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Painting Ideas for Kids Using Rubber Bands

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Painting Ideas for Kids Using Rubber Bands

  My son and I recently found a cool way to paint with rubber bands. It is one of those painting ideas for kids that they will want to do again and again.We found it while looking through a cool book by Mary Ann F. Kohl called Action ART: HANDS-ON ACTIVE ART ADVENTURES (Bright Ideas for Learning (TM)) that I was sent to review and Continue Reading

Awesome Language Arts Worksheets

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Awesome Language Arts Worksheets and Learning Printables

  Over the last few years I have created a number for language arts worksheets  and printables  for my son to work on.  They have been gathered together in the post so that you can used them with your children.  I hope you have as much fun with them as we have. Language Arts Worksheets Build The Alphabet with LEGO Light Continue Reading

Make School Fun with Back to School Printables

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Make School Fun with Back to School Printables

It seems like school just got out for the summer, but it is already Back to School time. We will start school here in just two weeks. To get ready for school to start I have gathered a wide array of Back to School printables that will make school fun. There is everything from organizational tools, kids activities, things to send to school and fun Continue Reading

Free Printable Interactive Math Worksheets

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Free Printable Interactive Math Worksheets

I have had the best time creating interactive math worksheets for my son.  Most of them are more like game boards or work spaces than actual math worksheets. Given there is work to be done on them I have decided to label them as math worksheets. Regardless of what they are called I hope you will enjoy using them with your kids. Math Continue Reading

Free Printables Backpack Checklists

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Free Pintables Backpack Checklist- Going to School and Coming Home

Last year I wrote a series of Back to School posts. There was one post that shared chore charts for before school, after school, and before bedtime. Then there was post of tips for choosing kids backpacks. Another post shared a backpack checklist. The list contained things that children need to remember to take to school everyday.  Recently Happy Continue Reading

Let’s Create a Graph on the Floor and Gather Data

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How to Create a Graph with Tape- A printable spinner,LEGO and tape graph are a great way to explore collecting data and displaying it.

A roll of masking tape can become a pretend ladder to climb, a maze to explore or a graph to display data on when it is simply rolled out onto the floor. Recently we created a graph on the floor in our main hallway. The graph would display the number of times each color on a spinner would be selected. It was really easy to create a graph. First a Continue Reading

Watermelon Recipes to Try This Summer

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Watermelon Recipes to Try This Summer- Sometimes my guys inhale watermelon slice after slice. These terrific recipes are the ones I am going to try when there is watermelon leftover.

There are times during the summer when my family plows through a watermelon in just few days. There are also times when it seems to sit in the refrigerator. It is during those times that I try to come with new ways to present watermelon. Recently I  search for watermelon recipes to add to the ways I have already tried.  Wow! I found a wide variety Continue Reading

Sight Word Eye Charts Featuring Dolch Sight Words

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Just before my son started kindergarten we read the book The Kindergarten Pirate. After reading the book, I created some Dolch sight word word eye charts. I thought it would be fun to try to read words with one eye like the pirate in the book. The Dolch sight word charts were shared as just one activity that we did to extend the themes from the Continue Reading

How to Make the Ultimate Tropical Minion Banana Smoothie

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How to Make the Ultimate Tropical Minion Banana Smoothie- It is so easy to make this yummy Minion treat!

I glanced over to the fruit bowl on the kitchen counter and noticed some aging bananas. They so needed to be used to make something yummy. We loved smoothies at my house so I decided that we should try use the bananas in a smoothie.  We also happen to love Minions at my house! I decided my Minion loving boy would love banana Minion tropical Continue Reading

Math for Kids- Measuring Chalk Drawings

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Math for Kids: Measuring Chalk Drawings- Measuring the Sun

  Kids love to draw or paint with chalk on the driveway or on the sidewalk.  They may fill your driveway or sidewalks with beautiful summer themed drawings or pictures of their favorite things. Once they have finished drawing, they are ready to walk away or over them. Why not use them in a math for kids activity. You can pass out Continue Reading

Cup Holder Alligator Math Games

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Cup Holder Alligator Math Games

A simple green cup holder can in no time be transformed into an alligator. That alligator can be used to play several different math games. Let me walk you through how I made the alligator and then share three math games that you can play with it. How to Make a Cup Holder Alligator I started by cutting out triangular shapes out of two opposing Continue Reading

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