I love this snowflake geometry project from the STEM Laboratory.
Use her printables for a variety of shapes, read books or websites about how snowflakes form (NOAA has a pretty great rundown of the science behind snowflakes) and then … Read More ...
Resources for Learning about Martin Luther King, Jr.
Martin Luther King, Jr., day is coming up, and it’s a great time to learn about the civil rights leader and the civil rights movement in general. This isn’t easy stuff to talk to our kids about, but it is … Read More ...
Roll a Silly Sentence as a Story Starter or Just for Fun
Rolling a silly sentence is a great activity that you can take a lot of different ways and that doesn’t require a lot of setup.
Royal Baloo has the printables you need to play roll a silly winter sentence. … Read More ...
Gross Motor Activity Alphabet Cards
Snow days and too-cold-to-go-outside days can add up to kids who just need to get some energy out, but it can sometimes be hard to come up with movement activities that are OK to do inside.
From ABCs to ACTs … Read More ...
Print out this Year in Review to do with Your Kids
A year in review is a great way to look back at the year that is ending, and it’s a good way to get kids to use their writing skills, too.
Print out a year in review printable (this one … Read More ...
A Fun Way to Document Family Goals
I recently found this post from Make and Takes from last year in which she made a printable with an outline of the year and had her kids write down goals or things they wanted to do that year within … Read More ...
A Christmas Coloring Sheet for When You’re About to Lose it
This post, featuring a Christmas seek and find coloring sheet from Picklebums, made me laugh out loud because it is so honest.
She said she was saving this activity for when she seriously needed a break and her head was … Read More ...
Winter Clothes Color Matching Penguins
If you have a little one who is learning their colors, this set of penguin printables with color matching clothes is a super cute way to help them learn.
Get the free downloads from Tot Schooling, which include 12 penguins … Read More ...
Use Cootie Catchers to Make Learning Math Fun
My daughter is in first grade and her class is a little obsessed with cootie catchers (aka fortune tellers). She likes to make them a lot, and other kids her grade and a little older do, too.
Which is just … Read More ...
A Ton of Fun Snowman-Related Activities
It feels like it will probably be a long time before we have any snow where I live (though there is a dim chance we might get a little next week!) but it’s still a lot of fun, once the … Read More ...
Learn about the Senses with a Fun Christmas Book
This is such a great idea! There are a lot of sensory experiences surrounding the holiday season, so why not make a little five senses book to celebrate them?
The DIY from Life Over Cs includes printables you can use, … Read More ...
Thanksgiving Themed Homeschool Preschool Ideas
Whether you regularly homeschool your preschooler or you just need some activities to celebrate/get through the Thanksgiving holiday time, this preschool homeschool Thanksgiving curriculum from Cutting Tiny Bits is fantastic.
You could just use a couple of ideas — such … Read More ...
Printable Thanksgiving Learning Activities for Kids
There are so many great printables out there to help kids learn about Thanksgiving or to use Thanksgiving themed items for learning. These are great for the classroom or for keeping kids entertained and learning while the food cooks or … Read More ...
Learn Numbers with a Printable Turkey Number Match Game
It’s always fun to incorporate seasons and holidays into learning, and the turkey feathers number matching game from Tot Schooling is a great way to do that.
For preschoolers and others learning their numbers, the game features a turkey with … Read More ...
Free Printable Christmas Gift Box
This free printable is perfect for small Christmas gifts or in-class activities. The printable file comes in a black n white version for coloring in at home or in the classroom or you can print off a ready-made color version. … Read More ...