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Princess and the Pea Learning Activities

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This month’s fairy tale learning sets feature the Princess and the Pea learning activities. This month’s sets features coding, skip counting, number recognition, patterning, and addition facts

After you explore these please take a moment to explore some of the other fairy tale sets. They represent sets from my blog and 3 Dinosaurs.

Jack and the Beanstalk

Little Red Riding Hood

The Three Little Pigs

Three Billy Goats Gruff

Gingerbread Man

The Little Red Hen

Goldilocks and Three Bears

Frog Prince

Princess and the Pea Themed Books

Below you will find wonderful books that have a Princess and the Pea theme.

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The Very Smart Pea and the Princess-To-Be tells the story from the perspective of the pea. It will share just how it feels to be placed under a stack of mattresses.

After a very big meal, a pea needs to take a nap. Under a pile of mattresses it falls to sleep and becomes a character in a fun version of the Princess and the (Greedy) Pea.

The mom in this version of the Princess and the Peas is looking for a bride for her son who can cook black-eyed peas as well as she can.

This modern take of the Princess and the Pea features a princess who wears dinosaur pajamas.

Princess and the Pea Learning Activities

Monday

Princess and the Pea Skip Counting pages feature pages that skip counting down stacks of mattresses and counting across them.

Tuesday

This How to Draw Princess Things combines directed drawing with using Blockly Coding Blocks. Children will have fun completing the pictures on each of the pages.

Wednesday

Princess and the Pea Patterning Strips are a great way for children to learn about patterns. Each strip features characters and objects from the story.

Thursday

This is the second coding activity page in this series. While the first set had no text, this set features words that work through each step’s directions. It also explores addition facts.

Friday

This number recognition and adding set features a variety of princess. The number circles can be glued into a file folder or in the cups of a muffin tin. Children can place objects like a green pom-poms in a number cup when it has been rolled on dice.

More Learning Activities

Fairy Tale Shape Castle Building Mats

Offline Code Academy -Three Pigs Blockly Blocks Worksheet Activity

Three Pigs Blockly Blocks Worksheet Activity

Ladybug File Folder Games

Directed Drawing with Numbers and Algorithms

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This set direct drawing with numbers and algorithms pages. It is the fifth in a series of activity sets that focus on the Ugly Duckling The number two features the steps needed to draw a duck or maybe a cygnet. While the other pictures vary from a fish to a snowman. The step by step directions appear on Blockly coding blocks. Each directions is visually displayed. There are very few words on each page.

Children can learn about coding, following direction and fine motor skills all at the same time. They will also be working on number formation. Boy, there are a lot of skills explored with this set.

Getting the Directed Drawing with Numbers and Algorithms Pages

First, you will need to download it.

Directed Drawing with Numbers and AlgorithmsDownload

Then you will need to open the set with Acrobat Reader.

Next, you decide which coloring page you want your children to work on.

Once you have printed out the coloring page, you gather crayons for your children to color their pages.

Exploring the Directed Drawing with Numbers and Algorithms Pages

  • You will want to walk your children through the algorithm steps on the left-hand side of the worksheet before they start drawing.
  • Then you will need to remind them that completing an algorithm is a step-by-step process. They will need to add one element or step at a time.
  • Next, make sure your children understand that the dotted lines on the Blockly blocks are what will need to be added to the picture.
  • Finally, there will be some children that will need you to show them how to draw each part of the number picture. That an be done on a white board or piece of paper.

More Code and Explore Pages

Code and Color Olympic Medal Algorithm Pages

Decorating an Umbrella Based on an Algorithm

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

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

Bike Safety Code and Color Pages

Ugly Duckling Learning Activities

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This series of five Ugly Duckling Learning Activities focuses on fine motor tracing activities, coding, math facts, and pattern blocks. It is part of a monthly fairy tale series 3 Dinosaurs and I have been sharing for months. Below you will find the fairy tales previously shared.

After you explore these please take a moment to explore some of the other fairy tale sets. They represent sets from my blog and 3 Dinosaurs.

Jack and the Beanstalk

Little Red Riding Hood

The Three Little Pigs

Three Billy Goats Gruff

Gingerbread Man

The Little Red Hen

Goldilocks and Three Bears

Frog Prince

Books Based on the Ugly Duckling

Below you will find Ugly Duckling Themed Books to read to your children before exploring the activities.

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This version of the Ugly Duckling takes place in Africa and features African animals.

