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Handwriting Tips for Summer

Hands on fun for kids to work on their handwriting skills for summer! Explore these 5 handwriting tips for summer fun with your child. Many of them don't even use a pencil! Summer is the perfect time to help your child work on their handwriting skills. However, it's not what you think. Rather than sitting them down with lined paper and pencil and having them write and write until it's perfect, it's actually time to gather activities to help build their strength in their fingers and build visual ... Read more...

Filed Under: Writing Tagged With: Fine Motor Skills, grade school, Preschool, writing

By Kim Vij

Book Inspired Bug Themed Crafts and Activities

Bug Week Summer camp

Children are naturally drawn to insects as they explore their world. Here are bug themed activities that your child will love to get a little buggy with this summer! We've found tons of ways to make a Bug Theme tons of fun at your house for a playdate or even summer camp. Here's a list of our favorites below.Bug Themed Crafts and Activities for Kids!  A Very Busy Spider WebAnt Craft with Letter AAnt SnackAnt PuppetBalloon Printed CaterpillarBackyard Bee HuntCaterpillar MathFelt CaterpillarsFizzy ... Read more...

Filed Under: Science Tagged With: Activity, Bug, Bugs, Crafts, Hands On Activity, Insects, Kim, VBC Summer Camp

By Kim Vij

Summer Reading

We hope that you are having a great start to your summer vacation with your family and friends.  Thank you so much to everyone who shared what they have been up to in last week's After School Party!  It's so much fun to see the activities families are enjoying during the summer!We have a few big Literacy focused projects launching on our site this week that will be perfect for your school aged child!Don't forget to get involved with reading at your local library, book store or ... Read more...

Filed Under: Reading Tagged With: grade school, Summer

By Kim Vij

Meet our “Love Books” Summer Book Exchange Participants for 2013!

Do you like books?  Are you looking for ways to extend them with your child at home this summer?  We are so thrilled to bring you 36 Bloggers who are sharing their favorite Pictures Books and Activities. Right now they are sending packages all over the world as participants in the "Love Books" Summer Book Exchange. All summer long they will inspire us with their creative ideas for things that we can do to encourage our children to fall in love with books. We'd love for you to join us as we share ... Read more...

Filed Under: Reading Tagged With: Book Exchange, LOVE BOOKS, Summer Reading

By Kim Vij

Join the Virtual Book Club Summer Camp

Are you ready to join us for the Virtual Book Club Summer Camp?Have you signed up?Cerys of Rainy Day Mum, Kristina of Toddler Approved and me, Kim, from The Educators' Spin On It are Hosting and sharing with you book themed activities that can easily be adapted for children Ages 2-8.Join families all over the world as they participate in fun book themed activities at home that we've created just for you!  I just discovered a comment this morning on our site from one of our readers that made ... Read more...

Filed Under: Reading Tagged With: Summer Reading, VBC Summer Camp

By Kim Vij

Thanking Summer Volunteers with a Sweet Treat

Thank you gift ideas for vacation bible school volunteers

Looking for a way to thank summer volunteers from your child's vacation bible school or summer camp? Try these gift ideas for VBS Volunteers.The power of Volunteers! I hadn't planned to share about our week at VBS on The Educators' Spin On It but after watching all 4 of our children attend Vacation Bible School I can't help but not to share. For the past few years, my daughter has enjoyed attending Vacation Bible school. This year my youngest got to join the group too.Thank You Gift Ideas for ... Read more...

Filed Under: Parenting Tagged With: Community Outreach, grade school, Summer, Summer Camp, Teacher Gift Ideas, vacation bible school, Volunteering

By Kim Vij

Author Study – Gail Gibbons

Author Study - Gail Gibbons Books for Kids

Explore the world of acclaimed children's author Gail Gibbons with this engaging virtual book club! Discover fun activities, reading tips, and hands-on learning ideas to bring her nonfiction books to life for young readers.Disclosure: This post contains affiliate links. As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.Looking for ways to incorporate non-fiction books at home? Want more science-based learning to happen at home this summer?When teaching my children and students in my class ... Read more...

Filed Under: Reading, Science Tagged With: After School Activities, Author Study, Gail Gibbons, grade school, Kim, Non-Fiction, Preschool, Science Fun, Virtual Book Club, Virtual Book Club for Kids

By The Educators Spin On It

End of School Year Organization for Grade School Children

End of Year Organization Tips and End of Year Interview

Schools out for the summer!Portfolios have been sent home. Report cards are posted. What do parents need to do? ORGANIZE!!!This post contains an affiliate link to amazon for the memory book to save you timeEnd of the School Year Organization for Parents At the end of every year I take time to do some housekeeping. Kids grow and change so quickly that we will forget how they are at this age. I try to make a snapshot or time capsule of who they are at this age and file it away in a memory book or ... Read more...

Filed Under: Parenting Tagged With: Amanda, End of School Year, grade school, Preschool

By The Educators Spin On It

I See Me Books: A Personalized Children’s Book

I see me books, personalized books for kids

My son snuggles up on the couch with our son almost every night before bed. "Please read me MY pirate book Papa", he pleads. "The one with my name in it!" And the two snuggle in together to read his I See Me Personalized Children's Book.Disclosure: I received these books at no charge. The opinions are 100% my own and I only share the products that I truly love. The links to purchase an I See Me book for your child in this article are affiliate links. Meaning, the cost stays the same to ... Read more...

Filed Under: Cultural Education Tagged With: Review

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10 Ocean Activities for Summer Fun with Kids

Looking for ocean activities for kids? This collection highlights super fun and easy ocean themed activities for your child. Let's dive into the ocean! Beach weather has arrived in many parts of the world. There are many fun ways to explore the ocean with your child. If you're lucky it's within driveable distance to your home. For many of us that's not the case and we have to find a local aquarium to observe ocean life with our children. Take a Virtual Tour of Ocean Life with your child. Ocean ... Read more...

Filed Under: Science Tagged With: grade school, Ocean, Summer

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