A collection of fun and educational shape activities for preschoolers to develop their early understanding of geometry.

These fun weather STEM activities for kids are perfect for spring science experiments at home or in the classroom!

Autism activities to help increase communication, fine motor skills, sensory play skills, interaction & more in your home or autism classroom!

Check out this free parts of the body preschool worksheets. Learn the parts of the body for kids on your next homeschooling lesson with this free download.

How high can you build? Your kids will love this STEM challenge and it requires little to no prep from parents/teachers. Start building today!

What's your name? Fitness activity printable for kids. Your kids will get a workout without realizing it when you make fitness into a fun game with this spell your name workout.

Need ideas for interactive activities for kids? Help children develop social skills and teamwork with these educational team games for kids. These kindergarten activities will get them communicating and problem solving together.

These easy hand-clapping games for kids are fun and educational. Keep them handy for teaching your preschoolers and older kids too.

.Discover 5 creative ways to teach literacy on a budget with our range of activity ideas and tips in our latest blog.

Help anxious kids relax with these fun ice breaker games for kids. Build trust, confidence, and relationships while having a blast.

The kids and I have been talking about words with ing added on the end. My youngest has just started coming across these words in his reading and his big sister was showing him how to break the wo…

This is a fun worksheet to practice pronouns with your EFL students.

30 indoor activities for kids with autism to develop social, communication, and fine motor skills while also releasing energy and teaching self-regulation!

The game is on with these 100 fun icebreaker questions for kids. With these open-ended questions, kids can get to know each other in no time.

Children will love these cute ice cream activities for preschoolers! Learning counting, letters, fine motor skills and so much more...

This is a fun board game with 'All About Me' related questions for intermediate and advanced students. This is a great way to get to know them at the beginning of a course.

When your kids are bored get out the printable cheat sheet with indoor activities for 5-10 year olds, including active activities and quiet time ideas.

STEM activities are a lot of fun and educational, but the best kind of STEM activities are open-ended, allowing children to think for themselves. In this paper plate maze STEM challenge, kids are challenged to make a marble maze using household materials. They must follow all elements of a real design process, including brainstorming, blueprints,

This simple, 8-minute morning workout for kids helps improve focus and learning. Includes printer friendly instructions & poster.

Drawing games for kids help them practice drawing skills, get warmed up before tackling a larger project, and are extremely fun (and funny).

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Try these fun brain break ideas to help active kids stay focused and learn at their best like yoga, Go Noodle, and printable cards.

Riddles for kids can be both a fun and educational experience for your kids. Here are some examples that can make learning interesting.

Social skills are a critical element to helping kids succeed socially, emotionally, personally, and even academically. These are the skills are the behaviors that help kids join in conversations, collaborate with peers, develop lasting friendships, self-advocate when they need help, and so much more

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So many ways to explore some extra creativity! These fun art challenges are perfect for kids and adults to stretch their imaginations!

Relationship building is the single most important way you can impact a child's life. So often, kids actually can't learn from someone they can't connect with. I'm also convinced that building a strong relationship with a kid or young adult diminishes a huge number of behavior challenges. Many times

30+ engineering STEM challenges with simple materials. Kids can tinker with bridges, catapults, boats, and more using recycled and inexpensive materials.

Get outdoors this spring (or stay inside if it's really raining) to practice reading with this fun gross motor sight word game for preschool & kindergarten.

We all fall into one of nine learning styles. Which one is your strongest?

Keep the kids moving, fit and having fun with these hilarious animal exercises! They'll love pretending to be one of their favorite animals!

Hands-on learning activities are the best way for young kids to learn which is why so many teachers are supporting the implementation of STEM activities for elementary kids all over the world.

Help Save Fred is a great stem activity! This save Fred the worm is super fun stem activity will help your students strengthen team building skills and...

My name is Lindsay Karp, I teach physical education and health at Bret Harte Elementary and A. Russell Knight Elementary in Cherry Hill, NJ. Master the Minute Challenges are fun, team orientated, and focused on a variety of skills. I … Read More

Flip Sticks are an amazing participation tool for calling on students at random! The idea of using name sticks is nothing new. In fact, this classroom management strategy has been around for a long time. Unfortunately, what I didn’t learn until a few years into teaching, was how to keep track of which students had […]

Looking for an easy toddler activity? Try making a matching pairs sensory bin! This fun learning activity is perfect for toddlers on a rainy day!

