Here’s a quick activity you can throw together in two minutes with a pack of number stickers, like the ones here. You can write numbers on a sheet of paper and have your child put the sticker over the matching number. You can make dots and have your child count the dots and put the […]
Category: keep them busy
Recipe for a Snowy Picnic…
Make up a pot of hot chocolate… pour it in a few Starbucks coffee cups to keep it warm. Bring along some whip cream for extra smiles. Bundle up your kiddos. Call a friend to join you. Go sledding or just play at the park (it’s another world in the snow)! When the fun is […]
Christmas Toy Catalogs Galore
So now is the time of year when you go to your mailbox and find lots of catalogs. My son has been so into looking through the catalogs. I gave him a pen the other day and told him to go through each catalog and circle the toys that he would like to play with. […]
Playing Footsie with Witchie
I saw a cute craft idea over at Ramblings of a Crazy Women… I love little crafts you make out of little feet tracings and little hand tracings. I always have my kids make reindeer’s on the holidays out of their cute feet and hands. So when I ran across this craft idea, I tweaked […]
Teaching Heart’s Newest CDROM and Winners.
Today marks the start of our two week sale on our newest CDROM called, Any Skill Board Games and Skill Cards. This is great for teachers to use in centers or during small group instruction. Also, great for parents to use to review skills your child may be struggling with in school. The boards are […]
Spooky Cookies Sort & Graph
I found something good at Oriental Trading. They are called Spooky Cookies. They are so cute and they come with a good amount in each package. My kids think they are yummy and at only 7g of sugar per package, I am happy to give them the treat. Perfect Halloween snack for graphing (K-2) and […]
Win Our New CDROM and more…
Our newest CDROM is called… Any Skill Board Games. All files based on Educational Standards for PreK to Third Grade curriculum. Kids love these activities! All you have to do is print a board game and a set of cards. Then you will you have a great center or a game to play with small […]
Rolling Out Treats and Fun With Idioms.
It has been a rainy weekend here in the Pittsburgh area. I told my daughter yesterday that I wish it would stop raining cats and dogs. She looked at me funny and said… “It is raining water not cats and dogs, Mommy!” I explained to her that I was just saying something silly. My son […]
Summer’s Almost Done – The importance of play!
Summer always seems to end with the start of school. With that said, only a few more days left in my summer. This summer really has been great (well, up till the last week – see here). We have been outside 80% of the summer at parks, pools, and trails. My kids have run, biked, […]
Mini Offices For Home or School
Grab some file folders and make your students a mini office to place on their desks during independent work time. Parents, wouldn’t these be great for homework time too??? At this link on Teaching Heart you will find some files and pictures from teachers in the US that use mini offices in their rooms. They […]