Fall is the perfect time for nature walks, and while there are lots of nature scavenger hunt ideas out there, one thing that’s not always on the list, but which you’re likely to find, is garbage.
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Halloween Learning Centers for Preschool and Kindergarten
Things can get a little crazy in the classroom this time of year, but sometimes it’s good to embrace the madness and turn it into a learning activity.
These ideas for Halloween learning centers from Pocket of Preschool are charming … Read More ...
Roll and Count Game with Spiders
This cute printable for a spider roll and play game from Life Over Cs is a fun way to play with numbers.
Just print out the spiderweb, gather some plastic spiders or little spider erasers and some dice and you’ll … Read More ...
Apple Themed Number Tracing Printables
Everything’s more fun with apples in the fall, even learning activities.
Check out these cute number tracing printables from 3 Dinosaurs. They use numbers from 1 to 20 and include tracing for both the number and the word.
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Help Kids Learn about Community Helpers
A lesson on community helpers seems to be part of most preschool and kindergarten curricula, both because kids of this age seem to love fire fighters and police officers and because its a good time to teach kids about people … Read More ...
Study Pages for Learning about Bats
Bats are interesting creatures to study any time of year, but it’s especially fun to talk about bats around Halloween.
This brief bat unit study from Royal Baloo features seven pages you can print out for kids who can read … Read More ...
Salt Painting Projects for Halloween
There are so many fun crafts and activities you can do with a Halloween theme.
Salt painting is a lot of fun and easy for little kids to do, and you can give it a semi-spooky twist by following the … Read More ...
Try Your Hand at Arithmancy
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Arithmancy isn’t really a school subject like it is in Harry Potter, but using numbers to decode messages is still a fun test of logic for kids at Halloween or any other time.
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Letter Matching Apple Tree Activity for Kids
This time of year all activities seem to have a fall theme, with pumpkins and apples popping up all over worksheets and within activities to make them a little more fun.
This printable apple tree letter matching game from Fun … Read More ...
Encourage Kids to Read More with this Spinner Printable
I’m so glad to have a child who loves to read, because I love to read, too. I know that’s not always the case with kids, and sometimes they need a little more encouragement to read more outside of school.… Read More ...
Fall Tanagram Mats for Playing with Shapes
Tanagrams are a lot of fun for kids to learn shapes and how the shapes can go together to make different shapes.
These printable tanagram mats from Simple Everyday Mom are adorable and a great addition to the fall classroom.… Read More ...
Help Kids Learn Math Facts to 10 with a Printable Apple Game
It’s fun to pull seasonal and holiday themes into everyday learning activities. This apple make 10 addition game from Royal Baloo is a simple way to give your early math activities a fall spin.
Kids spin a spinner, move to … Read More ...
Using Goal Setting in Elementary School
Growth happens when we set goals related to things we want to accomplish and work hard to accomplish them. But it actually takes a little learning to know how to set goals effectively so that they are reasonable for your … Read More ...
Printable Summer Reports Make Capturing Memories Easy
At the beginning of the school year everyone wants to know what the other kids did during the summer, and writing a summer report is a common early school year activity.
These printable summer report forms from Playdough to … Read More ...
Printable Preschool Calendar Pages
A big part of preschool and kindergarten is learning about routines, and knowing how a calendar works is part of that.
Learning the days of the week, months of the year and number of days in each week and month … Read More ...