Here are reviews of 12 winter books that would make great gifts for kids. I've also included educational tips and activity ideas for each book. Recommended by a children's librarian.
Honey Pot is 3.5 years old. Little M&M is 2 years and 1 month old. Books We checked out a few books from the library this week about t...
Here are reviews of 12 winter books that would make great gifts for kids. I've also included educational tips and activity ideas for each book. Recommended by a children's librarian.
So many kids, reluctant readers included, become enthusiastic when they read funny books. Who doesn't love to laugh and giggle through a chapter book or middle grade story, right? To help you find the best funny book for your children and students, here's a huge list of kids' favorite funny chapter books and funny middle grade books for readers ages 6 to 13.
Here are reviews of 12 winter books that would make great gifts for kids. I've also included educational tips and activity ideas for each book. Recommended by a children's librarian.
Easy back to school dinner ideas! These fun weeknight dinners are kid-approved and perfect for picky eaters.
Get ready for your PreK Valentine's Day celebrations with these wonderful and educational Valentine's Day Activities.
Looking for breakfasts with 30 grams of protein? From a cheeseburger frittata to high protein pancakes to a delicious smoothie, you'll love...
Five in a Row - Harold and His Purple Crayon May 27 - 31, 2013 O and E: 4.5 years old We took a little break from FIAR while the boys...
Want tips for teaching Shakespeare to kids? This great book and these memorization cards will help you out!
These Limoncello cocktails are delicious mixed drinks that you can easily prepare at home with Limoncello liqueur. You can make them using store-bought Limoncello or make your own using authentic Italian homemade limoncello recipe! Whether
This quick and easy beef enchilada recipe only calls for 5 ingredients. It's the perfect main course for a busy weeknight!
Print and color picture pages of Bible verses and fun pictures for churches, schools, and families.
Find the best middle grade books for 5th graders with my recommended books and reviews plus topic and genre tags to help you find a good book.
ANZAC Day – 25 April – is probably Australia’s most important national occasion. It marks the anniversary of the first major military action fought by Australian and New Zealand forces during…
Being the preschool class helper gives the children a chance to have some special job duties in the classroom, building confidence and social skills.
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15+ fun and hands-on Garden Theme Learning Activities and Ideas for preschoolers and toddlers to play and learn.
Earth Day is next week and I wanted to add something else fun this year: easy reader books. My youngest is really getting into these style of books. We have been working on a lot of easy reader books for
Teaching about weather is always one of my favorite science topics because there are so many great experiments to try. I wasn’t sure how I was going to teach about weather in a toddler friendly way without true science experiments, but I am really excited about all the fun activities we tried this week! Here […]
Okay friends. Are you ready for it?? Phonics Friday is baaaack! (on Saturday) I am a Pinterest addict and I have pinned so many great phonics freebies. For my 1st Phonics Friday of the summer, I thought I would share a few of my favorite phonics pin freebies. I love using visuals to teach so these charts are perfect to use with my primary students because they provide visual cues for each sound. This freebie is from the lovely Haley O'Connor of My Silly Firsties. Click the link below to snag it for yourself. Phonics Charts for Guiding Reading: Alphabet, Blends, Digraphs, and Tricky Vowels The suffix ED is a tricky one to teach because it has not one sound but three!! I love these posters from Lori Rosenberg of Teaching with Love and Laughter. This freebie has a poster for each -ed sound with three examples with accompanying picture cues. The Three Sounds of -ED I love when teachers connect concepts to things that the students can relate to and enjoy. Jennifer Knopf from Herding Kats in Kindergarten created this adorable activity to reinforce digraphs. The Fox Says Digraphs is a write the room activity that uses picture clues to accompany words such as thread that contain a digraph. Kids love this not only because it is fun but also because it connects to the song What does the Fox Say? The Fox Says Digraphs Changing and deleting sounds is a skill that can be difficult for kids to grasp. I love the way that Jodi Southard from Fun in First Grade introduced this concept to her firsties. She used the idea of stairs and on each step a sound was changed to form a new word. Jodi created a template so you could easily do this activity with your kiddos! This freebie includes a page that includes short vowel word families and also a blank template that allows teachers to add their own words! Yay! Word Stairs For number 5-- I thought I would include a pin that was geared a little bit more toward intermediate kiddos. Prefixes and Suffixes are difficult concepts for so kiddos to master. Amy Lemmons from Step into Second Grade created this great freebie that allows students in interact with prefixes and suffixes in a variety of ways such as sorting and a flap book. Prefixes and Suffixes freebie Look for Phonics Friday next week! If all goes well it should arrive on Friday not Saturday. I am also linking up with Doodle Bugs Teaching for Five for Friday to share my five random phonics finds. Feel free to link up and share five random things about your week. Until next time,
April book picks for kids who are about 4 year olds. Books and extension projects for gardening, Earth Day, and more.
