Kindergarten
Activities for Kindergarten.
This is the stretch where structure becomes appealing: games with rules, activities with a right answer, and building something that either works or does not.
Reading and writing are usually starting, and the activities here keep both attached to a purpose — labels, signs, lists, notes, instructions for a game they invented.
Attention has stretched enough for a project to survive being put down and picked up again, which is when the more ambitious things become possible.
Activities
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Magic E Words List: 60+ Words That Show the Silent E Rule
A magic e words list for ages 5–6: 81 real words grouped by vowel pattern (a_e, i_e, o_e, u_e, e_e), the simple “magic e makes the vowel say its name” story, a 10-step teaching sequence, and four games that make silent e click. 81 real words grouped by vowel pattern — plus the magic-e story and the 10-step sequence that makes silent e click.
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Addition Games for Kindergarten: 15 Hands-On Ways to Add to 10
Fifteen hands-on addition games for kindergarten that turn adding to 10 into play. Dice games, snack maths, hopping games and card battles — minutes to set up with things you own, building real number sense, not memorised answers. Play your way to adding to 10: fifteen simple, giggle-filled addition games for 5- and 6-year-olds — no worksheets, no pressure, just real number sense.
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CVC Words List: 160 Words Your 4–5-Year-Old Can Sound Out
This CVC words list gives you 160 simple, real words your 4–5-year-old can sound out — cat, pen, big, hot, sun and 156 friends — grouped by short-vowel word family so practise feels orderly.
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Sight Words for Kindergarten: The First 40 Words to Master
A friendly, honest guide to the 40 sight words for kindergarten children learn first — what sight words actually are, the full list grouped for practice, and low-pressure games that make learning them stick without worksheets or stress.
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Kindergarten Readiness Checklist: 30 Skills Teachers Actually Look For (Free Printable)
A teacher-realistic kindergarten readiness checklist with 30 practical skills — from buttoning coats to sharing crayons — plus a free printable to track progress together.
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25 Easy Christmas Crafts for Kids (With Free Templates)
Looking for christmas crafts for kids that don't require a craft-store run, a glitter cleanup operation, or a screen to keep anyone busy? You've come to the right place. These 25 easy Christmas crafts use things you already have at home.
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25 Not-So-Spooky Halloween Crafts for Kids
Looking for halloween crafts for kids that keep the fun without the frights? These 25 not-so-spooky Halloween crafts use things you already own — paper plates, toilet rolls, flour, crayons — and every idea lists the age, the time, and the mess level up front, so you can pick one in seconds.
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The Hour After School Is Always the Hardest
A child who held it together all day falls apart the moment they see you. Food first, questions much later.
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The Red Boots
A story for a child who is starting to read some of it themselves. Short words, short lines, and a puddle.
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A Thankful Tree
A branch in a jar and a paper leaf each day. Small, slow, and it ends up being the thing everyone reads at the table.
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Winter Play When It Is Too Cold to Go Out
Ice, torches, dens and paper snowflakes. The four things that reliably fill a dark afternoon.
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Noisy Shakers and a Jar of Good Things
One loud activity and one quiet one. Make shakers for the countdown, and a jar to look back at next year.
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Practising the Bits That Actually Worry Them
Not the alphabet — the lunchbox, the buttons, the shoes and finding the toilet. The things that decide whether a first week goes well.
