21 creative stay-at-home activities for kids & family: educational projects, fun DIY arts & crafts, lots of things to do ideas with simple & free materials!
The need to develop critical thinkers has never been as urgent as it is now. In a world that is digitally focused and where there is an outpouring of information surfeit, students need to be equipped with the right tools to live up to the new learning exigencies. Critical thinking as a skill is the mother of all other skills and one that underpins and solidify students overall learning.
Recently, I read somewhere that unschooling is like the best Saturday, the one you’ve looked forward to all week whilst stuck behind a schoo...
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Silbenspiel L Ich habe mir ein Spiel in zwei Varianten mit den Silben ma-ma-mi-mo-mu und la-le-li-lo-lu ausgedacht. Die Erklärung erfolgt auf der Rückseite des Blattes Wie jedes Jahr habe ich mit meinen Schülern eine Rüttel-Schüttel-Rechenmaschine hergestellt. Diese eignet sich auch hervorragend zum "Würfeln". Durchs Hintertürchen führen wir so das Ergänzen ein. Das Kind rüttelt und öffnet eine Hälfte. Als "gewürfelte" Zahl gilt aber jene, die im Verborgenen Teil steckt. Die Spiele und die Arbeitsblätter findet ihr auf meiner Eduki-Seite: Arbeitsblätter #425846 Silbenspiele #425851 gemeinsames Paket aus Arbeitsblättern und Silbenspielen #425856
One of my favorite things to do is create DIY instruments with kids. It's easier than you think and provides hours of exploring music with kids.
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To make beautiful geodes in your own kitchen you need more patience and time than anything else! Here is the basic recipe to start you off in the world of beautiful geodes.
Cold season is just around the corner. Those words send fear through the hearts of many moms. Just when it seems like your child is settling into a school routine - BAM - they get hit by a cold. I was surprised to learn from the CDC that school aged kids get between 8-12 colds a year. When that happens kids often stay home from school. That leaves us moms scrambling to try and find something for them to do at home. I am sharing 10 Sick Day Activities that your child can do when they are feeling under the
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This card making DIY is a great craft for kids and the perfect way to create a personalized gift for loved ones. We’ve created two pop-up card examples that you can recreate with your own message. See how easy they are to make with our step-by-step guide below.
Thanks again to Catholic Icing’s Blog of Preschool projects ! We’ll be making these this Holy Week. Click the titles for links to the compl...
The best Waldorf Toys for preschoolers lovely handmade dolls to classic wood toys. Everything Waldorf www.naturalbeachliving.com
This little invention has been a hit with kids as well as teachers. I first created a Bop-o-phone out of desperation for additional xylos. The frame/box costs basically nothing, and it adds some versatility to a set of Boomwhackers. Here are easy instructions and pictures. Please post additional ideas or feedback. Enjoy! Materials needed: an empty, sturdy box that contained a case of 8.5" x 11" copy paper (usually easy to find in the faculty workroom), wide tape, a meter stick, a marker, sturdy scissors, and a about six feet of yarn or soft string. For each mallet, you will need a pencil or 10" length of 1/4" diameter dowel, a small rubber ball (party favor or from 25 cent vending machine), and glue. Step #1 (1) Begin 2 cm from the left side of the box and mark along the top edge 4 cm wide by 1 cm deep arcs, 1 cm apart. Repeat markings on opposite edge. Cut out the arcs. (Cutting from each side and meeting in the middle will give cleaner results.) Step 2 (2) Gently pull the glued seams on one side of the box apart and lay the end flap flat. Mark a line through the center of the bottom of the box from the open edge to 7" from the opposite side. Then mark a "V", extending from the center line to each corner of the box. Cut along these lines. Step #3 (3) Fold the bottom sections over each other with the "V" on top (inside), narrowing the width of the open end of the box to about 8". Then fold the end flaps up, trim/square them up, and tape your seams. (4) Place Boomwhackers in the 'cradles' in diatonic order. (You can leave some off for pentatonic activities). Tie two lengths of yarn around the box and tubes lengthwise as shown in the top picture. Tape yarn in place on bottom of box to keep it from sliding around. The yarn will keep tubes in place, and it doesn't really inhibit tone. (5) Make a mallet by carving/drilling a hole in a rubber ball, applying glue to in the hole and on the end of the dowel or pencil, and inserting the stick into the ball. (Soft rubber balls actually sound better than hard ones.) You can use the Bop-o-phone as an Orff-type instrument for ostinatos or as a melody instrument. It's very easy to convert Boomwhackers to and from this mallet format. Here's a link to my digital song collection of color-coded melodies (with ostinato suggestions), which you might find very useful and versatile: http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/The-BIG-BOOK-of-FOLK-SONG-FUN-for-Bells-or-Boomwhackers-466033
How to make a thaumatrope. Mix art and science to teach about the persistence of vision with this old fashioned DIY toy.