Little Golden Books were such fun to read when I was little. Here is an Ugly Duckling Golden Book that tells they tradition tale.

Ugly Duckling Themed Learning Activities

This series’ posts will be displayed below on the day they are posted. Please take the time to check all of them out.

Monday

The first Ugly Duckling learning activity is a roll and cover game featuring a swan and a cygnet or baby swan. Children will roll two dice and then cover the sum on the game board. It isn’t possible roll a one when you are practicing adding, but you can cover it when you subtract.

Ugly Duckling Easy Reader Book With Tracing is a fun 8 page book with tracing the words from the story of the Ugly Duckling. A fun way to work on handwriting and reading.

Tuesday

This set of Ugly Duckling Tracing Lines are a great way to work on fine motor skills. Children will connect the duckling to the swan as they trace from right to left.

Ugly Duckling Ten Frame Addition Printables has two sets of ten frame addition cards. You have filled out for the equation and partially filled out.

Wednesday

Yes, today’s Ugly duckling activity is another tracing activity. This one features uppercase and lowercase letters. A wavy water-like chevron border and swan graphic are also on each tracing card.

Ugly Duckling Greater Than & Less Than Clip Card Printables has kids comparing numbers with counting ducks and swans and then clipping the correct symbol on the cards.

Thursday

There are four different versions of the swan and the duck mats. They display a visual of the pattern block design and the shapes needed to build each design.

Duck and Swan ABC Sorting Printables is a fun letter sorting activity for kids to work on uppercase and lowercase letters with pictures that begin with that letter.

Friday

This set direct drawing pages features numbers and algorithms. The number two features the steps needed to draw a duck or maybe a cygnet.

Swan & Duck Blend Sorting Printable has all the beginning blends for kids to word. This allows you to work on different beginning blends and matching picture and blend letters.

More Bird Themed Activities

This slime themed duck activity is based on the book a Duck in a Truck.

This set of bird tangrams has a swan building mat and a duck.

Children will get build bird’s nests and explore shapes with this STEM challenge.

Frog Prince Themed Learning Activities

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Every month for the last seven months I have shared a set of five learning activities based on a fairy tale. This month’s fairy tale is The Frog Prince. The series of five Frog Prince-themed learning activities explores fine motor skills, shapes, patterns, and counting to ten.

After you explore these please take a moment to explore some of the other fairy tale sets. They represent sets from my blog and 3 Dinosaurs.

Frog Prince Themed Books to Read

Below you will find Frog Prince Themed Books to read to your children before exploring the activities.

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This version of the Frog Prince was written for young readers to read themselves.

The Frog Prince Continued looks at what life is like for a prince who has continued to live part of his life as a frog.

The version of the Frog Prince is written in rhyme.

Frog Prince Themed Learning Activities

This series’ posts will be displayed below on the day they are posted. Please take the time to check all of them out.

Monday

JDaniel4’s Mom has a fun way to work on addition facts. These cute Frog Prince Themed Tens Frames Adding to Ten will be a great way to work on facts.

The Frog Prince Easy Reader Book with Tracing Printable uses vocabulary from the Frog Prince story to allow kids to trace the words and then read them in a sentence.

Tuesday

A Frog Prince Shape Building Activity is what JDaniel4’s Mom has to share today. They can be used to explore the perimeter of each shape or its area.

3 Dinosaurs is sharing a fun way to work on skip counting.

Wednesday

Color Feelings Filled Frog Princes with an Algorithm from JDaniel4’s Mom work on Blocky Block coding. The blocks invite children to color each feeling frog with assigned colors or their own.

Frog Price Number Counting Puzzle Printable is a great number printable with numbers 1 to 12. Kids can work on counting and matching numbers and building this fun puzzle.

Thursday

JDaniel4’s Mom has created pattern strips that explore shapes along with patterns. They invite your children to build patterns that match the displayed shapes or just the patterns on each strip.

3 Dinosaurs offers a fun way to work on the alphabet! This matching activity is also fun to explore.

Friday

Fine motor skills will be developed as children work on the strips in this Frog Prince-themed tracing Lines set from JDaniel4’s Mom.

More Frog Themed Activities

Gummy Frog Candy Experiment with Printables

Five Little Speckled Frogs Algorithm Coloring Pages

A frog-themed coding page that focuses on the life cycle of a frog.

