For basic skills like letter recognition, try this fun cookie game Sierra is sharing today. Get the free printable and bake up your own ideas with your little ones at home! Find it all at www.orsoshesays.com.
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Educational and Fun Cookie Game (she: Sierra)

Hello all, it’s Sierra joining you again! “Back to school” season is upon us! I have a preschooler this year, who I’ve decided to home school and I’ve been preparing some lesson plans and fun learning games for him to play. Today I’m sharing a cute cookie game you can play with your own preschooler! There are so many ways you can play the game and it’s a great way for your child to learn their letters and numbers in the process!

7 Simple Learning Strategies for Scripture Study - Today Rachel is sharing some ideas for helping young families make the most of their scripture study. After all, what's the point of reading together if no one ever learns anything? See the strategies on www.orsoshesays.com.
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7 Simple Learning Strategies to Help with Scripture Study (she: Rachel)

t’s just about time for the kids to head back to school—if they haven’t already started! From meeting the teachers, to checking out textbooks for the year, to shopping for school supplies, I’m spending a lot of time thinking about learning and study. I recently ran into a great article with seven learning strategies used by kids and how they can help everyone learn better. I love the idea of incorporating childlike learning strategies into lifelong learning, but as I was pondering how to adopt some of these skills into my life, I realized that each of the seven strategies could revitalize scripture study as well!

16 Golden Ideas for Enjoying the Olympics as a Family ~ Crafts, Activities, and Treats (she: Mariah)
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16 Golden Ideas for Enjoying the Olympics as a Family ~ Crafts, Activities, and Treats (she: Mariah)

The Summer Olympic Games have begun! It’s so fun watching people who are so amazingly talented and who love what they do! Since the games started, we’ve been watching them together as a family in the evenings and really enjoying it! So far my son loves the swimming and is mesmerized by the gymnastics. I think it’s great for our kids to watch these athletes achieve their dreams. I also love that they get to hear some of the athletes’ stories and learn that their lives haven’t always been all that easy and that hard work and dedication can take you so far in life!

Practicing Rhyming with a Pirate Treasure Hunt! This is a fun way to teach rhyming to young children. Find the activity on www.orsoshesays.com.
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Practicing Rhyming with a Pirate Treasure Hunt! (she: Jessie)

Lately, we’ve been all about practicing rhyming at our house. Ever since my preschooler started to get the hang of what it is, she constantly wants to rhyme. So I thought it might be fun to put her rhyming skills to work with a Pirate Treasure Hunt. Today I’m sharing all the details of what I did for our treasure hunt, including a printable with all of my piratey clues.

Entertain the kids at your 4th of July get together with this fun free printable 4th of July word search.
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4th of July Word Search – Fun Before Fireworks! (she: Liz)

For my family, get togethers either include the mountains or a pool. But I’ll take either. I also love doing fun activities with the kids for holidays to make special memories. Entertain the kids at your 4th of July get together with this fun free printable 4th of July word search.

The Best EVER Road Trip Game for Preschoolers - print the template for free at www.orsoshesays.com
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The Best EVER Road Trip Game for Preschoolers (she: Jessie)

Today Jessie is sharing a great road trip game for preschoolers. School’s out for summer and it’s time to hit the road! Hi everyone! Jessie back again. Perhaps some of you are big road trip fans like myself. I absolutely love road trips! I always have. However, until recently I had never gone on a…

5 Creative Outdoor Games - Featuring the ABCs!
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5 Creative Outdoor Games – Featuring the ABCs (she Jessie)

Hello again! Jessie here. I don’t know about your family, but my kids can’t get enough of being outside now that the weather has warmed up. They basically want to live out there. So today I’m sharing some super fun and simple outdoor games to help your preschooler practice letters while enjoying the sunshine (and cooling off with water toys!).

Number Recognition: A Super Simple and Effective Activity

Number Recognition: A Super Simple and Effective Activity (she: Jessie)

Hi everyone! This is Jessie, back again to share with you a great number recognition activity for your preschoolers. I know that we’re a little past Easter now, but I swear those plastic eggs find a way to keep popping up around the house. Well this is the perfect way for you to get some great use out of them! Or, if your plastic Easter eggs are all packed up and put away, any empty containers can work for this activity.

Pattern Party: A Shapes, Colors and Patterns Game
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Pattern Party: A Shapes, Colors, and Patterns Game! (she: Jessie)

Help Preschoolers learn some basics with this fun patterns game that Jessie is sharing today! Hi everyone! Jessie here, and it’s great to be posting here on OSSS again. I’m really excited to share this post with you because we’ve had such a great time playing this game. Let me give you a little background…

Valentine Activities for Preschoolers - 5 Fabulous Ideas! www.orsoshesays.com #valentinesday #valentineactivities #toddlers
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Valentine Activities for Preschoolers – 5 Fabulous Ideas! (she: Jessie)

Hi everyone! I’m Jessie, a new contributor here on OSSS. My amazing hubby and I have two little girls, ages three and one, who love creating, learning, and trying new things. I’m so excited to be able to share some of my preschool-oriented activities with you! Hopefully your kiddos with find these activities as fun and helpful as mine have. There should be a little something for everyone with these five ideas for Valentine’s Day.

Christ Centered Christmas Books
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Christ-Centered Christmas Books to Read With the Family This Year! (she: Mariah)

I’ve been looking for fun ways to bring a little more meaning into my family’s Christmas this year. It’s so easy to get caught up in all the presents and shopping, and to forget what we’re really celebrating this time of year!

I plan on looking into those more next year when my little man is a little older and can understand more, but for now Christ-centered Christmas books are going to be my main focus. He loves being read to! Plus, it’s never too early to start teaching your kids about Christ, the nativity story, serving others, and the spirit of Christmas.

This would be so fun to do with the kids! Plus, it makes a great gift... making beeswax candles.
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Making Beeswax Candles With Kids & Printable Christmas Tag!

For homeschool, we learned all about bees. Have you ever learned about bees?? Holy smokes, those things are AMAZING. In a future post, I’ll share with you some of my favorite products for teaching kids about bees. But in the meantime, I wanted to share this project with you… making BEESWAX CANDLES WITH KIDS.

These beeswax candles make great gifts (free printable gift tag included!), home decor, and fun memories of making them with the family.