Winter crafts that are non-holiday can be difficult to find! Especially if you are a teen and in charge of leading activities at family night. Oriental Trading Company sent me $75 of crafts that we tried and are donating to church for just such an occasion. First, here is a very nice and quiet
Winter holiday writing frames and coloring fun pages to use for journal time, morning writing, and even social studies if Christmas around the world is studied. There is a page for Hanukkah and for Kwanzaa included. Several pages are just about winter and playing outside in the snow, and many pages have something to
Coloring pages for Christmas for children, free! This post has one instant download and links to two more free coloring pages PDFs. No password is required, just click for your copy. There is something to be said for the calmness and quiet of coloring (or paint, colored pencils, or craypas) activities. If the pages
This post has color matching palettes for flowers and butterflies and a free printable. Colorful flowers and bright butterflies catch the attention of children enjoying the outdoors. Their interest in color and beauty can help introduce color gradients (or color families). This post has activities and a free printable for matching
This post has a sugar water density rainbow and gravity bead experiments. First, the sugar water density experiment trials. We tried this experiment several ways and it was very fun. It took several attempts to almost match the Steve Spangler Sick Science video. They make it look so easy! We read
Inexpensive Montessori color tablets for matching colors and learning about color gradients are fairly easy to make. I recently made some and this is what I did. Of course, these are just color cards and would fit in many traditional art classes, as well. I learned about the 3 sets
My Visit to the Dinosaurs by Aliki, author and illustrator This post has a short book review and a free printable for My Visit to the Dinosaurs by Aliki. Do you have a young paleontologist at your house or class? Almost all children like dinosaurs and fossils at some point in their young lives, and
Here is a 3-addends freebie printable in the free eMembers area. This post has pictures showing the new freebie eMembers to the Wise Owl Factory. When you join the free level member area pages with free educational downloads will be available. This printable has a Roll-a-Bunny 3-addend game. 3-addend math practice is great for first graders
First, I have some sequencing cards that could be arranged on a pocket chart, in a tray, or on a table space. THESE 3 PRINTABLES OPEN HERE! Next, especially for the preschool teachers, there is a free printable for color matching cards. I used glass beads which may not be appropriate depending on the
We Are Bears by Molly Grooms This book is a reassuring mother-child relationship story. I selected it as the mother bear reminded me of the appearance of the mother when under a spell in the new movie, Brave. In the movie, the bear is very scary and I though this would be a good story to share
