Multiplication Math War

  Play this fun card game with your child and before long those annoying multiplication facts will be part of her mathematical skill set. Besides strengthening multiplication skills, this game also provides practice in comparing numbers. What You Need: Deck of cards  A kitchen timer What You Do: Shuffle the deck of cards and deal [...]

Activities – Book Through the Summer

    Summer is a wonderful time for kids. Not only do they get a well-deserved break from their busy school schedule, but they get time to reflect, grow, and experience. Whether your child will be attending camp, staying home, or going to visit family or friends, it's bound to be memorable! To keep those [...]

Play Word Bags to Learn Parts of Speech

  Parts of speech can be a difficult and dreary concept for many kids, but you can quickly turn that feeling around by creating this fun, easy, learning game your child will enjoy playing! What You Need: Eight brown paper lunch bags A stack of index cards Pen or pencil What You Do: Step 1 [...]

Activities – Embark on a Leprechaun Treasure Hunt!

               First graders love magic, especially if it comes on a holiday and even more if it's connected to “treasure.”  So it's not surprising that leprechaun lore is a big hit in March, when St. Patrick's Day rolls around. This hunt for leprechaun gold is so much fun, kids [...]

Activities – Make a Monster Green Milkshake

For some good “green” fun, pull out your blender. A spinach milkshake?! You better believe it! And kids will not only slurp it up, they’ll beg for seconds.  Check out the recipe below: Yes, it’s bright green, like the mint chocolate chip and pistachio ice creams that kids love so much. This is a great [...]

Activities – St. Patrick’s Day

Celebrate the Color Green with a Sensory Collage Pay tribute to the color that comes to everyone's minds as St. Patrick's Day nears: green! Go on a scavenger hunt around the house for small green objects to use in your collage. Filled with tactile exploration, this activity is great for boosting little kids' creativity and [...]

Activities – Learn to “sign” Help

The sign for "help" is made by closing your right hand.  Place your right hand on the outstretched palm of your left hand.  Raise both hands.  Note: Many people make this sign by placing the left "s" or "a" hand on the right "b" palm. Note: This sign is directional.  If you start it near [...]

Activity – Environmental Print Bingo

When you’re driving in the car do you hear calls from the back seat, “There’s Target, McDonald's, Home Depot, Toys R Us?” Does your child read the name on the box of her favorite cereal or yogurt? This is what teachers call environmental print. Being able to read the words kids see in their everyday [...]

Craft Toilet Paper Tube Presidents

Craft Toilet Paper Tube Presidents Commemorating President's Day doesn't need to be confined to reciting dry, historical facts. Show your child how to celebrate the holiday creatively! Construct replicas of two of the most famous U.S. Presidents—Abraham Lincoln and George Washington—using toilet paper rolls as their foundation. An afternoon of fun can coincide with paying [...]

SAT Vocabulary – Persevere

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