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.
Do you put as much effort into your own home and what your child will do each day after school? Year after year it all adds up and you are and will always be your child’s FIRST TEACHER.
We’ve collected some of our most favorite things that we try to incorporate into our homes with our children each week. We share our thoughts and ideas in our After School Express every Sunday. It’s our way to hold ourselves accountable as teachers to our own children.
In planning activities for after school we’re building opportunities for learning that are…
- Hands On
- Creative
- Real World
- Engaging
- Challenging
- Adventurous
- Rewarding
Here’s a year’s worth of AFTER SCHOOL ACTIVITIES planned for you and your child. Our list will keep growing each week in our Sunday After School Express we hope you’ll join us!
A
BBaby: Waiting for New Sibling to Come Home
Back to School Goals
Bears
Birthday Cake Book
Birds
Blueberries
Bug Fun
Building Character
Butterflies: Monarchs
Butterfly Wings
CCarrots: Growing and Learning
Chalk : Learning Art and Math and Landmarks
Christmas Crafts and Activities
DDairy Food Group
Dance
Dr. Suess
Dr. Suess Snacks and Photo Idea
Dressing Up to inspire Story Elements
E
Earth Day Challange
Easter Egg Wreath
Eco Friendly Activities
Emotions
Eric Carle Author Study
FFUN…FUN…FUN
Fall: Hunting for Fall
Fall Activities Roundup
Field Trips
Field Trip: Sugar Cane Boil
Florest
Fruit Food Group
French Polynesia
G
Grains Group
Gingerbread Activities
Gingerbread House Life Size
Gardening with Kids
L
LOVE BOOKS
Leafs
Lids
Living History Museum
Little Hands that Cook with Books
Lunch Notes
M
Math with Carrots
Meat and Protein Group
Mexico
Marathon
Money’s Value
Monsters
Moon
Mo Willems Author Study
N
Natural Playscapes
New Year Celebrations
Northern Lights
O
Olympics
One Hundredth Day of School
Outside Play
Open House Night
Owls
Owl Handprint Tshirt
Owls with Little Hoot
Owl Science
PPaper Bag Books
Party for the Planet
Performing in a School Play
Pilgrims
Play
Playdough: Diwali Sweets
President’s Day
Pumpkins
Potatoes
Q
Quiet Time…down time is very important after school! 
R
Routine…Routine…Routine
Rainbows
Russia
Russian Nesting Dolls
S
Siblings
Sight Word Games and Activities
Space
Spelling Words
Spiders
Spoon
Summer Activities & Fun
Summer Learning Tips and Bucket List
Sweden
Spring Journal and Observation Sheet
Sewing: Felt Clothes for Peg Doll 
T
Thanksgiving
Turkey Tshirts
Vegetable Pizza Snack
Virtual Book Club for Kids
W
Walking
Water Bead Fun
Winter Fun
Winter Journal and Observation Sheets
Witch: Listen & Respond Activity
World
Water Bead Play
X We left X blank in hopes that you never have to get an Xray after school and that your afternoons are filled with excitement!
Z
How do you fit these activities in after school? Here’s what a typical day looks like at Amanda’s House After School
We encourage you to follow along with us each Sunday as see what activities inspire you with your children. Join our Google + Community and chat along with us and we swap stories about our weeks and seek advice from one another.
- A Waldorf Mama from Triple T Mum
- After School Activities from The Educators Spin On It
- Hands-on History from Adventures in Mommydom
- Home Daycare or Family Child Card from My Buddies and I
- Homeschooling from Enchanted Homeschooling Mom
- How to Home Preschool from In Lieu of Preschool
- Math Activities from Blog Me Mom
- Montessori from Living Montessori Now
- Science Activities & Play from Science Sparks
- Teaching Math from Montessori Tidbits
- Thrifty Teaching Tools from Kindergarten & Preschool for Parents & Teachers
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I love this list and I am looking forward to seeing your planner!
What a fantastic list. I am looking forward to working my way through them al. x
Thanks Carolyn!
Thanks Amie! We'll be sharing our printable planner next week. Our afternoons just go so much better when there is a plan in place.
Thanks Emma! You'll have to let us know which ones are your favorite!
Wow, what a great of resources!
This post could cover a whole year! Great resource. (also – glad you finally got the postcards!)
Love you list – such great ideas! We have had to get an x-ray after-school but my son was a trooper and he even learned a little about bones during the experience.