Looking for activity ideas this March to do with the kids after school? Here are spring themed activities for you to use as a parent after school with your child to celebrate them. You can add them to your After School Planner or get our free Monthly Activity Calendar.March this year has quite a few special holidays in it to celebrate with your child. The first place we usually start is with our Spring Photo Scavenger Hunt and Printable Spring Journal as we ... Read more...
The Ultimate List of Book Activities for Kids
The ultimate collection of activities to use with popular children's books! These picture book activities for Kindergarten and Preschool are fun and easy to do! Grab your favorite children's book and let's READ! At The Educators' Spin On It, we've been sharing with you fun and easy Book Activities with our Virtual Book Club Weekly Plans for many years! These have made quite a collection of popular children's books and book extensions to do with them. They are now all available in one spot in ... Read more...
Caterpillar to Butterfly Science Activity with Balloons
Surprise your little scientist with this caterpillar and butterfly science activity with balloons. All it takes are a few items from around the house to create this science experiment! Are you ready for this Butterfly STEM challenge? Butterfly Science Activity for The Very Hungry CaterpillarIt's Butterfly Week at the Weekly Virtual Book Club for Kids. Our featured book is The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle. It could not be better timing as we just had some monarch caterpillars ... Read more...
How to write a letter for classroom placement or teacher request with a sample letter
Some schools allow parents to write a teacher or placement letter request. In my humble opinion, if your school should allow this opportunity, then you SHOULD write one. Here are a few guidelines and a sample classroom placement letter to get you started. I believe that it may or may not help in making your next year's teacher a better match with your child, but it is worth the chance. So, as the time is now for most schools, how should you write a placement request letter?Disclosure: Amazon ... Read more...
Action Songs for Babies
Music time with your baby teaches more than you think. Take time with these baby songs each day and watch your baby grow.Here are our favorite action songs for babies that your baby will fall in love with for hours of fun and developmental growth. Let's explore how to add these baby action songs into your baby's routine at home. Baby SongsThere are so many fun songs for babies out there but I bet it's been years since you've sung them. As a new parent, these baby songs listed below are some of ... Read more...
Spring Virtual Field Trips for Kids
Explore moments in nature of spring flowers blooming and experience of flower-covered trees, baby animals, and the animal life cycles of spring with this ultimate collection of spring virtual field trips for kids.Where will you take a virtual field trip first this spring? The Best Virtual Field Trips to Take This Spring! There are so many changes that happen in spring that are so much fun for kids to learn about and explore. Every region of the earth has special things that happen and ... Read more...
Drip Painting Rainbow Name Activity
Working on name recognition? Your child will have so much fun with this drip painting rainbow name activity. The vibrant rainbow colors will have your child recognizing the letters in their name in no time plus you can even add more to make it an alphabet activity too! Disclosure Affiliate links to Amazon used in this post. Here's how to make this rainbow preschool activity No matter how old you are rainbows are quite magical! This week we're featuring the book A Rainbow ... Read more...
10 Things To Put In A Children’s Piñata – That Are NOT Candy!
Skip the sweets. Here are the 10 Things To Put In A Children's Piñata - That Are NOT Candy that your kids will love! From Birthday Parties to Holiday Celebrations, these Pinata filler ideas are sure to be a hit!If you're looking for the best pinata fillers, we've got you covered! From cheap to eco-friendly to even healthy pinata fillers there's a spectrum of options that provide an alternative to filling your Pinata. Many even work for Pinatas fillers for toddlers.Which ... Read more...
What kindergarten writing looks like – a year of student samples
Kindergarten writing starts off as letters and moves towards full simple 5 sentence paragraphs at the end of the year. Here is one child's progression on kindergarten writing throughout the year, a glimpse into the kindergarten writing standards, and resources for teaching writing to kindergarten.What Kindergarten Writing Looks LikeMy daughter is 5 years old. As a former kindergarten teacher, writing at this stage is my absolute favorite. I find great joy in "seeing" progress through writing and ... Read more...