Three Pigs Game Boards

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The Three Pigs Game Boards invite children to connect numbers and events in the correct order. Children are invited to use arrows to connect the events in order. The set could also be used to introduce algorithms. After all an algorithm is a series of steps.

Each of the pages in the set is available in B/W and color. If you plan to use the pages as a worksheet, you will want to print them out in B/W. However, if you plan on using them as game boards over and over again printing them in color would make sense.

Getting Three Little Pigs Themed Counting Set

First, you will need to download it.

Three Little Pigs Themed Number Counting Game BoardsDownload

Then you will need to open the set with Acrobat Reader.

Next, you decide which coloring page you want your children to work on.

Once you have printed out the gameboards, you gather crayons for your children to color their pages.

How to Use the Three Little Pigs Themed Number Counting Gameboards

While there are many ways that you can use the gameboards, let me walk you through how I would use them with my students.

  • Begin by reading a traditional version of  Three Little Pigs.
  • Give each of your children the version of the gameboard you want them to work on along with a pencil.
  • Before starting the sequencing activity, you can have your children color the objects on the page if you like.
  • Have the children connect the box containing the word Start to the first event mentioned in the book with an arrow.
  • Continue connecting the events and numbers in order.
  • After box ten is reached, draw an arrow from box ten with the word End.

Getting the Gameboards Ready

If you plan on using the cards again, you may want to laminate them. Below I have suggested products that you may want to use to cover them.

The links below are affiliate links. As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases. My Amazon Picks

PRO Thermal Laminator, Never Jam…$54.68$128.93 (11154)

Thermal Laminating Pouches, 100 Count-P…$15.98$24.68 (63556)

Scotch Thermal Laminating Pouches, 200- Count-…$27.99$42.99 (23612)

Hammermill Printer Paper, Great White 100% Recy…$17.00 (4917)

More Gameboard Sets

Ladybug File Folder Games

Swimming Theme Number Counting Game Boards

December 2024 STEAM Activities Calendar

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This December STEAM activity calendar is filled with December-themed activities.  The idea behind this calendar was to share with you a variety of STEAM activities that you can explore with your children this month. The activities can be done on their assigned day or several on one day if you like. It is really up to you.

You are going to find that some of the December STEAM activities are from right here on JDaniel4’s Mom. While the other activities come from some of them are my favorite blogs.  Most of the activities have to do with Christmas.  I have included one Hanukkah and a few New Year’s Eve STEAM activities on the calendar too.

Getting the December STEAM Activity Calendar

First, you will need to download the set.

December 2024 STEAM Activities CalendarDownload

Second, if you don’t have Acrobat Reader you will need to download it. The algorithm page is an Acrobat Reader PDF file.

Third, you must go to your download file and open the page.  You may be asked if you want the file to open right after downloading it. You won’t have to hunt for it in your download file if you are.

Exploring the Activities on the Calendar

You will be able to access the directions needed to explore each activity when you click on each day’s hyperlink. After you get to each activity’s blog post, you will find a supply list and step-by-step activity directions. Some of the activities offer free printables or recording sheets. You can use what they have for you to download or create your versions of the activities if you like. Remember the idea was to inspire you to explore STEAM activities with your children. You know what they can handle and how they want to explore concepts and activities.

Different types of STEAM activities have been included on the calendar. You may find that some are more appropriate for older children while others are great for children of all ages. I think that some of them could be done with a partner or parent. However, some of you may have children who want to complete them independently.

Featured Holidays

  • 1st National Handwashing Day
  • 3rd  Make a Gift Day
  • 4th  National Cookie Day
  • 6th St. Nicholas Day
  • 7th Letter Writing Day
  • 8th Christmas Tree Day
  • 9th National Christmas Card Day
  • 12th Gingerbread House Day
  • 13th Hot Chocolate Day
  • 15th National Cupcake Day
  • 16th National Chocolate Covered Anything Day
  • 17th Wright Brother’s Day
  • 18th National Wreath Across America Day
  • 19th National Hard Candy Day
  • 21st First Day of Winter
  • 25th Christmas
  • 26th Nation Candy Cane Day
  • 27th Make a Cut-Out Snowflake Day
  • 28th National Mason Jar Day
  • 31st New Year’s Eve

Exploring the December 2024 STEAM Activity Calendar

You will be able to access the directions needed to explore each activity when you click on each of the December hyperlinks. After you get to each activity’s blog post, you will find a supply list and step-by-step activity directions.

