April 12 is DEAR Day, otherwise known as Drop Everything and Read, a concept made popular by Beverly Cleary’s Ramona books. (It’s April 12 because it was her birthday.)
Reading is worth celebrating all the time, and I thought it … Read More ...
How to Draw a Bird
There are all sorts of weird holidays out there, and recently as I was scrolling through a list of them I saw that April 8 is draw a bird day. I don’t know why, but it seems as good a … Read More ...
Ways to Use Plastic Easter Eggs in Learning Activities
With Easter upon us you might have an excess of plastic eggs in the classroom or at home. The good news is there are tons of different learning activities you can do with these simple plastic pieces. One year we … Read More ...
Bunny Activities for Kids
Of course bunnies aren’t just for Easter, but this time of year is a great time to bring in some learning activities with a rabbit theme. Check out these fun bunny learning activities for kids and use them to bring … Read More ...
10 Fun Ways to Decorate Easter Eggs
If you’re looking to go beyond the dye kits at the store for your Easter eggs this year, I’ve collected 10 fun ways to dye or otherwise decorate your Easter eggs. These are fun STEM and craft experiments for kids … Read More ...
Spring and Easter Themed Nature Crafts
As the weather starts to get a bit warmer in the Northern Hemisphere, it’s time to start heading outside for nature walks and collecting natural materials for projects. Here are some great ideas for using natural materials on spring and … Read More ...
Learn about Women Artists
We’ve already talked a bit about women in STEM for Women’s History Month, but I thought it would be fun to take a look at some female artists, too. Kids can learn about the women, see their art and even … Read More ...
Resources for Learning about George Washington Carver
March is Peanut Month, so it’s a great time to spend some time learning about the life and legacy of George Washington Carver. While he is known as a scientist who explored many different uses for the peanut, he … Read More ...
Celebrate Earth Day with Kids
Earth Day is a great time to get kids talking about and thinking about the environment, and it might even be starting to get warm enough where you live to do some activities outside. Here are some great Earth Day … Read More ...
Learn about Telling Time
It’s just about time for Daylight Saving Time to start in most of the United States (and it’s coming up in other places soon), so it seems like a good time to talk about time.
As an aside, if … Read More ...
A Few More Fun Ideas for St. Patrick’s Day
There’s something about St. Patrick’s Day that makes it so fun to plan activities and projects around. I don’t know if it’s the green at the time of year in the Northern Hemisphere that we really need to start seeing … Read More ...
Pi Day for Older Kids
I recently shared a few ideas for celebrating Pi Day with younger kids, but of course it’s also fun to do Pi Day with kids who are old enough to know what pi actually is.
You could have a pie … Read More ...
Pi Day Activities for Little Kids
Pi Day is celebrated on March 14 (because the date is 3.14, the beginning of the number for pi), and it’s a great time for kids of all ages to craft with circles, play with numbers, and maybe even eat … Read More ...
Fun Games for St. Patrick’s Day Class Parties
If you do a class party for St. Patrick’s Day, or you’re just looking for some fun on-theme games to play with kids at home, this post has some great ideas.
Play Party Plan has a ton of ideas linked … Read More ...
A Week of Dr. Seuss Inspired Art Projects
One fun thing to do if you’re celebrating Seuss for a whole week in your classroom or at home is to devote each day to a different book. At my daughter’s school they would do this and have kids dress … Read More ...