Seasonal Archives - Books and Giggles Wed, 08 Apr 2026 13:24:40 +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 Seasonal 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 10 Easy Things for Teachers To Do in the Summer to Get Ready for Back-to-School https://booksandgiggles.com/things-for-teachers-to-do-in-the-summer/ https://booksandgiggles.com/things-for-teachers-to-do-in-the-summer/#respond Fri, 20 Jun 2025 17:02:39 +0000 https://booksandgiggles.com/?p=10587 Inside: a list of low-effort, high-payoff things for teachers to do in the summer and a free printable bucket list that goes with the list. Summer is finally here, and you’re ready for a well-deserved break. At the same time, it’s hard not to think about starting fresh again in the fall. Personally, I always...

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]]> https://booksandgiggles.com/things-for-teachers-to-do-in-the-summer/feed/ 0 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 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 Reindeer Antler Craft https://booksandgiggles.com/reindeer-antler-craft/ https://booksandgiggles.com/reindeer-antler-craft/#respond Mon, 09 Dec 2024 21:05:37 +0000 https://booksandgiggles.com/?p=10287 Inside: This easy prep reindeer antler craft helps preschoolers strengthen their fine motor skills and goes well with the picture book How the Reindeer Got Their Antlers. We love all the great picture books for the holiday season that are out there for preschoolers. (We even have a whole list of books about Santa Claus!)...

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]]> https://booksandgiggles.com/reindeer-antler-craft/feed/ 0 Christmas Letter Sound “Gifts” https://booksandgiggles.com/christmas-letter-sound-gifts/ https://booksandgiggles.com/christmas-letter-sound-gifts/#respond Sun, 08 Dec 2024 18:57:21 +0000 https://booksandgiggles.com/?p=10273 Inside: Free printable Christmas letters sounds cards that are hands-on interactive! Use these to help preschoolers learn letters and letter sounds this holiday season. Get ready for some festive learning fun with this Christmas-themed free printable! Children can practice naming letters (and their sounds, if they’re ready) before unfolding a ‘present’ to reveal a hidden...

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]]> https://booksandgiggles.com/christmas-letter-sound-gifts/feed/ 0 Feed Santa Name Activity https://booksandgiggles.com/santa-name-activity/ https://booksandgiggles.com/santa-name-activity/#comments Wed, 04 Dec 2024 02:39:49 +0000 https://booksandgiggles.com/?p=10246 Inside: This Christmas name activity helps preschoolers work on name recognition in a fun, hands-on way. There are so many fun ways for kids to learn in December! Last year I made free Christmas Name Puzzles to share here on the blog. And we have loads of other Christmas activity ideas here too. This year...

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]]> https://booksandgiggles.com/santa-name-activity/feed/ 2 October Story Sequencing Hats https://booksandgiggles.com/october-story-sequencing-hats/ https://booksandgiggles.com/october-story-sequencing-hats/#respond Thu, 19 Sep 2024 19:16:54 +0000 https://booksandgiggles.com/?p=10176 Room on the Broom, The Scarecrow’s Hat, Stellalua, and Pumpkin Jack are some of my favorite sequencing books for October. These much-loved stories all have structures that work well for putting events in order and retelling. At the same time, telling the story back helps young students with comprehension and oral language. I started creating...

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]]> https://booksandgiggles.com/october-story-sequencing-hats/feed/ 0 Apple Taste Test Activity with Free Printable Hats https://booksandgiggles.com/apple-taste-test-activity-with-free-printable-hats/ https://booksandgiggles.com/apple-taste-test-activity-with-free-printable-hats/#comments Tue, 20 Aug 2024 16:36:37 +0000 https://booksandgiggles.com/?p=10108 Add these educational hats to your apple unit, and work on science, math, and literacy concepts with your preschool and kindergarten students. It’s apple season! Here’s a fun activity you can use with your apple unit, and it includes a cute free printable that adds a literacy element as well as science and math. Choose...

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