Some of the activities offer free printables or recording sheets. You can use what they have for you to download or create your versions of the activities if you like. Remember the idea was to inspire you to explore STEAM activities with your children. You know what they can handle and how they like to explore concepts and activities.

A variety of different types of STEAM activities have been included on the calendar. You may find that some are more appropriate for older children while others are great for children of all ages. I think that some of them could be done with a partner or parent. However, some of you may have children that want to complete them on their own.

More Holiday Activities

Christmas Sweater Symmetry Challenge

12 Days of Christmas Gross Motor Activity Cards

12 Days of Christmas Gross Motor Activity

Little Red Hen Themed Counting Set

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This Little Red Hen-themed number-counting set features events from the traditional version of the book. Children are invited to use arrows to connect the events in order. The set could also be used to introduce algorithms. After all an algorithm is a series of steps.

Each of the pages in the set is available in B/W and color. If you plan to use the pages as a worksheet, you will want to print them out in B/W. However, if you plan on using them as game boards over and over again printing them in color would make sense.

Getting Little Red Hen Themed Counting Set

First, you will need to download it.

Little Red Hen-Themed Counting SetDownload

Then you will need to open the set with Acrobat Reader.

Next, you decide which coloring page you want your children to work on.

Once you have printed out the gameboards, you gather crayons for your children to color their pages.

How to Use the Little Red Hen-Themed Number Counting Gameboards

While there are many ways that you can use the gameboards, let me walk you through how I would use them with my students.

  • Begin by reading a traditional version of the Little Red Hen.
  • Give each of your children the version of the gameboard you want them to work on along with a pencil.
  • Before starting the sequencing activity, you can have your children color the objects on the page if you like.
  • Have the children connect the box containing the word Start to the first event mentioned in the book with an arrow.
  • Continue connecting the events and numbers in order.
  • After box ten is reached, draw an arrow from box ten with the word End.

Getting the Gameboards Ready

If you plan on using the cards again, you may want to laminate them. Below I have suggested products that you may want to use to cover them.

The links below are affiliate links. As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases. My Amazon Picks

PRO Thermal Laminator, Never Jam…$54.68$128.93 (11154)

Thermal Laminating Pouches, 100 Count-P…$15.98$24.68 (63556)

Scotch Thermal Laminating Pouches, 200- Count-…$27.99$42.99 (23612)

Hammermill Printer Paper, Great White 100% Recy…$17.00 (4917)

More Gameboard Sets

Ladybug File Folder Games

Halloween Roll and Cover Math File Folder Games

Free Halloween Learning Sets

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These collections of free Halloween learning sets will be fun to explore with your children. They represent math, science, and STEM activities. Most of them are ready to use as soon as you down load them.

Some of the activities are reusable. If you plan to use them again you may want to laminate them. Below you will find the supplies I use to make activities ready to use again.

The links below are affiliate links. As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases. My Amazon Picks

PRO Thermal Laminator, Never Jam…$54.68$128.93 (11154)

Thermal Laminating Pouches, 100 Count-P…$15.98$24.68 (63556)

Scotch Thermal Laminating Pouches, 200- Count-…$27.99$42.99 (23612)

Hammermill Printer Paper, Great White 100% Recy…$17.00 (4917)

Free Halloween Learning Sets

Halloween STEM Challenges Building Mats offer children the chance to build or decorate on Halloween objects or animals.

What fun it will be to recreate the Halloween object displayed on each mat! Each mat displays just what pattern blocks will be needed to build.

Learning to use Blockly blocks while identify numerals is accomplished when you explore these code and color pages.

This Halloween Peeps Candy Ghost Experiment has its own recording sheet. Children will be surprises at what happen to the ghosts as they sit in each of the liquids.

It will be fun to connect the letters displayed on each algorithm page to create Halloween words. This set of Halloween Words on Algorithm Game Boards will also them how to build a coding algorithm.

This algorithm build set features fun and funky Halloween number creatures. Number sequencing and building an algorithm are the focuses of this set.

Children can work on number recognition, addition and subtraction facts while exploring these Halloween-themed roll and cover mats.

What fun it will be to explore cup stacking with this set of ghost theme challenge cards!

By placing these pumpkin numbers in a muffin tin the objects you use to match each number won’t roll out.

This cup stacking set features coffee cups with spiders. It would be fun to explore in the days leading up to Halloween.

