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November 22, 2016 By Karen Whiteside

Free Printable Christmas Light Garland Craft for Kids {Free Christmas Light Templates}

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We are excited to be a part of Elmer’s blogging team.  This post is sponsored by Elmer’s.  All opinions are 100% ours. Deck the halls without electricity!  Grab our free printable Christmas light template in three different sizes and have the kids create paper versions of Christmas lights garland. Added bonus: the kids will work […]

Filed Under: art lessons, arts & crafts, Christmas, christmas template, classroom printables, Elmer's Blogging Team, evergreen tree, fine motor skills, first grade, free printables, freebies, homeschool, kids craft, Science

October 21, 2016 By Karen Whiteside

Bat Activity for Kids

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Need a fun hands-on craft for your bat units?  When October rolls around, many of us are studying bats.  Our interactive Bat Activity has science, language arts, and art all wrapped up in one flippable bat craft.  Decorate this Halloween season with our not so scary bats and bust some of those bat myths! Add hands-on fun […]

Filed Under: arts & crafts, Blog, classroom printables, Halloween, homeschool, Life cycle activities, Science

July 14, 2015 By Nicolette Lennert

Summer Learning Game: Hide and Go “Word Sort”!

We are excited to be a part of Elmer’s blogging team.  This post is sponsored by Elmer’s.  All opinions are 100% ours.   Summer learning should be as fun, play-based, and as hands-on as possible.  Keeping kids’ minds going with learning games, beyond just reading a ton of books, is critical for a smooth transition […]

Filed Under: arts & crafts, Blog, Elmer's Blogging Team, first grade, homeschool, kindergarten, literacy, literacy centers, literacy stations, sponsored, Summer, Summer Reading

January 29, 2015 By Karen Whiteside

Heart Shaped Bird Feeders for Valentine’s Day

My children were interested in learning about what birds eat when we created a gingerbread bird feeder craft.  It’s important to continue to provide this food source for these animals because they begin to rely on it. In order to feed our flying friends this month we created heart shaped bird feeders.  Get your little preschoolers, kindergarteners, […]

Filed Under: arts & crafts, Blog, homeschool, kids craft, shapes, Valentine's Day

September 19, 2014 By Nicolette Lennert

Homeschool Classroom Reveal: Kindergarten Calendar/Morning Meeting Area

Setting up homeschool is no easy feat, especially when you live in Chicago in a house as small as some New York City apartments.  I see some homeschooling families that have entire rooms dedicated to “school”. I have for years, joked that my house is a “dollhouse”. So, this is proof that you can learn […]

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