Growing Carrots with kids gets them excited about eating healthy! Carrots grown in the garden taste much different than the carrots you can purchase in the stores. My kids are not big vegetable eaters, but they adore eating a carrot fresh from the garden (a little bit of dirt and all).If you are willing to start a small backyard garden, carrots do not take up a whole bunch of space and may be a great addition to your learning garden adventures. Disclosure: Amazon links to products ... Read more...
Reading Across America
Fun and creative ways for families and classrooms to get involved with Read Across America.Read Across AmericaAre YOUR kids participating in "Read Across America"? We are!Motivating children to read is an important factor in student achievement and creating lifelong successful readers. Research has shown that children who are motivated and spend more time reading do better in school.The Purpose of "Read Across America"Read Across America is an annual event celebrated in the United States that ... Read more...
February Wrap Up at The Educators’ Spin On It
It's been a big "LEAP" for us this Year into this blogging adventure we call The Educators' Spin On It. We want to extend a warm welcome to all of our newest Followers! We also want to extend our gratitude to our continued followers! We're so glad that you've joined us and love hearing from you. Thank you so much for sharing our site with friends and families and most importantly your children. Here at The Educators' Spin On It we try our very best to Parent with Purpose. We enjoy ... Read more...
Dr. Seuss Inspired Snack Ideas
Have a little fun with these Dr. Seuss inspired Snack Ideas for your child! We're joining to celebrate Dr. Seuss's Birthday and NEA's Read Across America Day! Here are some of our favorites from Dr. Suess that we'll be including in our Little Hands that Cook with Books and Dr. Seuss this week. The Cat in the Hat and Green Eggs and Ham by Dr. Seuss is one of the first BIG books that your child will be able to read all by themselves as they become emergent readers. It's a special moment when they ... Read more...
Finding Second Language Resources for Kids
I was recently asked where I find the resources that I use to teach our children Russian. This is an excellent question and although I will tell you where to find resources to teach Russian as a second language, you can use these same ideas to find the language your family is learning! How to Find Second Language Resources for your Child In-laws and Friends The first place I always start is by asking anyone who lives in Russia to send or bring us learning materials. The things I ask for ... Read more...
The Learning Garden – Starting Seeds Indoors
I have never been very successful at starting seeds inside. As a matter of fact, I have tried unsuccessfully for 3 years to start tomatoes and peppers inside. Each year, I start the seeds and for one reason or another, end up buying transplants at the local Feed and Seed store. This year, I have received a Southern Small Garden Seed Bucket from Baker Creek Seeds to review for all of you and I am determined to have some healthy transplants for my garden this spring! Please note that I have no ... Read more...
Toy Organization at Our House
The Playroom I, Amanda, like to think of my dining room, aka playroom, as our classroom. I think about the things that I want my tot to interact with and learn about during his day and make sure that he has the space to do these things. (Don't worry, we still have a table and eat meals together as a family in our tiny breakfast nook area!) Like Kim talked about here, using stations is a great way to stay organized. This month, I am focusing on reading, interacting with books, and ... Read more...
It’s Not Just A Diaper Change
Sometimes changing a diaper can mean a lot more to your baby than you think. Here are some helpful tips for bonding with your child during a diaper change. How many times do you change a diaper in your child's day? I know I've stopped counting by this point with my daughter. But here's a secret, don't tell my husband, or else it's my job forever, but I enjoy the time it takes to change my children's diapers. I know it sounds funny but it's true and I hope you'll ... Read more...
Bilingual Babies: Family Book
Since it was Valentine's Day last week we worked on making cards for our Family members. To encourage my Bilingual Babies to use Hindi. I had my daughter create her cards with the family members' names in Hindi.As a fun activity, we created our own spin of a Family Book based off of Brown Bear, Brown Bear by Eric Carle into a Hindi Book For them to read. You can create your own too with the language you're working on with your child.DIY Family Book Using Hindi Words I had my daughter assemble ... Read more...
Kids in the Garden: The Indoor Garden
Are you not quite ready for outdoor gardening to start? Still cold and snowing outside? Start indoors with Bulbs. Here's a great way to teach your children about gardening Indoors. We had fun watching and journaling about our Paperwhite that has grown over the past month. Each day when my daughter would wake up she'd go over and look at her plant that was growing and talk about the changes. Teaching your child the skill of observation and patience is a skill they need in life. Make a ... Read more...
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