Photo Credit: Rachel Samanyi We were stuck in a rut. The “I’m bored bug” was crawling out far too often. I could suggest an activity, but rarely did it spark a creative fire in my…
This month's kids' book club book: The Boxcar Children The book is a 3rd/4th grade reading level and would interest kids 3-11ish. We met at a park near a train museum for most of…
This month's kids' book club book: Alice's Adventures in Wonderland This book is about a 7th grade reading level. I'd say it is appropriate for some 4 and 5 year old's, but generally speaking…
I started a classics book club for myself and my kids. For those who are like me and would like to start one up, but don't have enough friends who are interested. LOL! I joined…
At the end of our study of butterflies, we had a party with a few family friends. Initially I was going to have them do tons of butterfly activities, but as I started really delving…
Here are the directions I had at each station. This site, Learn About Butterflies, is great for printing any images you want to show them. It's also really interesting and will give you a greater…
My wonderful sister-in-law set us up with a sweet deal for a caterpillar so we could watch the transformation to a butterfly (note: this was almost a year ago!! We're coming up on time to…
Day 1 Find w stickers and put on W Color and assemble Letter W Book Go to library and get w books Put out W words (wall, washer, washcloth, window...I highly recommend using masking or…
[Part of an ongoing series of historical fiction book lists for students and teachers. For the full list and to see more info, click here.] Lower Grades (K-3) Angels in the Dust-Raven (4.2/0.5) The Babe and I-Adler…
Day 1 Find v stickers and put on V Color and assemble Letter V Book Go to library and get v books Put out V words (vacuum, vase...I highly recommend using masking or painting tape…
Day 1 Find u stickers and put on U (She's basically over this activity. So, I have discontinued it. I think maybe it was too easy, but if I made it harder, it was too…
[Part of an ongoing series of historical fiction book lists for students and teachers. For the full list and to see more info, click here.] Lower Grades (K-2) An American Army of Two-Greeson (2.9/0.5) The Battle for…