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Summer Activity Bags

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Summer is coming up and most students are ready to sleep late and watch television. However, learning does not have to stop just because schools are closed. Each year I look for summer ideas and activities to share with my parents. It is important to supply children with fun educational learning over the two months of summer vacation. While carrying out my search this year, I found a wonderful idea for a summer backpack. Like most discoveries, I took the idea and adapted it to fit my liking. The core of this project came from the May issue of Teaching … Continue reading →

Funny Faces

Hot afternoons are a great time for indoor art activities. For my daughter, who loves to draw – one of the best afternoon activities is to sit down with a pile of paper, her much loved and used crayons, markers and pencils to create works of art that tell everything from jokes to stories to abstract mysteries that wouldn’t look out of place in a cubist’s museum. That being said, the following activity came to life when she made the comment about the funny looking person she’d seen at the grocery store. I wasn’t sure what she meant by funny … Continue reading →

Activities That Teach – #1 Fingerpainting

Occasionally I’d like to provide you with simple activities you can make and do with your child at home, which can teach motor skills, communication, and enhance cognitive development. Fingerpainting is a fun activity that can teach the following: 1. Colors – Name each color the child uses and repeat the name frequently. Blend colors to make new ones. 2. Fine Motor skills – This activity encourages your child to use fingers independently, move wrists side to side, and move hands and forearms to a target. 3. Shapes – Create simple shapes and have your child recreate and name them. … Continue reading →