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Easter Learning Activities for Preschool

Easter Activities for Preschool

Discover fun and educational Easter learning activities for preschool! Engage your little ones with hands-on crafts, literacy games, and math activities that celebrate the season while building essential early learning skills. This week, my 4 year old and I are not just crafting for Easter, we are also learning with a bunny, carrot, and egg theme!  Hey, the kids are excited about the upcoming holiday - I'm using the excitement to teach academics. Thematic learning makes math, science, and ... Read more...

Filed Under: Kids Activities Tagged With: Easter, Preschool, Spring

By Kim Vij

Raising Chicks in the Classroom

Tips for Raising Chicks in a Class or at Home with the help of your local farmer's programs

Learn how to work with local farmers for your students to experience raising checks in the classroom. An amazing hands on science experience for kids. An unforgettable science experience for your children either in their classroom or you might want to consider at home too. Egg and Chick Fun with Kids: an opportunity for science There are certain times when children tend to share a bit more information about school than others.  Each day you pick them up form school and ask ... Read more...

Filed Under: Science Tagged With: After School Activities, chickens, Easter, Farm, grade school, Spring

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DIY Mo Willems Inspired Duckling Costume Felt Headband

Mo Willems Inspired Duck Headband

Grab some felt to make this easy D.I.Y. Ducking Costume Felt Headband. This project is great for beginning sewers. No sewing machine needed. (If you don't sew - just hot glue!!!) Affiliate links included in this article. Duckling Costume Felt Headband The Duckling Gets a Cookie by Mo Willems is a picture book for the young reader about Ducking, his friend Pigeon, and a nut cookie. Duckling is the model for politeness, whereas Pigeon lists all the things he has asked for, but never ... Read more...

Filed Under: Reading Tagged With: Amanda, Costume, Ducks, Literacy, Literacy Connections, Mo Willems, Sewing, Spring

By Kim Vij

April Book List for Kids

April Books for Kids of all ages

Explore April book list and themes for your child. Come join along with our weekly Virtual Book Club for Kids as we share spring themed books and activities for your preschooler! Are you ready to see which themes and books we're featuring? Take a look below. Take a moment to search your bookshelf, reserve them at the library or I've included links to Amazon for easy shopping. We chose fun themes that work with several books this April! Disclosure: The book images are ... Read more...

Filed Under: Reading Tagged With: Book List, Spring, Virtual Book Club for Kids

By Kim Vij

April Activities for Kids After School {Free Activity Calendar}

April Activities for Kids After School plus free activity calendar

April is a time for change and exploring our world with your child. This is a collection of April Activities for Kids to enjoy after school. Plus we've included a free April activity calendar just for you! Get started exploring the changes in April by going on one of our Spring Virtual Field Trips! Download our April Calendar April Activities for Kids April is such a fun time of year when you're with kids. There are so many changes to explore with them in nature. From the ... Read more...

Filed Under: Kids Activities, Reading Tagged With: After School Activities for Kids, April, grade school, Monthly Planner, Spring

By Kim Vij

Magical Spring Books for Kids – Inspring Stories About Nature, Weather, and Seasonal Fun

Spring Books for Kids

Discover the best spring books for kids! Explore stories about nature, weather, holidays, and growth that inspire learning, curiosity, and seasonal fun. Celebrate the magic of spring with books for kids! Spring Books for Kids Spring is a season of renewal, growth, and endless curiosity—making it the perfect time to refresh your child’s bookshelf! Whether you're looking for delightful picture books about blooming gardens, playful stories about bugs and butterflies, or meaningful reads ... Read more...

Filed Under: Reading Tagged With: After School Activities, Book List, grade school, Preschool, Spring, Virtual Book Club for Kids

By Kim Vij

10 Ways to Tempt Your Kids to Go Outside and Play this Spring

10 Outdoor Activities for Kids this Spring

How to get kids outside and screen free this spring? Here are 10 ways to tempt your kids to go outside for some fun spring outdoor activities. Are your kids looking for some fun things to do outside? Or would they rather stay inside, glued to the TV or computer? Want to fix that and be screen free?  In this article, I’ll share 10 ways to lure your kids outside for some fun spring outdoor activities and inspire them to stay and play for a while. Why Outdoor ... Read more...

Filed Under: Kids Activities Tagged With: grade school, Outdoor Fun, Preschool, Spring, Toddler

By Kim Vij

Spring Photo Scavenger Hunt with Kids

child with camera taking Spring Photos of flowers in trees

Teaching your child to have an eye for observation can be lots of fun. Create a spring photo scavenger hunt with kids! Here's how you can encourage them this spring to be on the lookout for the change in season. Spring Photo Scavenger Hunt with Kids There are a variety of ways that you can teach your child about science at home to enhance the science curriculum at school. Recently we shared tips for Lady Bug Science and we've been sharing a bit more about S.T.E.M activities. ... Read more...

Filed Under: Science, STEM Tagged With: After School Activities, grade school, Kim, Outdoor Fun, Photography, Preschool, Spring

By Kim Vij

On the Hunt for Spring: Spring Journal

Printable Spring Science Journal for Kids with Observation Sheet

Want to explore spring and science with your child? It's time to start your own spring journal for kids! A new season is starting to sneak up on us... at least down here in the South. Let's learn about the skill of observation with this easy-to-use spring journal. DOWNLOAD AND PRINT SPRING JOURNAL Making a Spring Journal with Kids Teaching our children to become observers is a vital lesson in life.  We're going on a walk around our neighborhood to see if we can spot ... Read more...

Filed Under: Gardening, Kids Activities, Science, STEM Tagged With: After School Activities, Afterschool Express, grade school, Kids in the Garden, Kim, Preschool, Science Fun, Senses, Spring, STEM

By Kim Vij

The Ultimate List of Book Activities for Kids

the Ultimate List of Books Activities for Kids!

The ultimate collection of activities to use with popular children's books! These picture book activities for Kindergarten and Preschool are fun and easy to do! Grab your favorite children's book and let's READ! At The Educators' Spin On It, we've been sharing with you fun and easy Book Activities with our Virtual Book Club Weekly Plans for many years! These have made quite a collection of popular children's books and book extensions to do with them. They are now all available in ... Read more...

Filed Under: Kids Activities, Reading Tagged With: Book Activities, Book Extensions, Book List, grade school, Preschool, Virtual Book Club, Virtual Book Club for Kids

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