If your kids like to move (and who doesn't?) then this they will love this ABC active learning game! I actually had a different Move and Learn activity planned to share this week...until I spied these cups we had taken from an event for our art supply shelves. Before we used these styrofoam cups for crafting we decided to stomp on them first. In the name of learning of course! Adding movement to any skill practice makes it more engaging … [Read more...]
Apple Bowling Math Counting Game
Apple bowling! Have you done it before? We do pumpkin bowling every year, but this was our first time bowling with apples. We went away last weekend and when we came home 2 of our apples had started to spoil so instead of throwing them away we decided to practice "counting on" with them instead! "Counting on" is a a pre-addition skill. Once you can count you learn to "count on" starting at a number other than one. Keeping score while bowling … [Read more...]
Bath Time Sight Words
School is already back in session. Summer just seemed to fly by, didn't it? Once school starts you have limited time with your children. By the time they get home from school you only have a few hours which are usually spent helping with homework, making & eating dinner and getting things ready for the following day. Here's a fun activity you can have for bath time to practice sight words (or anything else your child is learning) so that you … [Read more...]
Don’t Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus Activity
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...]
