Mo Willems' Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus! (affiliate link) is one of our favorite books so we were thrilled to see that it was one of the choices for this month's Virtual Book Club for Kids! We came up with a super fun Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus! activity {a play dough kit!} to go along with the story. For anyone who doesn't know, the Virtual Book Club for Kids is a monthly series where we feature a different author each month and … [Read more...]
Alphabet Soup Early Literacy Activity
Making alphabet soup with your preschoolers is a great way for them to move and learn! They can have fun while mixing and pouring water and work on letters at the same time. It's a fun early literacy activity that also super simple to set up. Alphabet Soup water alphabet magnets or plastic letters blue liquid watercolor (optional) ladle (metal is fun with magnets) bowls, spoons, etc I filled a large plastic container 2/3 of the … [Read more...]
Math Play for Kindergarten {Counting On}
Make learning fun with these Kindergarten Common Core math games for counting forward from numbers other than one. Playing with numbers and using hands-on games is a great way for kids to internalize math concepts! Today I'm going to show you three fun learning games that I play with my kids to teach them how to count on, while having TONS of fun too! I'd love for you to visit my blog, The Educators' Spin On It for even more math … [Read more...]
Super Simple Heat Experiment
How heat affects things is sometimes difficult to understand. This simple heat experiment shows how heat causes molecules to move faster. {Plus kids think it looks cool.} Simple Heat Experiment Supplies you'll need: 3 clear jars water food coloring masking tape markers thermometer {optional} How to conduct the experiment: Label the jars with the temperatures you are going to use in the experiment. We used room … [Read more...]
Soup Kitchen Pretend Play
As a mom I want to teach my children that it is important to give to others. I try to get them involved in simple service acts and acts of kindness to teach them early there are a lot of ways to give. You can donate food or just make a card and give it to a loved one. No matter how big or small that one kind act is, it impacts the life of another. Soup Kitchen Pretend Play is a great way to let the kids practice giving and have fun too. One … [Read more...]
Build an Apple Tree Sensory Bin
Sensory bins are such a fun way to learn and play. This apple tree sensory bin is perfect for talking about colors while exploring nature. We worked on building our own apple tree with pieces from nature. Apple Sensory Bin Idea: We started with a low tray and went on a walk around the yard, collecting sticks and little leaves. Snapping the twigs was such a fun activity for my Little Guy (age 5). That satisfying *snap* of the sticks was … [Read more...]
Teach Kids to Pack Healthy School Lunches
This school year my kids are packing their own healthy school lunches! It gives them a chance to learn about making good food choices and choosing the food themselves makes it much more likely that they will eat it. That's why we were so excited to partner will Horizon Organics to create a free printable lunch box checklist! Teach Kids to Pack Healthy School Lunches Before you can turn lunch packing over to your kids you need to give them some … [Read more...]
Back to School Teacher Gift
We like to make back to school teacher gifts for our teachers at the beginning of the school year. This year we were short on time so we grabbed Starbucks gift cards and I came up with cute free printable gift tag to go with them! Back to School Teacher Gift Printable coffee gift card of your choice empty iced coffee cold cup tissue paper (Starbucks has cappuccino colored tissue paper they will give you!) BACK TO SCHOOL TEACHER GIFT … [Read more...]
