Activities illustrate a learning lifestyle. Sometimes you need a new way to present a concept or encourage an interest or simply keep little hands busy. Here are our top ten reader favorites from the 2024–2025 archives:
Activity: Balancing a Checkbook
Some may say it is an old, technologically-outdated activity, but if your child does not understand how checkbook balancing works, he is at the mercy of his bank!
Map and Compass Activities ~ Summer Fun Activity
Summer is a great time to get outside and practice orienteering skills!
12 Days of Christmas {Activities}
12 Days of Christmas activities and resources!
Following Directions ~ 7 Simple Activities
We don’t need workbooks and worksheets to teach our children how to follow directions! 7 simple activities.
Summer Fun Activity: Build a Sunspot Viewer
A way to view the sunspots on the sun without looking directly at the sun.
Onomatopoeia
Onomatopoeia is an essential part of everyday speech and writing. Learning resources.
Activity: Create a Timeline Notebook
Once your children have their reading and writing skills down, they may benefit from creating a timeline notebook to hold everything studied in chronological order.
Activity: Compare and Contrast
Develop the skill of being able to compare and contrast two or more things.
Activity: Pyramid Poem ~ Learning Alliteration
Learn alliteration — a literary device where words in a sentence or phrase begin with the same beginning sound — by writing a pyramid poem!
Napkin Folding
Napkin folding is a holiday activity suitable for children of all ages: like origami, but more practical!
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