Welcome to the Creative Kids Culture Blog Hop 61! Creative Kids Culture Blog Hop #60 had a link to an interesting birch sap blog post. Who knew? The people in Latvia knew. Soon after the snow melts and the ground thaws, Latvians begin tapping for birch sap. Well, I realized we lived on 8 acres surrounded
This post has links to the free book companions for emergent through advanced readers from kindergarten to about grade six. Most are free instant downloads. Some items are in the free eMember area which is free to join by subscribing to our newsletter to receive the everybody password. Book Companions and Novel Units A
Disney-like printables make learning so fun for young children who relate to and are inspired by the characters in books, movies, games, and apps. This is the Disney theme characters educational printables and learning activities round-up page. First, "Finding Nemo" type wooden spoon characters DIY puppet project, learn more at this post. Princess theme
DIY, Cooking, and Craft Informational Blog Posts Bookshelves are always helpful at home and school, especially child-friendly ones. This is how we made ours. Do you make strawberry or other jam? This post has some free editable labels for you. I like to quilt and this is a post about a few of my projects. We
Project Mulberry book review and free educational printable PDF for Asian Pacific American Month 2018 Welcome to our fifth annual Asian-Pacific American Heritage Month Blog Hop! Below you can explore ideas about sharing with kids the rich cultures of this vast and varied region. For even more ideas, visit our blog hops from last
This post has links to printables on the Wise Owl Factory site for nature and activities regarding plants, flowers, butterflies, bees, and bugs. Some are for literacy learning, some for science learning, and some are crafts and for active learning. You might like these resources. Red buttons denote free instant
Welcome to the Creative Kids Culture Blog Hop! Creative Kids Culture Blog Hop #60 and Shelly Bean Books Do you know about the Shelly Bean Sports Queen book series? I read about them first on the Frantic Mommy blog. What a great idea! Shelly learns a new sport in each book, and safety tips
The months of the year educational free resources are to help with some pre-planning for the school year as the time does seem to fly after the students arrive in the classroom. Some "anchor" activities are always good to have on hand to help with the sometimes unpredictable school days. You might like these
Autograph booklet activities are part of the end of the school year activities, especially the last day when books have been counted and shelved, art supplies have been sent home, and students hopefully still have pencils. Maybe many children in a class will have purchased the school yearbook, but often not all children will
Sponge Shape Paintbrushes DIY Painting Ideas Sponge shape paintbrushes are a new find for me. At the craft store, we recently found a bucket of sponge paintbruses with different shapes. Hmmmm, what could we do with those? After our first idea, we brainstormed a few more ideas. How about shape flowers? This was one
