Ideas and resources
Little kids in particular seem to love a theme in the classroom or the homeschool room because it can help keep them engaged across a variety of activities.
Pinay Homeschooler has an amazing package of activities for preschoolers with a … Read More ...
My daughter just started fourth grade, and she’s still at the age where she loves to make and use cootie catchers, fortune tellers or chatterboxes, as the blogger behind the Gingerbread House calls them.
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 ...
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 ...
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 skip … Read More ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
Make American history fun for little kids by combining learning some facts about America with a scavenger hunt.
You can grab the questions and answers from The Military Wife and Mom. Just print out the questions and answers, put … Read More ...
If you’re looking for activities to do with your kids for the Fourth of July, check out this free printable Fourth of July bingo game from One Creative Mommy.
The board has summery items like flip flops and firecrackers, and … Read More ...
Flash cards might be effective for memorization of math facts, but they’re not a very fun way to learn. If you have a little or a classroom full working on their multiplication tables, check out these equation search pages from … Read More ...
This is a really cool activity that’s great for summer if you have two or more kids to work with.
You can read all the details at From ABCs to ACTs, but with the help of her printable, a pencil, … Read More ...
I LOVE this set of bug and insect activities for preschoolers from Preschool Play. There are so many cute ideas, such a number matching, letter identification, rhyming cards, syllable counting and more.
I really like this build a bug activity … Read More ...
