Learning about Hanukkah is important for people of all faiths as a reminder that December isn’t just about Christmas and that their are many other important holidays that happen during this time. Hanukkah unit studies can give you ideas for … Read More ...
Turkey in Disguise Activities
Every year at my daughter’s school I think it’s the second or third graders do an activity where they have to disguise a turkey to keep it from being eaten at Thanksgiving. The kids draw the disguise and write a … Read More ...
Printable Houses to Use as Christmas Decorations
I guess this isn’t exclusively a kid’s craft or learning activity (though cutting and folding are great for developing fine motor skills!) but I think kids would love having some of these printable holiday houses around the house or classroom … Read More ...
Book Review: Hanukkah
If you want to teach kids the basics of Hanukkah in the classroom or at home, the picture book Hanukkah by Lesléa Newman and illustrated by Rotem Teplow is a nice place to start.
The book explores the Jewish holiday … Read More ...
Leaf Activities That Don’t Use Real Leaves
The other day I shared some crafts involving fall leaves, but there are a lot of fun leaf-related activities that don’t use real leaves, so I wanted to share some of those, too.
Like these watercolor leaves from The … Read More ...
Book Review: Little Mole Gives Thanks
One way to help teach kids about Thanksgiving and why it’s important to be grateful is by reading books, and Little Mole Gives Thanks by Glenys Nellist, illustrated by Sally Garland, is a sweet story about the value of friendship … Read More ...
Candy Corn Math Activities
Last year I wrote a post of learning activities using candy corn (or related to candy corn) and as controversial as eating this candy is, it’s clearly a favorite of folks who make printables and learning activities for kids. So … Read More ...
Halloween Dice Games for Kids
There are lots of different ways to incorporate dice games into your Halloween content at school or at home. Using dice is a great way for kids to practice one-to-one correspondence and counting, or for older kids it just adds … Read More ...
Halloween Alphabet Activities
I have often said that if you can add a holiday twist to a learning activity, it makes it just that much more fun to learn. And when it comes to Halloween learning activities, there are so many easy options … Read More ...
Halloween Games and Printables for the Classroom
Halloween used to be one of the biggest holidays when it came to classroom parties at my daughter’s school (they still do a lot in the lower grades, and the young ones go trick or treating in the upper school … Read More ...
Book Review: The Not-So-Wicked Witch
Witches tend to have a bad reputation in literature, especially children’s stories. From the Wicked Witch to Roald Dahl’s The Witches, they’re always scheming and trying to cause havoc, steal children (and sometimes even eat them) and other terrible … Read More ...
Spiderweb Crafts for Kids – Halloween Activity
There are so many ways to go when it to comes Halloween crafts for kids to make, I was feeling a little overwhelmed at how to narrow it down into a post that made sense. So instead of trying to … Read More ...
Book Review: Spooky Stories Aloud
When my daughter was younger it seems like spooky stories were an all-year thing, with “The Ghost and Jenny Jemima” a regular feature. Whether you’re looking for a readaloud for the classroom or home, Spooky Poems Aloud is a fun … Read More ...
Fourth of July Crafts and Projects
Fourth of July and other patriotic holidays are lots of fun to make crafts for, and pretty easy to plan for since anything red, white and blue looks like it’s made for the holiday.
I’ve shared a lot of crafts… Read More ...
Learning about Flag Day for Kids
Flag Day is sort of a weird holiday, but it celebrates the adoption of the official American flag back on June 14, 1777. Of course the flag has changed a lot through the years, because although there have always been … Read More ...