When my daughter was in kindergarten they did a big unit on butterflies, including watching caterpillars make their chrysalises and hatch into butterflies. The life cycle of a butterfly is endlessly fascinating, and it’s kind of fun to craft, too.… Read More ...
Printable Butterfly Identification Cards
Monarch butterflies are pretty easy for most people to identify, but there are lots of other butterflies you might see in your yard or playground depending on where you live and the time of year.
Look We’re Learning has a … Read More ...
Free Fall Mini Books for Kids to Color
Mini books are great little activities for kids who are learning to read. These books usually have just a few pages and focus on specific vocabulary kids might be trying to recognize, such as color words or numbers.
1 + … Read More ...
A Gross Motor Movement Game for Fall
Fall is a great time for getting kids moving outdoors, or even in the classroom on rainy days.
Take inspiration from the stuff of the season with this fall gross motor movement game from Gift of Curiosity.
Grab the free … Read More ...
Fall Lesson Plans for Preschool
Even though it doesn’t remotely feel like fall where I live, I am so ready for changing leaves, pumpkins, apples and all the fun stuff that comes with the new season.
Fall-themed lesson plans are so much fun for littles, … Read More ...
A Cool Idea for a Classroom Calendar
I love the idea of using a calendar not only to mark upcoming events but to keep track of things that have happened throughout the school year. Or the actual year, because you could totally do this at home, too.… Read More ...
Resources for Teaching about 9/11
My daughter came home the other day talking about 9/11, which is something we’ve never really talked about at home, but is of course a big part of recent American history and something kids do need to learn about.
Whether … Read More ...
Get to Know Your Teacher with this Printable
I know most schools have started back by now (and indeed my daughter has been in school for three weeks) but it’s never too late to get to know your new teacher.
This get to know your teacher printable from … Read More ...
Use an Animal Escape Room to Help Kids Learn Problem Solving
This is just so darn cool I would want to do it myself.
Life with Moore Babies has a great idea for making an animal “escape room” style puzzle for kids to help them learn about problem solving. My puzzle … Read More ...
Use Paint Chips for a Color Scavenger Hunt
This is such a fun and simple idea for a different way to do a scavenger hunt with kids, indoors or out.
The Imagination Tree shares this idea for a color scavenger hunt using paint chips.
Check her website to … Read More ...
Fingerprint Explorations for Kids
Kids often go through a mystery phase where they love stories with a bit of suspense and clues they need to follow to solve a mystery. My daughter has been in this phase for a few years now and I’m … Read More ...
Using Loose Parts in Block Area
Whether you’re setting up a block area in a classroom or at home, it’s a great idea to include materials other than just blocks.
Items like small dolls, bits of fabric and loose parts can be added to make block … Read More ...
Make Corn Dance with this Simple Science Experiment
Corn is in season now through the fall so now and for the next few months would be a good time to use corn in a science project.
Little Bins for Little Hands has a great experiment where students learn … Read More ...
Printable Bear Counter Pattern Strips
Bear counters are fun for all sorts of things, from just playing with them to counting, sorting, weighing and making patterns.
The Measured Mom has a great collection of free printable pattern strips for use with bear counters.
With these, … Read More ...
Use this Alphabet Sorting Game to Help with Letter Recognition
As kids are learning to recognize letters, it’s helpful to play lots of different games and expose them to letters in different ways.
This alphabet sorting game from Learning 4 Kids is a great way to play with letters and … Read More ...
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