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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

By Kim Vij

Button STEM Activity Challenge for Kids

Button STEM Activity Challenge for Kids

Create this fun Button STEM Activity Challenge with your Kids. A quick activity that challenges your child's fine motor skills and critical thinking skills. Plus great for on-the-go too! Taking everyday items from around the house and creating learning moments for kids that are super fun for the kids is what our website is all about. This week we're featuring a fun button STEM activity challenge for your child using buttons and playdough. The challenge is to see how tall you're able ... Read more...

Filed Under: Science, STEM Tagged With: After School Activities, Bears, grade school, playdough, Preschool, STEM, Virtual Book Club for Kids

By Kim Vij

Printable Bear Counting Activity Inspired by Bear Snores On

Bear Counting Activity inspired by Bear Snores On #eduspin

We're heading out to the woods to learn about bears for our virtual book club activity! Explore numbers with this bear counting activity inspired by our featured book Bear Snores On by Karma Wilson.  This bear series is a favorite in our house and is sure to become a favorite in yours too. Here's how to play this bear counting activity!   Disclosure: This post contains Amazon Affiliate links designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by ... Read more...

Filed Under: Math Tagged With: Bears, Preschool, printable, Virtual Book Club for Kids, Winter

By Kim Vij

Teddy Bear Bread Recipe for Kids

Teddy Bear Bread Recipe for Kids

Create adorable edible bears with your child with this simple recipe using biscuits. We'll show you how to make teddy bear bread in this kids' cooking lesson for your child with a fun bear theme. Let's get baking! Teddy Bear Bread Recipe for Kids Making bear shaped bread with your child is a fun and rewarding activity that can be enjoyed by both of you. Here are some of the reasons why it's so much fun: It's a great way to spend time together, learn something new, and create ... Read more...

Filed Under: Reading, Recipes Tagged With: Bears, grade school, Kim, Literacy Connections, Little Hands That Cook, Preschool, Recipes

By Kim Vij

Printable Hide and Seek Bear Number Game for Preschoolers

Hide and seek Printable Bear Number Game for Preschoolers

Create a number line for preschoolers with this bear number game that will encourage your child to learn numbers using hands on fun! Here's how to play.   Affiliate links to Amazon Used Bear Themed Math Game for Preschoolers "It is time to sleep" says the bear.  Teaching your child about hibernation can be a fun way to introduce winter and have the discussion about how animals sleep.  One way is with the book Time to Sleep by Denise Fleming. The other animals one ... Read more...

Filed Under: Math Tagged With: Bears, Book Activity, grade school, math, numbers, Preschool, Virtual Book Club for Kids, Winter

By Kim Vij

Ideas for a Teddy Bear Tea Party

Teddy Bear Picnic Party

“I’m sharing how my kids plan a tea party with Goldfish Grahams as part of a sponsored post for Socialstars #GoldfishTales” One favorite spot that my two girls love to plan and create play ideas in is their playground clubhouse.  They tend to spend a lot of time in the afternoons up in their clubhouse imagining all sorts of things.  Most recently their snack time with Goldfish® crackers turned into a whole other adventure…. a teddy bear tea party.   Teddy Bear Tea ... Read more...

Filed Under: Kids Activities Tagged With: After School, Bears, goldfish, Preschool, Review, Tea Party

By Kim Vij

Teddy Bear Picnic Fun with Story Writing

Teddy Bear Picnic Story Writing Activity

A playful teddy bear picnic story writing activity to create with your child. The activity plan includes many fun teddy bear picnic ideas too. We're having fun with these forest activities, so I couldn't help but think of one of my favorite bear stories Where's My Teddy by Jez Alborough when I found out we were exploring the forest this week! It's a story about a little boy who has lost his teddy bear and ends up discovering a real bear's big teddy bear instead believes that he has ... Read more...

Filed Under: Reading, Writing Tagged With: Bears, grade school, Kim, Teddy Bear Picnic, VBC Summer Camp, Virtual Book Club for Kids, writing

By The Educators Spin On It

Teddy Bear Writing Activity for Kids

Very Cute Teddy Bear Writing Activity for Kids

Now is a great time to bring those teddy bears out of the toy boxes for play. Young children delight in feeding, snuggling, and reading to their teddy bears. Connect playtime with writing in this teddy bear writing activity for kids. Teddy Bear Writing Activity for Kids Learning Objective: Write and illustrate a sentence about your teddy bear. Materials Needed Print your teddy bear writing activity here Directions for Teddy Bear Writing Activity for Kids 1. Select ... Read more...

Filed Under: Kids Activities Tagged With: Activities for Preschoolers, Bears, grade school, Kindergarten, Preschool, teddy bear, Teddy Bear Picnic, writing

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