Summer worksheets can help your kids get geared up for summer and keep their mind in shape in the process. Kids brains get a little lazy with all that time off school. All of those wonderful learning skills they worked so hard for start to decline. Avoid summer slide and give your kids a mental […]
Need ideas to keep you busy while stuck at home? Our Quarantine Bucket List for Families has 100 activities to try: games, self-care, learning, and more!
Source: 27.media.tumblr.com via Emily on Pinterest I've been having some fun collecting DIY projects. Some I know I'm actually going to do and some are just fun to dream about doing. I have an
Seoul, Korea has some amazing museums and the Seoul Museum of Craft Art is one of them. Great for adults and children and it's free!
Build a craft stick chain reaction! Weave craft sticks together to make a chain that flies apart when you let go. Fun science!
We are getting so close to open the doors and selling seats for our Ultimate Intro to Photography online workshop. So many of you have shown interest already and since there are only 50 seats
The other day I asked my students how they planned to be creative this summer. Specifically, I was targeting my seniors. Their facial expressions were telling. They had no idea. Those who have jobs…
1-2-3 Come Have Some Fun With Chrysanthemum And Me I thought I had finished up designing some quick, easy and fun activities to go with the story "Chrysanthemum", 'til I had a request from Erin in Idaho. Her preschool has adopted the "Bucket Filling" program and she wondered if I could tie that concept in with the "Chrysanthemum" story. Great idea Erin, and easy-peasy to do, as the theme of "Chrysanthemum" is all about being kind, and careful with the things you say. Thus "Bucket Filling With Chrysanthemum" was born. After reading the story, children transition to making a list of “bucket dipping” moments in the story, as well as “bucket filling” times on the 2 worksheets. I’ve also included color copies so you can do this as a whole group activity as well. The packet also includes several posters: “We are a bucket-filling classroom”, “Easily Fill A Bucket By . . .” plus a “Please Don’t Be A Dipper”. The “Chrysanthemum’s ABCs of Bucket Filling” worksheets help build vocabulary while practicing letter sounds. These can be done individually, or use the colorful ones with a whole group. I’ve included answer keys with lots of alliterative options: “Aa: aid, applaud, ask, award, advise, affirm, acknowledge…” Finally, students can use the little Chrysanthemum "bucket cards" to encourage each other. There’s a set in color so that you can leave your students a compliment or note as well. I was now in the Chrysanthemum mode again, so I also designed some Chrysanthemum-Themed Alphabet Number Puzzles. Because the story is all about this little mouse’s name, I like to transition my kiddos to some name writing activity afterwards. These puzzles provide a super-fun way to do that, plus children get in some uppercase alphabet practice too. They're a real “sanity saver” as children are happily engaged coloring, cutting, then putting their puzzle together. While they work independently you are freed up. Woo hoo! The puzzles mix math with literacy, as they help practice sequencing numbers from 1-10, working on those toughie teen numbers, as well as skip counting by 10s. Simply choose which number concept is most appropriate for your students. For a fun back to school bulletin board, have children mount their puzzle to a sheet of construction paper leaving a little gap between each strip, which will create an interesting mosaic effect. I’ve included 2 “ABC 1-2-3 Look Who’s In The Class With Me!” posters to use for the center of your display. (Plus preschool, kindergarten and 1st grade as well). There’s also a colorful Chrysanthemum puzzle (1-10, 11-20, & counting by 10s) to use as an independent math center, plus an additional name writing worksheet where children finish drawing Chrysanthemum. Finally, while I was putzing with this, another name activity popped in my head, so I created a quick, easy & fun "color, cut & glue" name craft, which provides wonderful fine motor practice, plus assists children in learning how to spell their name as they begin to recognize those letters. Completed projects make a sweet back to school bulletin board too. Besides the name craft, the packet also includes: * Separate upper & lowercase letter cards, as well as a set of cards with both the upper and lowercase letter on one card. Use them for Memory Match and “I Have; Who Has?” games. I’ve also included a 4-page tip list of other ideas for the cards, including the “Kaboom!” game as well as . . . * A variety of letter worksheets plus… * Some simple letter games like "What Letter Did Chrysanthemum Hide Today?" and "What's Missing?", as well as several dice worksheet games. Today's featured FREEBIE is a set of 10 Classroom Management Posters. I hope you find them useful. Well that's it for today. Thanks for stopping by. Time to move on to another theme. Hmmm... shall I start working on "Chicka Boom" or "If You Take A Mouse To School" stuff? Stay tuned. I'll be doing both before August disappears. Wishing you a carefree, happily lazy kind of relaxing day. "Children must be taught how to think, not what to think."-Margaret Mead
Your Valentine's Day date ideas may have been cancelled or changed this year. But, there's no reason for it not be equally special and romantic. Sure, spending Valentine's day at Bali or Punta Cana might sound way more exceptional and amorous. But with the current situation that we are all in, we can rain-check those trips and save it maybe for next Valentine's day date ideas.
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Have You Filled A Bucket Today? A few years ago I was introduced to the wonderful book " Have You Filled A Bucket Today ?: A Guide to D...
With so many fun things to do in Cologne (Koln) Germany it is easy to discover why this beautiful city needs to be on your bucket list!
Remember my post long, long ago, Do You Know Your ABC’s? Well, for one of the pages, I made a scratch -off section on it, because my husband loves scratch-off tickets. It’s super, super…
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My knitting has reached a bit of a plateau since I first set off on my Asian adventure four months ago. Indeed, it’s not easy to try out complicated new patterns that require more than two balls of yarn when both your budget and packing space is limited. So
If you're having a bad day, you've come across the right post. Weekdays at work and stress in life can be tough. In such times, we all deserve moments that make us say "aww" to help us cope.
Tucked away in the north east of Scotland you will find the city of Aberdeen and the surrounding towns and villages which make up Aberdeenshire. This really is the region of trails for those who love history and the water of life, whisky! With just over 250 castles in Aberdeenshire…
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I came across this challenge online a couple of weeks back and decided to give it a go, the idea is that you have 1001 days to achieve 101 different goals. They can be anything, but they have to be something you have to actively try to achieve! I want to try and tick off...
Hi there, folks! Scraps, here, with a necessity-is-the-crafter-of-inspiration project from Alchemist Jo! —————————————&…
vocabulary for the theatre, acting, and film.Students can work alone or in groups to match the word with the correct definition. I also like to put the words on sticky notes around the room (and cover the word bank) so students have to go find the correct word. - ESL worksheets
Are you looking for ideas and inspiration to have fun this summer? We plan on having a summer to remember with our wide-ranging summer bucket list.
I love date nights. I think they’re so easily neglected, but so important! After some Pinspiration (let’s pretend that’s a word), I drafted up some fun date night printables in Ph…
Take the classic volcano science experiment for kids to whole new level with this Look INSIDE a volcano project for kids ! EASY to make!
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