ByBido has a great tutorial for a craft that looks difficult, but is really very simple to do with your children. I love crafts that spark imagination, and this one does it two-fold….children create their own ‘characters’, and then act … Read More ...
Halloween Concentration Game
Saltwater Kids came up with a great ‘alternative’ to handing out candy; a Halloween Concentration Game. She even has the free down-loadable link.
Check out more fall fun with these roundups:
Halloween Bouquet
This Halloween Bouquet is such a cute idea. It sounds like she didn’t do this project with kids, but I think it would be perfect for them! Scissor skills and gluing are always fun for kids! Head on over to … Read More ...
Use This Fun Activity with Kids Learning Counting
Counting and number games are a fun way to help kids learn numbers, counting and addition. This Roll It, Write It, Count It mat printable from Frugal Fun for Boys and Girls would be a great addition to a math… Read More ...
PacMan Halloween Garland
This craft combines two wonderful things…PacMan and Halloween. Your children will love hearing about your stories playing PacMan…you can even download the app for the game so they can play after you make this craft! Head on over to minieco… Read More ...
Make a Garden Xylophone from Natural Materials
Music is one learning activity that doesn’t seem to go outside very often, and that’s a shame, because natural materials can be used in a lot of different ways to make musical instruments.
This idea for a garden xylophone from … Read More ...
Teachers: Check Out these Amazing Free Math Assessment Materials
At the beginning of the school year and throughout the year it’s important to have a good handle on where your students’ skills are, what they already know and what they might need more help with.
Mrs. Jones’ Creation Station … Read More ...
Learn about Soil Layers with Legos
There are so many fun things to do with Legos, I feel like smart moms and teachers are never going to run out of ways to use them to teach and help kids understand different concepts.
I love this idea … Read More ...
Help Kids Tell a Story with an Experience Book
My daughter loves making books and telling stories, though she usually doesn’t get more than a couple of pages done before she moves on to the next project.
I love the idea of collaborating on a book where I take … Read More ...
Play with Science with Periodic Table Battleship
This is so clever and I can’t wait until my little one is learning chemistry so we can play Periodic Table Battleship.
How to set it up and the printable (free with subscription) are all at Teach Beside Me. … Read More ...
Make Your Own Montessori Sandpaper Letters
Montessori materials are beautiful and great for kids learning about letters, numbers and other basics, but they can be really expensive.
One of the classic Montessori early learning materials is sandpaper letter cards, which I found can run up to … Read More ...
Awesome Art Discussion Topics Printables
It can be difficult to get kids to talk about art, especially when you don’t have the vocabulary to encourage them. Get beyond “I like it” and “I don’t like it” with these lovely printable art discussion signs to use … Read More ...
Science Activities for Learning about Water
Our town has a great little botanical garden that runs summer programs for kids, and the last one we went to was all about water, which has gotten my daughter interested in learning more about water.
Water is a great … Read More ...
A Ton of Weekly Preschool Theme Unit Studies
Ellen at Cutting Tiny Bites is working her way through a list of 52-plus different weekly unit study themes for preschoolers, and there already a lot of great stuff there (as I write there are 32 themes), whether you’re working … Read More ...
Helping Kids Learn About Geography
With the Olympics coming up you might be talking more to your kids about different countries and pulling out maps or a globe to show them where different countries are.
If this is your first time introducing concepts of geography … Read More ...