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Cute Shark Mask Template

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This cute shark mask template will be fun to decorate with your kids. The mask would be fun to work on during Shark Week or while studying the ocean. It is based on a paper plate shark mask I created several years ago. While many of you have made that mask, I thought more of you would like a mask that is easy to cut out and decorate. Shark Continue Reading

Cow Mask Printable Template

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This cow mask printable template will be fun to color and wear. First, children could decorate as part of a farm unit of study. Second, the mask could be colored after reading a book about farm animals. Third, the mask would be a fun craft to put together during a birthday party with a farm theme. Finally, the cow mask would be fun to wear to a cow Continue Reading

STEM Challenge- Best Coin for a Paper Plate Spinning Top

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Best Coin for a Paper Plate Spinning Top STEM Activity

JDaniel has been working on a Coin Collecting Merit Badge for Scouts. A large bowl of coins was collected for him to sort through to find what he needed for the requirements.  I thought it would be fun to do something else with the coins. After a little online searching, I came across Frugal Fun for Boys and Girl's penny spinners. We tried making Continue Reading

How to Draw Desert Animals Direct Drawing Activity

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How to Draw Desert Animals Directed Drawing Offline Coding Academy

This is the fourth set of How to Draw Animals with algorithms. Previously sets have featured forest animals and insects. This set explores how to draw desert animals. Those animals are the coyote, armadillo, and a scorpion. There are two versions of each animal's drawing page. One page uses only pictures to walk step by step through drawing the Continue Reading

How to Draw Polar Animals Direct Drawing Activity

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This is the third set in the how to draw a variety of animals with an algorithm series. Previously sets have featured forest animals and insects. This set explores how to draw polar animals. Those animals are the walrus, the polar bear, and the penguin. There are two versions of each animal's drawing page. One page uses only pictures to walk step Continue Reading

Directed Drawing Ideas – Drawing Forest Animals with Algorithms

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Your children will enjoy exploring the directed drawing ideas available in this free set. The set features forest animals. You will find an owl drawing set. After that, you will find a raccoon and a rabbit. The directions on each of the directed drawing worksheets feature Blockly blocks.  (Blockly blocks are a coding language featured on Code.org Continue Reading

Directed Drawings – Drawing Insects with Algorithms

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Directed Drawings - Drawing Insects with Algorithms

  Directed drawings invite children to work through a set of pictures or written directions to create a picture. Coding algorithms do the same thing. They use a series of steps to complete a task. This fun set coding worksheets feature Blockly blocks. When the Blockly block algorithm or series of steps is followed, an insect is Continue Reading

Offline Coding Academy- Muffin Tin Algorithm Activity

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  Your children can create an algorithm that will move an object on a path that takes them from one end of a muffin tin to another. Once the activity components have been gathered and made, they can explore this algorithm activity over and over again. Wait! What is an algorithm? A simple definition is that an algorithm is a series of Continue Reading

STEM Learning at Home- Building Pulleys

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STEM Learning at Home-Building Pulleys with Things at Home

Welcome to the first post in a series I am calling STEM Learning at Home. A number of STEM learning concepts will be explored in this series. Some of the subjects include simple machines, boat building, and gardening.  Let's start with building pulleys. Did you know that there are two major types of pulleys? Fixed pulleys are attached Continue Reading

STEM Building Task Cards that Explore Numbers and Math Concepts

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Many of us learn and come to understand math concepts like numbers, tally marks, and shapes through hands-on learning. Below you are going to find a series of STEM building task cards that you can download for free. Exploring the Math Concepts There are several ways your children can explore the math concepts on the cards. First, they can place Continue Reading

One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish Algorithm Page

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Offline Coding Academy Coloring One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish Algorithm Page

  World Book Week and Read Across America Week are both at the beginning of March. Your children will have a wonderful time coloring the fish on this one fish, two fish, red fish, blue fish algorithm page during either of those weeks. Actually, they will probably have fun exploring the page any week of the year. The directions for coloring Continue Reading

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