Explore these fun and informative ideas to build a strong classroom community in primary grades! From student jobs to team building activities, foster a sense of belonging in kindergarten, 1st grade, and 2nd grade. These classroom community lessons to build friendship, respect, and kindness will help you create a learning environment where students thrive. Grab the FREE classroom community activities and respect scenario role play task cards to get you started!
Fun STEM activity for outdoor play and makes a great science lesson! (Includes a printable rocket template).
Fun Empathy Activities for Kids + (Printable) KINDNESS Challenge. Emotional and Cognitive Empathy / Empathy for children
How to Avoid the Summer Slide! Summer is right around the corner! We all LOVE our summer vacation, but not the "Summer Slide!" According to Oxford
ALL ABOUT EARTH Get ready for a month filled with so many fun activities to teach your kiddos all about our planet Earth . I teach this unit in April so it coincides with Earth Day. I’ve loaded up this blog post post with read aloud book ideas, free videos you can share with your students,
Developing empathy in children has never been more fun than with this collection of 19 simple empathy activities for kids!
FREE printable sorting mats for preschoolers and kindergarten kids to learn about animals and their habitats. Great science and nature activity that kids will love! Includes rainforest, ocean, desert, polar, woodland and wetland habitats.
What better way to learn kindness than by practicing and experiencing it firsthand! Get ready to have a blast with your students - this is a fun one!! This download includes THREE interactive SEL activities to introduce kindness ideas, invite creative thinking, and provide “real-time” practice of the trait! This is such a fun way to get students talking, creating, and engaging... all while being kind to one another! Digital download gives detailed instructions on how to play each version of the activity as well as 15 "pair matches" to be used in the activity (or for other uses in your classroom!) Looking for other kindness activities for your students? See links below: Kindness Activity and the Impact of our Words Kindness Activity - Class "Snowball Fight" "Think Before You Speak" - Interactive SEL Activity
These 5 fun 3D shapes activities for kindergarten are a great way for students to learn about shape attributes while having a blast.
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Free printable games and activities to teach kids about healthy eating. Healthy eating activities for kids.
If you are wondering how to help your child overcome fear, here is a 4 step process to help them manage and overcome feelings of worry and fear.
Teaching drama to kindergarten students can be challenging, especially if you don't have drama experience. These kindergarten drama activities are easy and fun.
You'll love all of the Great ideas here for Teaching Kindness to Kids and How to Teach Kindness and Empathy. These fun Kindness Activities for Kids can be enjoyed by children of all ages with Games to Teach Kindness, Kindess Books and more.
Use these ten kindness games to teach kindness and kindness concepts in a fun, silly, hands-on way that kids will love to play.
Entertain your preschooler while helping them practice their fine motor skills with these free printable q-tip coloring templates!
Discover 40+ LDS Primary Activity Days ideas for youth. From crafts to lessons, find activities that inspire and enrich their spiritual path.
These fun and engaging end of the school year activities will definitely inspire you as you close out your preschool or kindergarten year.
It seems like most kids go through a phase when they are interested in maps and globes and where things are in the world (though my daughter hilariously protests every time I pull out an atlas; no …
Make this super soft, no cook, cloud dough recipe! Only 2 ingredients - cornstarch and lotion. This homemade dough is really easy to make!
Sleepovers at grandma’s house can be the best times of your kid’s lives but they can also cause anxiety for all if you’re not prepared. So how do you have successful sleepovers at Grandma’s? In this post, I’ll give you 10 simple tips to help make sure the time spent will be wonderful for both […]
Here's a fun graphing game printable that is perfect for an insect unit or to use when students are learning to graph. Students move around the game board, collect bugs on their hunt, and graph their results! Materials: Going on a Bug Hunt game board game pieces (buttons, coins, etc.) paper clip pencil bug hunt
Spring lamb tracing pages that are free
Fairy playdough recipe smells amazing and uses only 3 ingredients. Great for sensory and fine motor development and imaginative play.
