A simple activity we do sometimes with stencils taped to piece of paper. Max loves exploring symbols and shapes while tracing them with pencils. Any stencils are good for the activity.

Max loved clothes pins activity last time, so I made this simple activity for him today. By now, he is quite familiar with his name letters, but have a look how good he is with more challenging words. I do not know where he learns all that.

Thank you for your suggestions and comments to my videos. I do read them and here is the result. A new activity for name recognition, but this time Max's name is not all in capitals. Max is sticking tape over letters of his name.

Easy to make phonics flip book improves reading skills in an engaging and fun way. Alex loved going through pages of mini notepads to find letters and blends to create familiar words.

Nuts and bolts aren’t something you would first think to offer your kid to play with. But they are great for developing fine motor skills and just super fun.

What child doesn't like to bash things with a hammer? So I made a surprise activity for Max this morning and he loved it. I used a piece of foam packaging from last night delivery, wooden sticks and a toy hammer.

There is a simple way to get a ping-pong ball from a glass without touching it. Turning this idea into a fun blowing game with Alex.

I want to share with you this fun activity Max couldn't stop doing the other day. At first, it might not look like a challenge for a child, but it does take a lot of concentration. You would need a lot of tape, but it is great to explain...

Teaching the kids about the five senses.

When a lion flaunts its mane, it shows he is ready to rule the pride. So if your lion's hair is in need of a tame, this activity will help turn him from a little cub to a powerful bit cat. It is a great activity for children...

Explore the 'wh' sound with Miss Phonics. Learn how to identify the sound, write the sound and read words that use the 'wh' sound.
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This video contains all of the sounds that are taught in Read Write Inc Sets 1, 2 and 3.
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The sounds included are a to z, 'ss', 'll', 'ff', 'zz' and 'ck'.

Explore the 'ey' sound with Miss Phonics. Learn how to identify the sound, write the sound and read words that use the 'ey' sound.
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Explore the 'air' sound with Miss Phonics. Learn how to identify the sound, write the sound and read words that use the 'air' sound. The 'air' sound is a trigraph or 'special friends' because it is made up of three letters.
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Explore the 'ar' sound with Miss Phonics. Learn how to identify the sound, write the sound and read words that use the 'ar' sound. The 'ar' sound is a digraph or 'special friends' because it is made up of two letters.
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Explore the 'ir' sound with Miss Phonics. Learn how to identify the sound, write the sound and read words that use the 'ir' sound.
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The 'ir' sound is a digraph or 'special friends' because it is made up of two letters. The...

Explore the 'oi' sound with Miss Phonics. Learn how to identify the sound, write the sound and read words that use the 'oi' sound.
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The 'oi' sound is a digraph or 'special friends' because it is made up of two letters. The...

Explore the 'are' sound with Miss Phonics. Learn how to identify the sound, write the sound and read words that use the 'are' sound.
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The 'are' sound is a trigraph or 'special friend' because it is made up of three letters....

Explore the 'oo' sound with Miss Phonics. Learn how to identify the sound, write the sound and read words that use the 'oo' sound. The 'oo' sound is a digraph or 'special friends' because it is made up of two letters. The 'oo' sound is...

Explore the 'ea' sound with Miss Phonics. Learn how to identify the sound, write the sound and read words that use the 'ea' sound. <br<br/>/>

The 'ea' sound is a digraph or 'special friend' because it is made up of two letters.

Explore the 'a-e' sound with Miss Phonics. Learn how to identify the sound, write the sound and read words that use the 'a-e' sound.
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The 'a-e' sound is a split digraph because it is made up of two letters, with another...

Explore the 'ph' sound with Miss Phonics. Learn how to identify the sound, write the sound and read words that use the 'ph' sound.
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Explore the 'ie' sound with Miss Phonics. Learn how to identify the sound, write the sound and read words that use the 'ie' sound.
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The 'ie' sound is a digraph or 'special friend' because it is made up of two letters. The...