Celebrating the 100th day of school is a big deal in kindergarten, with kids often collecting 100 items to practice counting to 100, or making a shirt with 100 things on it to commemorate the day. My daughter collected 100 … Read More ...
Christmas Bingo Printable Cards
If you need a last-minute idea for a holiday party or are looking for an easy way to entertain kids at home, these printable Christmas bingo cards from The Best Ideas for Kids are really cute.
You can use tiny … Read More ...
Missing Vowel Printable Puzzles
These cute printable puzzles are great for beginning spellers. They reinforce the concept that every word needs to have a vowel and encourage kids to sound out words to determine how to spell them.
The cards include a picture of … Read More ...
A Week of Read Across America Activities
Looking for fun ways to add reading-related activities to your classroom plans for Read Across America week? (Or any other time?) These ideas from Diary of a Not So Wimpy Teacher make it easy.
She’s got five days of ideas … Read More ...
How to Host a Book Tasting in Your Classroom
With Read Across America Day coming up, it’s a great time to think about fun reading related activities to do in the classroom. Getting kids to read more and encouraging them to find new books to love is so important, … Read More ...
Leprechaun Beard Cutting Skills Activity Set
Leprechaun Beard Cutting Skills Activity Set, with 10 faces to choose from, this printable is a great hands-on cutting project. Perfect for fine motor skills. Use for St Patricks day activities or all year round.
Fine motor abilities assist children … Read More ...
Big Heart Martin Luther King Day Activity
Here’s a sweet activity you can do with a classroom or at home for Martin Luther King Jr
. Day or any time you are talking about kindness.
This big heart activity from Kitchen Floor Crafts will get kids thinking … Read More ...
Easy Ideas for Escape Room Clues
Doing escape rooms is a fun way to incorporate review into something active, or you can make an escape room to play for fun at home or at school.
These ideas from Teaching Ideas will give you some easy ways … Read More ...
New Year’s Resolution Printable to Encourage Kindness
It’s fun to let kids set their own goals or resolutions for the new year, but if you have a particular desire to see your kids be kinder (whether in the classroom or at home) this printable from Coffee and … Read More ...
Spooky Sound Experiments
There are a lot of spooky sounds to go with the spooky sights of Halloween, and it can be fun to try to make your own scary sounds at home or in the classroom.
One Time Through has a great … Read More ...
American Flag Symbols Craft
The American flag is a special symbol that is full of meaning, and when we teach kids about American symbols we talk a lot about what the stars, stripes and different colors stand for.
This American Flag craft from Learning … Read More ...
A to Z End of Year Activities for Older Elementary and Middle School
I love alphabetical lists. It’s such a fun challenge trying to make one, and when you’re done you’ve got a ton of great ideas and activities to pick from.
If you’re still looking for year-end activities for older elementary/middle school … Read More ...
End of School Year Ideas for Older Kids
There are lots of great ideas out there for wrapping up the end of the school year, but if you have older kids you might not find a lot of activities that would appeal to them.
This roundup of end … Read More ...
Goodbye Stars to End the School Year
As the school year winds down, students may be reflecting on what they like about their classmates or what they want to tell them about the year that has passed. This goodbye stars activity from Proud to be Primary is … Read More ...
A Sweet Way to Capture End of the Year Memories
Every kid in every classroom is special and different and the other kids in the class have special memories and feelings about them.
You can capture some of that with a special personalized book for each child in your class, … Read More ...