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Planning Teacher Appreciation Week Celebrations: We Think the World of You

World Themed Teacher Appreciation Printables

This week is set aside as a chance to recognize the wonderful teachers and staff that make a difference in the lives of our children.  Schools all around the nation will be celebrating Teacher Appreciation Week.  Parents will be uniting together to show their appreciation by planning teacher appreciation week. Here's how you can show your teacher appreciation with your child... Planning Teacher Appreciation Week Celebration This year, our school has chosen the theme: We ... Read more...

Filed Under: Kids Activities Tagged With: grade school, Preschool, Teacher Appreciation, Teacher Gift Ideas, volunteer

By Kim Vij

May Activities for Kids After School {Free Activity Calendar}

May Activity Calendar for Kids 2026

Looking for ideas for May? Explore this month a collection of May Activities for Kids to enjoy after school as the school year comes to an end. Plus we’ve included a free May activity calendar just for you! May Activities for Kids May each year seems to become a very busy time of year when you have kids in school. Do you agree? The month kicks off with Mother's Day and Teacher Appreciation. Then, as it comes to an en,d you've started wanting to plan out end of school ... Read more...

Filed Under: Kids Activities Tagged With: After School Activities, grade school, May, Monthly Planner, Preschool, Spring

By Kim Vij

Easy Mother’s Day Craft

Easy Mother's Day Craft

Mother’s Day can be an exciting holiday for kids to celebrate. They have so much fun creating something special for their Mom. This easy mother's day craft can create a special piece of art perfect to share with mom. Here’s a fun art project for Mother’s Day that is sure to be a big hit! Here's fun way to show a MOM how colorful and special she is to you. We're making a resist paint art project using a little help from one of our favorite stories. Perfect for a quick Mother's Day ... Read more...

Filed Under: Arts Tagged With: Art projects, Gift Ideas, grade school, Mother's Day, mouse, Mouse Count, Preschool, School Ages, Toddler, Virtual Book Club for Kids

By Kim Vij

Caterpillar to Butterfly Science Activity with Balloons

Butterfly Balloon STEM Challenge for Kids

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 Caterpillar It'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 ... Read more...

Filed Under: Science, STEM Tagged With: Butterfly, Caterpillars, Eric Carle, Spring, STEM, Virtual Book Club for Kids

By Kim Vij

The Ultimate List of Book Activities for Kids

the Ultimate List of Books 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 ... Read more...

Filed Under: Kids Activities, Reading Tagged With: Book Activities, Book Extensions, Book List, grade school, Preschool, Virtual Book Club, Virtual Book Club for Kids

By Kim Vij

Drip Painting Rainbow Name Activity

Child drip painting with rainbow colored paints onto paper with stenciled name

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 ... Read more...

Filed Under: Arts, Reading Tagged With: Book Activity, Colors, grade school, name activity, Preschool, Rainbow, Spring, Virtual Book Club for Kids

By Kim Vij

Summer Activity Calendar Bundle

Summer Activity Bundle 2025

Get ready for a fun-filled summer with this downloadable Summer Activity Calendar Bundle. Fun and easy summer-themed activities, games, and books for you all summer long for your child.  Are you ready for the summer with your child at home? With our Summer Activity Calendar Bundle, we've done the work so you get to have fun connecting, creating and playing with your kids. Explore new authors and new games! Sneak in learning to avoid the summer slide, and most importantly, make ... Read more...

Filed Under: Kids Activities, Reading Tagged With: grade school, Preschool, Printables, Summer, Summer Reading

By Kim Vij

Class Project for End of School Year

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Are you looking for a fun way to celebrate the end of the school year with your child's class? This ice cream themed class project for end of school year is sure to be a big hit! So easy to make and a fun keepsake to take home and celebrate their friends at school. We are sharing a fun way to remember your child's classmates and make your end of the school year ice cream party extra special. Ice Cream Themed Class Project for End Of Year Let's have fun with your class and ... Read more...

Filed Under: Kids Activities Tagged With: After School Activities, Class Project, End of School Year, grade school, Ice Cream, Preschool, Summer

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How to write a letter for classroom placement or teacher request with a sample letter

How to Write a Classroom Placement Letter for your Grade Schooler

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 ... Read more...

Filed Under: Parenting Tagged With: Afterschool Express, Amanda, Back to School, End of School Year, Parenting, Parenting with Purpose, Teacher Request

By Kim Vij

40 Acts of Kindness for Mother’s Day

40 Nice Things to Do for Your Mom for Mother's Day

Are you looking for a Mother's Day Gift Idea? Here's a gift that can be made easily but that will bring a HUGE smile to Mom's face and warm her HEART! Here are 40 nice things to do for your mom as a kid... First, go to my DIY Flower Bouget for Mother's Day Tutorial to follow step by step guide. Once you've made your flowers it's time to add Acts of Kindness to the stems. Acts of Kindness for Mother's Day Here are several ideas that will be a hit with Moms everywhere. ... Read more...

