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Maple syrup is a distinctly North American product. Canada, the largest supplier of maple syrup, produced 5.1 million gallons of it in 2007!
Native Americans were the first to harvest and boil the sap of the maple tree into a… Read more
Q: What do you call a boomerang that doesn’t come back?
A: A stick!… Read more
Today is national read a book day. Grab your childs favorite book and read it to them. They will appreciate it!… Read more
Another fun activity my boys and I love to do in the summer is play with sidewalk chalk. We usually wait until after dinner when our driveway is much shadier and cooler. Using sidewalk chalk is a great way for children learning how to write practice their letters and numbers. I always get a volunteer to lie down on the sidewalk and outline their bodies. It is fun to see the different sizes of the kids. One time one of the boys drew an impromptu alien head and we thought it was hysterical! The great thing about this fun activity is once it rains you have a new canvas!
In a few short weeks kids will be heading back to school,and so this week, here is a simple, yet very useful kid’s craft project in the form of a crocodile bookmark. This easy craft for kids is soft and… Read more
Children’s Poetry Day is in March. In honor of this day, here are a few sites and books that kids will enjoy:
Sites:
Poetry4kids
Gigglepoetry
Children’s poet Robert Pottle
Children’s poet Matt Butler
Fizzyfunnyfuzzy
Kristine George
PoetryTeachers
Books:
Where the… Read more
I am a tremendous fan of reading, always have been. I also believe in the importance of getting kids exicted about reading as well, it’s such a wonderful activity. Bedtime, park time, instead of tv time – it’s always a… Read more
I read this awesome idea in a magazine, a great way to provide a little extra education to your child during time spent in the car. While in the backseat, tape a small lesson of some sort to the back… Read more
It’s been raining a lot lately, so I was inspired to look for some interesting rain-related kid’s activities. I came across a preschool rain theme, that I thought did a wonderful job of integrating rain with education and a wide… Read more
I believe that shaving cream writing is going to become the next big craze in early childhood education – well…maybe not, but I love this activity for kids anyway! Encourage beginning readers and writers to practice basic phonics skills by… Read more
