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Teaching Kids How to Make Friends

Tips for Making Friends at School

As we head back-to-school this year, the topic of how to make friends once again becomes the focus of our character development conversations around the dinner table. Friends are an important part of our lives. They bring value to our lives in numerous ways. As my children get prepared to start a new academic school year, we focus on remembering how to make new friends. How to Make Friends Although my children are extraverts, they have struggled at different times throughout their ... Read more...

Filed Under: Kids Activities, Reading Tagged With: Activities for Preschoolers, Back to School, Book List, diy books, Friendship, grade school, Parenting

By Kim Vij

How to Make Your Own First Day of School Sign

DIY First Day of School Sign with Cardboard and Washi Tape

Sending your child to the First Day of School is a memorable event no matter how old they are. Create a First Day of School Sign to make a personalized number for Back to School pictures. It's a fun way to get them involved in making a keepsake for the first day of school.   Here's how to make...  DIY First Day of School Sign Create a number sign that represents the grade that they are entering using your child's creativity.  Plus helps them to ... Read more...

Filed Under: Kids Activities Tagged With: Back to School, First Day of School, grade school, Parenting, Preschool

By Kim Vij

Science Sensory Bottles Experiment for Density Exploration

Science Sensory Bottles to explore Density with Kids

Finding ways to sneak science and fun in at home can be super rewarding as a parent. This science sensory bottles experiment provides your child the chance to explore the concept of density through colorful crayons and water bottles and a little mystery materials. Plus it gives them a chance to simply learn the art of observing and problem-solving on their own, which is a win in my book. Here's how to make your own Science Sensory Bottles.   This post contains affiliate ... Read more...

Filed Under: Science, STEM Tagged With: After School, Back to School, Crayons, grade school, Preschool, School, School Ages, science, Sensory Bottle

By Kim Vij

Sensory Bottle Math Game with Crayons

Sensory Bottle Math Game with Crayons

Crayons are such an iconic symbol for back to school with kids. Add a sensory bottle math game using a crayon theme for this super colorful math game! Let's have a little math fun with some crayons to celebrate the beginning of the school year! We'll focus on colors, number recognition, graphing, ordinal numbers and even some fine motor skills. Affiliate links used in the post.  Sensory Bottle Math Game with Crayons This math game was such a hit in our house after ... Read more...

Filed Under: Math, STEM Tagged With: After School, Art Supples, Back to School, Colors, Crayons, grade school, Preschool, School

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How Does Your Child’s Kindergarten Supply List Compare?

Kindergarten Supply List with items highlighted for a child's backpack

It's back to school time which means you're going to see your first Kindergarten supply list. Did you expect it to be that big? We have already started our back to school shopping. Luckily, our school has just published their school supply list for all the grade levels. As a teacher, I looked forward to all these supplies coming in. As a parent, I see this list with new perspectives. How does your school's kindergarten supply list compare? How Does Your Child's ... Read more...

Filed Under: Parenting Tagged With: Amanda, Back to School, First Day of School, grade school, School Supplies

By Kim Vij

August Activities for Kids {FREE SUMMER ACTIVITY CALENDAR}

August Activities for Kids

As summer comes to an end, there's still lots of time to have fun and learn this summer. Check out our August Activities for Kids. It includes our Free Summer Activity Calendar! These are some of our favorite ideas for August activities to do with your child. Here are our top picks for August Themes and Activities for Kids… You can use the table of content for easy reference to these fun summer activities for kids that we’ve divided into different August Themes for Kids. ... Read more...

Filed Under: Kids Activities Tagged With: August, grade school, Monthly Planner, Preschool, Summer

By Kim Vij

Name Activities for Preschoolers and Toddlers

30 Name Activities for Preschoolers and Toddlers

Learning to recognize your name as a child is such a magical experience! Here are 30 name activities for preschoolers or toddlers to get excited about the letters in their name. Young children are highly interested in their own name and it's the perfect place to start with letter recognition. Disclosure: This post contains referral links to Amazon Name Themed Activities This week we're featuring the theme NAMES for our Virtual Book Club for Kids!  Click here to get the 5 ... Read more...

Filed Under: Kids Activities Tagged With: all about me, name activity, Preschool, Toddler, Virtual Book Club for Kids

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All About Me Writing Activity for Young Children

All ABout Me Writing Activities

All about me is a popular theme in the early childhood classroom. That is because children LOVE to talk about themselves! This all about me writing activity is a great way to introduce other academic concepts such as writing. In this lesson, children will draw a picture of themselves, label body parts, and write their names. Amazon Affiliate Links included in post. All About Me Writing Activity for Young Children Learning Objective: Draw a person (you) with a minimum of 5 body ... Read more...

Filed Under: Kids Activities Tagged With: Activities for Preschoolers, all about me, Amanda, Playful Preschool, Preschool, writing

By Kim Vij

All About Me Books for Kids

All About Me Books for Kids

Explore adorable All About Me Books for kids as you kick off the new school year. As the school year begins a popular theme used in many classrooms is "All About Me". It's the perfect time to learn about self-awareness and self-reflection as we transition into a new classroom surrounded by new classmates. Disclosure: This post contains Amazon affiliate links. Whether it's your First Day of School or you're heading Back to School these hand-picked All About Me Books are a must on ... Read more...

Filed Under: Reading Tagged With: all about me, Back to School, Book List, grade school, Preschool, Virtual Book Club for Kids

By The Educators Spin On It

How to Teach My Child How to Wash their Hands

Young child learning how to wash hands using liquid soap at white sink

This is my Public Service Announcement to all parents, teachers, and care-givers. EVERYONE I know is getting sick. Yes, the kids and grown-ups are literally wheezing, blowing, and coughing. They are getting fevers and puking. It is down right miserable for everyone. I want YOU to be and stay healthy. One of the best and most effective ways to combat illnesses is to teach children to wash their hands effectively. Squirting hand gel DOES NOT COUNT AS HAND WASHING. We must take ... Read more...

Filed Under: Parenting Tagged With: all about me, grade school, Health, Playful Preschool, Preschool

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