It will be fun to use candy corn or another candy to display objects in each number frame.

Code and Color Olympic Water Sports Themed Algorithm Pages

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This set will be perfect for celebrating Olympic water sports or just want to have a water-themed learning week. This set features swimming, synchronized swimming, canoeing, and diving.

There are two versions of each page. One features assigned colors and the other is a choose your colors. You can decide which sports you want to explore and how you want your children to explore them.

The directions on each of the pages are displayed on Blockly coding blocks. The pages can be used to introduce children to Blockly coding before they work with them online. Young children can learn about coding offline before they start coding online.

Getting the Code and Color Olympic Water Sports Pages

First, you will need to download it.

Code and Color Olympic Water Sports Algorithm Coloring PagesDownload

Then you will need to open the set with Acrobat Reader.

Next, you decide which coloring page you want your children to work on.

Once you have printed out the coloring page, you gather crayons for your children to color their pages.

Exploring the Code and Color Algorithm Pages

  • You will want to walk your children through the algorithm steps on the left-hand side of the worksheet before they start coloring.
  • Reviewing the sport and how it is played is a good idea.
  • Then you will need to remind them that completing an algorithm is a step-by-step process. They will need to add one element or color at a time.

More Code and Color Pages

Code and Color Olympic Medal Algorithm Pages

Decorating an Umbrella Based on an Algorithm

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

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

Bike Safety Code and Color Pages

July 2024 STEAM Activities Calendar

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The July 2024 STEAM Activities Calendar features July-themed holiday challenges and experiments at the beginning and middle of the month. At the end of the month there are several Olympic and sports themed challenges! It will be fun to explore all of them as you move through the days of July.

Getting the STEAM Activities Calendar

First, you will need to download the set.

July STEAM 2024 Activities CalendarDownload

Second, if you don’t have Acrobat Reader you will need to download it. The algorithm page is an Acrobat Reader PDF file.

Third, you must go to your download file and open the page.  You may be asked if you want the file to open right after you download it. You won’t have to hunt for it in your download file if you are.

Holidays and Events Celebrated on the July 2024 STEAM Calendar

International Joke Day July 1st

Fourth of July July 4th

National Air Traffic Control Day July 6th

National Measuring Tape Day July 14th

Gummi Worm Day July 15th

National Personal Chef Day July 16th

World Emoji Day July 17th

Football Day July 19th

Moon Day July 20th

National Junk Food Day July 21st

Causal Pi Day July 22nd

National Cowboy Day July 23rd

Amelia Earhart Day July 24th

National Merry Go Round Day July 25th

Opening Ceremonies of the Olympics July 26th

Celebrate Olympic Medals July 27th

Explore Shot Putting and Catapults July 28th (Shot Putters will compete August 2nd and 3rd.)

Create an Olympic Flame in a Bottle July 29th

Code a Bike Algorithm July 30th (Cyclers will compete July 27th- August 11th)

Create a Skateboarding Ramp July 31st (Skateboarders will compete July 27th- August 7th)

Exploring the Activity Calendar

You will be able to access the directions needed to explore each activity when you click on each of the July hyperlinks. After you get to each activity’s blog post, you will find a supply list and step-by-step activity directions.

Many of the activities offer free worksheets or recording sheets. You can use what they have for you to download or create your own versions of the activities if you like. The idea is to inspire you to explore STEAM activities with your children. You know what they can handle and how they like to explore concepts and activities.

A variety of different types of STEAM activities have been included on the calendar. You may find that some are more appropriate for older children while others are great for children of all ages. I think that some of them could be done with a partner or parent. However, some of you may have children that want to complete them on their own.

Olympic-Themed Books

This section usually features books that fit a few of the July-themed holidays. This month I am sharing some of my favorite Olympic-themed books. It will be fun to read about the Olympics during the month.

The links below are affiliate links.

Olympic Pig follows the trials and tribulations Boomer goes through as he competes in the Olympic games.

She’s Got This fictionalizes the lessons learned by Laurie Hernandez as she made her way to the Olympics.

G is for Gold Medal is a wonderful alphabet book that explores the Olympics.

More STEAM Activities

Summer Popsicle Shape Mats

Fish and Ocean Shape Building Mats are available in my TPT shop. They are available in color and B/W.

The Shape Fish Bowl Building Mats are also available on my TPT shop. Children can build in and around the fish bowls. They can also build fish inside each bowl that are the same shape as the mat.

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