A collection of hands-on Groundhog Day activities that help students understand shadows, make predictions, and learn the meaning behind Punxsutawney Phil’s big day—all with simple experiments, crafts, and interactive ideas that actually work in the classroom.
We had a very fun and successful night at Hickory Motor Speedway this past Saturday! We distributed a lot of free racing activity books to the children and our driver, Justin Bolton, did an excellent job wheeling his car in the 100 lap race and finished 7th! We will be doing it again on Aug. […]
Is it true that no two snowflakes are alike? Find out by putting pieces of black construction paper in the freezer overnight. On a snowy day take the frozen pieces of paper outside and catch snowflakes on them. Look at the snowflakes through a magnifying glass. You may also like: Snow Science Experiments and STEM
Here is a fun way to make igloos with your students. You will need a couple bags of ice along with a few buckets of snow. Allow the students to create igloos with the ice cubes using the snow to hold the ice cubes together. You may want to have the students bring mittens or […]
Scented or Unscented Gingerbread Man Craft Scented Gingerbread Man Materials: sandpaper cinnamon sticks colored glue – mix glue with either food coloring or tempera paint googly eyes (optional) buttons or pom poms (optional) Cut out a gingerbread man shape from the sandpaper (one for each child). Scrape a cinnamon stick all over the sandpaper gingerbread […]
Today is National Cocoa Day so I thought I would share some teaching ideas involving hot cocoa. Math Center: Print the mug pattern shown below onto colored construction paper. Color the top oval brown to look like the mug is filled with hot cocoa. Write number sentences (math equations) on the mug. Provide students with […]
Teaching the true meaning of Christmas is one of my favorite parts of December in a Christian classroom. These Nativity crafts and narrated digital activities are simple to prep, meaningful for young learners, and help students better understand the story of Jesus’ birth in a hands-on way. From an adorable Baby Jesus ornament to a Nativity stable craft and an engaging narrated Nativity story with self-checking questions, these ideas make it easy to keep students focused, learning, and centered on what Christmas is really about.
Looking for a fun way to beat the heat? What about ice cube races and ice cube painting! Ice Cube Races – Give each child an ice cube. On your signal instruct them to try to melt their ice cube as quickly as they can (rub it in their hands, sit on it, step on […]
This simple and fun craft project is perfect for the Fourth of July or New Year. Supplies Needed: paint or glue glitter Q-Tips construction paper Place a few circles of paint or glue on the construction paper for each child. Children use Q-Tips to spread out the paint in a star or firework shape. Sprinkle […]