Virtual field trips have become more popular, especially in the last year. With COVID, more homeschooling families and teachers teaching remotely, the concept has become more widespread. Technology has also played a part too, with live feeds online and virtual tours, places we may never go can be brought to
If you’re doing a lesson plan on ocean life or the ocean zones, this demonstration is easy, doesn’t take a lot of stuff to create and I think the visual is very helpful for little ones. This activity can also accomplish two things — you can teach children about the
I love elephants. They’re just fun. Elephants are extremely intelligent and express some emotions similar to humans. Learn more about elephants with our FREE elephant printable coloring page and mini lesson plan. Our elephant printable coloring page also has some facts about elephants, some suggested books about elephants, a picture
Zora’s Zucchini by Katherine Pryor is a fantastic book for any gardening lesson plan.* I could go on about this book forever. It has several life lessons within the story that are great teaching moments. It’s the beginning of summer and Zora is already bored! Looking for something to do,
“Bugs” is one of my favorite lesson plans to do with the kids. There are a lot of yoga poses that if they aren’t named for bugs, we can make up quite a few that will work. I also like to use small bug catchers and plastic tweezers and bug
Need some natural playground ideas? Natural play spaces are all the rage right now, with good reason. So many benefits to having one! Wanting to create a fun area in your yard that will keep your kids outdoors all summer? Me too! Here’s some ideas I’m loving for creating outdoor play
Spring is my favorite time of year. It not only means warmer weather and sunshine, but it’s planting time!!!! As I have already mentioned in previous posts, gardening is such a meaningful activity to do as a family. Growing an herb garden is such a great activity for so many
We don’t always have the option of scrapping an existing playground and starting from scratch. With budget, time and space restraints it can be difficult to work within the confines we are given. Natural playgrounds are all the rage because they have so many benefits. There are ways to easily
With spring right around the corner, it’s not too early to be thinking about gardening with the family. You don’t really need a lot of space (you can grow quite a few things in pots or other containers) and this is such a great activity to do with children —