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Tips for Choosing a Good Magazine in Today’s Elementary School Classroom

Tips for Choosing a Good Magazine

Magazines are currently becoming one of the most popular tools for teaching in today’s classroom. Teachers are using magazine subscriptions to teach not only reading skills, but also to integrate cross curricular standards. They are of high interest to students and can be used to enrich and motivate readers of all abilities! Disclosure: This post contains affiliate links. A good magazine for kids will: Highlights is an AMAZING magazine for kids in grades 1-4. The ... Read more...

Filed Under: Kids Activities Tagged With: Amanda, grade school, magazine, Preschool

By Kim Vij

Top Activities for School Ages Week 30

Can you believe it's the last week of July! At our house, we're trying to get as many things before we head back to school in a few weeks. How long do you have before school starts?  Back to School Resources to get organized for the school year!   However, since we have some time left here are some fun ways to have fun with learning activities to help prepare your child for the school year. Don't forget to visit our School's Out Project for last-minute ideas too! This Reading Mama has ... Read more...

Filed Under: Kids Activities Tagged With: #afterschool, #learningafterschool, #smartsummer, After School Link Up, Afterschool Express, Kim, learning activities

By Kim Vij

Tips for Planning Summer Activities Using Pinterest

Tips for How to Use Pinterest for Planning Summer Activities for Kids

Wondering what to do this summer with the kids? Use these easy tips for planning summer activities using Pinterest. Let Pinterest do the work and your family have all the fun! It's hot! It's summer! And confession, you're wondering what activities can I do with my child to make the rest of summer fun and easy for everyone. We have a couple of solutions for you that I think you'll love. Bonus... It has to do with Pinterest! How to Use Pinterest to Plan Summer Activities At the ... Read more...

Filed Under: Kids Activities Tagged With: Google Hangout On Air, grade school, Pinterest, Preschool, Summer, Summer Activities on Pinterest

By The Educators Spin On It

Diverse Books in Your Home Library: Parenting Global Kids

Take a lookin the mirrorat your friendsat your neighborsat your community members. Now take a look at the bookshelves in your home. Do the characters and stories in your children's books represent the amazingly, beautiful diversity in your world? Helpful Tips for Adding Diverse Books in Your Home Library Raising Global Children: If you are a follower of The Educators' Spin On It, then you know one of my parenting goals is to raise globally aware children. Affiliate links to ... Read more...

Filed Under: Reading Tagged With: Amanda, Book List, Diversity, Explore, Learning, Lee & Low Books, Raising Global Kids

By Amanda Boyarshinov

Think Like an Inventor S.T.E.M.

This is a paid campaign with Camp Invention, all opinions are 100% my own. Getting your kids to think like an inventor is easier than you think. After a week of attending Camp Invention, we as parents, are trying to be more aware of encouraging our daughter to build, invent, problem solve, engineer, and create. What can you do to help your child think like an inventor? Provide Opportunities to Experiment Do lots of science projects at home like these ones on solar energy, ... Read more...

Filed Under: Kids Activities, Math, Science Tagged With: camp Invention, engineering, grade school, learning activities, STEM

By Kim Vij

Virtual Book Club for Kids SUMMER CAMP

Virtual Book Club for Kids Summer camp

Join us for the new Virtual Book Club Summer Camp! Click here for info! Virtual Book Club for Kids Summer Camp We had too much fun hosting the Virtual Book Club Summer Camp that we've OPENED it up for SECOND SESSION. Click here to join our latest Summer Camp In June over 450 moms, grandparents and caretakers joined us and it was amazing – for 3 weeks we shared crafts and activities based around 3 fun child hood themes perfect for 2 – 5 year olds. Connecting and creating with books ... Read more...

Filed Under: Reading Tagged With: Summer Camp, Virtual Book Club for Kids

By Kim Vij

Top Activities for School Ages Week 29

Finding fun ways to incorporate Reading, Math, Science and Art can be so much fun.  These week's After School Linky parties featured six top activities you can do with your child that are fun and also filled with learning ideas.  Which one will you try first?         Top Featured After School Activities  Teaching Number Bonds from Pinay Homeschooler  How to Plan Science Activities for Ages 3-7 from The Measured Mom Sight Word Slam from P is for Preschool  Simple Minecraft Math ... Read more...

Filed Under: Kids Activities Tagged With: #afterschool, #learningafterschool, #smartsummer, After School Link Up, Afterschool Express, Kim, Summer Activities

By The Educators Spin On It

Chapter Book and Activities for GIRLS

Chapter Books for Girls with Activity Ideas for LOVE BOOKS exchange

Explore these chapter books and activity package ideas for hosting your chapter book exchange with friends! LOVE BOOKS participants have built and sent some amazing packages for our CHAPTER BOOK edition! This age can be such a challenge for parents and teachers to extend reading into creative play, writing, building, science, and more. It is still extremely important to help kids make literature connections. Find out how these talented parents and bloggers extended some popular ... Read more...

Filed Under: Reading Tagged With: Amanda, Book Extenstions, Chapter Books, grade school, LOVE BOOKS, Reading, Summer Reading

By The Educators Spin On It

Chapter Book and Activity Packages for Adventure and Nature

Get kids EXCITED about reading! Make Chapter Book and Activity Packages with these 4 Ideas. Grade school children need to be reading EVERY SINGLE DAY!  Yes, every day. We need to read with them and to them. They also need to read on their own. AND, it is important that they have activities to extend their reading and make better connections with literature. Affiliate links used in this article to Amazon. Parents and teachers often struggle to keep up with speed readers and can ... Read more...

Filed Under: Reading Tagged With: Amanda, Book Extensions, Chapter Books, Dinosaurs, Dragons, grade school, LOVE BOOKS, Summer Reading

By Amanda Boyarshinov

Preschool Learning Activities

Preschool Activities

Plan your PLAYFUL PRESCHOOL learning week with the amazing ideas from our fellow kids activity bloggers. I know my preschooler is going to love delivering mail to family members with a DIY post office.  He will also like making painted rock turtles and counting with a ladybug counting stick! These articles were shared with us on the Educators' Spin On It Facebook Sharing Days. Facebook Page every Wednesday and click to view posts to page on our wall. I know I am always ... Read more...

Filed Under: Kids Activities Tagged With: 3-5, Activities for Preschoolers, Playful Preschool, Preschool, Weekly Planner

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