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April 28, 2015 By Karen Whiteside

Free Printable Spring Bucket List for Kids

Looking to create adventures for your kids this spring?  Grab our free printable spring bucket list. I always love having lots of things to do with my kids. I left the printable blank so you can fill in activities that reflect your children’s ages. Have fun together and brainstorm lists of things to do with […]

Filed Under: Blog, free printables, freebies, literacy, Spring, writing

April 27, 2015 By Nicolette Lennert

Free Mother’s Day Acrostic Poem Template

Need a simple Mother’s Day writing activity that is also a sweet gift for your students’ mothers this May?  Have your students write a simple Mother’s Day acrostic poem, back the poem with colored paper, and even laminate it for durability!  Grab our free template below for a simple and fun Mother’s Day writing activity! […]

Filed Under: Blog, free printables, freebies, Mother's Day, poetry

April 21, 2015 By Karen Whiteside

Mother’s Day Sun Craft

Want to make your students’  adjective vocabulary more accurate and specific? Create our Mother’s Day Sun Craft! It broadens your student’s adjective palette with descriptive words about the sun that can also be descriptive about their mothers! 30 plus years later I can still remember my second grade teacher Ms. Beth pointing to her available thesauruses […]

Filed Under: art lessons, arts & crafts, literacy, Mother's Day, writing

April 16, 2015 By Nicolette Lennert

Recycled Earth Day and Mother’s Day Craft for Kids

Tired of the coupon books and flower crafts for Mother’s Day?  This is what my first grade class made for Mother’s Day in lieu of the traditional classroom Mother’s Day gifts. It was a hit! The moms LOVED that we attached a picture of their little one. Moms are always in need of office supplies, […]

Filed Under: arts & crafts, Blog, Earth Day, Mother's Day

April 14, 2015 By Karen Whiteside

Free Earth Day Math Center

When preschoolers, kindergarteners, and 1st graders are learning to count, repetition is key! Since our spring math center was such a hit, I created today’s Earth Day math center. It turns much needed daily practice into a fun and interactive game. Roll, count, and cover is a great approach to basic numeracy within any homeschool […]

Filed Under: Blog, Earth Day, first grade, kindergarten, math, math centers, math stations, preschool

April 9, 2015 By Nicolette Lennert

Free Earth Day Recycling Sorting Center

Need a fun Earth Day activity for your centers this April?  This free Earth Day sorting and science center is very hands-on and sensory-friendly.  All you need are our free printables, a few containers, and some recyclables for students to sort! Here are the printables you need to make the center! Each center label has […]

Filed Under: Blog, Earth Day, free printables, literacy centers, literacy stations

April 7, 2015 By Karen Whiteside

Spring Scavenger Hunt Ideas

Take your spring literacy fun outdoors with our spring scavenger hunt! Whether you teach preschool, kindergarten, first grade, second grade, special needs, or ELL students, scavenger hunts are a perfect way to blend movement with literacy! The moment the weather warms, my kids want to be outside until dark.  Now, our outdoor adventures have an educational […]

Filed Under: Blog, Spring

April 2, 2015 By Nicolette Lennert

Free Spring Reading Challenge (Bee Bulletin Board Printables and Book Logs)

With the end of the school year approaching, many students need the extra motivation to reach the finish line!  Motivate your students and homeschoolers to read, read, read this spring with our Spring Reading Challenge! Can you read 100 books this spring?  If you have older students, use chapters as a motivator instead of books. […]

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March 31, 2015 By Karen Whiteside

Earth Day Activity for Kids

Need a simple art project for Earth Day? Use our free heart-shaped Earth template with your students for a simple and graphic Earth Day craft! With Earth Day approaching, we headed to the library to find Earth Day read-alouds.  We love The Earth and I by Frank Asch.  The watercolored illustrations in Asch’s book inspired our watercolor […]

Filed Under: art lessons, arts & crafts, Blog, Earth Day, fine motor skills

March 27, 2015 By Karen Whiteside

Free Spring Directed Drawing: The Step by Step Process of Drawing a Bunny

I catch my son drawing at his little teal blue drawing table at least ten times a day! It makes my heart sing considering I am an artist and love to create myself. He is only 5 and often asks me how to draw specific animals, insects, and science related things. Lately, I have been […]

Filed Under: arts & crafts, Blog, drawing, freebies, Spring

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