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Finish the Emoji Drawing Activity for Kids

July 1, 2019 by Selena Robinson 1 Comment

Does anyone have kids who love to draw? My kids love to sketch and color and draw anything they can.

Unfortunately, my artistic skills are somewhat…lacking.

I didn’t draw much as a kid and, now that I’m an adult, I have what I call “artistic cowardice”. You know, that feeling when you think your drawing will be awful so you never have the courage to try? That.

What I’ve discovered, though, is that lots of kids also feel that way. And that’s sad. If you don’t think you can draw when you’re young, it might not get any better later in life.

And I wanted to encourage my kids to keep making art of their own, so I thought I’d dip my toes into drawing too with this fun Emoji Drawing Activity!

Since these are faces that are already half designed, all kids have to do is finish the other half. It’s easy enough for an art coward like me to do!

Read on to see how to grab your copy free! And, for more fun with Emoji faces, try our simple Coffee Filter Emoji Crafts too!

Finish the Emoji Drawing Activity for Kids

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There are 12 different faces in this printable Emoji drawing activity, including the laughing Emoji, the smiling Emoji, the scared Emoji, the crying Emoji, and, everyone’s favorite, the heart eyes Emoji.

All we did was print out each page and then use colored pencils to complete the other half of each face.

Since the goal here is to complete the missing half exactly as the completed half, this is also an excellent way to learn about symmetry with kids!

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Donut Colors Sentence Writing Activity for Kids

June 3, 2019 by Selena Robinson Leave a Comment

I’ve never actually sat down and written a list of my favorite things.

If I did, though, I think donuts would be near the top.

Down here in the South, Krispy Kreme reigns supreme as the best place to get doughnuts. While I’m a stickler for the unadulterated goodness of glazed, my kids love frosted donuts.

So I thought this fun Donut Colors sentence writing activity would be a neat way to get some basic sentence writing practice in!

These are fantastic for early writers who are just learning about simple sentence structure!

Read on to see how to get your copy. And, for more fun with sugary sweets, don’t miss our Big and Small Cupcake Worksheets for preschoolers!

Donut Colors Sentence Writing Activity for Kids

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This writing activity includes eight worksheets. Each features a different colored donut with a different sentence.

Students can practice reading each sentence, coloring each sentence, and tracing each sentence.

Then can write them on the lines provided – all by themselves!

Since each sentence uses two words that describe each donut, this is also a fantastic introduction to adjectives!

If you use literacy centers or morning tubs with your students, you could also use a laminator to laminate each worksheet.

Then hand them out or place them at centers, along with dry erase markers, for writing practice students can use again and again!

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Easy Ice Pop Math Patterns Activity for Kids

May 30, 2019 by Selena Robinson Leave a Comment

I just love popsicles. Love them.

And if you have to teach a new skill to a child, it’s never a bad idea to add a popsicle or two. Or ten.

So when it was time to teach our kids about how to make basic AABB and ABAB math patterns, I thought it would be fun to make an ice pop themed math patterns activity.

Guess what? Our kids loved it!

So I’m sharing it with all of you today!

If you’re teaching basic math patterns to early learners, this popsicle math pattern activity is wonderful for making this concept into a hands-on math lesson!

Read on to see how to get your copy! And for more summertime early math learning, don’t miss our Ice Cream Shape Sorting Activity!

Ice Pop Math Patterns Activity

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This math activity is perfect for early grades students who are learning how to recognize and complete AABB and ABAB math patterns!

This 25-page product includes:

Pattern pieces in two different color schemes
Pattern templates to complete
Incomplete pattern cards for kids to finish
And a set of instructions!

You can use these with child-safe scissors and glue for a one-time activity, if you like.

But I love to use it with hook and loop dots, because then I can use them over and over again.

If you cut the pattern cards into strips, you can even make this activity into a busy bag! Just laminate the strips and pattern pieces and let kids practice completing the patterns anywhere!

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Ice Cream Printable Summer Reading Log

May 29, 2019 by Selena Robinson Leave a Comment

Summer is here!

