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Living Room Olympics: Movement Activities for Children

Create your own olympic games in your living room with these movement activity challenges for kids!  Let the games begin with these living room olympics!   Movement is so important to incorporate into our children's daily life.  I believe it is our job as parents to encourage an active, healthy lifestyle. If your children get excited about the Olympics like mine do, than use this excitement to create your own living room or backyard Olympics.   You can host ... Read more...

Filed Under: Kids Games Tagged With: grade school, Movement, Olympics, Preschool

By Kim Vij

Winter Olympic Writing Prompts for Kids

Olympic rings with images of each winter sport highlighting writing prompts for kids

Experiencing the Winter Games with your child is an event you'll always remember.  Encourage your child to write about the Winter Olympics with these Printable Winter Olympic Writing Prompts. Let their imagination go wild as they dream the impossible as they watch the world's best achieve recording setting do just that this year at the Olympics. Disclosure: Affiliate links used in this post.  All opinions expressed are my own.  Winter Olympic Writing Prompts for ... Read more...

Filed Under: Cultural Education, Writing Tagged With: #afterschool, #learningafterschool, After School Link Up, Afterschool Express, Kim, Olympics, Winter, Winter Olympics

By Kim Vij

Polar Bear Virtual Field Trips for Kids

Polar Bear Virtual Field Trips for Kids

Head to the arctic and explore a polar bear's home with these kid friendly polar bear virtual field trips. Learn polar bear facts and ways we can protect their environment. Polar Bear Virtual Field Trips for Kids A polar bear exploration with books is not complete without a virtual field trip of where they live and a few adorable polar bear cubs. Watch these polar bear virtual field trips! The video list has been reviewed and is age-appropriate for preschoolers and ... Read more...

Filed Under: Science, Travel Tagged With: arctic animals, grade school, polar bear, Virtual Field Trip, Winter

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Polar Bear Costume Headband for Kids

Learn and play Polar Bears with this cute, easy to sew Polar Bear Costume Headband for Kids! Make A Polar Bear Costume Headband Materials Needed for Polar Bear Costume Headband: Directions How to Make a Polar Bear Costume Headband: 1.  Cut the pieces out of felt. 1 white headband piece 3 inches wide. 2 black eyes and a nose. 2. Place the polar bear's facial features on.3. Straight stitch in like colors around the eyes and nose. 4. Measure around the child (or ... Read more...

Filed Under: Reading Tagged With: arctic animals, Book Extensions, Costume, Literacy Connections, Polar Animals, polar bear, Preschool, reading activities, Sewing, Winter

By Kim Vij

Polar Bear Books and Activities for Preschoolers

Polar Bear Books for Preschoolers

Learning about arctic animals? Read these adorable polar bear books for preschoolers with your child! Plus we've included polar bear activities and virtual field trips with polar bears for kids to use book extensions. Explore this collection of fiction and non-fiction books to learn about polar bears with your child. Polar Bear Books for Preschoolers There are quite a few books about polar bears that we know you'll enjoy reading with your child. They are perfect for a winter as ... Read more...

Filed Under: Reading Tagged With: arctic animals, Book List, grade school, Polar Animals, polar bear, Preschool, Virtual Book Club for Kids, Winter

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Polar Bear Math Game for Kids

Polar Bear Math Game with Iceberg Numbers on White Felt

Counting and learning numbers can be easy and fun for preschoolers! This Polar Bear Math Game adds a little gross motor movement in for Kinesthetic learners and to help keep kids active and moving throughout the day. This math game can be played in small groups at school or in a home environment. Affiliate Links Included in this Article Polar Bear Math Game Set Up time - 5 minutes Materials Needed for the Polar Bear Math Game You could use materials other than ... Read more...

Filed Under: Kids Activities, Math Tagged With: Activities for Preschoolers, Amanda, arctic animals, Playful Preschool, Polar Animals, polar bear, Preschool, Winter

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Polar Bear Biscuits Recipe for Kids

polar bear shaped biscuits for cooking with kids

Cold weather puts me in the mood for reading and baking! Polar Bear Biscuits combines two of my favorite things to do on a chilly day in one fabulous after-school learning adventure. Kids that cook with books is a hands-on way for parents to encourage reading and cooking (life skills and math) at home. Amazon Affiliate Links Polar Bear Biscuits | A Kids that Cook With Books Reading and Cooking Activity We are on a Polar Bear Learning Theme this month with my preschooler. Wanting ... Read more...

Filed Under: Recipes Tagged With: arctic animals, Cooking with Kids, grade school, Polar Animals, polar bear, Preschool, Recipes, Winter

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Arctic Animals Writing Prompts

How do I get my kids to write more this winter?  Use thematic writing prompts! Print and assemble these free arctic animal mini books for your writing or literacy center. Add in a fun winter themed alphabet sensory bin and you have a set of interactive literacy activities for children to complete! Arctic Animal Writing Prompts Free to print, low cost to assemble and SOOO quick to make a bunch if you are a teacher. We make them 25 pages at a time, which means, each child gets ... Read more...

Filed Under: Writing Tagged With: Amanda, arctic animals, Preschool, Winter, writing

By Kim Vij

The Best Bear Books for Kids (includes Read Alouds)

The Best Bear Books for Kids to Read and Enjoy

Explore this collection of adorable Bear Books for Kids! There's just something so special about reading about bears with kids. We've included Read Aloud videos for each bear book too! Happy reading! There are many reasons why reading bear books to kids is so much fun in their childhood. Here are a few: Overall, reading bear books to kids is a great way to promote literacy, learning, and fun. It is a wonderful way to bond with your child and create lasting memories. Here are a ... Read more...

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

By Kim Vij

Teddy Bear Picnic Dessert for Kids to Make

Teddy Bear Rice Krispie Treat

Hosting a teddy bear picnic with friends is a must in childhood. Here's how to make a teddy bear picnic dessert using rice cereal and marshmallows and the help of your child.  Create an adorable teddy bear themed snack inspired by the Corduroy book that your child and friends will have so much fun making together. Click for more ideas for Cooking with Kids  The Virtual Book Club for Kids is featuring the book Corduroy This post contains affiliate links Teddy ... Read more...

Filed Under: Reading, Recipes Tagged With: Bears, Cooking with Kids, grade school, Preschool, Recipes, Toddler, Virtual Book Club for Kids

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