I love a book that brings my children together. It is a wonderful thing when I find Caspar reading to Otis. So much love! Here they are reading The Animal Book by Steve Jenkins. Steve Jenkins was recommend to me here by a reader - I can't find the comment but thank you for the suggestion! Also by Steve Jenkins the boys are loving The Beetle Book as above and Eye to Eye. All are visually brilliant and engaging. The illustrations attract the children and the information keeps them there. The text and facts are in short bursts which is...
These cold lunch ideas for working man require no microwave or fridge. Packing a lunch can save money and be healthier for your construction worker husband.
This unit provides interactive activities to teach all about teeth and dental health! Tie in a fascinating subject like teeth to your science standards!
Need some healthy breakfast ideas for you kids? Ditch the sugary cereals and check out these 10 high-protein breakfasts for kids.
If you are looking for creative craft ideas for your young children you need to know these super fun crafts for toddlers to create. These kids DIY crafts are perfect for your toddlers to start learning to craft and express themselves with art projects.
I'm embarrassed. I mentioned this a few weeks ago, but honestly I made these last spring; like an entire year ago. I'm just now getting around to posting these. Oooooopsies!!! I actually have an entire Human Body unit with tons of free downloads that I made last year that I need to share here. I'm going to try & start compiling that for you soon (I hope!) We used these cards last year for our Human Body unit, but I pulled them out again as a science element (and review) when we learned the letter 's'. These Five Senses cards are super fun, and FREE for you :-) First, download & print the cards from here. I laminated mine to keep them as long as possible but that really is completely optional. We look at each card and identify what senses we would use to perceive the item on the card. Then, using a small clip (I like these), my kids have to put the clip over the correct sense. Now if you notice, some of these cards have various answers, which is exactly how we perceive things in real life. When our senses are coded in the brain they do so through numerous avenues, so I designed these cards to mirror that. Sorry, but you just can't take the neuroscientist out of me ;-) So with a trash truck, you would put a clip over the eye because you can see it, but you could also put one on the ear because you can also hear it. To start off with I would just do one at a time, but as the child progresses you can introduce the idea that multiple senses are used simultaneously. We really like this activity because we can talk about our sense for units on health, the letter 's', and this can grow with a child's cognitive development. Check these out and tell me what your preschooler thinks :-) What tasks do you use with YOUR preschooler to learn their senses?
Celebrate Earth Day on April 22nd with these cute and fun Earth Day coloring pages. All 25 pages are 100% FREE and can be printed from home!
This morning we discovered a new walk along another creek. Our Nature Bags contained a 'paper bag' nature scrapbook and a baggie of ...
painting with fly swatters
Happy Easter! Have fun with this Free Easter Theme Printable from Mom Nessly. How's your holy week? Were you able to introduce and teach your kids about Jesus? There are many ways where we can include them in our worship. Prayer and singing are the best form but let's look with a child’s perception and
ANZAC Day – 25 April – is probably Australia’s most important national occasion. It marks the anniversary of the first major military action fought by Australian and New Zealand forces during…
Item description This shape packet covers the basic shape concepts in many different worksheet formats allowing for customization to your classroom needs. Included in this packet is a graphing shapes math center (color) page that can be laminated or placed in sheet protectors to be reused over and over. Also, I included a 3-D shapes rhyming poster! 2D Shapes included within this packet: Circle Square Triangle Rectangle Oval Rhombus Diamond Pentagon Hexagon Octagon 3D Shapes included within this packet: Cone Sphere Cube Prism Pyramid Cylinder I really hope you like this packet as much as I do!