It’s been a very long wait. Very, very, very long. Really felt like last winter was the longest in history.

I try to keep my kids learning and reading over the summer, but even that can get a little boring if I’m not careful.

So, I thought they’d have a little more fun keeping up with their progress with a cute ice cream printable summer reading log and I’m sharing it with all of you today!

This summer reading set is so fun for tracking books and pages read, labeling books with your kids’ names, and keeping up with where the kids left off in their reading.

Read on to see how to get your copy free! Woohoo!

And, for more ice cream-themed activities for kids, take a look at our printable Ice Pop Patterns Math Activity!

Ice Cream Printable Summer Reading Log

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This printable literacy kit contains four activities for little readers!

The printable reading log is an awesome way to track what kids read over the summer. They can fill in the date, the book they’re reading, the length of time they read, and the number of pages covered.

You can print as many of these summer reading logs as you need to keep up with all of the books your kids read.

The kit also contains eight bookplates that kids can use to label their special books. If you have several kids (like I do), this is a must. Cuts down on the “she took my book!” complaints.

And, if you’re a bookworm, you already know the vital importance of bookmarks.

So this literacy kit includes eight of them for kids to use as they read!

Four are color and four feature line art so kids can color the bookmarks themselves!

If you’re a teacher, these printable summer reading log activities would be awesome for take-home packets too!

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Printable Spanish Flashcards: Spanish Community Words Flashcards

April 11, 2019 by Selena Robinson Leave a Comment

Learning about the community is a big part of preschool education. Remember when you were in nursery school and you learned about “community helpers”?

It’s also a key part of learning a foreign language. After all, you live in your community, so learning how to talk about it in your new language can really boost your vocabulary skills.

So I’m excited to share our newest set of printable Spanish flashcards: Spanish Community Words Flashcards!

These are great for kids and adults alike! And, since they come with a pronunciation guide, you and the children will be able to practice reading and saying each word.

Want more practice talking about community helpers in Spanish? Don’t miss our printable Spanish community helpers lesson!

Printable Spanish Flashcards: Spanish Community Words Flashcards

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This set of flashcards includes the Spanish and English phrases for:

Apartments
Bakery
Farm
Museum
Airport
Library
House
and School!

There’s also a Spanish pronunciation guide to help you get used to saying the Spanish phrases!

Use one set to help kids identify each building or place in their native language. Then use the second set to introduce the new vocabulary. You can even play a matching game!

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More Resources for Learning Spanish Community Words:

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Free Printable Flashcards: Addition Flashcards 0-10

April 4, 2019 by Selena Robinson Leave a Comment

We’ve been working to help our kids memorize addition facts for the past few weeks, so I thought I’d make a new set of free printable flashcards: addition flashcards 0-10!

But the thing about addition facts is that they’re pretty boring, right? Naturally, I had to add a little fun to these cards. What’s more fun than a trip to the state fair?

Read on to get your set of these free state fair-themed addition flashcards!

And, for more flashcards to make math learning fun, try our printable polygon flashcards or our fraction flashcards!

Free Printable Flashcards: Addition Flashcards 0-10

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This pack includes 30 pages of addition flashcards, featuring problems from 0+0 to 10+10.

There’s also an Answer Key included!

Try to play a game where kids can match up even sums and odd sums.

Or have the kids match similar sums to find how many ways they can add numbers and reach the same answer.

You could even challenge kids by giving them an answer and seeing if they can find the math problem that will result in that answer.

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Monster Truck Measurement for First Grade Printables

April 1, 2019 by Selena Robinson 1 Comment

Now that we’re winding down first grade with Roo (yay!), I’ve been looking through the math objectives to make sure we touch on as many topics as possible. One of the major math concepts we still had to discuss was: measurement.

For Roo, though, life begins and ends with movement. So I wanted to make learning about measurement as fun as possible. Time to add in some monster trucks with a fun set of monster truck themed measurement for first grade printables!

These are a wonderful way to practice using rulers to measure to the nearest inch, half-inch, and quarter inch, especially if you have active kids who love all things transportation.

