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LEGO Groundhog Shadow Experiment

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This STEAM experiment invites kids to build a LEGO groundhog and explore various ways to make a groundhog shadow.

  We look forward to viewing a groundhog shadow on February 2nd. Some of us hope that he will see his shadow. While others hope there will not be a ground hog shadow observed. Why not try to create your own  LEGO groundhog and explore the various ways to create a groundhog shadow. This would be a a wonderful STEAM experiment! Making a Continue Reading

100 Days of School Craft- Gumball Machine

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100 Days of School Craft- Kids will love counting out the gumballs to make sure there are 100 before creating this fun craft.

A gumball machine holding 100 paper gumballs would be such fun to make for the 100th Day of school.  It is really simple to make! All you need are several sheets of construction paper, white copy paper, scissors, and some glue We started by cutting out the gumballs. Many gumballs could be cut out at the same time when we stack several pieces of Continue Reading

Heart Tangram Printable Valentine Cards

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Heart Tangram Printable Valentine Cards- These fun cards give kids a non-candy treat to give their friends. The tangram shapes attached to the card can be used to build the heart on the card and hundreds of other patterns.

While kids love to get Valentine cards that have a candy treat attached to them, non-candy Valentine's Day cards are fun to get too. This set of printable Valentine cards comes with card with a friendly not mushy message. There is also a small set of tangram shapes that can be attached to the printable Valentine cards. There are probably many ways Continue Reading

Valentine’s Day Sensory Activity in a Bowl

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Valentine's Day Sensory Activity in Bowl- This is an invitation to explore a number of skill including fine motors skills and eye and hand coordination

A sensory activity housed in a box, tray or bowl is an invitation for your children to explore, learn, and play. While a sensory activity in a tray or box offers a wider space to explore, a sensory activity in a bowl offers a little more depth and takes up less room. (Unless the bowl in tipped over to explore the objects outside of the bowl.) What Continue Reading

100 Things to Send in for the 100th Day of School

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100 Things to Send in for the 100th Day of School- Here are a wide variety off individual objects that can be taken in collections as well as way to display 100 objects.

  Children are often asked to bring a container or display of 100 items to school as part of the 100th Day of School celebration. Below you will find a list of loose items that you children can take 100 of to school. You will also find several ways your children can display 100 items below too. The displays could be on a t-shirt, poster Continue Reading

Community Helpers Craft- Egg Carton Fire Truck

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An egg carton has the same shape as a fire truck to me. Why have I decided this? I was recently trying to decide how we could use an empty egg carton. After looking at it for a couple of minutes, I noticed its resemblance.  It could be because I have been working on a number of community helpers themed activities with a fire truck theme. It Continue Reading

Fire House Place Value Chart

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These fire house themed place value charts with number trucks would be great to work with in a center or with your children at home. There is a two digit place value chart and a three digit place value chart in this set.

Kids love fire trucks! They really like all kinds of community helpers and their vehicles. JDaniel is working on place value at school so, I made a Fire House Place Value Chart for Kids for him to use. I thought you might want to use it with your children too. JDaniel is working on three digit numbers. I made him a place value chart with three Continue Reading

Community Helpers- Counting Numbers on a Fire Hose

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Community Helpers Fire Hose- This is a great way to work on counting numbers. Children can see the numbers coming before and after the number they are pulling through.

This counting numbers firefighter could be constructed by an adult for a child or by a child themselves. This counting numbers firefighter was made my me for kids to use. It would look more organic if a child had made it, but I decided you would want to see a less organic version to get sense of what it could look like. Creating the Counting Continue Reading

LEGO Snowflake Patterns Activity

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It is truly amazing that snowflakes have six sides. It is equally amazing that each snowflake is unique! It is equally true that if children create snowflake patterns with LEGOS each should have six sides. Each of those snowflakes should also be unique. To insure that each snowflake would have six sides stuck some masking tape onto pieces of Continue Reading

Snowflake Patterns with Blocks

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It can be hard to know what design or shapes to cut into a snowflake. Wooden blocks are great for making snowflake patterns you can use to create a craft! Children just need to decide where they want to trace a shape on their snowflake. We started by folding a piece of paper into a snowflake shape. The top corner of the paper is pulled down the Continue Reading

Penguin Craft Based on 365 Penguins

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  This penguin craft is based on the book 365 Penguins . In the book a new penguin is sent to a family everyday starting on New Year's Day for a full year. (We were given the book at a gift from Dr. Mom a few summers ago. It has become a favorite at my house. ) Creating a penguin craft  based on the book seemed like a great way to Continue Reading

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