Martin Luther King, Jr., day is coming up, and it’s a great time to learn about the civil rights leader and the civil rights movement in general. This isn’t easy stuff to talk to our kids about, but it is … Read More ...
A Christmas Coloring Sheet for When You’re About to Lose it
This post, featuring a Christmas seek and find coloring sheet from Picklebums, made me laugh out loud because it is so honest.
She said she was saving this activity for when she seriously needed a break and her head was … Read More ...
Hanukkah Activities for Kids
Hanukkah starts this year on Christmas Eve, so it’s a great time to incorporate a little spinning science and other Hanukkah crafts and activities into our learning.
Share it Science has a great post about spinning dreidels and other tops… Read More ...
Christmas Grinch-Inspired Science Activities
It seems like the Christmas season more than any other brings out the creativity in teachers and proponents of playful learning. There are so many fun themed things you can do related to snowmen, Santa, elves and so much more.… Read More ...
Christmas Activity Center Ideas for Preschool and Kindergarten
Activity centers are a great way to give kids a little something extra to explore in the classroom or as a time filler at home. Centers are perfect for playing with while you’re cooking dinner or writing blog posts, and … Read More ...
STEM Activities for Christmas
It’s always fun to integrate the holidays and seasons into what you teach or the playful learning activities that are available for your kids or students to explore, which is why I love seasonal STEM and engineering challenges.
Plans for … Read More ...
Learn About Christmas Around the World
One of the fun things about teaching during the holidays is getting to learn about traditions that come from other parts of the world from where you live. My daughter’s class last year learned about the Feast of St. Nicholas … Read More ...
Practice Cutting and Folding with the Christmas Tree Activity
When I first saw this paper Christmas tree craft from Krokotak, I thought it would be a great project for little ones learning to cut straight lines.
The tree is made by cutting strips, but not cutting all the way … Read More ...
Learn about the Senses with a Fun Christmas Book
This is such a great idea! There are a lot of sensory experiences surrounding the holiday season, so why not make a little five senses book to celebrate them?
The DIY from Life Over Cs includes printables you can use, … Read More ...
Thanksgiving Day Activities for Kids
The hardest part of Thanksgiving Day/weekend can sometimes be figuring out how to entertain the kids without resorting to TV and computers. Especially when there are younger kids around, there are times when they are going to need to be … Read More ...
Thanksgiving Themed Homeschool Preschool Ideas
Whether you regularly homeschool your preschooler or you just need some activities to celebrate/get through the Thanksgiving holiday time, this preschool homeschool Thanksgiving curriculum from Cutting Tiny Bits is fantastic.
You could just use a couple of ideas — such … Read More ...
Printable Thanksgiving Learning Activities for Kids
There are so many great printables out there to help kids learn about Thanksgiving or to use Thanksgiving themed items for learning. These are great for the classroom or for keeping kids entertained and learning while the food cooks or … Read More ...
Make a Thankful Turkey Book with Kids
There are so many different ways to incorporate gratitude into crafts at this time of year, but I love this idea for a thankful turkey book that kids can make, from B-Inspired Mama.
Making books is a lot of fun … Read More ...
Learn Numbers with a Printable Turkey Number Match Game
It’s always fun to incorporate seasons and holidays into learning, and the turkey feathers number matching game from Tot Schooling is a great way to do that.
For preschoolers and others learning their numbers, the game features a turkey with … Read More ...
Free Printable Christmas Gift Box
This free printable is perfect for small Christmas gifts or in-class activities. The printable file comes in a black n white version for coloring in at home or in the classroom or you can print off a ready-made color version. … Read More ...