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Teacher Appreciation Super Hero Themed Week

Super Hero Teacher Appreciation Week Ideas for Planning

Do you want to celebrate the teachers at your school for teacher appreciation week? We recently discovered a fun way to celebrate your teacher's superpowers in her classroom.  Here's how... Teachers truly are our modern day superheroes. Teacher Appreciation Super Hero Themed Week Day in and day out they show up before the sun rises to prepare for the day.  They work all day long making sure that each student is working to their fullest potential.  They are usually ... Read more...

Filed Under: Parenting Tagged With: grade school, Kim, superheros, Teacher Appreciation, Teacher Gift Ideas

By Kim Vij

Teacher Gift Ideas for Teacher Appreciation Week and End of School Year

Teacher Gift Ideas for teacher appreciation week

Need help finding a special gift for a teacher? Here are some fun and easy teacher gift ideas to share with that one-of-a-kind teacher. Teacher Appreciation Week is here! Do you have an idea of what to give your child's teacher? We asked some of our favorite bloggers to share their ideas with us.  Here are over 30 Ideas for teacher gifts to make it easy to share something special without having to create your own ideas. Plus many are budget-friendly teacher gift ideas to be able to ... Read more...

Filed Under: Parenting Tagged With: Gift Ideas, grade school, Kim, Teacher Appreciation, Teacher Gift Ideas

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Planning Teacher Appreciation Week Celebrations: We Think the World of You

Planning teacher appreciate week that is themed Around the World

This week is set aside as a chance to recognize the wonderful teachers and staff that make a difference in the lives of our children.  Schools all around the nation will be celebrating Teacher Appreciation Week.  Parents will be uniting together to show their appreciation by planning teacher appreciation week. Here's how you can show your teacher appreciation with your child... Planning Teacher Appreciation Week Celebration This year, our school has chosen the theme: We ... Read more...

Filed Under: Kids Activities Tagged With: Teacher Appreciation, Teacher Gift Ideas, volunteer

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Kids in the Garden – Learning and Growing

Kids in the Garden Learning and Growing Activities

Discover how time with kids in the garden becomes a hands-on learning experience, teaching math, science, reading, writing, and social skills through nature. Here at The Educators' Spin On It, we strongly urge parents and teachers to PLANT A SEED with your child and watch them grow. Kids in the Garden - Learning and Growing Kids in the Garden - Learning and Growing, is a collection of articles all geared to help parents and teachers interact with their children in the ... Read more...

Filed Under: Gardening Tagged With: Eco Living, gardening, grade school, Kids in the Garden, Outdoor Fun, Preschool

By The Educators Spin On It

Gardening Books for Kids

Gardening Books for Kids

A complete collection of non-fiction and fiction Gardening Books for Kids! Make a garden theme bookshelf for your garden unit. Let's explore the nature-inspired books from the garden with your child. Gardening Books for Kids If you haven't figured it out by now, I am a FIRM believer in getting kids in the garden to learn and grow. I would also admit that I am a book addict. My Master's degree is in Reading Education K-12, so you know I'm a fan of reading with and to kids! ... Read more...

Filed Under: Gardening, Reading Tagged With: Amanda, Book List, gardening, grade school, Kids in the Garden, Preschool, Spring, Summer, Virtual Book Club for Kids

By Kim Vij

A Zoo in My Backyard? Discovering Wildlife with My Baby

Discovering Backyard zoo with your baby

Turn everyday moments into adventures with a zoo in my backyard for babies—spot real animals and insects while enjoying simple, sensory-rich nature play. Babies and Toddlers are naturally interested in animals. Many times your family pet ends up being one of your babies first words. Then they begin to discover animal toys, our toy animals currently get lined up one by one when she's playing with them and carried all around the room. Her next thing she loves ... Read more...

Filed Under: Gardening Tagged With: Animals, baby, Baby Time, Kids in the Garden, Kim, Nature, Outdoor Fun, zoo

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Living and Nonliving Garden Walk with FREE printable

living and non-living lesson plan for kids

Teach kids to pay attention to the world around them with a Living and Nonliving Garden Walk. Free printable to guide their discovery. How do you know if something is alive? For adults, it's an easy question. Your children may not easily identify. Teach them how to decide if something is with a Living and Nonliving Garden Walk How to Organize a Living and Nonliving Garden Walk Not only do I get to garden in my backyard, but I also volunteer one afternoon a week in my daughters' ... Read more...

Filed Under: Gardening Tagged With: gardening, grade school, Kids in the Garden, outdoor, Preschool, science, Summer

By The Educators Spin On It

Germination Science Experiment

A math and science spin off the classic green bean germination science experiment

In this twist on the classic germination science experiment, children will test the germination rate of 10 green bean seeds. From making predictions to collecting data, your little scientists will learn all about seeds and how plants grow. Let's get started with this germination of seeds activity!  Affiliate links to products like the super cute Melissa & Doug Sunny Patch Tootle Turtle Tote Set pictured in the above picture! An Easy Germination Science Experiment for Kids to ... Read more...

Filed Under: Gardening, Science Tagged With: #afterschool, gardening, Kids in the Garden, Kindergarten, Preschool, Seeds, Summer

By Kim Vij

Earth Day Snack Idea for Kids

Earth Day Kid Made Fruit Snack with Rice Cake, Blueberries and Grapes

Grab some blueberries, green grapes and let’s create the water and land with an Earth Day Snack! This kid made recipe can be made into individual Earth for each child or you can make one large Earth! Here's how to make a yummy Earth Shaped Snack! To get ready for this Earth Day Snack  begin by reading about Earth Day from some of our favorite characters.  Through the eyes of a child when one of their favorite characters talks about something it can make an even bigger ... Read more...

Filed Under: Recipes, Science Tagged With: Earth Day, Eco Living, grade school, Kim, Little Hands That Cook, Preschool, Recipes, STEM

By Kim Vij

100 Ways to Celebrate Earth Day Every Day with Kids

earth day activities for kids

Earth day is a time to share with your child the simple actions we make every day to care for our Earth. Here are some ways to celebrate Earth Day with your child. How do you teach your child about the Earth?   We encourage you to start at an early age by teaching your child about the earth and how to love and protect it. Simple things like including your child in recycling daily items, planting a garden together, and observing things together on neighborhood walks can make a ... Read more...

Filed Under: Gardening, STEM Tagged With: Earth Day, Eco Living, grade school, Kids in the Garden, Preschool, STEM

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