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Quantitative and Qualitative Observation Skills for Kids

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Quantitative & Qualitative Observation Skills for Kids- Children can use both when conducting science experiments.

There are two different types of observations that children will need to do while conducting STEM experiments. They can be a part of the each step of the STEM design process. (You can learn more about the STEM engineering design process in a post I wrote called What is the STEM Engineering Design Process?)  Both can type of observations will ask Continue Reading

Kindness Activity – 5 to 1 ratio of Positive to Negative Printable

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Kindness Activity - 5 to 1 ratio of Positive to Negative Printable- It takes a lot of positive comments to get past a negative one. This printable will help kids learn more about that.

I cringe when I realize I have said something negative. Why? I heard a long time ago for every negative comment said to someone they will have to hear five positive comments.  I think it is important for us to share this fact with our children. This kindness activity can be used to help children understand the impact of their words. I made a Continue Reading

Kindness Activity-The Ripple Effect Experiment

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Kindness Activity- Ripple Effect Experiment Featured

This post contains affiliate links. Kids often think that they can't do things to help others. They may think that they aren't old enough or big enough to do something. This kindness activity looks at how big actions and small actions have a ripple effect. I bet the lion in the book The Lion &the Mouse by Jerry Pinkney didn't think when he was Continue Reading

100th Day of School Printable for Kids to Explore

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100th Day of School Printable for Kids to Color and Count On

We have the 100th Day of School celebration coming up at school soon. I thought I would make the primary teachers in my school a fun 100th Day School printable that they could work on as part of the celebration. The printable features 100 small school themed objects displayed on the numbers that make up 100. What are the objects on the 100th Day of Continue Reading

Martin Luther King Craft- With My Two Hands

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Martin Luther King Craft - With My Two Hands - The poem use in this craft is free to download.

  While searching for a poem for kids that focused on kindness for a Martin Luther King craft, I came across With My Two Hands. The line " I can change the world with my two hands" in the poem lead to my thinking that it be great to craft Earth painted hands to go along with the poem. Making the Martin Luther King Craft Links below are Continue Reading

Color Games for Kids with a Bear Theme

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Color Games for Kids with a Bear Theme

There are so many wonderful children books about Bears. You have been given activities that explore the books Bear Give Thanks,  Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See?, and Paddington in the past. Today's color games for kids activities were created to go along with the Virtual Book Club book of the week Time for Sleep. You, of course, can play Continue Reading

STEM Engineering Design Process- Building a Basketball Hoop

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STEM Engineering Design Process Featured Collage

Yesterday I describe each of the steps in a STEM engineering design process. A copy of the steps in the process display in a printable poster and a student planning document are shared in that post. Today I want to walk you through the STEM  Engineering design process steps. I will be sharing a recent project we did at my house. Walking Through Continue Reading

What is the STEM Engineering Design Process?

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What is the STEM Engineering Design Process? This post includes a post that displays the steps and a student planning document in a PDF format.

  STEM and STEAM engineering projects are so much more than just giving children a problem to solve and bunch of supplies to solve the problem with. There are specific steps that children need to work through as they come up with the solution. These steps are called the STEM or STEAM engineering design process. Let me walk you through each Continue Reading

Graphing Practice Worksheet Collection- Snow Theme

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Graphing Practice Worksheet Collection for Kids - Snowflake Themed Graphing : This set includes graphing pieces and spinner. It would be a wonderful way to explore graphing.

The links below are affiliate links. I started the week by sharing a set of snowflake design printables that could be used to explore building snowflakes. Today I have a graphing practices worksheet collection for kids to share with you. It too has a snowflake theme.  This set can be used as part of a graphing unit or as a book extension to do Continue Reading

Let’s Build Snowflake Designs with Printables

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Let's Build Snowflake Designs with Printables - It is fun to build snowflakes with everyday items.

The links below are affiliate links. I remember my mom reading my sister's and I the book The Snowy Day. The boy in the book seemed to enjoy doing the same things we did in the snow. If you haven't read them the book, you will want to look for it at the library. After reading the book to or with them, I thought  your children might want to Continue Reading

New Year Printables for Kids – Countdown Ball and More

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Countdown Ball New Year Printables for Kids

A few years ago JDaniel and I created a paper plate countdown craft for New Years.  It is a lot of fun to make. Many of you have visited that post and have made one of your own. This year I thought I would make a version of the craft that you could just print out, cut out, and color. Once I had done that, I sought out other New Year printables for Continue Reading

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