Spring in the Northern Hemisphere is a great time to talk about insects, especially pollinators, who are so important to the flowers and fruits that we all love so much. These bee learning activities and resources are great for a … Read More ...
Easter Themed Learning Activities
Learn how to draw a bunny with this tutorial from Printable Crush. You could do this at home or in a classroom and hang the results as your classroom decor for the spring. There’s one version you can trace … Read More ...
Learn about Time for Daylight Saving Time
Daylight Saving Time is coming for a lot of North America and Europe in March, so it’s a fine time to talk about time! If you’re wondering, Wikipedia has a post all about which countries (or parts of countries) observe … Read More ...
Celebrate Reading with Read Across America Day
March 2 is officially Read Across America Day as it celebrates the birthday of Dr. Seuss, but many schools do a full week of celebrations that might be Seuss-themed, reading themed or both.
Last year I did a bunch of … Read More ...
Learning Activities Using Shamrocks
A while back I shared a roundup of shamrock themed math activities, and I thought it was time to share some more fun learning activities that you can do with shamrocks because they’re such a fun shape.
Make a … Read More ...
Presidents Day for Kids
Presidents Day is an American holiday to honor and remember the leaders of the nation. It’s a combination of the celebrations for the birthdays of George Washington and Abraham Lincoln, both of whom were born in February. While they are … Read More ...
Polar Bear Learning Activites
After that post about penguin learning activities, I couldn’t resist sharing some polar bear activities, too. You can do a whole week of learning about cold-weather animals, or just throw in some polar bear activities to add to your … Read More ...
Penguin Learning Activities for Kids
After talking about Antarctica the other day, it got me thinking about activities involving animals that live in cold climates. So today we’re taking a look at penguin learning activities.
To begin with the basics, Living Life and Learning has … Read More ...
Printable Pattern Block Activities
My post the other day about snowflake math activities included a couple of things using pattern blocks, which are great manipulatives to have on hand for kids to play with in quiet times at home or in the classroom. … Read More ...
Easy Pumpkin Crafts for Kids
Pumpkins are such a fun and easy shape to use for all sorts of craft projects. Even little kids can make super cute crafts with pumpkins like these.
For the littlest kids, this mess-free pumpkin painting project from Teaching 2 … Read More ...
Encouraging Self Care for Kids
July 24 is Self Care Day, and it’s really important for us as parents and teachers to help our kids understand what self-care is and how to develop those habits early on in life. It’s not about literally taking care … Read More ...
Teddy Bear Activities
July 10 is apparently Teddy Bear’s Picnic Day, but we love teddy bears all year long. Whether the bears are having lunch or we’re going on a bear hunt, there are lots of fun bear activities to do with kids … Read More ...
Activities to Celebrate Ice Cream Month
It shouldn’t come as a surprise (at least in the Northern Hemisphere) that July is Ice Cream Month. I think we all reach for this tasty treat more when it’s hot outside, and it’s definitely hot outside!
To celebrate Ice … Read More ...
Zoo Themed Activities for Kids
I read that July 1 is American Zoo Day, but any time is a good time to talk about, learn about and act like zoo animals. Even if a visit to an actual zoo isn’t in your plan for this … Read More ...
Fun Forth of July Foods Kids Can Help Make
Summer is a great time to get your kids to help in the kitchen, where they can learn some life skills as well as math (measuring, dividing recipes) and science (what happens when you bake things?) and more, and hopefully … Read More ...