Halloween is coming! We are ready for some spooky fun this month and I found more than 20 fun Halloween activities on the After School Linky last week to get us started! Halloween Activities for Kids: Pumpkin Craft and Name Activity from Fantastic Fun and Learning 31 DIY Halloween Costumes from Crystal and Comp Free Countdown to Halloween Calendar from Moms and Munchkins Paper Bag Halloween Luminaries from The Taylor House Halloween … [Read more...]
Homework Help!
Last week on #CoffeeBreak, my weekly series on Google Plus, we talked about homework and how to make homework time more successful. Too many families consider homework to be a stressor, so I sat down with Kim Vij from The Educators' Spin On It, Jacquie Fisher from Edventures with Kids, and Melissa Taylor from Imagination Soup to answer parents' questions. How to Make Homework More Successful We answered many questions during the show and tried … [Read more...]
Apple Science Experiment
Fall is here and apples are everywhere! We have been having fun with apple books and crafts and decided to do an apple science experiment too. The kids love acid and base reactions, but this time instead of combining them we observed to see what effects they would have on apples. Apple Science Experiment We began by choosing which acids and bases we were going to use. The acids were easy, lemon juice and vinegar are two we always have, but I … [Read more...]
13 Fun Fall Activities for Kids
I am ready for fall! I love the fall scents, the fall holidays, the fall food, and the fall activities. It's such a fun time of year. There are tons of ideas out there to get you in the autumn spirit and here are some of our favorite fall activities for kids. Try them and let us know your kids' favorites! 13 Fun Fall Activities for Kids: 1. Make a Fall Tree Hand Banner. 2. Create a Fall Art Collage. 3. Make a Fall Tree Snack. 4. Play … [Read more...]
Handwriting Practice with Dirt and Sticks
Handwriting is a skill we need to practice in our house this year. My kindergartner gets bored practicing writing on paper so we like to mix it up. One of his favorite ways to practice is writing in dirt! He used a stick to write with--so if you have dirt and sticks in your backyard you are all set! We don't have any dirt patches so I added some dirt to an aluminum foil pan that could be used inside or outside. After awhile we added a little … [Read more...]
Gross Motor Sight Word Game: Cup Crash!
Knowing how to read sight words helps kids to read more fluently and better understand what they are reading. Kids learn many sight words just by being exposed to them during shared reading, but there are those tricky ones that need some extra practice. To make memorizing sight words more fun we like to play games! Last week my kindergartner played Sight Word Swim in the pool and he had so much fun we came up with another game we could play with … [Read more...]
