Still celebrating Earth Day? Making Friends has many fun, easy craft projects for kids with a recycling and Earth Day theme. From an Earth made of tissue paper to a tote out of recycled materials to baby food jar animals, … Read More ...
Aluminum Foil Solar System
Using alumnium foil, Sharpies and some black cloth, Filth Wizardy made a huge, wall spanning solar system. She made the planets with young children, but I think this is a great lesson even for the older kids. My sixth … Read More ...
Another Science Lesson-Blood
My Montessori Journey posted a really great demonstration for kids who are learning about the body-specifically the parts of blood. She uses wonderful visual aids to teach about plasma, red blood cells, white blood cells and the other components that … Read More ...
Wash Your Hands!!
Even with the sixth graders, I had to constantly emphasize that the kids needed to wash their hands. Especially after using the bathroom–yuck!! Often sicknesses would spread through the classroom at lightning speed and it was because the students didn’t … Read More ...
Winner-Kids Crafts Store
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Head on over to Kids Crafts Store to … Read More ...
Newton’s Law of Motion
A really great experiment to use when teaching the Laws of Motion in science!! Using a balloon, straw, pencil and some tape, you’ll have a great visual, hands on demonstration proving that Newton was right!! Ordinary Life Magic gives you … Read More ...
Teacher Appreciation
Teacher Appreciation Week is coming up at the beginning of May (May 4-8th). It’s a wonderful time to express gratuitude to your kids’ teachers for all of the time and energy they put into preparing and teaching. Some of my … Read More ...
Kid’s Easter Crafts
Have some extra toilet paper rolls, paper plates, and paper laying around? Then, you have all the supplies that you need for making some great Easter crafts with instructions from Chic Mummy!!
She shows you how to make a toilet … Read More ...
Easter Egg Memory Game
Put those brightly colored plastic eggs to good use with this Memory game from Scrumdilly Do! Hide matching colored jelly beans with half of a plastic egg and you’ve got a game that the whole family will love to play! … Read More ...
Silk Tie Dyed Eggs
I have been looking for creative eggs to make with my kids and this idea might be the most EGGcelent (sorry, I couldn’t resist). Using a silk tie, water and vinegar, you can color an egg in the tie colors. … Read More ...
Surprise Giveaway-Kids Crafts Store
Every kid’s dream is to play with slime and now here’s a chance to win some!!
Kids Craft Store is an Etsy shop that sells kits for fun crafts and science experiements to work on with children. These kits … Read More ...
I Spy Letters
Eensies has a great idea for using newspapers, catalogues, and magazines-have your child find a specific and circle it as many times as they can!! Fabulous for reviewing letters with younger children and can be adapted for older children by … Read More ...
Another Very Hungry Caterpillar Activity
A blog reader was nice enough to direct me to her site where I found this (and many other) really great activity for The Very Hungry Caterpillar! Using common household items, you can make your own colorful caterpillar. Great craft … Read More ...
Healthy Food Placemats
My son is extremely picky, but I do like him to eat healthy foods. This is a great interactive activity from Fly to my Window to help your kids think about foods that are healthy. Have them use old magazines … Read More ...
Literacy Centers
No matter what grade you teach, centers are a great way to reinforce concepts taught and promote independent work. Literacy Centers are especially effective when trying to teach and review. Here’s a site (MrsMcDowell.com) that teaches educators why centers are … Read More ...
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