As a teacher, one of the things I get asked the MOST about is teaching kids to read. For some children, it comes so quickly and naturally. And for others... it doesn't. So this post is for the mama of one of those "others" (and I say that in a kidding and kind way, of
Science projects for kids can be fun and exciting. Make hands-on science crafts at home with these easy at home science crafts.
Have fun learning to subitize dot patterns to ten with our fast-to-prep, engaging math game. This printable card game is ideal for small group math rotations or center work. Students will play with a partner or small group to match numerals to the dots of their board, aiming for 5 in a row. What is subitizing When students can subitize, they are able to tell the number of objects in a set, instantly - they don't need to count each item. Most commonly, you can teach students to subitize with dots, ten frames and fingers. Subitizing Patterns - Standard and Non-Standard 'Standard' dot patter arrangements are those common patterns you see on dice, dominoes and math equipment. Learning to subitize non-standard arrangements is important too and will require your students being able to visualize the common or standard patterns and manipulating them in their mind. Work with the standard patterns first. Playing board games is often a child's first experience with dot patterns, those on a dice. Play lots of games and specially-made learning games, like this one of ours - 5 in a Row! Extend your learners - conceptual subitizing When your students are confident with the patterns of a particular activity (perceptual subitizing) we encourage you to teach conceptual subitizing. This is where 2 patterns are shown to a student and they can combine them (add them) instantly to know the total. Think of throwing a double 6 in a board game. They would know instantly that this is 12 if they are able to conceptually subitize. To encourage this in 5 in a Row, ask them to flip 2 cards, and find the total before covering the 2 numbers. They may need to count the total the first few times they play, but with repetition they will know the total of 2 cards, instantly. Play it over and over to give them this opportunity to develop. Our game 5 in a Row will help teach subitizing to ten with standard patterns. It is a perfect place to start your learners! Non-standard dot pattern arrangements We've also prepared something extra for you to extend your fastest learners - and it is FREE today! Roll and Cover is so easy to prep (just print the page). It will help teach subitizing of non-standard patterns for 1 to 6. Students roll a standard 6 sided die and place a counter over a matching number (non standard pattern). Playing this will help them bridge the gap between standard and non-standard patterns. Find it here in Google Drive: Roll and Cover Free Game From the Pond
Galaxy Jars DIY, easy way to create a galaxy in a jar and all its wonder in your hands, use tutorial to make Nebula necklaces and other sensory calming jars
Explore the senses with these fun sense-of-sight activities for preschoolers. They are hands-on and practical.
Looking for engaging activities for kids that celebrate the spirit of the Olympics? Check out these exciting Olympics-themed games and crafts that are perfect for a day of fun with your little ones!
Need a super easy science experiment for kids? Learn how to make a volcano with kids using baking soda and vinegar in a playdough volcano base.
Looking for activities to do at home with a 2 year old? Look no further because we've got you covered with 20 awesome at-home activities.
It was about this time last year I took my third graders outside for a paper airplane competition. We had spent a half hour working in te...
Searching for the best printable activities for kids? This collection of printables for kids is for kids ages 3-10 and includes activities like coloring pages, printable crafts, learning activities, game and more!
The newly crowned Miss America 2020, Camille Schrier from Virginia, did a chemistry demonstration for her talent. It was an elaborate version of the classic elephant toothpaste experiment. This was the first time a Miss America participant has ever won with a science experiment for their talent. Unfortunately, I have seen people criticize her talent […]
Oh, the first day of school! It's such a fun, but chaotic day. Most of my first days are a little bit of a blur. This is why I have to write very detailed lesson plans or I'll forget everything from that day. I always try to have the same activities for that first day
Go beyond the basic dart, and learn how to make 4 really awesome paper airplane designs! These planes fly well and glide far. Fun activity for kids!
Here are the best activities for grandparents and grandchildren to do together to create fun and lasting memories. They’re educational and a perfect way to build bonds between grandkids & grandparents
Expand your preschooler's world with our tracing shapes worksheets! Enhance motor skills and introduce geometry with fun activities and books. Ideal for homeschool or extra practice.
These 5 fun 3D shapes activities for kindergarten are a great way for students to learn about shape attributes while having a blast.
