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Summer Reading

Summer Reading ideas for Kids and Parents

Has your child started reading their Summer Reading List for School? Almost every student receives a suggested Reading List for their summer vacation. Have you encouraged your child to work on it? One of the biggest concerns with your child at home for summer vacation is the amount of literacy skills that can be lost, reading can help maintain those skills and entertain your child for hours. The more they process that information the more they will remember it. Here are some tips ... Read more...

Filed Under: Reading Tagged With: grade school, Library, Preschool, Summer, Summer Reading, Video

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Summer Bucket List {Play Learn Make Go }

Summer Bucket List Planner

A fun spin on your Summer Bucket List! Using the concepts of play, learn, make and go plan out your summer with your child this year. Download and get planning for the summer today! Summer is just about to arrive at our house and we are so excited to begin our summer fun! To get planning I spent some time making plans with my daughters for what we want to do this summer with our kids. Are you looking for ideas for this summer? Summer Bucket List Ideas  Instead of ... Read more...

Filed Under: Kids Activities, Kids Games Tagged With: Afterschool Express, Blog Hops, grade school, Kim, learn, Monthly Planner, PLAY, Preschool, Summer

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Super Fun STEM Camp Ideas at Home

STEM Camp Ideas for Kids at Home

Get ready for summer with these super fun STEM Camp Ideas for your home. Focus on developing 21st Century Skills of collaboration, critical thinking, problem-solving, creativity, communication, and more. STEM Camp Ideas Summer makes the perfect time for our kids to get hands-on with activities, games, and challenges that connect learning to science, technology, engineering, and math. I really would love to see more time for our kids to simply experience STEM concepts in the ... Read more...

Filed Under: Kids Activities, Math, Science, STEM Tagged With: After School Activities for Kids, grade school, Preschool, STEAM, STEM, Summer, Summer Camp

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First Day of Summer Vacation Interview for Kids

First Day of Summer Vacation Interview for Kids with download

School is ending and you're looking for a fun way to kick off the summer! Start by doing this first day of summer vacation interview with your child. A fun keepsake as you encourage your child to plan their summer adventures.   What are you planning to do this summer? First Day of Summer Vacation Interview Can you believe summer is here? We made it through this school year. For many, it was finally a full year back at school, thanks to COVID-19 and all the issues that came ... Read more...

Filed Under: Kids Activities Tagged With: After School Activities for Kids, End of School Year, grade school, last day of school, Preschool, Summer, summer vacation

By Kim Vij

Class Project for End of School Year

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Are you looking for a fun way to celebrate the end of the school year with your child's class? This ice cream themed class project for end of school year is sure to be a big hit! So easy to make and a fun keepsake to take home and celebrate their friends at school. We are sharing a fun way to remember your child's classmates and make your end of the school year ice cream party extra special. Ice Cream Themed Class Project for End Of Year Let's have fun with your class and ... Read more...

Filed Under: Kids Activities Tagged With: After School Activities, Class Project, End of School Year, grade school, Ice Cream, Preschool, Summer

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How to write a letter for classroom placement or teacher request with a sample letter

How to Write a Classroom Placement Letter for your Grade Schooler

Some schools allow parents to write a teacher or placement letter request. In my humble opinion, if your school should allow this opportunity, then you SHOULD write one. Here are a few guidelines and a sample classroom placement letter to get you started. I believe that it may or may not help in making your next year's teacher a better match with your child, but it is worth the chance. So, as the time is now for most schools, how should you write a placement request ... Read more...

Filed Under: Parenting Tagged With: Afterschool Express, Amanda, Back to School, End of School Year, Parenting, Parenting with Purpose, Teacher Request

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10 Things To Put In A Children’s Piñata – That Are NOT Candy!

Unicorn pinata sharing 10 fun things to put in a children's pinata that are not candy

Skip the sweets. Here are the 10 Things To Put In A Children's Piñata - That Are NOT Candy that your kids will love! From Birthday Parties to Holiday Celebrations, these Pinata filler ideas are sure to be a hit! If you're looking for the best pinata fillers, we've got you covered! From cheap to eco-friendly to even healthy pinata fillers there's a spectrum of options that provide an alternative to filling your Pinata. Many even work for Pinatas fillers for ... Read more...

Filed Under: Kids Activities Tagged With: Birthday Ideas, grade school, Parenting, Party Ideas, pinata, Preschool, Toys Suggestions

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What kindergarten writing looks like – a year of student samples

what a year of kindergarten writing looks like

Kindergarten writing starts off as letters and moves towards full simple 5 sentence paragraphs at the end of the year. Here is one child's progression on kindergarten writing throughout the year, a glimpse into the kindergarten writing standards, and resources for teaching writing to kindergarten. What Kindergarten Writing Looks Like My daughter is 5 years old. As a former kindergarten teacher, writing at this stage is my absolute favorite. I find great joy in "seeing" ... Read more...

Filed Under: Writing Tagged With: After School Activities, Amanda, grade school, Kindergarten, Parenting, writing

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What is a good gift to give kids on their last day of school?

Last Day of School Gift Ideas for Kids: Easy, inexpensive, and meaningful ideas for parents and teachers

Another school year has gone. Do you give a last day of school gift? Teachers and parents are looking for little ways to celebrate the ending of the school year. It is an accomplishment, an end, and a beginning to summer fun. What is a good gift to give kids on their last day of school that is…. Cheap – Easy – Meaningful That’s a hard combination. As a teacher, I usually give my students a little gift on the last day of school.  With 26 students, I didn’t want to spend a lot of ... Read more...

Filed Under: Parenting Tagged With: End of School Year, Gift Ideas, grade school, Preschool, Summer

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First Grade Teacher Request Letter

Write a first grade teacher request letter this year to give your child the extra boost into getting their best match classroom to learn and grow.

Kindergarten has gone by fast. Now is the time to start thinking about writing your child’s first grade teacher request letter. Although many schools discourage parents from requesting a particular teacher by name, they do allow parents to write a teacher request letter. As a former kindergarten and first grade teacher, now mom to a soon-to-be first grader, I too am writing this letter for my son. Affiliate links. Finding the BEST Classroom Fit for First Grade First grade is a big ... Read more...

Filed Under: Parenting Tagged With: Back to School, End of School Year, Parenting, Parenting with Purpose, Teacher Request

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