Sometimes I feel like my daughter — who is about to enter third grade — is going to surpass my math skills at any moment. Then we’ll be learning the math skills that I never quite mastered when I was … Read More ...
How to Make Ice Cream in a Bag
Yes, making ice cream is educational!
Have you ever made ice cream in a bag? If you haven’t these instructions from Freebie Finding Mom have it all covered. My daughter did this recently in a summer camp and said it … Read More ...
Make a Cool Phases of the Moon Flipbook
I love this cute phases of the moon printable flip book from Deceptively Educational.
Print out the pages and let kids figure out what order the pieces go in while you talk about why the moon appears to change shape … Read More ...
Addition Facts Printable Games
A lot of time in the early grades is spent teaching kids math facts, because they are the basis for more complicated math they will learn later on.
If they can quickly and correctly answer basic addition and subtraction (and, … Read More ...
Word Building Travel Kit
When kids are learning sight words, it’s fun to play with them in all sorts of different ways.
This word building activity travel kit from I Heart Crafty Things is an easy way to give kids a learning activity they … Read More ...
Check Out This Fun Sight-Word Battleship Game
Variations on classic games are so much fun to help kids learn.
This periodic table version of Battleship is a great one, and I just came across a sight word Battleship game with a pirate theme from Liz’s Early Learning … Read More ...
Printables for Road Trips
My daughter — who is almost nine and has an opinion about everything — thinks that the license plate game is too difficult, because there is no way you could see all 50 states’ license plates, no matter how long … Read More ...
Probability Coloring Sheets Introduce Math Concepts
Probability is a math concept that doesn’t come up all that often in everyday life (other than flipping coins) but it’s an important concept for math learners to understand.
It’s pretty easy to break down what probability is — the … Read More ...
Play with Language with a Rhyming Bingo Game
Bingo is a game that’s really simple even for little kids to play and there are a million different ways to play it.
These printable rhyming Bingo cards from Growing Book by Book are a cute way to play with … Read More ...
Make a Marble Track Out of Paper Plates
This paper plate spiral marble run is a cool craft for summer that isn’t that hard to make but might require a little help from grownups to get the spacing of the plates just right.
The full tutorial is at … Read More ...
Solar Powered Crafts for Summer Fun
We’re a week into summer already at my house, and it’s already really hot outside, but we still try to get outside a bit when we can.
These ideas for solar-powered crafts from Parents magazine might just inspire you to … Read More ...
Code Breaking Summer Riddles
My daughter is really interesting in solving mysteries and figuring out puzzles, so I’m definitely printing out the code breaking summer riddle worksheets from JDaniel4’s Mom.
The codes — one is ocean themed and another farm themed — use images … Read More ...
Tactile Name Writing Practice
One of the first things we often do when teaching kids to write is to have them learn how to write their name. There are lots of ways to make recognizing and learning the letters of your name more fun, … Read More ...
Make Your Own Shape Puzzle Out of Cardboard
Toddlers love shapes, and they love puzzles, so why not combine them by making a super simple, really cute DIY shape puzzle out of cardboard?
I love how colorful this project is, and that you can make it with things … Read More ...
A Bunch of Great Robots for Kids to Build
Whether its science fair season or you just need a fun project for summer, this collection of robots to build with students from Science Buddies is full of great ideas.
This page offers a list of projects, and when … Read More ...