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Over the next few weeks, I will be sharing 16 Spring books with tons of free matching worksheets, activities, crafts, and snacks. To see all of my Spring book posts, simply click "spring books" under
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Need an easy activity to target phonemic awareness that you can DIY today? This Onset and Rime Flip Book is perfect. PLUS there are 5 ideas for using them
Check out these 7 activities to use with the novel Charlotte's Web including spider web synonyms, how to draw a pig, spider web art, and more.
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The activities below are available for free download, and are to be used in educational and/or private settings. They may not be used elsewhere or for other purposes (such as for profit) unless exp…
The activities below are available for free download, and are to be used in educational and/or private settings. They may not be used elsewhere or for other purposes (such as for profit) unless exp…
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Check out these fun activities from Award Winning Author/Illustrator Jarett Lerner to do at home or in the classsroom. Includes comics, drawing, and more.
Check out these fun activities from Award Winning Author/Illustrator Jarett Lerner to do at home or in the classsroom. Includes comics, drawing, and more.
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The activities below are available for free download, and are to be used in educational and/or private settings. They may not be used elsewhere or for other purposes (such as for profit) unless exp…
Keep your early finishers busy with this pack filled with 90 Common Core Math & Language Arts activities to keep kids brains thinking!
Help kids learn to be kind and act as bucket fillers not bucket dippers with these ideas for bucket filler anchor charts, bulletin board displays, writing activities, books and videos, and printables.
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Introducing the newly released, fall-flower-seed themed children’s book featured in this week’s MaiStoryBook Library Collection: “The Bad Seed” by Jory John and Pete Oswald…
Make a simple shape pop-up book to help kids learn basic geometric shapes. This is a fun way to incorporate maker and math skills into a clever pop-up book!
Make storytime even more fun with these easy book crafts you can do with your kids that pair perfectly with their favorite book.
50 fabulous, fun ideas for World Book Day ideas - give kids a love of reading, every day of the year!
Make your own book for kids with this free printable template!
These adorable bookworm bookmarks are the perfect craft for any little book lover or as a handmade gift for a loved one!
13 Fantastically Fun Crafts with Books to Match 13 Fantastically Fun Crafts with Books to Match Hi there! This is Emily, the editor of AllFreeKidsCrafts.com, writing to you from my cozy nook of children’s books (seriously,
Blank books provide a great way to encourage kids to write. Here are 3 easy ways to assemble blank books for your writing center, literacy center, and beyond.
Children can explore books through their senses and with a hands-on approach while learning and making memories. These preschool books and the activities that we’ve come up with…are popular children’s books that are fun to read, and fun to play along with! These are book extension activities that we’ve read and come up with book-based ... Read more
Use this free template to make an 8-page mini foldable book from one sheet of paper! Kids will have a great time coloring their own book! Foldables idea.
