It’s a little funny to me that the Super Mario Bros. movie has been such a huge hit, since I was a kid when the video games first came out. But if you’ve got a kiddo (or a classroom) … Read More ...
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Star Wars Learning Activities for Kids
Whether you celebrate May the Fourth be with You, Revenge of the Fifth, or This is the May, Star Wars activities are super fun all month long (or any other time) and give you a great excuse to talk about … Read More ...
Shamrock Math Games and Activities
Give your learning a St. Patrick’s Day twist with these shamrock themed math (and a little bit of literacy, too) printables and game ideas. Shamrocks are such a fun shape and they can easily be incorporated into tracing, counting and … Read More ...
Printable Summer Activity Pack for Pre-K/Kindergarten
If you want to bring some fun learning activities into your summer with pre-k/kindergarten age kids, you’ll want to pick up this huge, free activity pack from This Reading Mama.
It includes an emergent reader booklet and an early emergent … Read More ...
Lesson Plans for Kids Who Love Encanto
Encanto is the latest Disney film to mesmerize a generation of kids, and while we’re not talking about Bruno on repeat, it might be a fun time to add some Encanto-inspired learning to your day. Here are a few ideas … Read More ...
Thanksgiving Printable Worksheets for Preschool
Adding a holiday twist to learning activities is always fun, but I feel like it’s a little extra at Thanksgiving time because parents can grab learning activities for kids to do while they’re waiting for food to be done or … Read More ...
Have a Sight Word Snowball Fight
Just because it hasn’t snowed enough to have a real snowball fight (or maybe it’s snowed so much you can’t stand the thought of another snowball fight) doesn’t mean you can’t pretend to have a snowball fight indoors. You can … Read More ...
Grab a Life-Sized Printable Skeleton for Fun Learning
Whether it’s Halloween or any other time of year, learning about your bones is always a lot of fun.
This life-size printable skeleton from Adventure in a Box is sized for a kid around an average eight-year-old size, but kids … Read More ...
Handwriting Practice for Left-Handed Students
My daughter is left-handed, and she had a bit of trouble when she was learning to write, because sometimes her hand would cover up the model of what she was supposed to be writing so she couldn’t see what to … Read More ...
Try a Fine-Motor Journal to Encourage Enjoyment of Writing
Most kids do not love learning to write by practicing letter formation. And the truth is, there are certain fine-motor skills that need to be there before kids can learn to write.
To make both getting ready to write and … Read More ...
How to Teach Handwriting to Kids
A couple of weeks ago I shared a post about teaching writing skills to preschoolers, which was mostly about the fine-motor skills that are needed to learn to write, not so much about the actual mechanics of teaching writing.… Read More ...
Thoughts on Teaching Writing and Related Skills in Preschool
Being able to write in preschool is not a necessity, but there are certainly skills that every child can work on in preschool that will set them up for future writing success.
Pre-K Pages has a great overview of the … Read More ...
Valentine’s Day Cards and Crafts for Kids
Valentine’s Day is a holiday that is all about love and celebration, and it is a great opportunity to get kids involved in fun and creative activities.
Making Valentine’s Day cards and crafts is a great way to spend quality … 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 ...
Download a Free Marine Biology/Ocean Unit Study Guide
For three years now we have gone to the beach for our summer vacation, but, because we live in a landlocked state, there’s not a whole lot of education about ocean animals and their habitats in our schools.
Natural Beach … Read More ...