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Skittles Math: Counting, Sorting, and Graphing Skittles

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Once upon a time... almost thirty years ago...I was a student teacher in a first grade classroom. My mentor teacher and I sat down toge...

Native American - Indigenous Immune Boosting Pine and Cedar Tea

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Winter is here... and so is cough and cold season! As teachers, we are exposed to all of the germs our students bring into the classroo...

Minecraft Math: Thanksgiving Pixel Art

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I love Minecraft pixel art. Back in September, I wrote a blog post about the advantages of having children create pixel art while playing Mi...

Hector, A Dog’s Story by Renata Kaminska

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Last June, author Renata Kaminska released her first children's book Hector, A Dog's Story .  Hector, A Dog's Story is a moving...

A Dinosaur Made Me Spill: A Water Cycle Adventure by Carla Mae Jansen

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The water cycle is one of my favorite science units to teach to my second and third graders. There are lots of fun STEM experiments and...

Planet Power! Types of Renewable Energy

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By the time children reach third and fourth grade, they traditionally start learning about different types of energy. Some of the ones ...

Simple Activities for Toddlers: A Practical Play-At-Home Handbook for Parents by Lisa Forsythe

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Back in March, I wrote a blog post about Crackle and Pop! Bible Science Experiments by Hanna Holwerda. Crackle and Pop! is a fun co...

We Are Water Protectors by Carole Lindstrom

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We Are Water Protectors ... written by Carole Lindstrom and illustrated by Michaela Goade... is a children's book inspired by the Indige...

Lines of Longitude Pumpkin Craft

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Making pumpkin balloon globes is a fun enrichment activity for your map skills and geography lessons. (It's also a fun way to sneak...

Beatrice's Goat by Page McBrier

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Since the mid-1980s, the week between the second and third Saturdays in June has been designated as National Dairy Goat Awareness Week . Thi...