It sometimes gets overlooked in favor of American Independence Day on July 4, but Canadians celebrate the birth of their nation on July 1 each year.
It’s not Independence Day, but it marks the signing of the Constitution Act, … Read More ...
Go on a Listening Scavenger Hunt
I am a big fan of scavenger hunts as a way to get kids outside and paying attention to nature.
The ones I have done in the past have mostly had to do with things you can see (as with … Read More ...
Multiplication with Minecraft
I actually mentioned this idea back in March when I talked about a Harry Potter-themed math game (which, if you haven’t seen, you should absolutely check it out), but it’s so cool that I feel like it needs a … Read More ...
Have Fun Teaching Kids about the Solar System
One of my daughter’s consistent loves through most of her life has been space. She’s really interested in the stars and planets, has a telescope, watches Ready, Jet, Go. We talk about space a lot, and it’s a subject that … Read More ...
Download this Sweet Alphabet Coloring Book
Do you have a little one who loves to color? Why not throw a little learning into their coloring time with this cute printable alphabet coloring book from From ABCs to ACTs.
You can print out the whole set or … Read More ...
Help kids Learn Numbers from 20 to 50
There are lots of resources out there for learning to count from 1 to 10 or 20, but not as many fun things for getting beyond that.
I love this caterpillar printable activity from You’ve Got This, which helps kids … Read More ...
At-Home Coding Camp, No Computer Required
We hear so much about how important it is for kids to know how to code, or at least to understand the way computer code works. Even for kids who won’t go into computer programming as a career, the world … Read More ...
Create a Fun Forest Animal Unit Study for Your Kids
Little kids love animals, so why not encourage that interest and turn it into something you can use in a lot of different learning activities with a forest animals unit study?
Life Over Cs has collected everything you need for … Read More ...
An Easy Story Starter Game for Kids (and Adults)
We love our story cubes, which are a set of dice with different pictures on each side. You roll them and then tell a story based on the images you see.
This printable story starter game from Growing Book by … Read More ...
Help Kids Learn Multiplication with These Strategy Mats
There are a lot of different ways to think about how groups of numbers work together when you’re learning multiplication. You can think of them as groups, as numbers being added together, as an array and more.
Childhood 101 has … Read More ...
Opposite Word Printables for Pre-K and Kindergarten
These opposite word printable pages from Itsy Bitsy Fun are so cute. They include really common opposites that are mostly also easy words for little ones who are learning to read.
The printables are coloring pages you can give to … Read More ...
An At-Home Summer Math Camp to Do with Your Kids
Summer camp and other activities for kids can be really expensive, but just letting kids go feral for the summer months isn’t really recommended, either, for the sake of your sanity and furniture, not to mention their future academic success.… Read More ...
Thinking about Summer? Grab this Printable Activity Binder
I’m not ready to think about summer yet, and the good news is I don’t have to plan all that much because my daughter goes to school for most of the summer, but it’s always a good idea to have … Read More ...
Check Out These Super Fun Easter Egg Rockets!
I love the idea of using plastic Easter eggs for purposes other than hiding candy, and these Easter egg rockets from the STEM Laboratory are such a fun way to get a little more use out of your eggs.
She … Read More ...
Activity Cards to Help Kids Sound it Out
If you have a child who is working on sounding out words, these free printable activity cards from One Beautiful Home might be something you’d want to try.
There are 52 cards with three-letter words on them, with a picture … Read More ...