles Tue, 07 Apr 2026 20:41:43 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://booksandgiggles.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/cropped-BG-favicon-23-3-32x32.png Learn Archives - Books and Giggles 32 32 Fall Writing Tray Activity with Cornmeal https://booksandgiggles.com/fall-writing-tray-activity-with-cornmeal/ https://booksandgiggles.com/fall-writing-tray-activity-with-cornmeal/#respond Thu, 23 Oct 2025 14:48:14 +0000 https://booksandgiggles.com/?p=10665 Inside: Preschoolers can celebrate the harvest with this story-based cornmeal writing tray activity and free printable letter formation cards. Add this to your Little Red Hen unit! This week, I stumbled on a fun, multicultural companion story to read aloud after your kids hear The Little Red Hen. Then, I created a hand-on early literacy...

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]]> https://booksandgiggles.com/fall-writing-tray-activity-with-cornmeal/feed/ 0 Bat Letter Sounds Activity https://booksandgiggles.com/bat-letter-sounds-activity/ https://booksandgiggles.com/bat-letter-sounds-activity/#respond Mon, 13 Oct 2025 15:50:05 +0000 https://booksandgiggles.com/?p=10676 Inside: Help preschool and kindergarten students practice letter recognition and beginning sounds with a fun bat letter sounds activity perfect for October and Halloween. There’s just something about bats that captures kids’ curiosity. Whether you’re reading bat stories like Stellaluna, making bat crafts, or exploring nocturnal animals, they always seem to draw children in. Plus,...

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]]> https://booksandgiggles.com/bat-letter-sounds-activity/feed/ 0 Preschool Pot of Gold Craft for St. Patrick’s Day https://booksandgiggles.com/preschool-pot-of-gold-craft-for-st-patricks-day/ https://booksandgiggles.com/preschool-pot-of-gold-craft-for-st-patricks-day/#comments Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:56:20 +0000 https://booksandgiggles.com/?p=10400 Inside: Grab the free printable template and make an ABC or torn paper “pot of gold” craft with your preschool or kindergarten students. Today is your lucky day! I have a free printable “pot of gold” craft for you just in time for St. Patrick’s Day. There is the ABC version shown above, or you...

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]]> https://booksandgiggles.com/preschool-pot-of-gold-craft-for-st-patricks-day/feed/ 2 35 Easy Prep Name Crafts for the Classroom https://booksandgiggles.com/35-easy-prep-name-crafts-for-the-classroom/ https://booksandgiggles.com/35-easy-prep-name-crafts-for-the-classroom/#respond Fri, 15 Sep 2023 15:43:00 +0000 https://booksandgiggles.com/?p=9300 Inside: Discover 35 easy prep name crafts for preschoolers. Get inspired with these engaging and adorable ideas for the whole year! Fall Name Crafts First, how about starting off the school year with the easy prep crayon name craft found in my August Name Activities set? Then, you can continue through the fall with these...

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]]> https://booksandgiggles.com/35-easy-prep-name-crafts-for-the-classroom/feed/ 0 Squirrel and Acorn Fall Letter Sound Cards https://booksandgiggles.com/squirrel-and-acorn-fall-letter-sound-cards/ https://booksandgiggles.com/squirrel-and-acorn-fall-letter-sound-cards/#respond Sun, 23 Oct 2022 18:11:05 +0000 https://booksandgiggles.com/?p=8128 Inside: download these free printable fall letter sound cards and read about some fun ways to use them with your preschoolers or kindergarteners. Fall is in full swing, and we’re loving all things autumn right now! I already have some fun fall crafts and a huge list of apple activities here on the blog. I’ve...

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]]> https://booksandgiggles.com/squirrel-and-acorn-fall-letter-sound-cards/feed/ 0 Dinosaur Counting Activity with Math Links {Free Printable} https://booksandgiggles.com/dinosaur-counting-activity/ https://booksandgiggles.com/dinosaur-counting-activity/#comments Tue, 22 Jun 2021 17:53:15 +0000 https://booksandgiggles.com/?p=6097 Inside: a free printable dinosaur counting activity that uses connecting link math manipulatives. This would make a fun hands-on math center for preschool or kindergarten. Today’s activity comes from Yara at Sea of Knowledge. I’m super excited to share it with you today! Dinosaur Counting Activity Looking for a fun way to get kids to...

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]]> https://booksandgiggles.com/dinosaur-counting-activity/feed/ 3 35 Fun Farm Activities for the Classroom https://booksandgiggles.com/farm-activities/ https://booksandgiggles.com/farm-activities/#respond Tue, 09 Mar 2021 22:00:00 +0000 https://booksandgiggles.com/?p=4128 Inside: 35+ engaging farm activities for preschool and kindergarten. Find literacy activities, farm crafts, dramatic play ideas, STEM related activities, and real world experiences to help you plan the best farm unit ever! It’s important for preschoolers and kindergartners to learn about the world around them, and part of that world is agriculture. Farmers have...

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]]> https://booksandgiggles.com/farm-activities/feed/ 0 Social Emotional Activities for Preschoolers https://booksandgiggles.com/social-emotional-activities-for-preschoolers/ https://booksandgiggles.com/social-emotional-activities-for-preschoolers/#respond Thu, 04 Feb 2021 02:26:35 +0000 https://booksandgiggles.com/?p=5680 Inside: These social-emotional activities for preschoolers can be used all in one lesson or pulled into your own SEL lesson. Today’s post comes from guest writer Audra Jensen. Audra is a Board-Certified Behavior Analyst, Special Education teacher, and published author on the subject of autism. She has an adult son with autism and has dedicated...

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