Need some ideas for kid-made Mother’s Day gifts? Here are a few of my favorite:
Mother’s Day Coupon Book-Martha Stewart
Handprint Mother’s Day CorsageHappy crafting for Mom!… Read More ...
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Need some ideas for kid-made Mother’s Day gifts? Here are a few of my favorite:
Mother’s Day Coupon Book-Martha Stewart
Handprint Mother’s Day CorsageHappy crafting for Mom!… Read More ...
I love this list of 50 ways to get children to read from Read Aloud.
I think the first one is especially important:
Make a love of reading be your most important education goal for your children. Children who love … Read More ...
Matter was a unit in the science curriculum that I taught. Teaching about solids, liquids, and gases involves lots of experiments and hands on learning. Every year as a culminating activity for the unit, we would make ice cream in … Read More ...
School is almost out and moms everywhere are gearing up for the inevitable “I’m bored” from their kids. With the help of Creative Kids at Home, you can relieve some of the boredom with great activities like making a … Read More ...
Figuring out the placement of all the States is often a difficult thing for students to learn. In fact, most adults can’t tell you where all of the States are located. With this fun online game, kids AND adults can … Read More ...
Still celebrating Earth Day? Making Friends has many fun, easy craft projects for kids with a recycling and Earth Day theme. From an Earth made of tissue paper to a tote out of recycled materials to baby food jar animals, … Read More ...
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Using alumnium foil, Sharpies and some black cloth, Filth Wizardy made a huge, wall spanning solar system. She made the planets with young children, but I think this is a great lesson even for the older kids. My sixth … Read More ...
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My Montessori Journey posted a really great demonstration for kids who are learning about the body-specifically the parts of blood. She uses wonderful visual aids to teach about plasma, red blood cells, white blood cells and the other components that … Read More ...
Even with the sixth graders, I had to constantly emphasize that the kids needed to wash their hands. Especially after using the bathroom–yuck!! Often sicknesses would spread through the classroom at lightning speed and it was because the students didn’t … Read More ...
A really great experiment to use when teaching the Laws of Motion in science!! Using a balloon, straw, pencil and some tape, you’ll have a great visual, hands on demonstration proving that Newton was right!! Ordinary Life Magic gives you … Read More ...
Teacher Appreciation Week is coming up at the beginning of May (May 4-8th). It’s a wonderful time to express gratuitude to your kids’ teachers for all of the time and energy they put into preparing and teaching. Some of my … Read More ...
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Have some extra toilet paper rolls, paper plates, and paper laying around? Then, you have all the supplies that you need for making some great Easter crafts with instructions from Chic Mummy!!
She shows you how to make a toilet … Read More ...
Put those brightly colored plastic eggs to good use with this Memory game from Scrumdilly Do! Hide matching colored jelly beans with half of a plastic egg and you’ve got a game that the whole family will love to play! … Read More ...
I have been looking for creative eggs to make with my kids and this idea might be the most EGGcelent (sorry, I couldn’t resist). Using a silk tie, water and vinegar, you can color an egg in the tie colors. … Read More ...
Eensies has a great idea for using newspapers, catalogues, and magazines-have your child find a specific and circle it as many times as they can!! Fabulous for reviewing letters with younger children and can be adapted for older children by … Read More ...