Games that get kids to think logically and in steps are great training for coding, or just for the logic that comes with higher level math and lots of other subjects.
You can play logic games that reinforce these ideas … Read More ...
Snowman Math Facts Activity
Even learning math facts can be made more fun by adding a seasonal element.
This snowman math facts activity from Kindergarten Worksheets and Games is an easy way to combine learning and winter fun.
Kids cut out the shapes, each … Read More ...
Code a Lego Maze to Help Kids Learn Programming Basics
The basics of code are pretty easy for kids to understand. It’s just directions where a certain thing happens and something else might happen if certain conditions exist.
Using these basics, Research Parent made an amazing Lego maze coding game… Read More ...
Fun Printable Kids’ Activities for New Year’s Eve
We have never even attempted to keep our daughter, who is nine, up even much past her bedtime on New Year’s Eve. But if you have kids who like to try to stay up, or you just want some New … Read More ...
A Christmas Printable for Practicing Motor Skills
This cute Christmas tree printable from You Clever Monkey is perfect for little ones practicing their fine motor skills. Use the little dots on the tree for the littlest kids to place dots of playdough
, while bigger kids can … Read More ...
Going on a Noun Hunt: Great Activity for Little Kids
My daughter’s school does a project like this from time to time but they literally put words on the walls for the kids to find. Going on a noun hunt can be even simpler than that, just head out and … Read More ...
Greater Than/Less Than Alligator Math
The concept of greater than and less than is not a hard one, but sometimes kids have trouble with which way the symbol should point.
It’s made a lot easier when you turn the symbol into a mouth that always … Read More ...
Intro to Coding by Drawing a Magical Creature
Teaching kids to code is a big focus these days, but the logic behind making computer programs work can be taught before you ever set a kid in front of a computer.
This algorithm-based activity from J Daniel 4’s Mom … Read More ...
Roll and Count Game with Spiders
This cute printable for a spider roll and play game from Life Over Cs is a fun way to play with numbers.
Just print out the spiderweb, gather some plastic spiders or little spider erasers and some dice and you’ll … Read More ...
Cool Spinning Tops with a Halloween Theme
This little project would be a lot of fun to add to a center during the fall or just to have to play with at home.
Buggy and Buddy has the full instructions for making these inverted Halloween tops from … Read More ...
Encourage Kids to Read More with this Spinner Printable
I’m so glad to have a child who loves to read, because I love to read, too. I know that’s not always the case with kids, and sometimes they need a little more encouragement to read more outside of school.… Read More ...
Kindergarten Counting with Dominoes and Cards
When kids are learning numbers and counting it is great to use lots of different activities and games to reinforce those concepts.
This simple kindergarten counting activity from Planning Playtime is easy to teach to kids and to modify in … Read More ...
Help Kids Learn Math Facts to 10 with a Printable Apple Game
It’s fun to pull seasonal and holiday themes into everyday learning activities. This apple make 10 addition game from Royal Baloo is a simple way to give your early math activities a fall spin.
Kids spin a spinner, move to … Read More ...
Cool Nature Games to Add to Your Science Center
Let’s face it, we can’t always get the kids outside as much as we would like, or as much as they would like if they are real nature lovers. But the learning about the outdoors doesn’t have to stop just … Read More ...
Multiplying and Dividing Decimals Printable Games
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 ...