Learning

After school activities for kids and resources for learning and supplementing school work at home. Additional classroom resources, how to support your child’s teacher, and other teaching guides, printables, activities, and ideas.

  • Sneaky Math with Scrabble

    Sneaky Math with Scrabble Family Game Night with some deceptively educational math.  I love games that bring the entire family together, but Scrabble is truly my all time favorite.  Math practice is not always fun:  math “problems”, math worksheets, flashcards, skill programs, etc. So, we solved this problem by doing a little sneaky math with one of our most […]

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  • Teaching Kids to Save Money with Coupons

    Do you teach your children to save money?  A great Life Skill to teach children is saving money.  Learning how to budget, how to spend-save-and-give, and earn money are critical skills. Can you teach your child to be a coupon clipper?  Coupons come in many shapes and forms these days:  in the mail, on line, apps, and in the […]

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  • Simple Storage Solution for Anchor Charts

    Do you love to use Anchor Charts in your classrooms?  We do!  We love them so much though, that we were having a problem storing them.  Our schools provide us with large rolling drawers.  When we’re done with the chart, they go into the drawer.  That part is simple, what I couldn’t figure out was […]

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  • Jingle Bell Book Shop

    It seems a little early to be talking about Christmas, but it’s not too early to start planning your own Jingle Bell Book Shop!  Maybe you’re saving supplies for boxes for Operation Christmas Child too. The Jingle Bell Book Shop was started to encourage reading, get more books into children’s homes, and to help kids […]

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  • Medieval Times with Kids

    Medieval Times with Kids – We’ve been busy celebrating my son’s birthday!  His big gift / party this year was to go to the Medieval Times.  Not only was the birthday boy thrilled, but my 9 year old was over the moon.  He loved the acting and thought it was real! There are Medieval Times locations […]

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  • Paying Preschoolers – Learning about Earning

    Paying Preschoolers and Learning About Earning.  Have you ever thought about teaching your preschooler about earning money and the value of hard work?     Some families like using a pom pom jar to reward behavior.  It is a very simple visual tool.  Let’s look at how to use the pom pom jar for earning because […]

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