This great collection of gratitude printables gives kids of all ages (and adults!) a chance to reflect on what they’re thankful for.

Meaningful Mama has produced a set of nine printables to be used with kids to talk about gratitude … Read More...

My daughter went through a pretty intense perler bead stage a few years ago. She loved making and melting her own pixel art. It’s a fun way to work on fine motor skills, following a pattern and more.

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There are so many fun ways to use turkeys in learning activities and crafts this time of year. This turkey feather matching game from Toddler Approved is great for little ones learning colors, and you can add a treasure hunting … Read More...

It’s always nice to have games to include in unit studies to make learning more fun or to present information in different ways. If you’re learning about the ocean, this printable game is a fun way for kids to learn … Read More...

Years ago ikat bag shared a mystery birthday party that she and her daughter concocted for the daughter’s eighth birthday. It included a story about stolen vehicles, clues for kids to figure out, dossiers on the suspects and a letter … Read More...

I love this idea for an easy way to set up a small world or sensory play tray for a kid using a plastic utensil tray.

Head to Hello Wonderful to see it in action and get all the … Read More...

This cute counting printable for kids can be used in lots of different ways, from learning one to one correspondence and counting from 1 to 10 to talking about more and fewer, sorting items in number order and so on.… Read More...

These printable kindergarten math worksheets are great to keep in the math center during October, or to use for kdis who finish early, or even for the whole classroom.

You don’t need any special supplies for kids to do these, … Read More...

There are lots of great Halloween themed projects and activities for younger kids, but not so many as students get older.

This project to design and market a haunted house from Appletastic Learning is so cute and looks like it … Read More...

This collection of Halloween themed literacy activities for preschool or kindergarten is just so cute and a lot of fun for little ones.

From matching magnet letters to the initial sounds of words to digging for letters in a bone-themed … Read More...

Little plastic spiders seem to be everywhere this time of year, and you might not think of them as a resource you can use in learning activities, but this post from Early Learning Ideas might convince you otherwise.

From using … Read More...

We can save the debate on whether the monster’s name is Frankenstein or Frankenstein’s monster for another day, but this fun cutting activity is sure to get kids in the spooky spirit while practicing their fine motor skills.

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Preschoolers and kindergartners spend a lot of time in dramatic play, acting out scenarios realistic and fanciful. Thanksgiving gives a lot of opportunities for extending dramatic play into a learning activity, such as playing grocery store, cooking, setting a holiday … Read More...

It’s the officially spooky season so it’s time for all lessons to have a Halloween spin, right?

Well, maybe not, but it’s fun to throw in a little bit of holiday-themed learning from time to time. Preschoolers and kindergartners will … Read More...

I wanted to tell you about a really cool project I got to be a part of that you might want to check out if you have kids who like to draw.

I wrote the instructions (but didn’t draw the … Read More...

Whenever kids go on nature walks, or often if they go outside at all, odds are good they’re going to come back with some natural treasures. Instead of keeping them in whatever random place they empty their pockets, you can … Read More...

Coding activities with kids can start long before they are ready to write their own programs on a computer. In fact, they don’t need to involve a computer at all.

At its most basic, coding is just a set of … Read More...

These cute Diwali coloring pages from In the Playroom are great to use for greeting cards, to give to family members for visit during the holiday or just to color and use to decorate the house.

The designs include symbols … Read More...

Rangoli are classic designs you often see at Diwali in front of people’s homes or as decoration within the home during the holiday. This cardboard maze uses a rangoli as the centerpiece to make a fun art project you can … Read More...

Books are a great way to learn about cultures and celebrations that we might not participate in ourselves, and there are a lot of great kids books that can help people of all ages understand different cultures and holidays they … Read More...