Check out our printable Monster Truck Measurement lesson and get a set of your own for FREE! And, for more ways to make math fun, take a look at our outdoor sidewalk chalk math game!

Monster Truck Measurement for First Grade Printables

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All you have to do is print the worksheets and then follow the instructions!

Kids can choose from measuring to the nearest inch, the nearest half-inch, or the nearest quarter-inch. So these work well for teaching measurement for first grade, but also measuring skills for second grade and rising third grade students.

This product also includes a full answer key, so kids can check their work!

Monster Truck Measurement for First Grade Printables Lesson

Since it was Roo’s first time working on this topic, we started with learning to measure to the nearest inch.

After we talked about the importance of lining up the first line on the ruler with the start of the object, Roo was off and running!

I encouraged him to draw a line from the start of the object to the point at which it lined up with the ruler, and then the same with the end of the object.

The instructions say to measure to the nearest inch, so it was also a good time to talk about estimation. After Roo measured each line of trucks, he wrote down the number on the lines. Easy peasy!

Since Pooh is in second grade, he worked on measuring to the nearest half-inch.

And he ended up learning that .5 and 1/2 are the same thing! (We’re already working on third grade objectives, albeit unconsciously…lol.)

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Spanish Worksheets for Kids: Spanish Family Words Worksheets

March 28, 2019 by Selena Robinson 3 Comments

¡Hola, amigos! ¿Estan listos aprender más español?

We’re continuing with our study of Spanish as a family. And, of course, there’s no better topic to start with than “the family” itself!

So, I’m sharing printable Spanish family words worksheets that are wonderful for introducing this topic to kids in both English and Spanish.

If you’re just starting to learn Spanish with your kids and you want to learn how to talk about immediate family members (mother, father, brother, sister, etc.), this pack is perfecto!

Read on to see how to get your copy! And for more Spanish learning fun, don’t miss our Spanish A to Z Alphabet Mega Bundle!

Spanish Worksheets for Kids: Spanish Family Words Worksheets

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In this Spanish family words lesson, kids will learn the Spanish words for the following family terms:

Father
Mother
Son
Daughter
Family

This set of Spanish worksheets for kids includes two English and Spanish family words matching activities.

Kids can practice completing sentences about family in both English and Spanish.

And they can practice writing sentences about family in both languages!

Plus, there are eight English and Spanish family word flashcards and a pronunciation key!

Because this set of Spanish worksheets also includes the English words and sentences, it’d be wonderful for ESL students who are working on English too!

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25 Fun Money Activities for Second Grade

March 21, 2019 by Selena Robinson 5 Comments

Money is one of those math topics that kids generally love to learn about. They all want money, so they usually don’t mind learning how to count it. At least mine didn’t.

Since Pooh is in second grade, learning to work with money is one of our main objectives for math this school year. So I’ve started using several money activities for second grade to help him grasp this concept as easily as possible.

Plus, I’m sharing a new printable today that can help your kids learn to work with money too!

Take a look at the 25 different money activities for kids below to find some super cool ways to get your kids counting change and dollars!

Psssttt…don’t forget to read all the way to the end to grab a new free resource for learning to count money with your students!

And for more fun with math, don’t miss our DIY Geometry Dice for a quick hands-on geometry activity!

25 Fun Money Activities for Second Grade

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1. Dollars and Cents Concentration Game – Look! We’re Learning!

