• Travel
  • Reading
  • Math
  • Science
  • Writing
  • Recipes

The Educators' Spin On It

Learning Games and Activities

  • Home
  • About
  • Blog
  • BOOK CLUB
  • Shop
  • Contact

Search Results for: label/Afterschool Express

By Amanda Boyarshinov

Screen Free Week

Screen Free Week

This week is screen-free week, a time to un-plug and re-connect with the people in your life.Look UP! Look OUT!  Take as much time as you possibly can this week to UNPLUG from electronic devices and PLUG into wonder, play, experiences, and re-connect with the PEOPLE that you love.Here at The Educators’ Spin On It, we believe in the power of parenting with purpose and have pledged to turn off our screens for the week and make even more meaningful connections with our children, spouses, ... Read more...

Filed Under: Kids Activities Tagged With: Amanda, grade school, Preschool, Screen Free Activities, Screen Free Week

By Kim Vij

Learning about Emotions: Tot School {24 months}

Emotions Tot school Ideas

Help your toddler understand and express their feelings with fun, hands-on activities in this Tot School lesson all about emotions!Let's face it our Toddlers at this stage in life are full of emotions that they just don't quite understand just yet let alone verbalize. My daughter is 24 months and she just started using the word sad and happy which has helped us quite a bit in communicating her wants and needs.Disclosure: This post contains Amazon affiliate links. Emotions Tot School Activites ... Read more...

Filed Under: Kids Activities Tagged With: Emotions, Social Skills, toddlers, Tot School

By Kim Vij

The ABC’s of After School Activities

ABCs of After School

Discover fun and educational after-school activities for kids with The ABCs of After School Activities. Creative ideas from A to Z to keep your child engaged, learning, and having fun!The activities that we include in our children’s daily lives After School are just as important as the things that we ensure are in our children’s education at school. As parents we put much thought and consideration into the decision of the school they will attend and which teacher they will get each year.A Parent ... Read more...

Filed Under: Kids Activities Tagged With: ABC Series, After School Activities, After School Link Up, grade school

By Kim Vij

Top Pinterest Resources for Summer Reading & Writing

Have you ever wished you could bring home a teacher for the summer so your child didn't lose anything they learned during the school year? Here's your chance!Do you follow us on Pinterest?  Start now!I've spent many hours searching the internet, collecting ideas and activities for reading and writing. As I'm reading, evaluating, and pinning things I'm thinking of YOU and YOUR CHILD and what your child would need for SUPPORT and what they might need ... Read more...

Filed Under: Reading, Writing Tagged With: Kim, Pinterest, Reading Comprehension, Summer Reading

By Kim Vij

Matthew’s Monster Book Review

As your child begins to read it's important to check their reading comprehension skills as they are reading a book.  I will confess that my daughter is a pretty good reader at 5 years old. However she had me a bit fooled that she was comprehending more of what she was reading. I recently discovered this more when we sat down and read the book Matthew's Monsters by Stephanie Sisler and illustrated by Kyle Grzelak.  This book is designed just for this specific purpose to encourage your children to ... Read more...

Filed Under: Writing Tagged With: Literacy Connections, Monsters, Reading Comprehension

  • 1
  • 2
  • Next Page »

For ages…

Grade School
Preschool
Toddler
Baby

Search for an Activity

POPULAR POSTS

Virtual Field Trips for Kids
Summer Activity Bundle 2025
Classroom placement request
Ice+Cream+End+of+Year+Craft.png
Caterpillar to Butterfly Balloon Science Experiment
virtual book club summer camp
May Activity Calendar 2025

GRAB OUR BOOK!

100 fun and Easy Learning Games for Kids Book Cover Standing

As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.

You Might Also Like

Summer Activity Bundle 2025

Summer Activity Calendar Bundle

Ice+Cream+Themed+End+of+Year+Keepsake.png

Class Project for End of School Year

How to Write a Classroom Placement Letter for your Grade Schooler

How to write a letter for classroom placement or teacher request with a sample letter

Unicorn pinata sharing 10 fun things to put in a children's pinata that are not candy

10 Things To Put In A Children’s Piñata – That Are NOT Candy!

what a year of kindergarten writing looks like

What kindergarten writing looks like – a year of student samples

Let’s Connect!

Kim Vij

Early childhood teacher, author, speaker and mom of 3. Kim Vij shares ways to make learning fun and parenting an adventure by sharing all kinds of easy kid crafts, activities, recipes and even travel ideas for families!
  • Home
  • About
  • Contact
  • Shop
  • Privacy Policy

Copyright © 2025