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Build LEGO Sight Words Activity
August 24, 2025
Build words out of LEGO bricks! This is a fun hands-on activity for early readers. All you'll need for this simple literacy activity is some basic LEGO bricks, a baseplate,…
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Guess the Number {Number Logic Game}
August 20, 2025
Challenge kids to use logic to figure out the digits in a six-digit number. All you need is paper and some markers! A couple weeks ago, Janie and I figured…
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Place Value Activities with Graph Paper
August 11, 2025
Do some fun and effective hands-on place value activities with graph paper! Why buy expensive math manipulatives when you can do so many things with supplies you already have? We…
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Pepper and Soap Science Experiment
August 6, 2025
This classic pepper and soap science experiment feels more like a magic trick! It's SO fun to do, and kids will be so impressed. However, the science behind this experiment…
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Build Your Own LEGO Chain Reactions
June 21, 2025
Oh wow, we had so much fun with these LEGO chain reactions, and I can't wait to share them with you! This is a fabulous open-ended building challenge that will…
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Fish Tessellation Art
June 8, 2025
Make fish tessellation art with kids! If you've followed this site for very long, you know that we love tessellations. A tessellation is a shape that can be repeated over…
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Teaching Mathematical Patterns and Combinations with Ice Cream Flavors
May 28, 2025
Teach patterns, combinations, and permutations with ice cream flavors! Let's do some ice cream math! This hands-on math activity is interesting for kids and really leads to some great thinking…
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Paper Airplane Test Lab
May 22, 2025
Set up your own Paper Airplane Test Lab and challenge kids to create a plane that flies the farthest! This is an excellent STEM challenge (and the materials are SO…
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Sidewalk Chalk Word Games
May 6, 2025
Sidewalk Chalk Word Games for Elementary School Get outside and try these sidewalk chalk word games! These activities are so much fun and truly feel more like play than learning.…
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STEM Challenge with Play Dough, Popsicle Sticks, and Pipe Cleaners
April 30, 2025
Here's a fun STEM challenge with play dough, popsicle sticks, and pipe cleaners! What can you build with these materials? All kinds of things! Use play dough, popsicle sticks, and…
