There are so many holiday-themed activities out there for kids that it can get a little overwhelming. Sometimes when I collect links I come back with tons of them, and I’m not sure that’s super helpful. I’d love to know … Read More ...
Learning Activities for Dr. Seuss Day
Dr. Seuss’ birthday is celebrated on March 2 each year, and my daughter’s school draws it out into a whole week of celebrations, with theme days related to different books (today: stripes for On Beyond Zebra), green eggs in … Read More ...
Make a Chess Board out of Legos
I’m a sucker for Lego projects. It’s fun to take these blocks to different places beyond the purchased kit or the basic things your kids might come up with to build on their own.
I’m blown away by this Lego … Read More ...
Language Arts Activities for Valentine’s Day
Language arts is the study of reading, writing, and communication skills. It is an important subject that is taught in schools because it helps to develop children’s ability to express themselves clearly and effectively and to understand and analyze written … Read More ...
Math and Science Related Valentine’s Day Activities
After posting some activity ideas for little kids related to Valentine’s Day, and a few card and craft ideas, here are some great math and science activities you can do with older kids for Valentine’s Day. Enjoy!
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28 Valentine’s Day Activities for Little Kids
There are so many great learning-related activities that can be done with children on Valentine’s Day.
These activities can be a great way to introduce young children to important concepts, such as letters, numbers, and sensory exploration.
When it comes … Read More ...
Valentine’s Day Coding Activity
At my daughter’s school, they had an activity like this set up in the tinkering studio around Christmas, but I love it as a Valentine’s Day activity, too.
Using binary code and two colors of pony beads (plus a third … Read More ...
Learn about Shapes, Symmetry and Geometry with Snowflake Patterns
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 ...
STEM Activities for Christmas
It’s always fun to integrate the holidays and seasons into what you teach or the playful learning activities that are available for your kids or students to explore, which is why I love seasonal STEM and engineering challenges.
Plans for … Read More ...
An Easy Way to Set Up Engineering Challenges
Whether you want to offer some STEM related playful learning at home or you’re setting up a center at school for kids to use, there are a lot of simple materials that can be used in a variety of engineering … Read More ...
Do Pumpkin Investigations with this Printable
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 ...
Fall Lego Building Challenges
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 ...
Pumpkin Themed Learning Activities
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 ...
Fall Learning Activities with Leaves and 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 ...
Clever Activity Teaches Kids about Refraction
This is a super simple activity that you can do anywhere you have a glass of water and some paper and a pen. Go Science Girls has a full rundown of different options and ideas for playing with refraction, … Read More ...