Whether you are a homeschooler who is looking for some physical education activities to do with your children or your kids attend school and you are simply trying to keep them active during a school break, these ideas for Backyard Physical Education are for you. These simple activities require little or no special equipment (or …
Group learning activities can really help build and enhance your students’ communication, reasoning, and information synthesizing skills. In addition, they learn to cooperate and collaborate with others as they take turns speaking and listening. The following learning activity approaches offer a variety of strategies you can use with nearly any subject. These group learning activities …
You can use these colorful craft stick patriotic rockets as a jumping off point to research the history of fireworks for a fun learning activity. Or tie it into a history lesson about the meaning of Independence Day. Just grab some basic supplies from your local dollar store and make these fun craft stick patriotic …
You may think of dominoes as just a game, but we are here to tell you that there are many ways of using dominoes in the classroom. They can be a fun way to practice and reinforce many concepts and skills. We have found that even during free time or indoor recesses, the students would …
These “The Very Hungry Caterpillar” Activities are perfect for extending the storytime experience. As a former Kindergarten teacher and daycare worker, I can tell you that this book was much loved by every child I ever read it with. We had so much fun predicting what would happen next and talking about such topics as …
It’s spring! This is the perfect time of the year to learn about the life cycle of various animals. This butterfly life cycle craft is a great way to learn about and reinforce the various stages of this insect’s life. This craft makes use of various types of pasta and rice to symbolize the stages …
It’s April and that means Earth Day is right around the corner. This is the perfect time to do some STEM activities with your kids or your class. We have rounded up some great ideas for Earth Day STEM activities that are sure to be both fun and educational. Have a look through the possibilities …
Okay, you might be surprised to see recipes here, but really, cooking is educational. I used to do it every week with my Kindergarten students and occasionally when I taught older grades as well. These Bird’s Nest Themed Recipes are a great addition to a bird unit as a fun way of wrapping things up. …
If you’re looking for resources for Learning about Birds, you’re in the right place. I have taken my wildly popular bird unit from back when I was an elementary school teacher and added new resources to it. It’s a great one to use in your classroom, easily adapted to grades from Kindergarten through 4th Grade. …
If you’re getting ready to talk about Earth Day with your kids, these educational Earth Day books will give you a great jumping-off point. These will let kids know in age-appropriate language what it is we’re dealing with when it comes to taking care of the earth. These books discuss the issues at hand, but …
