It’s National Something on a Stick Day. And although I think corn dogs are the bomb, I don’t believe we need a day to spotlight the brilliance of jamming a hot dog on a stick. However, I have found a stick deserving of our celebration–the craft stick! Check out these fabulous craft stick activities. 🙂…
Whether your students are writing, drawing, or both you’re sure to agree that this easy-to-prepare St. Patrick’s Day activity is golden! After all, what could be more fun than imagining how a leprechaun will use his black pot after its gold is gone. CLICK HERE for a pot pattern. Reduce the pattern size as needed…
Easter is sneaking up on me this year! The holiday falls only two weeks past St. Patrick’s Day so you might as well put bunny ears on your leprechauns. Do you think an Easter Leprechaun would be odd? You might change your mind after you hear about these Easter bunny alternatives from other countries. Switzerland:…
Wednesday, March 7 is National Cereal Day. Why should we celebrate this flakey breakfast food? Because it’s the best edible manipulative ever. Cereal is a fun, and reasonably nutritious, way to teach counting, adding sets, and a variety of other skills. It’s not playing with your food–it’s learning with your food. 🙂 Check out these…
Today is the final day of February. Goodbye, February–you’ve been lovely but chilly. Hello, March–it’s good to see you! Let’s celebrate the arrival of March with some activities on lions and lambs, rainbows, and the color green! Have students make these lion and lamb bookmarks to use during March! Lead students to…
Do you have have the day off? I’ve noticed that having Presidents’ Day off is fairly inconsistent from district to district and state to state. This is actually the first Presidents’ Day I’ve had off in 15 years. And I’m going to spend the day cleaning my house and crafting. I’m pretty excited! Although I…
Some people call Valentine’s Day a Hallmark holiday, one that should be completely disregarded or even scoffed at. But I say revel in any holiday that provides us with a variety of tasty chocolates! On that festive note, here are some wacky Valentine’s Day facts you can share with your coworkers on this lovely chocolate-eating…
It’s National Polka Dot Day! I’m not really one to rock the dots, but I’m all about some dot-themed trivia and process art. Did you know that the term polka dots doesn’t translate directly to other languages? (In fact, it’s pretty murky how the word polka got involved anyway.) Take a look at what other…
Martin Luther King Jr. Day is just a few days away. So just for fun, I’ve prepared a little quiz in honor of Dr. King. Which statement below is false? He was born Martin Luther King, Jr. Martin had a younger brother and an older sister. At the age of ten, Martin sang with his…
Sweet sassy snow pants–it’s cold outside! A large chunk of our country is currently having quite the cold snap. Personally, I like it. I’m a Michigan girl living in North Carolina and temperatures that freeze my nose hairs remind me of my home state. Plus I now have an excuse to smother myself in HUGE…