Gardening with kids is a great way to incorporate academic and social learning in the outdoors, but like all great activities, it is important to make a plan. Here's how to make a garden plan with kids. Today we have a guest post from MaryAnne about making a garden plan with your children. MaryAnne is an amazingly talented women, master teacher, mom to four kiddos, and author of MamaSmiles. Her blog is a fantastic resource for learning, parenting, and crafting. If you haven't read any of the ... Read more...
Garden Science SOIL Experiments
Getting kids in the garden is a great way to make science REAL! It is one thing to read a bunch of books and articles about plants, their needs, adaptations, and environments, but it is another thing to physically DO and LEARN about these things. Although there are a bunch of AMAZING teachers in our schools, I find that often, hands-on science experiments are not as present in my children's daily education as I would hope for. We as PARENTS need to make TIME to provide our ... Read more...
Begin Gardening with Kids
Welcome to Kids in the Garden; Learning and Growing, a month long series to inspire parents and teachers to garden with their children. In addition to our regular blog posts, we will be featuring gardening articles with tips and advice from some amazing writers, parents, and teachers. This article contains affiliate links.I am excited to introduce you to our first author of this series,Birute Efe author of Playtivities. Not only is Birute a talented writer, but when you learn that English is her ... Read more...
How to Tame Your Thought Monster by Katie McClain
Raising kids is an everyday challenge, especially when it comes to how to react to emotions and our child’s personal thoughts. Now imagine that as a student or classroom teacher with around 20 children growing and changing and developing their own personal thoughts and emotions. It can be quite a challenge. Having a child that is confident in how they react to their emotions is key to their success. Teaching your child to identify with their emotions is so very important. Feelings are ... Read more...
Raise a Scientist – Mighty Kids in S.T.E.M.
Much of our family dinner conversations center around science. I believe that science education starts early and that we must provide opportunities for our children to experience and experiment from an early age. For our kids, ages 1, 4, and 7, learning isn't a special activity, it is an everyday opportunity. This week my daughter came home from school inspired. "I want to do something so important with my life that someone will write a biography about me.” She announced. “I want to invent or ... Read more...
Kids in the Garden – Learning and Growing
Gardening with kids is a great learning opportunity to teach math, science, social studies, reading, writing and social skills. We often underestimate the power of a garden as an educational tool. Here at The Educators' Spin On It, we strongly urge parents and teachers to PLANT A SEED with your child and watch them grow.Kids in the Garden - Learning and GrowingKids in the Garden - Learning and Growing, is a collection of articles all geared to help parents and teachers interact with ... Read more...
Fine Motor Activities for Vision and Hand-Eye Coordination
Young children need many opportunities to develop their vision and hand-eye coordination. Here is a collection of our personal household favorites of fine motor activities for kids. This post has been brought to you by our friends at EYE POWER Kid's Wear! We try to do at least one activity each day that includes fine motor practice. These activities are also fantastic ideas to do if you have a little one wearing an eye patch that needs to strengthen their vision, which is why I started ... Read more...
Olympic Rings Activities
Do you know what the colors of the Olympic rings represent? Let's share with our kids what the colors represent with a few fun Olympic Rings Activities.Disclosure Affiliate links used in this post, all opinions expressed are my own.What is the Meaning of the Olympic RingsOur post that features 30+ Olympic activities for kids has been a big hit as we get ready to welcome the Winter Games. We thought you might enjoy learning about the meaning of the Olympic rings and their colors.Pierre de ... Read more...
Preschool Math Activities with Trains
A playful way to learn about math with preschoolers... TRAINS! Explore these preschool math activities with trains. Preschool Math Activities with Trains Preschool math is about counting and number sense (what the number represents) and a whole lot more. When you think of building a strong mathematics base for your child, think beyond the highest number your child can count to.Preschool math is about Numbers, Counting, Operations (adding and subtracting), Shapes, Sorting, Measurement, Spacial ... Read more...
Winter Olympic Writing Prompts for Kids
Experiencing the Winter Games with your child is an event you'll always remember. Encourage your child to write about the Winter Olympics with these Printable Winter Olympic Writing Prompts.Let their imagination go wild as they dream the impossible as they watch the world's best achieve recording setting do just that this year at the Olympics.Disclosure: Affiliate links used in this post. All opinions expressed are my own. Winter Olympic Writing Prompts for KidsHere are a few ... Read more...
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