Ideas and resources
Halloween printables are one of those wonderfully handy resources that can save the day when you need a quick classroom activity, party game, quiet-time worksheet, or something festive to keep little hands busy while the excitement builds. Whether you’re a … Read More ...
Bring a bit of Halloween fun into the classroom or your learning activities at home by learning about bats and making bat crafts.
We’ve probably all read the book Stellaluna, right? Make your own hanging bats with clothespins and basic … Read More ...
I just came across this amazing resource from Science Sparks: a free ebook on science for the early years, full of fun experiments you can do with a classroom of kids or with your own child.
There’s some really … Read More ...
This Halloween craft is great for preschool and early elementary ages. Pink and Green Mama has a compilation of Halloween crafts, and this is one of them. She features it on her blog and you can see how its made. … Read More ...
This homemade paintball bomb experiment would be cool any time of year, but it might be really fun to do this experiment and use the bombs to paint a pumpkin.
Teach Beside Me has all the details of how to … Read More ...
I’ve already shared a bunch of pumpkin learning activities, but this one is great, too, so I wanted to make sure to include it.
The free pumpkin investigations printable from the STEM Laboratory is an easy way for you … Read More ...
Building with Legos is always fun, but some kids need help deciding what to build when they aren’t working from a kit. Lego challenges are a great way to inspire kids to go a certain direction with their building without … Read More ...
Playing with, exploring and mixing up natural materials like said, soil and stone is a lot of fun for kids, and you can make it an easy science exploration without a lot of effort, as shown in this tutorial from … Read More ...
My daughter has always loved books and reading. I think that the fact that we have read a lot, her whole life, made her see books and reading as important, and we still read together a lot, though she … Read More ...
Counting and number games are a fun way to help kids learn numbers, counting and addition. This Roll It, Write It, Count It mat printable from Frugal Fun for Boys and Girls would be a great addition to a math… Read More ...
Music is one learning activity that doesn’t seem to go outside very often, and that’s a shame, because natural materials can be used in a lot of different ways to make musical instruments.
This idea for a garden xylophone from … Read More ...
Now that it’s really almost officially fall it’s time to break out all the fall-related learning activities if you haven’t already. Check out this article on the best STEM gifts for kids.
I put a call out to some of … Read More ...
At the beginning of the school year and throughout the year it’s important to have a good handle on where your students’ skills are, what they already know and what they might need more help with.
Mrs. Jones’ Creation Station … Read More ...
Learning letters is one of the basics of early education, and incorporating letters into playful activities is a great way to start kids on the road to learning their letters without a lot of pressure.
The Measured Mom did a … Read More ...
I know it’s not technically fall yet but I’m so ready, and there are a lot of great ideas for learning with fall items like leaves and acorns that you should have in mind when the time comes. Here are … Read More ...