March Book List and Themes for Kids
Celebrate spring with our March book list for kids! Explore nature, history, and fun holidays while boosting literacy, creativity, and learning.March is a month of transformation—winter melts into spring, nature awakens, and we celebrate themes of growth, renewal, and new beginnings. It’s also a time for fun and learning, with Women’s History Month, St. Patrick’s Day, and the excitement of the changing season. This month’s book picks for our Virtual Book Club for Kids explore these themes ... Read more...
St. Patrick’s Day Books and Read Alouds for Kids
Discover the best St. Patrick’s Day books for kids! Fun read-alouds, engaging stories, and activities to celebrate Irish culture and the luck of the Irish!St. Patrick's Day Books for KidsReading St. Patrick’s Day books with kids is a fun and engaging activity for parents because it creates special bonding moments while exploring Irish culture, folklore, and traditions. Festive stories bring the holiday to life with leprechauns, rainbows, and shamrocks, sparking kids’ imaginations. Many books ... Read more...
St. Patrick’s Day STEM Activity Sensory Bottle
Create a fun and easy St. Patrick's Day Craft for Kids as they explore STEM concepts with a Sensory Bottle! This St. Patrick's Day STEM Activity uses magnets that are sure to discover GOLD or at least stir up some lucky shamrocks with kids! This activity is a perfect addition to your after school fun or even part of your STEM education for preschooler.Here's how to add a little STEM this St. Patrick's Day with Kids.We wanted to add a little fun to this St. Patrick's Day Discovery Bottle by ... Read more...
St. Patrick’s Day Activities
Here's a little fun for the kids for St. Patrick's Day. We're sharing some of our favorite St. Patrick's Day Activities. We've included a little everything including snack ideas, printables, craft ideas, and more! Come join the fun!St. Patrick's Day Activities for KidsThere's always something quite special about exploring St. Patrick's Day with your child. From the playful green colors to the adorable leprechauns, enter the magical world where rainbows and pots of gold exist this St. Patrick's ... Read more...
Outdoor Spring Activities
Looking for outdoor spring activities for the kids? Create these playful shapes using shamrocks for a little St. Patrick's Day fun this spring.We're always looking for a variety of ways to explore the outdoors with our children when they get home from school and on the weekends. The yard is our go to source that we try to visit each afternoon. I've found that if we go outside after snack time once we get home from school my kids have a much better afternoon together, eat better at dinner ... Read more...
Celtic Knot Cookies from Ireland
Discover how to make beautiful Celtic Knot Cookies, a fun and delicious way to explore Irish culture with kids in this Around the World series!Ireland Recipes and Crafts for KidsWe are so excited to be traveling the world by cooking dishes from Around the World with our kids! We have set a new course for this season of Around with World in 12 Dishes that includes 12 new countries!Come join us as we take our children on a trip around the world without ever leaving our homes, well maybe a little ... Read more...
St. Patrick’s Day Activities for Tot School
Host your own green-themed tot school with these St. Patrick's Day activities for toddlers. Engage in hands-on activities to explore the playful, green-themed holiday.No matter what age you are it's always fun to celebrate St. Patrick's Day with a little bit of green. We had the chance this week to get together with many of our toddler friends at local parks and in homes to celebrate the fun this St. Patrick's Day. Here's are some of my favorite St. Patrick's Day Activities from our week at Tot ... Read more...
100+ Eric Carle Activities and Crafts for Kids!
Eric Carle is a beloved author of colorful picture books for kids. Here are several Eric Carle Activities to do with your child. One of the easiest ways to connect with his books is to encourage children to paint their own versions of his colorful characters. Here are a few ways to create art, games, and activities inspired by Eric Carle. Learning about authors and connecting with them can be one of the greatest ways to teach your own child about becoming a writer and inspire them to ... Read more...
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