In this post, I’m sharing six new anthem releases for Fall 2022, written for unison/opt. 2-part choirs. I’ll also tell you about a brand-new graded curriculum option (for those of you looking for a comprehensive, all-in-one resource) with a theme that really resonates in our world today.

The New York Times for Kids ⁠ insect-themed May issue featured my bottle-cap beetles!⁠ One of the best things about bugs is that they help get rid of trash. Whether they’re breaking down rotting stuff on the forest floor, helping turn food scraps into compost or showing scientists new wa

This Leaf Chromatography Experiment shows just how many hidden colors there are in fall leaves! The perfect fall science experiment!

This science activity about gravity requires only household items and teaches preschoolers all about the most basic of forces: gravity.

Learn all about wombats and enjoy this free printable wombat mask too. Read, books, learn about marsupials, and play pretend!

Last week we learned about “nocturnal” animals. Even though we read books about many different animals, we spent the majority of the time l...

Last week we learned about “nocturnal” animals. Even though we read books about many different animals, we spent the majority of the time l...

Try this fun erupting apple volcano experiment for kids! Create an erupting apple volcano using simple household ingredients.

Do you enjoy picking apples in the fall? This apple stem activity for preschoolers will give you hours of fun with this Fall STEM Challenge for your child.

You and your child can build a hand-made weather vane and anemometer (tools for detecting wind direction and wind speed) using materials you already have at home or in your recycling bin. These are…

Turn fallen leaves into beautiful works of art with this autumn craft for kids !

October is in full swing, and our first parent-teacher conferences are this week. I am excited to share what my littles are doing already at this early point in the year! As I keep expa…

Start a nature journal with your kids using this free printable template. Learn how to keep a nature journal and why you should do it. Plus get 16 creative nature prompts

Make physics fun for young kids this fall with an apple gravity experiment! Easy to set up, and fun to play and learn with.

Are you a preschool teacher or homeschool mama who is looking for lots of fun Halloween letter practice for your little kids? If so, then you're definitely going to want to check out these Printable

Engaging apple-themed science experiments, STEM challenges, and crafts perfect for fall! This blog post features hands-on activities like building apple towers, designing apple boats, and exploring the parts of an apple through creative crafts. Students will love investigating why apples float, what keeps them from browning, and even making apple volcanoes. With both print and digital recording options, these activities are perfect for integrating technology into your fall curriculum.

Here is an autumn crossword for the kids to get stuck into! We've included an answer sheet in case you need it.

Here are just a couple things we did during our spider unit this week! First, we started our unit by graphing if we are or are not afraid of spiders. Here is what our class graph showed. Next, we filled in the KWL Chart. We added what we already knew about spiders and what we wanted to learn this week about spiders. Throughout the week I read numerous Non-Fiction books about spiders. Here are some of the books I read: We talked about the difference between Spiders/Arachnids and Insects. We labeled the parts of a spider. For a fun art/writing activity we began by filling in the verb/adjective chart together as a class. After filling in the chart together, the students used the words off the chart to make a poem about spiders. After the students wrote their poem they made a handprint spider. They added eyes, a web, bugs in the web, etc. to their spider after it dried. Click HERE to download the Spider Poem Writing Paper from my TpT Store! We have been talking a lot about the difference between a fact and opinion lately. For this activity the students sorted and stuck the Spider fact and opinion sentences onto the correct spider. Click HERE to download the Spider Fact and Opinion Sentences from my TpT Store! As a class, we wrote our own Spider facts. We ended our spider unit by filling in our KWL Chart again with all the new information we learned throughout the week about spiders. Finally, we graphed again on how we now feel about spiders after learning about them all week.

I've seen a few versions of these on Pinterest. So cute! I applied the same technique we used for our Happy Penguins. A tempura cake painted background (minimal clean up and dries fast), coloured paper and lots of embellishments. What you need: A3 white paper coloured & black paper Precut boots (I decided to do this as I could see the children struggling with this) sequins black lace buttons, bells etc glue oil pastels sissors black wool and pom poms tempura paint & brushes How to: Ask each child to paint a background using tempura cakes Leave to dry (we did the spooky trees during this time) Arrange legs, boots and piece of paper for skirt on the paper cut out skirt glue everything down add embelishments use oil pastel to add details add spider and thread (optional) The Results: Done by 5-9 year olds. V cute. I love the ones with the boots pointing inwards. Great work! Cheers Fiona

5th Grade artists are studying the genre of self-portraits. Using analogous colors, they painted their backgrounds (canvas board). Then after carefully studying their facial proportions, they drew their own self-portraits. Finally, they considered what types of things makes them unique and used a variety of materials in a collage to create their own fantastic artworks! Day 3 or 4 Instructions:

Kids will be WOWED with this hands-on, fall science experiment where they will explore Why do Leaves Change Color for kids! Fun Leaf Activity!

With water, coffee filters, markers, and the free Leaf Template, kids can make a colorful Leaf Craft with this COOL and CREATIVE art project with a STEAM twist.