If you teach little ones or have a little one at home, teaching them how to use glue properly is an important skill for crafting as well as just regular classroom activities that use glue.
Mrs. Jones’ Creation Station has … Read More ...
Decorate the Classroom with About Me Buntings
About me activities are perfect for back to school because they give kids and teachers alike a chance to get to know each other.
It’s great for these sorts of projects to also be cute to display in the classroom, … Read More ...
Check Out this Super Cute Pool Noodle Sidewalk Chalk Pencil
If you’re looking for a prop for first day of school photos or a fun way to decorate a classroom on the cheap, check out this adorable and easy to make pool noodle pencil.
I love how she added a … Read More ...
This Hula Hoop Lasso Game is Perfect Summer Fun
I am totally in love with this hula hoop lasso game from Raising Dragons.
If you have hula hoops
, jump ropes
(or string) and balls you can set it up quickly and the kids will play with it for … Read More ...
Multiplication Helpers for Kids
I am not great at multiplication, and while my daughter is sort of learning her multiplication tables, I know she’s often just trying to do the math in her head rather than having the facts memorized.
Knowing how to … Read More ...
The Art Teacher’s Version of “What I Did on My Summer Vacation”
Ooh, I love this idea for turning what kids did over the summer into art.
I found it on Pinterest though the link was to the Instagram page of Ridgy Didge Resources, who had reposted the idea from Learning … Read More ...
Getting to Know You Jenga Game
If you have a multicolored Jenga set in your classroom, grab this printable full of getting to know you questions from Jennifer Findley and you’ll have a getting to know you Jenga game ready to go in no time.
The … Read More ...
Draw an Astronaut with an Algorithm
If your kids are into space they will probably have fun with this algorithm for drawing an astronaut from JDaniel4’s Mom.
An algorithm is just a set of instructions that need to be done in order to achieve a desired … Read More ...
DIY School Supply Ideas
As much as we parents (and maybe teachers, too) don’t want to admit it, a new school year is right around the corner. Where I live it’s less than a month away, so it’s high time to start thinking about … Read More ...
A Simple Cave Unit Study for Kids
Visiting caves is a great summer activity because it’s often cooler in the cave than it is outside. Caves give you an opportunity to learn about bats and other animals that might live in a cave, how the cave forms, … Read More ...
Continents Matching Printable
It seems like most kids go through a phase when they are interested in maps and globes and where things are in the world (though my daughter hilariously protests every time I pull out an atlas; no idea why).
Introducing … Read More ...
Stamping with Lego Bricks
It seems like every household with kids have some kinds of bricks in it, but there are lots of things you can do with the beyond building things.
I love this idea from Frugal Fun for Boys and Girls to … Read More ...
Draw and Tell Sheets Help Kids Complete Pictures
If you have a little one who loves to draw, check out this collection of draw and tell printables from the Moffat Girls.
These worksheets include gridded paper with the start of a drawing. Kids can copy from the smaller … Read More ...
Using Pizza to Teach Fractions
If you’re familiar with the PBS Kids show Peg + Cat, you’ve probably seen that several of the stories take place in a pizza place, and there is a lot in the show about sharing fairly and dividing things using … Read More ...
Celebrate Paper Bag Day by Making Puppets
Did you know that July 12 is Paper Bag Day? I didn’t either, but it’s the perfect day to celebrate by making paper bag crafts.
I Heart Craft Things Has a great collection of paper bag puppet ideas that are … Read More ...