Scrambled States Memory Game

Posted by | 4:59 AM
My son kind of digs geography, which I want to encourage. (We have a National Geographic World Map hanging above his bed.) Learning all the ...

Sticker Story

Posted by | 4:17 AM
When I found several pages of LEGO® City brand stickers on a shopping trip to Wal-Mart, I didn't hesitate to buy them. LEGOs are one of ...

Skip Counting by 5s and 10s

Posted by | 5:09 AM
My son is great at counting by 10s, but when it comes to counting by 5s, he needed a little lot of practice. I wanted to help him understan...

Learning about Lightning

Posted by | 5:10 AM
The forecast last week called for five consecutive days of rain (ugh!). What better time to learn about lightning, eh? I checked out a few b...

Alphabetize Surprise

Posted by | 5:25 AM
The supply list for this activity is pretty short: index cards, two different colored markers, a lollipop, and a print-out of the entire alp...

If I Had a Pet Dinosaur

Posted by | 5:06 AM
If your child likes dinosaurs, making a mess, and has a wild imagination, this is a great activity! Working after school for three days, my ...

Counting with Coins

Posted by | 5:09 AM
Money is still a bit of a foreign concept to my son (not how to spend it, just how to count it). He often forgets how much each coin is wort...

Sight Word Bingo

Posted by | 10:19 AM
I don’t know why this wasn’t the first afterschool educational activity I blogged about. It’s definitely my son’s favorite. When he was just...

Dinosaur Hunt

Posted by | 5:57 AM
While my son’s infatuation has matured from dinosaurs to Star Wars, he still finds the prehistoric reptiles interesting. To teach him a litt...

Missing Letters Mystery

Posted by | 5:54 AM
Everyone loves solving a mystery, right? This activity is proof that my son is among the masses that enjoys a little sleuthing now and then....

Flip It Word Game

Posted by | 5:25 AM
Learning to read is hard. I figured that if my son could recognize patterns and similarities in words, reading would be easier. After all, i...

Where is My Money Made?

Posted by | 5:21 AM
My son is lucky to have a grandmother who collects coins. She got him started young with a collection of all the state quarters. A week ago,...

Dandelions

Posted by | 4:40 AM
Did you ever notice that no matter how much you pull them, cut them or try to get rid of them, those little yellow flowers overtake lawns, c...
 

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