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Owl Pizza Recipe for Kids

Owl Shaped Pizza Recipe for Kids to Bake

WHOOOO wants to cook? Create your very own owl shaped pizza with this easy to bake pizza dough recipe. Plus a few owl themed activity ideas too while the pizza bakes. This post contains Amazon Affiliate Links.   Owl Themed Pizza Recipe and Lesson for Kids The theme for Cooking Class today was Owls! We read this adorable book about this little baby owl who didn't want to go out with his parents in the night. He meets new friends each night who teach him many ways that the night is ... Read more...

Filed Under: Kids Activities, Recipes Tagged With: grade school, Kim, Little Hands That Cook, Owls, Pizza, Preschool, Recipes

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Fall Sight Word Games and Activities

Learning to read is a process that is spread out over many years. No one program or activity will teach your child how to read.  It is a combination of developing a love for reading and teaching different aspects of reading that will help your child learn. You are your child’s first and most important teacher.  You know how your child will learn best and will be able to adapt these different activities to fit their needs and abilities. Each child learns at his own pace and I ... Read more...

Filed Under: Reading, Writing Tagged With: Afterschool Express, Amanda, Fall, grade school, Preschool, Printables, Sight Words, Teacher Tip

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Tot School Make a Fall Painting with Your Toddler this Autumn

Fall Painting with Toddlers

Red, orange and yellow.  Bring out the fall colors with this fall painting project for toddlers. Best for children 2 years and older Learning Objectives: Explores a variety of materials. Names the colors. Affiliate links Make a Fall Painting with Your Toddler Toddlers are great at running and climbing. They love to explore the world and find out how things move. They need to make and create things with their hands, but are not quite ready for "crafts" in the traditional ... Read more...

Filed Under: Arts Tagged With: Fall, Toddler

By Kim Vij

Using Playtime for Writing Inspiration

Using Dress Up to Build Imagination in Story Writing

Using Playtime to Inspire Story Writing We had a great time celebrating Halloween over the past week. Every story time seemed to involve books that are thematic to Fall and Halloween. My daughter has been running around with her costume and horse the past week pretending to be Jessie from Toy Story. I created a post this week about the Important of Dramatic Play with our children, please Check it out here! Making real life connections to literacy is so important at this age. Using all ... Read more...

Filed Under: Kids Activities, Reading Tagged With: Afterschool Express, Kim, Literacy Connections

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Wood floors and coffee cake – the Natural Playscape Way

Inspiring Creativity with Natural Playscapes for kids

Discover the beauty of natural playscapes as a backdrop to family life, creativity, and learning. Explore how simple joys like wood floors, coffee cake, and outdoor play inspire connection and imagination. What I love about a natural playscape is that they are always changing. Bamboo rods can be turned into almost anything with the help of an amazing husband and dad. Inspiring Creativity with a Natural Playscape Natural playscapes are outdoor play areas designed to encourage ... Read more...

Filed Under: Gardening Tagged With: Amanda, Kids in the Garden, Natural Playscape, Nature, Outdoor Fun, Preschool, Toddler

By Kim Vij

Literacy Connections: Save Your Halloween Costumes for Playtime

Turn Halloween costume fun into meaningful literacy moments! Explore creative ways to build reading and writing skills through imaginative play and costume-inspired activities. Don't put away those Halloween Costumes yet! It's time to make Literacy Connections! My daughter had a very descriptive idea of what she wanted to be this year for Halloween. She wanted to be Jessie from Toy Story. I'm not sure where it started from, as we've only watched the movie a handful of times, but something ... Read more...

Filed Under: Kids Activities, Reading Tagged With: Halloween, Kim, Library, Literacy Connections, Toy Story

By Kim Vij

The Magic of Snuggling Up with Your Baby and Reading: Why It Matters for Parents

The Magic of Snuggling Up with Your Baby and Reading : And Why It Matters for Parents

Set aside time for reading every day with your baby — even if it's only a few minutes. Snuggling up and reading to your baby fosters emotional bonding, strengthens early language development, and nurtures a love for reading. These quiet moments not only support their cognitive growth but also create lasting memories and a comforting routine for both parent and child. Snuggle Up and Read Your Baby Babies love books with bright colors, baby faces, flaps, textures, or simple ... Read more...

Filed Under: Kids Activities, Reading Tagged With: baby, Baby Time, Kim, Library, Literacy, Snuggle

By Kim Vij

Halloween Story Writing

Story Writing with Halloween Stickers

Tips for teaching kids to learn to write this Halloween... use stickers! Here's how to encourage your child to write their own story with Halloween stickers. I loved Amanda's Afterschool Express Post last week about teaching writing with beginning writers.  Her little one expresses herself so freely in writing, I love it! My daughter is also in Kindergarten but is more reserved with her writing and needs a little encouragement. She really wants us to help her spell the words and we're ... Read more...

Filed Under: Kids Activities, Writing Tagged With: Afterschool Express, grade school, Halloween, Kim, Preschool, writing

By Kim Vij

Let’s Bake a Cake! A Little Hands that Cook with Books Lesson

Let's Bake a Cake! A little hands that cook with books lesson for kids.

Baking with kids is always a fun and messy adventure, but did you know it’s also a great way to build early literacy skills? In this Let's Bake a Cake Lesson, we’ll explore how you can turn a simple cake-baking session into a hands-on learning experience by labeling kitchen utensils and ingredients. Not only will your little ones enjoy mixing and measuring, but they’ll also begin to recognize words and connect them to everyday objects. Let’s make learning as sweet as the cake we’re about ... Read more...

Filed Under: Kids Activities, Recipes, Science Tagged With: Cake, Cook, Kim, Little Hands That Cook, Party Ideas, Recipes, Spiders

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How to Encourage Kindergarten Writing

What Kindergarten Writing Looks LIke

Writing is an important part of early learning. As a former kindergarten teacher, children progress rapidly throughout the year. From pictures and stick people to 5 sentence paragraphs at the end of the year. What does kindergarten writing look like? Here are a few kindergarten writing samples and tips for How to Encourage Kindergarten Writing. Affiliate links to products in this post. What 5 year old writing looks like: Reading and writing are connected. If we want our ... Read more...

Filed Under: Writing Tagged With: grade school, writing

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