Filed Under: Arts Tagged With: Creative Crafting, grade school, Kim, Mother's Day, Preschool, Random Acts of Kindness

By Kim Vij

DIY Flower Bouquet for Mother’s Day

Handmade Painted Paper Mother's Day Flower Arrangement

Want to help your child make a thoughtful present for someone special? Looking for a unique gift that combines creativity with acts of kindness? This creative DIY Flower Bouquet for Mother's Day Craft contains good deeds that can literally be tied up with a bow!  In this article I’ll show you how to create an “acts of kindness” bouquet with your kids. It’s the perfect gift for Mother’s Day, a birthday, teacher appreciation or anytime someone special needs a lift. Look ... Read more...

Filed Under: Arts Tagged With: Art projects, Flowers, Gift Ideas, Kim, Mother's Day, Spring, Teacher Gift Ideas

By Kim Vij

Printable Mother’s Day Poem and Craft

Printable Mothers Day Poem for Kids

Create a special keepsake with this rainbow themed Mother's Day Poem and Craft idea! Do you have a special Mom that you would like to wish Happy Mother's Day too? Create a rainbow with crayons, paint, torn paper or even watercolors and print out this Mothers Day Poem. Better yet have your children read it to Mom. Mother's Day Poem for Preschoolers Print this adorable Mother's Day Poem for Preschool. Here's are the many reason why "My MOM is a Rainbow." Print your own My ... Read more...

Filed Under: Kids Activities Tagged With: grade school, Mother's Day, Preschool, Rainbow, Spring

By Kim Vij

Printable Seed Activities Inspired by The Tiny Seed by Eric Carle

The Tiny Seed Printable Activities for Kids

Seeds can be such a fun hands-on experience for kids. Here are a few fun ways with printable seed activities inspired by The Tiny Seed that make seeds both playful and educational with children. Including a few of our favorite gardening books. We're learning about Gardening! Children are naturally attracted to seeds. Grab a few seed packets and have hours of fun learning and discovering with your child as they learn to plant and grow their own vegetables and ... Read more...

Filed Under: Gardening, Math, Reading Tagged With: Eric Carle, Kids in the Garden, Seeds, Spring, Virtual Book Club for Kids

By Kim Vij

50+ Fun and Educational Seed Activities for Kids

The Ultimate Collection of Seed Activities for Kids

Discover over 50 fun and educational seed activities for kids! From easy science experiments and gardening projects to sensory play and seed crafts—perfect for all ages Seed Activities for Kids Seeds are tiny treasures packed with potential, and they’re the perfect way to introduce kids to the wonders of nature and science. Whether you’re planting a garden, exploring a sensory bin, or doing a fun science experiment, seed activities offer endless opportunities for hands-on learning and ... Read more...

Filed Under: Kids Activities, Reading Tagged With: After School Activities, grade school, Kids in the Garden, Nature, Outdoor Fun, Preschool, Seeds, Spring, Summer

By Kim Vij

May Books for Kids

A collection of the best May books for kids.

The ultimate collection of May Books for Kids! Discover the wonders of May through enchanting children's picture books that celebrate growth, renewal, and the beauty of nature, offering young readers tales of springtime, gardening, Mother's Day, insects, butterflies, and outdoor exploration. Let's explore these books in May... May Books for Kids Books with themes related to growth, renewal, nature, and exploration would be wonderful choices to read to young children during the ... Read more...

Filed Under: Kids Activities, Reading Tagged With: grade school, May, Preschool, Spring, Virtual Book Club for Kids

By Kim Vij

Teacher Gift Ideas for Teacher Appreciation Week and End of School Year

Teacher Gift Ideas for teacher appreciation week

Need help finding a special gift for a teacher? Here are some fun and easy teacher gift ideas to share with that one-of-a-kind teacher. Teacher Appreciation Week is here! Do you have an idea of what to give your child's teacher? We asked some of our favorite bloggers to share their ideas with us.  Here are over 30 Ideas for teacher gifts to make it easy to share something special without having to create your own ideas. Plus many are budget-friendly teacher gift ideas to be able to ... Read more...

Filed Under: Parenting Tagged With: Gift Ideas, grade school, Kim, Teacher Appreciation, Teacher Gift Ideas

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