I had a bunch of foam stickers and decided to make B some strips for patterning practice. I saw this idea about working with patterns at Chasing Cheerios. First, I put the stickers on the strip of paper in a certain pattern. I left the backing on the last sticker but traced it in the pattern. …
There are so many different, awesome types of advent calendars out there. I was having a hard time deciding on one and then it occured to me that one Christmas activity a day would be fun for us. I made and printed the activity cards (below), sewed 25 felt pockets (pictured above, directions below in …
Need a simple activity to challenge your child while you prepare a Thanksgiving feast? Try this pouring challenge. Draw a line on a plastic cup and fill another cup with water. Challenge your child to pour the water and stop exactly at the line. B spent a long time working on this. It was tricky …
Here are a few Home Depot materials you can pick up for your child that make great activities. PVC Pipe – In my 4th grade classroom I used these for students who preferred or needed to read out loud. They hold the pvc pipe like a phone and it magnifies their voice so much that …
Here are a bunch of great Go Away Big Green Monster activities for your child based on the book by Ed Emberley, a favorite among children’s books. B is going through a phase of nighttime fears and issues with scary monsters, so I’m hoping that by reading the story and participating in some of these …
If you are like me you have extra felt pieces laying around from projects (that were awesome or didn’t work out). Here are several games with felt pieces that you can put those pieces to use! Materials: felt pieces, marker (optional) Here are a few fun ideas for how to use felt pieces: Hopscotch Obstacle …