Preschool at home · ages 3–5
Five little days of play.
Planned for you.
Printable, screen-free play plans for parents of 3–5 year olds. Letters, numbers, little hands, big feelings — about 20 minutes a day, with what's already in your kitchen drawer.
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Mirror, Mirror Faces
You'll need
- A mirror (the bathroom one is perfect)
- Your face
How to play
- Stand together at the mirror. Make a happy face. Name it.
- Take turns: one makes a face, the other guesses the feeling.
- Try a silly one. Laugh. That counts.
Why it works: naming feelings in a mirror builds emotional vocabulary and self-recognition. (NAEYC)
Screen-free
Your child sees paper, blocks and you. Never a screen.
20 minutes a day
Five short play sessions a week. Stop while it's still fun.
Things you already have
Spoons, socks, paper, a muffin tin. No shopping list.
How it works
Pick your child's age
Separate editions for 3, 4 and 5 — same theme, right challenge.
Print this week
One overview page and five activity cards. Two minutes at the printer.
Play for 15 minutes
Read the card, say the words in quotes, follow your child. Done.
Plans
One-time payment · instant PDF · 14-day refund
Preschool at Home
A full year of five-a-week play sessions, planned for you.
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Parent guides
Short, practical answers. Written to be useful at 4:45pm with a cranky kid.
12 fun ways to teach your child to write their name
Playful, low-prep name writing activities for ages 3 to 5, from salt trays and tape roads to rainbow tracing. Grouped by stage so you know where to start.
At what age can a child write their name?
Most children write some letters of their name around 4 and the whole name somewhere between 5 and 6. What to expect at 3, 4 and 5, and what actually helps.
My 4-year-old refuses to write. What should I do?
Refusing to write at 4 is common and usually means the task feels too hard. How to take the pressure off, build hand strength, and make writing worth doing.
A 30-minute learning routine for working parents
One 30-minute evening block: 5 minutes to connect, 15 to play-learn, 10 for a book. Zero prep, household materials, plus a plan for nights that fall apart.
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