Develop speaking, listening, thinking and reasoning skills with these twelve fun verbal games to play with preschoolers, kindergarteners and bigger kids.

The best and most fun pen and paper games to cure the boredom blues. Solo, two player and three or more player pencil and paper games for kids and adults!

50 fabulous, fun ideas for World Book Day ideas - give kids a love of reading, every day of the year!

Looking for fun hand clapping games? Awesome hand clapping songs to teach kids, students or camp attendees, with videos and printable lyrics!

This is a fun board game about animals. Your ESL students work in pairs or groups, they throw a die and need to name different types of animals.

Story retelling is an ongoing core kindergarten skill and takes place when a student is able to comprehend a story and retell it in their own words. A retell should include key details like characters, the setting, the problem, main events (BME) and solution of the story. Kindergarten students do most story retells from listening to a story read aloud. Because of this, I feel it’s super important to select high quality and engaging texts to help develop a real love for reading. For me, I’m drawn to a silly or feel good story that opens up the floor for a great conversation. I want it to be a memorable and lovable story that they'll want to tell and retell! My Master's is actually in Library Science, so I'm extremely passionate about book selection AND story retelling for littles. So much that... I've married them into a series of monthly retelling activities, using high quality picture books, that work perfect in a kindergarten and first grade classroom. Pre, During and After Reading: Set your students up for success! Book talk the text prior to reading. When reading, an interactive read aloud goes along way with comprehension, I love to occasionally stop and really dig into an illustration or get student input when reading aloud. Whether you retell on day one or later, your kiddos will need to recall key details, and I love doing it with multiple and varied exposure using a single story. Retelling Hand: I like to start and review with a retelling visual like the retelling hand! You can grab a free retelling hand by clicking here. Review the parts of a story retell and then give the kiddos time to "turn and talk" to recall information in the story together. Retell Games: I love board games and just games in general. They're engaging, casual and get you TALKING and moving a little bit! After the kiddos have spent time with a partner, I like to take it up a notch and retell it in a gaming setting. My retelling activities generally include a low-prep game to help the kiddos start chatting alongside some visual support. Anchor Chart: Shared Writing and Sequence: After double exposure with a buddy, it's time to come together and discuss the retell. Review and record the characters and setting. For the sequence portion, students will help you order the events. Once the events have been sequenced, students will help come up with the beginning, middle and end to wrap up the retell (great shared writing practice). If you're looking for interactive writing opportunities, scripting the BME sentences would also be a great way for students to come up and assist with writing. The picture card activity works great on chart paper, a pocket chart or even repurposed later on using a pocket chart in a literacy center. *all corresponding activities can be found here. The Retelling CRAFT or Printable Option: To offer a chance for independent practice, the story craft or cut & paste printable will allow the individual student to practice sequence and retelling the story at their own pace and sharpen fine motor skills. I've always told my students a retell activity is a keepsake... because it's almost like you're taking the book home to read it to a loved one. This retell activity supports the mentor text Florette by Anna Walker. *all corresponding activities can be found here. Written Expression: The written and illustrated graphic organizer is another way for students to show their comprehension of the story after reading and practice writing. If you're making a follow-up literacy center with the picture cards in a pocket chart, this printable (or any of the others within the kit) would be a great add-on. For more retell activities, click here!

Encourage language development, while fostering fine motor skills, following directions and other functional life skills. Cooking in the classroom with visual recipes, step by step recipes to foster those super important life skills, and work on those IEP goals and objectives... all at the same time!

The best and most fun pen and paper games to cure the boredom blues. Solo, two player and three or more player pencil and paper games for kids and adults!

Read the funniest math jokes that'll make parents, teachers, and students laugh. Adding humor can make learning math fun and enjoyable.

Social Skills activities for kids are easy to implement and can help almost every child when it comes to social interactions and situations!

A whole month of daily low-prep STEAM activities for kids. You are going to love all of the low-prep STEAM activities that we have in store!