One thing I've observed this time of year is the need for volunteers at school. Have you signed up to help at your child's school this year? Usually over the years I've seen many Fall Festivals planned for fundraising and even Running Events. Plus at the end of the month there is a need for Halloween Party Plans with your child's teacher. These are the moments that it's time to find those windows of time to get into the school and help out. We use facebook ... Read more...
Florida PrePaid Open Enrollment is HERE!
Preparing your child for college as a parent can be quite a challenge. Where do you send them? How to support their studies to prepare? What test scores do they need to get accepted? One of the biggest worries is how will they pay for it. My son recently graduated from college this spring and I have to say we're thrilled he is a college graduate who is debt free from tuition. Here's how you can do it too. Disclosure: This post is sponsored by the Florida Prepaid College Board, through my role ... Read more...
Fall Learning Games for Kids: Roll, Draw, and Write
Let your child’s imagination run wild with this fun and easy writing game. Don’t worry if they are not reading yet, just read the words rolled out loud to them. Let them copy the words onto the lines below their picture. As with all learning games, it is adaptable to meet the needs of each individual child. Fall Learning Games for Kids: Roll, Draw, and WriteLearning Objective: Write and illustrate a sentence using one adjective.Materials Needed:Print the word cube circles here. How to Set UpHow ... Read more...
After School Activities for Kids {Week 40}
Hello October! I must admit that October is one of my favorite months on the year. I love the playful spirit that it brings out in children and in adults alike! There seem to be so many more moments for families to join together and simply have fun. Do you have an event already planned on your calendar for October? Time management gets to be a priority for you and your child as we begin to balance school, clubs and festivities. Here's are some strategies for ... Read more...
Halloween Tinker Crate Review
Here at the Educators' Spin On It, we LOVE to tinker around. As a former classroom teacher, now write-at-home mom, I am always looking for ways to enrich my child's afterschool learning. I know that our kids are not getting enough hands-on math, science, and engineering during the school day. As a parent, it's my job to find ways to support my kid's learning after school.This week, we were fortunate to receive one of the first Halloween Tinker Crates to share with you!!! My kids were ... Read more...
Fall Math Games for Kids:Grab and Count Numbers 0-12
Grab a package of bright colored pom poms and your muffin tin from the kitchen for this brain busting math game for young children. When you combine the value of numbers 0-12 and the fine motor use with the grabber, you can almost see their brains working. Affiliate Links used in this post Fall Math Games for Kids: POM POM GRAB COUNT Numbers 0-12 Learning Objective: Represent the value of the numbers 0-12. For younger children, adjust the learning objective to numbers 1-4 or 1-8. Materials ... Read more...
Paint Your Own Canvas Baby Shower
Celebrate the upcoming birth of baby with this fun Paint-Your-Own Canvas baby shower. Guests will enjoy painting their own canvas in a relaxed atmosphere and take home a lovely wall hanging and a delightful memory."I participated in an Ambassador Activation on behalf of Influence Central for WaterWipes. I received product samples to facilitate my review as well as a promotional item to thank me for my participation."Paint Your Own Canvas Baby ShowerThis baby shower is one of my all-time ... Read more...
Token Economies for Moms
Token EconomiesAs moms, we want our kids to want to have good behavior. They should want to behave because it's the right thing to do, right? Yeah right. Have you met a 3 year old with an innate desire to good for this world? It's in there somewhere but at age 3, it's more like threenager-ville. Little humans do what gets them what they want. The behavior in a certain way to achieve a certain outcome. A threenager is likely to tantrum to get access to their favorite toy, TV show, candy, a left ... Read more...
New line of PLAYSKOOL toys!!!
I am excited to share with you the newest line of PLAYSKOOL toys designed especially by consumer feedback. That's right, parents like you were seeking toys that can travel with the kids.“I participated in an Influencer Activation on behalf of Influence Central for Playskool. I received product samples to facilitate my review and a promotional item to thank me for my participation.” This post contains Amazon affiliate links. As a parent to 3 kids, I'm always on the lookout for toys that are not ... Read more...
After School Activities for Kids {Week 38}
Can you believe that Fall starts this week? What fall plans do you have with your child? We've been trying to spend a bit more time outside now that the weather is cooling off a bit. We are starting to observe some of the changes that happen this time of year together and record in our Fall Journal and Observation Sheet. It's time to start planning out what all we can fit into our fall this year. What's on your Fall to-do list? Here's a few of our favorites that I ... Read more...
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