If you need a fun game or a little something to fill time between activities in the classroom or at home, check out these cute Valentine’s Day printable mazes from Kiddy Charts.
Each maze involves getting the animal to their … Read More ...
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If you need a fun game or a little something to fill time between activities in the classroom or at home, check out these cute Valentine’s Day printable mazes from Kiddy Charts.
Each maze involves getting the animal to their … Read More ...
Flashcards are a great tool for teaching children, and these Valentine’s Day alphabet flashcards from Blessed Learners are a perfect example. Not only are they a fun and educational activity for little kids, but they are also a great way
I always loved Shrinky Dinks, because they seem kind of magical. Put the plasticy material in the oven and it shrinks, but your image still looks pretty much the same as when you made it in larger form.
Did you … Read More ...
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 ...
I don’t know why I always associate the Northern Lights with winter. I guess because it is cold where you can see them? Whatever the reason, I think now is the perfect time to try this Northern Lights chalk art … Read More ...
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 ...
I’m a little sad that we’re beyond the times of doing lacing projects, because some of them are SO cute.
Like this paper plate snowflake craft from I Heart Craft Things.
It’s pretty simple to poke the holes in a … Read More ...
This project is a few years old and it’s from my blog, but I still think it’s really cute and a fun activity for little ones.
The found-object snowman activity goes with the book Snowballs by Lois Ehlert, but … Read More ...
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 ...
The 100th day of school is a big deal in kindergarten at my daughter’s school (and in first grade they celebrated day 101 by all dressing as dalmatians!).
Whether you’re celebrating in your classroom or your homeschool class, Teaching Mama … Read More ...
Observing the weather is a great introduction to science for kids, and it can be a lot of fun to make your own weather tools like rain gauges and wind socks.
Did you know you can make a thermometer with … Read More ...
I don’t know how the weather is where you are, but here in Arkansas it is unseasonably warm and we’re beginning to think it’s not going to snow at all.
But it is still winter, and it can still be … Read More ...
Microscopes are a lot of fun for exploring all sorts of things, but it’s important to know how to use them correctly and what all the parts are called.
A School Called Home has a printable label and color sheet … Read More ...
If you have snow where you live, there are all sorts of learning opportunities that can be had with it, from talking about why the big ball goes on the bottom when you build a snowman to observing how snow … Read More ...
Part of the fun of celebrating the new year is making a lot of noise and a little mess. If there aren’t horns and confetti involved I don’t want to go.
Of course you can buy poppers to use for … Read More ...