March is National Nutrition Month! How are you getting your Plate in Shape with your Family? I know we all struggle with making sure our children eat the right things. We're working with our daughter to help her learn that half her plate should be filled with fruits and vegetables every meal. We're teaching her about the MyPlate Guidelines. We just finished our Balanced Eating Fun Series with Little Hands that Cook. Have you finished? How did you do? What is the biggest change you've ... Read more...
The good, the bad, and the ugly of gardening – please don’t say you have not been warned!
Gardening has its rewards and it's downfalls The Good The magazines, the books, and our friends all tout the importance of and the value of the garden. Gardening with kids has SO many benefits. Fresh herbs and vegetables for eating, pride and ownership over taking care of something over an extended period of time, bright beautiful flowers and smiles on kids faces! Not to mention the fact that I LOVE that I can send my kids outside to pick a salad for dinner! Here is one entirely ... Read more...
Tot School – The letter B 28 months
What learning looks like at my house with a 28 month old. My son is 28 months old and really enjoys learning. He is a very active boy who loves to climb, run, jump, and explore. We do tot time at home using a combination of structured and more free choice, child directed activities. In the last month, he has started to put words together to make sentences and is more eager to "watch me" or "watch my mouth" to see how I form certain words with my lips. He then copies me and usually begins ... Read more...
Sunshine and Solar Energy for Kids: Fun Facts, Experiments, and Activities!
Discover fun facts & activities about sunshine and solar energy! Learn how the Sun powers our world with hands-on experiments for curious kids.This post contains Amazon affiliate links. Learning about Solar Energy with KidsThe sun is a pretty amazing and powerful bundle of energy. It can turn your skin pink if you do not protect yourselves, it can make fabric color lighter if left on the clothesline too long, it heats things up, and it can even power homes.Here are five fun facts about ... Read more...
United Kingdom Crafts for Kids (Around the World in 12 Dishes)
Grab your globe, photos and books. Gather your cooking utensils too! We're heading to explore the world with these United Kingdom Crafts for Kids. Little Hands that Cook with Books are heading on an adventure! United Kingdom Crafts for KidsGrab your globe, map, or atlas. Gather your cooking utensils and cookbooks! You may want to even create your passport and luggage to go on our journey with us Around the World in 12 Dishes!Find a dish from UK- Here's what we made Bangers and Mash & Scones ... Read more...
United Kingdom Recipes for Kids (Around the World in 12 Dishes)
Let's head to the UK in the kitchen with these fun and easy United Kingdom recipes for kids! Scones, Tarts, Shepherds Pie, Bangers and Mash and more in our cooking around the world series.Welcome to "Around The World in 12 Dishes". We will be taking you on a journey around the world, (loosely) following in Phileas Fogg's footsteps, exploring 12 different countries with our children, by cooking 12 dishes with them. The world is such a wonderfully diverse and colorful place. Our children see maps, ... Read more...
A Week with Dr. Seuss
Spend a week with Dr. Seuss inspired activities for Kids. Here's a creative way to encourage your child to fall in love with reading and hopefully a school full of readers too. Use this quick lesson plan of Dr. Seuss Themed Activities to plan out your week.Dr. Seuss WeekThis week was quite an adventure with my daughter in Kindergarten. I don’t think I’ve seen her more excited about going to school than the first week of school. She was up early every morning and getting her clothes on as ... Read more...
Tips and Tricks for Growing Carrots with Kids
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...
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