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Desert Animal Writing Prompt

Desert Writing Prompt: a fun and easy way to connect writing and science during your desert thematic unit.

Connect science, art, and writing with this fun and easy desert animal writing prompt for young children!  Select an animal that lives in the desert habitat. Then punch "stars" on the outline to create a constellation. Encourage children to write a sentence about the animal constellation they selected in their night sky. I don't know about your kids, but my son LOVES to make constellations, aka holes in paper. We tape them in our window to let the lights shine through. The stars in his ... Read more...

Filed Under: Writing Tagged With: Animals, Creative Crafting, grade school, Preschool, writing

By Amanda Boyarshinov

Groovy Lab in a Box Coupon Codes

Groovy Lab in a Box is a monthly STEM kit that encourages critical thinking, problem solving and fun!

Are you a fan of science and math activity boxes, like Tinker Crates, delivered to your door with all the materials inside for your kids to make and learn? Then you will LOVE the Groovy Lab in a Box too.  We found this subscription box to be the perfect challenge for my grade schoolers to work on afterschool. As an affiliate, I'm sharing the most recent Goovy Lab in a Box Coupon Codes on this page. Stop back often for update deals! **The links in this blog post are affiliate links. If ... Read more...

Filed Under: STEM

By The Educators Spin On It

Erase a Robot Reading Game

Erase a robot reading game

In this fun Erase a Robot reading game, kids draw a robot and then erase it bit by bit with each word card they draw. How long will it take you to erase the robot? Learning Objectives: Read simple words. Identify body parts. Erase a Robot Reading Game Materials needed: Affiliate Links How to Make and Play Erase a Robot Reading Game Add some extra fun with this Robot Mask Printable! Teacher Tips for Erase a Robot Reading Game For beginning readers you can ... Read more...

Filed Under: Reading Tagged With: Amanda, chalk, Kindergarten, Preschool, Summer

By The Educators Spin On It

STEM-focused CITGO Fueling Education Website

2 kids doing a science experiement in an elementary school classroom

Love the idea of bringing more science, technology, engineering, and math to your learning day, but hate the idea of spending tons of money on supplies and time researching the best explorations?  The new STEM-focused CITGO Fueling Education website is now here to help! This conversation is sponsored by WeAreTeachers and CITGO. I’m excited to share this new STEM resource with our teaching community! All opinions are 100% my own. What is the CITGO Fueling Education website ... Read more...

Filed Under: Science Tagged With: Amanda, Review, STEM

By Kim Vij

Ideas for Hosting a Dr. Seuss Playdate for Read Across America Day

Read Across America Playdate Ideas for After School

Did you know that on March 2nd is Read Across America Day? This year I think it would a lot of fun to get together with a group of friends to celebrate this special day which also happens to be Dr. Seuss's birthday! I'm sharing with you some of my favorite Read Across America Playdate Ideas to get you started. Your child's school most likely has something special planned for the day as well. My tip... ask if you can join the fun or come in and volunteer to read a Dr. Seuss book at the ... Read more...

Filed Under: Kids Activities Tagged With: Book Activities, Dr. Seuss, grade school, Preschool, read across america

By Kim Vij

Last Call for Florida Prepaid Plans

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This post is sponsored by the Florida Prepaid College Board, through my role as a Believer Blogger. All thoughts are my own. #StartingisBelieving It’s last call for Florida Prepaid Plans for this year, with an open enrollment deadline of February 29, 2016. Don’t forget to use the promo code BLOG1516 to receive a special gift from Florida Prepaid when signing up too. http://www.myfloridaprepaid.com/ I'm giving you that little friend push to think about it one last time before it goes away ... Read more...

Filed Under: Parenting Tagged With: Parenting, Review

By Kim Vij

Discovering Ordinary People Who Changed the World

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Encouraging our children to discover important people in history is on of our roles as a parent. Here's one book series that you need to have on your list to read. This post contains affiliate link to amazon. I received complimentary books from Penguin Kids to review with my children share our thoughts and ideas inspired by them.  All opinions expressed are my own.   Discovering Famous People in History with Kids  Reading with your child is so important. ... Read more...

Filed Under: Kids Activities Tagged With: Book List, grade school, History

By Kim Vij

The Cat in the Hat Inspired Sensory Bottle Craft

Cat In the Hat Sensory Bottle Craft

Build up visual and fine motor skills with this adorable Cat in the Hat Sensory Bottle with your child or class. A fun way to celebrate the author Dr. Seuss! The Cat in the Hatby Dr. Seussis such a classic book in childhood. The playful rhyming and decodable words make it a book for easy readers to enjoy as they giggle away to the story line. Once you finish reading it's always fun to add a hands on activity to go with the story. I'm sharing with you on idea to work on fine motor skills and ... Read more...

Filed Under: Kids Activities Tagged With: Book Activity, Dr. Seuss, Virtual Book Club for Kids

By Kim Vij

Exploring A Year in Space with Astronaut Scott Kelly

Exploring with your child a year in Space with Astronaut Scott Kelly

This week is a very special week for Astronaut Scott Kelly. He has spent the past year in space and is scheduled to journey home to Earth. My kids and I have been following along his journey on Instagram this year, have you? Our trip to Space Center Houston this past summer made a big impact on how my kids see the importance of space and the research the NASA does.   There are so many ways to learn about STEM as you explore space exploration. Current Events are an important element to ... Read more...

Filed Under: Kids Activities Tagged With: School Ages, Space

By Kim Vij

20 Must-Have Game Time Appetizers for the Big Game on Sunday!

20 Delicious and Fun Gametime Appetizer Recipes for your Party

The BIG game day is almost here. Do you have your party menu planned? This 50th year of this popular championship football game so I've decided it's time to up my game plan for a few new additions of gametime appetizers for our football-themed party table.   Which team are you cheering for? This is a sponsored post written by me on behalf of Tyson Foods, Inc. All opinions are entirely my own.

 I've shared some ideas for the games and crafts planned for the kids and now ... Read more...

Filed Under: Recipes Tagged With: Appetizer, Food, Football, Parenting, party, Recipes

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