I don't have to tell you that this school year is going to be unlike any other. This year, it's not only wise to establish a space inside the home that's a suitable study environment, it's essential. Without an efficient place to do homework, kids can struggle to focus, can lack the motivation to attend to their work, and can be prone to household distractions. They can also, in reaction to insufficient workspaces, develop exceedingly strange study practices which will raise eyebrows for the remainder of their existence. The habit of working on the floor, as there was no other
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The feast day of Our Lady Of Fatima lands each year on May 13, and this is a super fun feast day to celebrate when living the liturgical year at home with your Catholic kids!
Share these story of Elijah crafts with your kids at home or in your classroom. I've added a new printable for Elijah being taken to heaven.
When my son came home from school with math homework that asked him to estimate the weight of objects, judging which was heavier, I knew it was time to make a DIY balancing scale. This idea is brainchild of Quirky Momma Deirdre Smith, aka JDaniel4’s Mom. Construction is simple. I used a wire pants hanger from the dry cleaner, yarn, and two sturdy paper cups. At the two bottom ends of the hanger, I hung yarn, to which I tied a paper cup (I’d punched holes in the paper cup just below the rim). The cardboard tube on the pants hanger kept the yarn from moving along the bottom of the hanger. Note: Make sure your cups hang equal distance. Now hang over a door knob and get ready for some math fun! My son grabbed lots of small objects. I grabbed a handful of quarters. He put an object in one cup and balanced the scale with quarters in the other cup. We recorded the weights. 1 matchbox car = 4 quarters 1 calculator = 5 quarters 1 LEGO Ninjago spinner = 5 quarters 1 mini flashlight = 6 quarters 1 yoda writing pen = 3 quarters 2 rocks = 3 quarters Now I asked him what object weighed the most. “Easy!” he said. “The flashlight!” I asked him how he knew that was the heaviest. “Because it took the most quarters to balance it.” “Why not use rocks as a unit of measurement?” I asked. This required some thought. After a long pause, he said, “Because they’re not the same size?” “YES! The quarters are a good unit of measurement because they all weigh the same. The rocks do not.” I kept the questions coming. My son was up to the challenge. “If the yoda pen and the 2 rocks both took 3 quarters each to balance the scale, what conclusion can we form?” “They weigh the same!” he said. We put them in the cups and, lo and behold, the scale was balanced. The hanger was level. When I asked my son later what his favorite part of the day was, believe it or not, our DIY scale was it. I LOVE that my son loves learning!
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La naturaleza es la manifestación más viva del poder de creación y transformación. Una continua fuente de inspiración para artistas, escritores, diseñadores, científicos,... Con este juego de construcción de piezas de cartón, hemos convertido el hall del IVAM (InstittIValenciá d'Art Moder) en un jardín vivo, un invernadero de creación en constante transformación. Construcciones volumétricas, ensamblables, itinerarios, formas conectadas y combinables han imantado a cientos de niños que han participado en este juego abierto y participativo durante los días 23 y 24 de noviembre coincidicendo con la celebración del "Día Internacional de la Infancia". Atraer a los niños a estos espacios haciéndolos más próximos y participativos ha sido maravilloso. La recompensa como diseñador es inventar algo que con su uso permite a los otros facilitar su vida, o en este caso, divertirse creando. El juego es la mejor manera de aprender. Muchas gracias al IVAM por la iniciativa "Juga al IVAM" y a todos y todas los que participásteis.
We are beginning to move full swing into the holiday season and I have been planning the two weeks we will all be at home. With some down time I thought it would be a great chance to plan a few activities with my little ones, and since I do love all things Waldorf, I
This freebie is a reminder that sometimes I-messages can be tricky because they can often come off as blaming and accusatory. Just because a sentence starts with "I" does not make it an assertive, non-defensive I-message. .Assertiveness means expressing your point of view in a way that is clear and ...
This Science Experiment is perfect for demonstrating how Jesus Washes Our Sins Away. Despite how sin taints us, Jesus' sacrifice purifies and cleanses us!
The lovely people over at Babble.com have put together 25 at home science experiments so I just had to share! It may just save someone’s sanity over the school holiday period. OK, see ya! I&…
Me: Look, I’ve left you alone most of the day. Can you just come down and talk to me for a sec? I hate shouting at you from down here. Me: I’m kind of freezing, actually. It’s like there’s a breeze…
The topic for this week is "When I repent I can be forgiven." There are a few different (but very similar) object lessons involving how s...
Truth, beauty, and goodness are core tenets of Waldorf education, and are also values we also live by here at Chasing Windmills. During this time of social distancing in the world all around us, now more than ever, we need to lean into the beauty of our everyday life to connect us as human beings. T
