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Preschool Unit Lesson Plans: Hands-On Activities to Build Skills and Teach Thematic Units

Get ready for fun and learning with all our preschool unit lesson plans. These thematic units are packed with literature based activities that are easy to prepare and fun to implement.

It is time to stop searching for preschool activities!  We both know there are some great ideas on on the internet, but let's get honest here.  Social media sucks us in and becomes more of a time waste than a helpful tool.  Our kids need US, not us on the computer.  A team of 12 teachers and preschool parents have created an awesome resource packed with hands-on fun and learning activities. Save time by downloading Preschool Unit Lesson Plans with some of the best activities ... Read more...

Filed Under: Kids Activities Tagged With: Preschool

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Increase Your Students Movement in Just 3 Minutes a Day

It's simple, healthy choices and academic performance go hand in hand. Activate healthy choices where children can live, learn, and play. fit4Schools is designed for educators to linke well-being with education standards. Sponsored

Many thanks to fit4Schools & WeAreTeachers for sponsoring this conversation about healthy lifestyles and FREE health activation program! All opinions are 100% my own. 6 hours of sitting at a desk is too much for young kids.  It is important to give children the opportunity to move and be active throughout the day.  Good teachers get kids moving and incorporate healthy lifestyle choices into existing curriculum. From hands-on lessons to activity breaks between classes, there ... Read more...

Filed Under: Kids Activities Tagged With: Amanda, grade school, Movement, Review, Teachers

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Fidget Spinner Math Challenge with LEGO Bricks

My kids have been whirling their spinners non-stop the past few weeks. In between spinning, they're building with their LEGO bricks. I'm smashing two of their favorites into an interactive fidget spinner math challenge with LEGO bricks. It's a fun activity to get kids to explore more about weight and measurement. This article contains affiliate links. *Keep  FIDGET SPINNERS out of reach of young children. They are a spinning toy made up of a variety of materials that could include ... Read more...

Filed Under: Math Tagged With: Amanda, kindergarden, LEGO, math

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Using Kiwi Crates within a Homeschool Curriculum

Kiwi Crates within a Homeschool Curriculum: The best ways to effectively manage and extend the use of Kiwi Crates in the homeschool environment.

Just last week, my kids roped the kitchen cupboard doors together and were trying to figure out how to get two to open at the same time with their new contraption.  I’ll admit, my kids are naturally curious.  I’m equally as passionate – about their education.  My brain was in overdrive, trying to think of how to extend their rope activity into a lesson on simple machines? Knot tying? Cause and effect?  As a parent homeschooling their child, sometimes it’s challenging to ... Read more...

Filed Under: STEM Tagged With: Amanda, grade school, homeschool, Kiwi Crate, Review, School Ages, STEM

By Kim Vij

May Book List for the Virtual Book Club for Kids

May Featured Books at the Virtual Book Club for Kids

Get outdoors this month of May with fun books about butterflies, pond life, ocean life and more.  We've hand picked our favorite books for preschoolers to share with you and your child to our May Book List! I'm excited to share with you our book list for May with the Virtual Book Club for Kids.  5 Weeks of books filled fun as we close out the preschool school year.  To take a peek at all of the books we've shared this past year you can visit here Weekly Virtual Book ... Read more...

Filed Under: Reading Tagged With: Preschool, Spring, Toddler, Virtual Book Club for Kids

By Kim Vij

Virtual Book Club for Kids Summer Camp

Virtual Book Club for Kids Summer Camp. Join us for 3 weeks of book themed fun with your child at home. Perfect for ages 18 months to 8 years old. Sibling summer camp ideas too! Starts June 12, 2017. Early bird price is 14.99

Join the Virtual Book Club for Kids Summer Camp! 3 weeks of camp themed fun created by early childhood specialists and busy moms. An answer to the question... what to do this summer with the kids at home? Do you have a preschooler at home this summer ages 18 months to 8 years old? Are you wondering what to do with them at home to make it memorable with tons of fun but simple too? Plus sneak in a little bit of learning too during the summer. I'm excited to announce that we are ... Read more...

Filed Under: Kids Activities Tagged With: grade school, Preschool, Summer, Summer Camp, Toddler, Virtual Book Club for Kids

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Reading FUN with The Humphrey Book Series by Betty Birney

Humphrey Book Series for Kids deals with BIG issues including

Are you looking for a lovable, cute book that deals with kid-issues from a hamster perspective? That’s right.  Big tough issues like bullying, making mistakes, and being faced with new situations are all things that Humphrey, the hamster encounters in the Humphrey book series by Betty Birney Modified Image via © lightsource. Affiliate links. Reading Activities with The Humphrey Book Series by Betty Birney Interest Level: Grades 2 – 5 Reading Level: Grade level Equivalent: ... Read more...

Filed Under: Reading Tagged With: Book Lists, Chapter Books, grade school

By Kim Vij

50+ Female Bloggers You Need to Know and Read As a Mom

Female Bloggers to Know and Read as a Mom

Talented female bloggers are making a big impact in the parenting world every single day. These 50+ women have created websites that you need to know and read as a mom! As the world celebrates International Women's Day, will you join us?  Take a moment to pause and think about all those around you who impact your life each day who is a women. For me personally and professionally one huge factor are female bloggers, many of which are now authors with books I love! How do female ... Read more...

Filed Under: Parenting Tagged With: Blogger, insight blogger retreat, Parenting with Purpose

By Kim Vij

3 Facts You Might Not Know About Florida Prepaid

Florida Prepaid Graduation from Preschool to College

College is a big decision in life for anyone. Where will I go? How will I pay for it? What will I major in? The one decision though that our children should not have to consider once they've earned a spot is can I afford to go? There's one thing that can help parents out with this decision to encourage our children to be a success as they earn their path to college. Have you considered a prepaid college option? Disclosure: This post is sponsored by the Florida Prepaid College Board, ... Read more...

Filed Under: Parenting Tagged With: College, Florida, Parenting with Purpose, Review

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Squirt the Sight Word: A Splashy Reading Activity for Kids

Squirt the Sight Word, an interactive reading game for kids to practice their sight words over and over again!

My daughter is the kind of learner where she sees a word once, hears the word and remembers it forever.  Learning to read sight words was a breeze.  My 2nd child struggles a bit more.  He reads and hears the sight word it 10 times, it still doesn’t sink in.  He reads it, hears it, and interacts with it 100 times… and begins to gain familiarity.  300 -500 times and he gets it. The thing with sight words, is that for most kids they need to be practiced. A lot. Squirt ... Read more...

Filed Under: Reading Tagged With: After School Activities, Amanda, grade school, Literacy, reading activities, Sight Words

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