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Child’s First Book Report: The Story Rope

Jaimi Erickson — Sun, 12 Mar 2023 17:05:05 +0000

Reading bonds love and learning. It is a perfect activity for all ages. A child’s first book report: the story rope activity, is one more step in creating an added level of learning after you read your child a book. As a former classroom teacher, I actually used this idea in a first grade classroom. […]

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Activities for the 100th Day of School

Jaimi Erickson — Tue, 25 Oct 2022 16:44:54 +0000

School kids look forward to the big 100th day of school. Included here are over 15 activities for the 100th day of school. Activities for the 100th day of school help children learn number sense and the value of 100. My oldest son was assigned a 100th Day of School activities assignment when he was […]

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Hands-On Geology: Rock Identification Kit

Jaimi Erickson — Tue, 09 Aug 2022 12:45:00 +0000

Anyone else have kids that have brought a rock collection into the house? Every time we go on a walk, the twins find that special rock that they just can not leave behind. Taking that inspiration, we incorporated a rock identification kit into our recent geology unity study. >>>You can view all of our Geology […]

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Yarn Pictures Art Activity: 100 Days of Play

Jaimi Erickson — Wed, 14 Jul 2021 20:00:00 +0000

Yarn pictures art activity for kids is a simple exploration of abstract art and a fine motor exercise. This is a fun summer indoor activity. It is also good practice using glue! Included is a book recommendation that inspired this creative art project for kids. Yarn pictures can be completed indoors or out. If you […]

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Learning Greater Than Less Than with Playing Cards

Jaimi Erickson — Sun, 05 Apr 2020 22:10:42 +0000

Learning greater than less than with playing cards builds number sense and math skills with a hands-on activity for kindergarten and early elementary age kids. This math learning activity also introduces young children to the concept of the number line. Math skills are crucial to school success – and real world adulting let’s be honest. […]

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DIY Alphabet Memory Game

Jaimi Erickson — Tue, 01 Oct 2019 02:36:07 +0000

Because I love the memory game and I also like opportunities for learning, I created a memory game that teaches matching lowercase and uppercase alphabet letters. I came up with this easy DIY Alphabet Memory Game to play with my youngest (but my oldest also loved it). I remember playing Memory with my parents when […]

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Helping A Child Face Challenges: Dragon King Book Review

Jaimi Erickson — Mon, 12 Aug 2013 17:27:00 +0000

“But life has a way of serving up the unexpected.” Soon many children will be entering new school buildings, classrooms, meeting new friends, and/or beginning a new year of study at home. That can all be intimidating and feel stressful for the whole family. Helping a child face challenges is an intense […]

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