Flower number games These flower number games are inspired by spring. You can adapt them for different aged children, and use them for both math games and letter activities. Here’s how to play. Flower number games These flower games give you a framework to practise many different math facts over time, and my children find them much more fun than answering the same questions on a worksheet. I love that the whole thing looks so pretty, so we get some lovely spring art in our room, which encourages us to use the activity often. To set up our flower number games we first painted some blooms. We also painted some green stalks, and fastened both the stalks and flowers to our wall with white tack. Next, we cut out some leaf shapes. The aim of our game is to: 1. 2. 3. Different ways to play: numbers and letters You can adapt this flower maths activity to suit lots of different stages, and you can have siblings of different ages playing along together. Children of different ages can play together. More spring activities
Outdoor Number Line Activity It’s spring and it’s time to get outside and learn! This sidewalk chalk number line activity is great because it uses almost no materials and you can use it however your child needs to. My son used the line as a place to show his answers but didn’t use it as a manipulative itself, and my daughter used it to count by 5 with help. Gather your materials. Start by drawing a number line on the ground. I wrote out equations that my son has been working on doing mentally. It’s fun and active and even if you are working on drills you can add an active element. Call out the equation and have them place a pebble on the answer. Keep going. This was a big hit with my son and I went through all the equations and added more on the fly. For younger players have them simply find the number and step on it. Although it often rains around here we aren’t expecting rain for a few days so we grabbed the hose and sprayed down our line when we were done. Want more active learning ideas for kids?
Kids art :: painting with the rain By Cathy James on June 29th, 2014 This kids art idea is a perfect rainy day activity – we’re painting with the rain! Kids art :: painting with the rain Have you ever tried this combination? We’re using paint and rain drops to make art today. It’s very easy to do and produces unique effects every time. To try painting with the rain you will need: :: some fairly thick paper, which can cope with getting wet (we’re using sheets torn from our art journals) :: watercolour paints :: paint brushes :: a few pebbles, or similar, to hold your paper in place :: a rainy day Start by painting a design on your paper using your watercolour paints. Then quickly, while the watercolours are still wet, take your paper outside. Then invite nature to join in. Each piece will be unique, and you’ll never know how they will turn out until the rain has added its touch. More kids art ideas There are so many different ways that children can explore paint. You could add another sense and try this recipe for scented paint.
The AmazingClassroom.com Blog: Inference Bags! Today I did a neat activity with my students. I called it the "Inference Bag" activity. I thought this was a neat activity that would allow my students ownership. Step One: I handed out paper sandwich bags to each of my students Step Two: I handed out a name tag and glued it on their bag Step Three: I let the students place anything that would fit in their bag. Step Four: Staple the bags closed. Step Five: Hand out one index card to each student. Step Six: Have students write out 6 clues about their mystery object in the bag. Step Seven: Place the bags in a corner of the room with their clues and a sheets of paper with all of the students names on them. A close-up of one of the bags and the student's clue card.
Starting to Read: It's Playtime Fun with Phonics One of our kids learned to read fairly easily, and our other child has struggled. I was so thankful to find these activities linked up in our weekly It’s Playtime, our Kids Meme that runs every Wednesday afternoon. They have been a huge help with making Phonics fun for kids! Learn How to Write with our FREE Woodland Creature Line and Letter Tracing Packet! Word family flip chart – use 3×5 cards, cut them to separate letters or word enings and help your child flip to create new words. Wand for E – “E” can transform “mad” into “made”. Flip over E wheel – make a word wheel and as you turn the wheel new words are formed. Candy land word game – Use sight words to help your child win in this fun classic game. Paper plate spinner – here is another spinning word maker. Word pulls – use TP tubes to create little pockets for this word activity. Word family eggs – My kids love making maracas out of Easter eggs. Do you have a child who is learning to read?
Veggie Packed Pizza Rolls Savory, cheesy warm pizza rolls. But these rolls don't stop there! They are packed, literally with veggies. I am a big fan of making larger batches of food at a time, and then freezing and pulling it out when you need a quick meal or snack. You will need about 1 1/2 - 2 cups of chopped veggies and then combine with your favorite marinara sauce. The dough only rises for 30 minutes and so these are quick to make, delicious to eat, and a nutrition power house for your kids.
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inspire. love. learn.: iPad Mgmt I'm not completely finished yet, but here's a sneak peak of what I've got going on. I've got all of the charging cords wired through the back of my Sterlite cart. I *taped* two power strips on the side of the back of the cart so the cords wouldn't be stretched when the drawers were pulled out. Each child has their own pair of 'ear buds.' Coming soon: who uses the iPads, when? Counting and Subitising We often recognise the number associated with a particular pattern straight away, even before we have had time to count the items. What is Subitising (Subitizing)? Subitising refers to immediately knowing how many items lie within a visual scene for a small number of items. It is to have a rapid and confident judgement to know at a glance and without counting to identify the number of items in a group. For example, when a dice is thrown the observer at a glance, immediately and accurately knows how many dots lie on the face of the dice without counting. These dice activities I have set up for Miss 4 is to practice and develop her subitising skills and to also involve Miss 2 to help her begin this learning of subitising and also counting. What you will need? You will need dice, small round tokens or buttons, medium and small pompoms and subitising pictures with rounds circles to fill with the pompoms and tokens. You can download and print them here –> Let’s Play Let’s Learn