Happy August, friends! This month I was asked to collaborate on a fun craft project with some amazingly talented bloggers. Every month Lu from The Mama Workshop and Beth from Days with Grey team up together for a book box activity. And this month they invited me (along with two other creative bloggers) to participate! This month’s book is Dragons Love Tacos. This engaging and silly story is perfect for the preschooler crowd and lends itself to many crafting + learning opportunities. Dragons Love Tacos is a new book to our family, but it has quickly become a favorite of ours! What is a book box? A book box is a creative way for your preschooler to retell the story of their favorite book. A book box includes the book itself, along with props to retell a portion of the story. There are several ways this can be accomplished – a simple craft, playtime activity, or even a cooking recipe to help reinforce the key message of the book. For my book box activity I decided to create a cardboard tube fire breathing dragon craft + color matching activity. This activity retells the portion of the story where we learn the dragon’s favorite toppings for their tacos – tomatoes, lettuce & cheese. After making your cardboard tube dragons, your child can practice color matching by “feeding” the dragons their favorite taco toppings. Here is everything you’ll need to make this simple fire breathing dragon craft with your preschooler: Supplies Needed (3) Cardboard Tubes (12) Pom Poms – red, yellow & green (2 small & 2 large for each color) Paint – red, yellow & green Googly Eyes Hot Glue Gun or Craft Glue Tissue Paper Glue Stick Scissors How-To Have your child paint their cardboard tubes. You can either use toilet paper rolls or a paper towel roll cut in half. They will paint 3 tubes total – red, yellow & green. Set them aside to fully dry. Next, it’s time to glue on your pom poms. Start by having your child match the correct color of pom poms to the corresponding painted cardboard tube. Then begin gluing the pom poms on the dragon. You may want to take over the gluing, as this works best when a hot glue gun (or strong craft glue) is used. The larger pom poms will be the eyes and the smaller pom poms will be the snout of the dragon. Next attach your googly eyes to the larger pom poms to finish off the dragon’s face. Once you have the body of the dragon made, have your preschooler cut long strips of tissue paper. You can use any color combination of red, yellow, and/or orange. We used 8 strips of tissue paper for each dragon and glued them on in an alternating pattern with a glue stick. This final step took only a few minutes and was a great way for my 4 year old to participate in making his own dragon! Once your dragons have been turned into fire breathing dragons, your child will then be able to re-create the end of the story when the dragons accidentally eat their tacos with “Totally Mild Salsa”. Your child will be able to blow into the end of the cardboard tube to make the dragon “breathe fire”. As I’m sure you can tell, this is my son’s favorite part of the story! Be sure to check out these other awesome activities that pair with Dragons Love Tacos. Lu from The Mama Workshop created a fun letter recognition + playtime activity. This activity is great for practicing the letter “T” and learning to spell the word “taco”. Beth from Days with Grey created a “Super Spicy Salsa Jello Wash”. This cleaning bin activity encourages your child to get their hands messy in the “spicy salsa” (Jello) and then wash off their “taco toppings” (plastic play food) in the cleaning bin. This is a great sensory activity for preschoolers! Devon from U Ready, Teddy? created a “Totally Mild Salsa” slime recipe, which is another fantastic sensory activity! There’s even a super cute printable label, too! Ashley from Veggies & Virtue created a “Build Your Own Taco Bar”, which encourages your child to build their own taco while trying new toppings. If you participate in any of the crafts and/or learning activities from our Dragons Love Tacos book box, take a photo and tag us on Instagram! We’d love to see what you’re making at home with your preschooler! Sumer (@gracegigglesandnaptime) Lu (@themamaworkshop) Beth (@dayswithgrey) Devon (@ureadyteddy) Ashley (@veggiesandvirtue) xo, Sumer
Learn how to make a book from a single piece of paper in this step by step video tutorial. Choose from two free printable book templates.
Books Come Alive for Children With Picture Book Activities. Crafts, questions, journal pages, printables activities for your favorite books!
If you've been bitten by the crafting bug, but don't want to make a run to the store, try these 10 bookish crafts you can do in quarantine.
Crafting is a great way to spend your free time and there are some incredible book-related crafts that we recommend you try!
A paper bag book is a fun homemade book for kids to make. Put one together and then fill the pages and pockets with information about the four seasons.
This DIY monster bookmark craft uses popsicle sticks and pom poms to make adorable monster puppets that double as bookmarks. My kids are just getting into the ages where they appreciate chapter books, and will read them throughout the week. This means we need bookmarks and more bookmarks! We
If you're reading Ish by Peter H. Reynolds, then you need to check out these Ish book activities for preschool and pre-k. Includes literacy, math, and MORE!
Good Evening my blog readers :) Today was a good day! The girls were wonderful and while they napped I successfully cleaned my bathroom...
Make your own DIY paper bag book with this easy paper bag craft. Best of all are the pockets in this DIY book for stashing treasures!
Making books with kids is a wonderful way to develop a love for books and reading. We have some wonderful ideas to inspire you.
