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Hello friends, As most of you know by now I am a great fan of the synthetic phonics system of Jolly Phonics. When my elder son was 3 years old, he was introduced to Jolly Phonics. It was a completely new thing for me as I belong to the generation that learned to read by memorizing that A is for apple and B is for B. We were never taught the sounds of the alphabet. We learned their names. I guess our brains just added the missing link of sounds on their own. A huge thanks to the people behind the Jolly Phonics and other synthetic phonics systems. Instead of second-guessing the sounds of the alphabet on their own, children now learn the sounds first and then, the names of the alphabet. I got inspiration from my son's education to develop my first mobile app.  Check out  my free Jolly Phonics Mobile App . It is an all-in-one solution to everything related to phonics. The complete version is 100% FREE. Phonics has become the starting point of learning to read in almost all countr...

Hello friends, I am back with another set of worksheets for practicing math for preschool-aged children. This time the theme is the glorious season of Spring. I am sure that your children or students will enjoy doing these vibrantly colorful worksheets.  Let me tell you about the idea behind these worksheets. Once the children have learned number recognition from 1-10, they need to continue practicing counting and they also need to associate the number symbols with actual quantity. These worksheets will help them in practicing their counting. Moreover, they also need to know the order of the numbers i.e. what comes before, after, or between two numbers so that will be taught too in these worksheets. Once they have mastered this, they have to move onto greater than and less than concepts. The concept is being taught by a very hungry alligator 🐊  that loves eating more snacks and bigger numbers.  I have tried to make these worksheets quite exciting for little, curious min...

Hello friends, Winter  🌨️   holidays are full of fun and snow    ❄️ . Children have snowball fights and make snowmen  ⛄  while bundled up in their warmest clothes. However, a little bit of learning while there is a blizzard outside is not a bad idea. This learning doesn't have to be boring! Learning should be fun so how about some very colorful, fun worksheets for preschool maths for your 4+ yrs old children? This is why I have designed these worksheets keeping the popular winter symbols in mind. Children will be greeted by Gingerbread men, snow flakes, and peppermint candies on each worksheet. These worksheets are perfect for building initial maths knowledge as they cover critical topics for Early mathematics learning for preschoolers. So, what are you waiting for? Check out the quality of the worksheets by downloading the free 5 worksheets and if you like the quality, get the 15 worksheets pack. Both links are given at the end of the page.  U...

3-4 years old children are vocal and curious about the world around them. They can recognize colors and notice differences in the shapes of different objects. It is the best time to further sharpen their brain development by giving them challenging worksheets and working on developing their critical thinking. This is Part 4 of my Preschool worksheets for teaching such critical thinking to children. It focuses on patterns of shapes and pictures. These worksheets are meant to sharpen children's critical thinking by making them think in patterns. They have to complete patterns, match similar pictures, and find odd pictures out.  It is very easy to use these worksheets. Print them out on an A4 size paper and give them to your child with a crayon or a pencil. These worksheets can also be done verbally by speaking if the child doesn't have a good pencil/crayon grip. I recommend that you first start with the previous parts of the Preschool worksheets as all of these worksheets are ...

This is the third edition of my preschool worksheets that teach critical skills needed for brain development. They are essential for logical thinking so I call these worksheets logic games   😉 These worksheets introduce essential maths concepts such as weight, volume, size, height, length, and quantity in such a way that can be easily grasped by a 3.5-5 yrs old child. If your child doesn't have a pencil grip yet, no worries: do it with a thick crayon. If they are not ready for crayons, don't pressurize; do these worksheets verbally. These worksheets are colorful and fun so I am hoping that the children will be quite cooperative doing them 😉.  Also, you can download my  Countville App  for your children for very entertaining number recognition and counting practice.   Download PDF Part 1 Preschool worksheets Part 2 Preschool worksheets Please like my Facebook page and Instagram page for more educational resources and tips. Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/O...

Hello friends, Besides tracing and developing a correct grip for writing, another important skill that preschoolers need to develop is analytical thinking. They need to be able to recognize different shapes and associate them with similar shapes. They should be able to match similarly colored things. This is the basis of analytical thinking and is an essential precursor to solving logic puzzles and even coding/ programming. I have compiled these 10 worksheets that will surely fascinate your children and keep them busy while also building their analytical thinking. This is part 1 of my logic games series. It has beginning-level matching games and can be done easily by 2.5 yrs to 3-year-old children. As computer programming and analytical thinking are very close to my heart, I plan to make more interesting worksheets that will slowly and steadily advance and will teach important skills such as patterns, counting, the concept of positions, etc. that will open up and sharpen the childre...