My seven year-old has been working on learning contractions lately. She learns best with hands-on activities, so I knew we needed a fun activity to teach contractions. To reinforce what she has been learning, I came up with this simple learning activity with plastic eggs. We have used plastic eggs for so many learning activities over […]
Spelling in the Snow
Writing spelling words over and over isn’t fun. That’s why I try to come up with lots of new and fun ways to practice spelling words. This week the snowy weather inspired this spelling word practice for winter. This simple activity is also a fun sight words practice idea. Just use your child’s sight […]
Have a Ball with Math Facts This Summer
I can remember being bored, using black and white flashcards to practice math facts as a child, looking at the problem, saying the answer aloud, and flipping the card over to see if I was right. Thankfully math facts practice doesn’t have to be boring. There are lots of fun ways to practice […]
15 of the Best Flower Activities for Kids
Spring is the time for new beginnings and colorful flowers that begin to pop up. These flower activities for kids are the perfect way to welcome the season of spring. You may also enjoy these flower crafts. Flower petals have inspired creative play, science experiments, adorable reading activities, and some creative flower math activities […]
Nail Those Math Facts!
A few days ago I shared with you our hammering nails in pumpkins activity. As promised, I’ve got an educational twist to the activity to share with you! We used our pumpkins to have fun working on math facts. Materials Needed to Nail Those Math Facts: Pumpkin Permanent marker […]