2. International Currency Collecting – Rainy Day Mum

3. Teaching Coin Recognition – Mosswood Connections

4. Apple Counting Money Game – You’ve Got This Math

5. Coin Scavenger Hunt – School Time Snippets

6. Money Smarts Math Game – Left Brain Craft Brain

7. Discovering Money Lapbook – Homeschool Share

8. How Much are Words Worth Game – Homeschooling My Kinetic Kids

9. Caterpillar Money Counting Printable – J Daniel 4’s Mom

10. Money Recognition Busy Bag – 3 Princess and 1 Dude

11. Printable Board Game Savings Worksheet – Artsy Fartsy Mama

12. Piggy Bank Coin Counting Clip Cards – The Art Kit Blog

13. Printable Safari Spelling Game – In Our Pond

14. Printable Coin Sorting Match Activity – Fantastic Fun and Learning

15. Making Change Task Cards – You’ve Got This Math

16. Money Battleship Game – School Time Snippets

17. The Money Game – Teach Beside Me

18. Build an Ice Cream Sundae Money Math Practice – Science Kiddo

19. DIY Spend, Save, Give Jars – Mess for Less

20. DIY Money Box for Kids – Craftulate

21. Chemical Reactions with Pennies from Creative Family Fun

22. Free Money Fractions and Probability Activity from Life Over C’s

23. Money Math Problems for 1st-3rd Grade from Planet Smarty Pants

24. Skip counting nickels and dimes from Sugar Aunts

25. Set up a simple store with your kids! (Directions below!)

Fun Money Activities for Second Grade – Set Up a Store!

What money lesson is complete without a game of “Store”? Usually kids learn about the concept of money when we go shopping.

They ask us for toys and we say “No, we don’t have money for that.” Then they realize: money = the ability to buy toys. 🙂

That’s a great place to start teaching them about money!

To set up our “store”, I asked the kids to go to their rooms and pick three things each. They came back with their most prized possessions. It was actually pretty cute.

Then I just arbitrarily assigned prices to each item using sticky notes. And our store was complete!

Now I might skimp on my store “shelves”, but I try to use realistic play money. (Ours is from Learning Resources.) I think it’s important for kids to learn what actual coins look like so they can recognize them in real life.

It’s somewhat ironic to be teaching with dollars and coins when we almost always use cards now, but it’s so important that kids understand how money works.

That’s a much easier lesson to learn with coins than cards. I mean, you can swipe cards all day without actually realizing how much money you spend. (Ask me how I know…lol.)

When we make “purchases” in our store, we add up the total using a calculator, count out our money, and we’re off!

Another way we like to teach money in second grade is by playing Monopoly Junior. It’s a fun and easy way for younger kids to learn about concepts such as buying and selling, property, and budgeting.

Fun Money Activities for Second Grade – Learning about Money Printables

Want even more practice with learning about money? We have a new set of learning printables to add to our list of fun money activities for second grade and other early elementary grade levels!

To use these learning about money printables, you’ll need the following:

This set includes three money activities:

One “Count Your Money” activity, complete with answer key
One “Let’s Budget for a Party” activity (Perfect for learning to follow a budget!)
And one “What Do Adults Pay for These Things?” activity

A full set of instructions is also included!

These are wonderful for introducing kids to the idea of how money is used in the real world!

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Weather ASL Coloring Pages: ASL Weather Fingerspelling Worksheets

March 18, 2019 by Selena Robinson 2 Comments

It’s been a while since I shared some sign language printables with you guys, but no more!

Last week, I shared our set of printable Spanish flashcards: Spanish Weather Flashcards. Today I’m sharing a new sign language resource: Weather ASL Coloring Pages: ASL Weather Fingerspelling Worksheets!

These are fun for practicing sign language fingerspelling, but they’d also be great for a weather unit!

Read on to get your copy! And if you love these, don’t miss our list of American Sign Language resources for homeschoolers!

Weather ASL Coloring Pages: ASL Weather Fingerspelling Worksheets

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This Sign Language Weather Fingerspelling Lesson includes:

Four pages featuring weather symbols, along with the English word and the ASL letters for each word
Four coloring pages featuring black and white weather symbols and the ASL letters for each word
Two fingerspelling matching worksheets featuring English words and pictures
And an answer key!

Kids can study the ASL letters on the color printables to learn which letters match up with the English alphabet.

Then they can color the black and white page and write the English word on each blank line under the ASL spelling.

Simple!

Plus, students can get additional practice by matching each fingerspelled weather word to the correct English word and picture.

Perfect for early learners who are working on spelling skills!

If you want to learn ASL weather signs (not spellings), check out our free video lesson: How to Sign Weather and the Seasons in ASL!

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