December 27 is a random “holiday”—Make Cut Out Snowflakes Day! It seems like a good idea to me, particularly if you’re on winter break and have kids at home who need an activity. To give your snowflake crafts extra pizzazz, try this idea that uses coffee filters and water-soluble markers! Help a child fold a…
“Life starts all over again when it gets crisp in the fall.” – F. Scott Fitzgerald Happy first day of fall! I have to agree with F. Scott Fitzgerald–I feel like life begins again because the crisp air is rejuvenating compared to the heat and humidity of summer. To celebrate this first day of the…
Do you know what I currently see on my personal Facebook page? A lot of photos of little kids with baskets and red fingers. Why? Because the pick-your-own strawberry farms have all opened up in this area! (In fact, Sunday, May 20th is Pick Strawberries Day.) Unless you’re taking a field trip to a strawberry…
Happy National Game and Puzzle Week! Oh sure, I sound all happy when I say that. But truth be told, I’m not a big fan of puzzles. By “not a big fan,” I mean they make me completely insane. I can stick with one for a while, but then I get irritated and want to…
It’s confession time! Brace yourself, my friends…I hold my pencil incorrectly. That’s a photo of my hand below. A little wonky, yes? I remember my first-grade teacher correcting my grip endlessly, but of course, I always went back to the way I was used to. As an adult, I can form the appropriate “tripod” grip that…
I’ve been scooting around our website looking at all the free content available for you. There are so many cute activities and worksheets it makes me giddy! So here is a rundown of my current favorite free items. (My personal favorites change daily, because we have thousands of ideas, worksheets, and forms for you!) …
My invitation must have gotten lost in the mail. Monday, January 23, 2012, was the date and Washington, DC, was the place where I was supposed to be. Clearly. Yet my invitation to the conference Handwriting in the 21st Century? An Educational Summit never arrived. Clearly an oversight I do not expect to see happen…