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Christmas Themed Sight Word Activities

Christmas Sight Word Activities for Kids

Learning sight words with a holiday theme can be just the thing to get your child focused on memorizing them. Find a few they love and offer it to them during their winter break. You'd be surprised how much free time there is over the Winter Break for sight word practice when kids are exciting about doing the activity. Each week we gather Sight Word Activity ideas on our Sight Word Pinterest Board for you.  Here are some of our favorites that are Christmas Themed for Sight Words. ... Read more...

Filed Under: Reading Tagged With: After School Activities, Christmas, grade school, Kim, Sight Words

By Kim Vij

Experience the Magic of St. Augustine Nights of Lights: A Must-See Holiday Event in Florida

Nights of Lights St. Augustine, Florida with award winning light displays throughout historic district

St. Augustine's Nights of Lights transforms the historic city into a glowing winter wonderland with millions of white lights, making it a must-see holiday experience for families, couples, and solo travelers seeking holiday magic in Florida. Disclosure: We received complimentary passes from Florida Historic Coast - St. Augustine, Ponte Vedra & The Beaches Visitors and Convention Bureau in exchange for sharing our experience. All opinions expressed are my own. St. ... Read more...

Filed Under: Travel Tagged With: Christmas, Florida, Parenting, St. Augustine, Travel

By Kim Vij

SeaWorld’s Christmas Celebration

Top 10 Ways to Celebrate the Holidays with SeaWorld from The Educators' Spin On It

Christmas carols and holiday decorations surrounded us this past weekend during our visit to SeaWorld Christmas Celebration. Waves of holiday spirit splash over you with everything you can imagine for the Christmas holidays with your family. Santa Shamu, ice skating to carols, sea of trees, and even the story of Christmas with live animals in a manger.  Did you see my #seaworldchristmas photos on Instagram I shared? (Click here to view)  SeaWorld Christmas ... Read more...

Filed Under: Travel Tagged With: Christmas, Florida, Kim, Orlando, Review, SeaWorld, Tourist Attractions, Traveling Ideas

By Kim Vij

The Best Children’s Thanksgiving Books

12 Thanksgiving Activities and Books for Kids

We have a week off from school each Thanksgiving which gives us time to snuggle up with some of my favorite Thanksgiving books for kids as we start the holiday season. Because of this extra time, I'm always looking for fun and easy Thanksgiving Activities for my kids to do. I've put together a collection of Thanksgiving Books and Activities for you to do with your child below. Thanksgiving Activities for Kids Many of our favorite thanksgiving books will go perfectly with ... Read more...

Filed Under: Reading Tagged With: Fall, grade school, Preschool, Thanksgiving, Virtual Book Club for Kids

By The Educators Spin On It

Raising a Kind Hearted Kid | 12 Kindness Activities for All Ages

Acts for Kindness Tree

Kindness counts. Learning to be kind is something that we can teach children through a variety of kindness activities. We can perform acts of kindness with our young children, do random acts of kindness for both friends and strangers, and even celebrate those kind gestures through crafts. Raising a Kind Hearted Kid Most of what we teach our children begins with us, as adults, and how we treat others around us.  As a parent, I often wonder if I am modeling kindness ... Read more...

Filed Under: Parenting Tagged With: Amanda, Fall, grade school, Parenting with Purpose, Preschool, Random Acts of Kindness, Thanksgiving

By Kim Vij

Teaching Gratitude in our Home with Kids

Teaching Gratitude at Home with Kids

Teaching your child to express gratitude at home is a goal as parents we strive towards. Here's a few simple simple for teaching gratitude in your home with kids. Do you ever find yourself thinking about what's in your home? I find myself running around each day trying to keep things organized. I'm trying to keep things clean but there are some times when I feel frustrated that things just don't stay where I put them.   Then I catch ... Read more...

Filed Under: Parenting Tagged With: Fall, grade school, Gratitude, Kim, Parenting with Purpose, Preschool, Thanksgiving

By Kim Vij

Handmade Turkey Chocolate Bar Wrappers

Gratitude Turkey Art Project for a Handmade Chocolate Bar Wrapper

Grab your favorite chocolate bar, paper, watercolors you can create a one of a kind handmade turkey chocolate bar wrapper that says I'm Thankful for YOU! Create this adorable gift idea this Thanksgiving to give to someone you're thankful for with this handmade turkey craft for kids. When November began I told my daughter that this month we'd be focusing on showing Gratitude in our home and towards others.  She remembered the project we worked on last year when we left notes ... Read more...

Filed Under: Arts Tagged With: grade school, Gratitude, Kim, Preschool. Fall, Printables, Thanksgiving, Turkeys

By The Educators Spin On It

Turkey Learning Games and Activities for Kids

Gobble Gobble It's turkey time! Here are a few easy-to-make Turkey Learning Games and Activities for your kids or classroom. These games are adaptable to many academic areas, are made of recycled materials and easy to prepare. Great for preschool, kindergarten and first graders! Turkey Learning Games and Activities for Kids Variations: Make one turkey - or a few to highlight different academic skills. These learning games can be laminated for classroom use and adapted to meed all ... Read more...

Filed Under: Kids Activities Tagged With: Activities for Preschoolers, Amanda, Fall, Playful Preschool, Thanksgiving, Turkeys

By Kim Vij

How to Make a Magnetic Thankful Tree With Your Child

magnetic Thankful Tree a photo project for beginning readers this Thanksgiving

Explore a creative way to encourage your preschooler to express gratitude towards others with your photos during the holiday with this magnetic thankful tree.  Just take a few photos and magnetic tape to create this activity for your child. Here's how... Affiliate links used in this post.  We are focusing on GRATITUDE for the Weekly Virtual Book Club for Kids.  Our featured book shares one of my favorite bear series from Karma Wilson called Bear ... Read more...

Filed Under: Reading Tagged With: Fall, grade school, Gratitude, Preschool, School Ages, Thanksgiving, Virtual Book Club for Kids

By Kim Vij

Thankful Project Ideas for Giving Thanks with Kids this Thanksgiving

Thankful Banner Project for Kids for Thanksgiving

Talking with kids about Thanksgiving is quite special as a parent. Pausing with them to see the little things we count as blessings. Here's a special way to give thanks in your home this Thanksgiving with these handmade thankful project ideas. Thankful Projects for Kids This post contains Amazon Affiliate links to the books.   We are so thankful for our Readers at The Educators' Spin On It. It's been a joy spending the year with you and sharing ideas for you to experience ... Read more...

Filed Under: Reading Tagged With: Bears, Gratitude, Karma Wilson, Kim, Thanksgiving, Virtual Book Club

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