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How to Make Oobleck Algorithm Coding Activity

February 24, 2019 By Deirdre

One of my favorite Dr. Seuss books is Bartholomew and the Oobleck. I remember my mom reading it over and over again to me. When I look at the illustrations of oobleck in the book, it looks a lot like slime. Your children will probably think so too. I thought it would be fun on Read Across America Day also known as Dr. Seuss' birthday to Continue Reading

Editable Periodic Table Templates for Bulletin Boards

February 23, 2019 By Deirdre

You may have seen the periodic table bulletin board set I created for Black History Month. It inspired me to create a totally editable set of periodic table templates. You will be able to type in the element initials, full element name along with the birth and death dates. There are so many ways that you can use these templates. Below Continue Reading

Periodic Table of African Americans for Black History Month

February 18, 2019 By Deirdre

Over the weekend I saw a photo of the Lakeland Public Library's bulletin board display for Black History Month. It features various famous African American's initials, names, birth dates, and death dates. The librarian chose a different color of paper to represent the various professions each group of people worked it. The display was set up like Continue Reading

Binary Code for Kids Worksheet- Spelling Love

February 9, 2019 By Deirdre

Your children will have fun exploring the binary code alphabet chart on this binary code for kids worksheet. They will need to use the chart to find the eight digit code for each of the letters in the word love. This would be a great activity to do on or before Valentine's Day. What is a Binary Code? It is the code used by a computer to Continue Reading

Valentine’s Day Worksheets – Number Sequencing Puzzles

February 8, 2019 By Deirdre

Valentine's Day Worksheets - Sequencing Number Puzzles

What fun your children will have exploring this set of Valentine's Day worksheets! They feature numbers your children will have to sequence in the right order to complete a picture. The Valentine's Day worksheets explore the number one to ten, ten to twenty, and skip counting. Children will just love the Love Bugs featured on these Valentine's Continue Reading

Valentine’s Day Worksheets- Number Word Puzzles

February 5, 2019 By Deirdre

You will notice right away that this set of Valentine's Day worksheets features snails with hearts on their shells. Each worksheet is a number puzzle that focuses on the number of hearts displayed on each of the snails. Beneath each snail picture is the number shown in words. When your children put the puzzle pieces in the correct Continue Reading

LEGO Math Valentine Counting Activity

January 30, 2019 By Deirdre

While it is fun to build with LEGO, they are also a great math tool. (You will find a number of math activities with LEGO at the bottom of this post.) This activity features 2x2 LEGO bricks. It will give your children the opportunity to work on number recognition and counting skills. Your children will need to place the correct number of 2x2 LEGO Continue Reading

Winter STEM Challenge- Build a Snowman with Blocks

January 26, 2019 By Deirdre

Build a Snowman with Blocks Winter STEM Challenge Cards

It will be fun to see just how many snowmen your children can build! This set of winter STEM challenge cards pictures blocks your children will need to use to build each snowman. Your children will be able to build almost all of the snowmen with some creative thinking. This STEM challenge will require children to think about various ways each Continue Reading

How to Make Fake Snow Recipes featuring Cornstarch

January 22, 2019 By Deirdre

Creating fake snow using the recipes found on this set of How to Make Fake Snow Recipes printables will be so much fun. Your children will find that both of the recipes create a different type of snow. They will notice one type of snow is wet and sticky. The other type is light and powdery. Children can use both types of snow to complete STEM Continue Reading

How to Make Fake Snow Recipes and Algorithm Activity

January 19, 2019 By Deirdre

After your children follow the steps in these how to make fake snow recipes, they will be invited to complete a STEM challenge. The challenges and how to make fake snow recipes are displayed on free printable worksheets. The how to make fake snow recipes in this set feature baking soda as one of the two ingredients. The recipes will each Continue Reading

How to Build an Igloo for a Penguin STEM Activity

January 12, 2019 By Deirdre

This fun STEM activity invites children to discover how to build an igloo for the shape penguin displayed on each of the work mats. There are four mats in the How to Build an Igloo for a Penguin set. Your children will have to come up with creative ways to stack cotton swabs to make igloos in a variety of shapes. It will be interesting to Continue Reading