I just wanted to share a little with you about our Thanksgiving morning. It has become our annual tradition to join Volunteer 4 Long Island
Year: 2012
3-5 (Preschool) 3-5 (Preschool) 5-6 (Kindergarten) 5-6 (Kindergarten) 6-8 (Early Elementary) 6-8 (Early Elementary) 9-11 (Elementary) 9-11 (Elementary) All Ages Featured History and Culture Interpersonal Intrapersonal
Our Gratitude Tree
We made a gratitude tree out of a cardboard paper towel tube, a paper bowl, and construction paper to express our thanks for all of
3-5 (Preschool) 3-5 (Preschool) 5-6 (Kindergarten) 5-6 (Kindergarten) 6-8 (Early Elementary) 6-8 (Early Elementary) Ecology Fall Featured
Handprint Turkeys
With Thanksgiving so early this year and coming on the heals of the Sandy “Frankenstorm,” we’ve been focusing on helping others and keeping things simple.
I’ve started and stopped this post dozens of times. I want to tell you some contradictory things. I am grateful. I am so very grateful.
3-5 (Preschool) 5-6 (Kindergarten) 6-8 (Early Elementary) 9-11 (Elementary) Featured History and Culture
Our Favorite Thanksgiving Crafts and Books
While Hurricane Sandy and the power outage and projects to try to help in my region have kept posting light, we still have a lot
5-6 (Kindergarten) 5-6 (Kindergartners) 6-8 (Early Elementary) 6-8 (Early Elementary) Fall Featured History and Culture
9 Picture Books About Election Day for Kids
At Lifetime Moms, I posted 6 Ways to Talk About the Election with Kids. Picture Books are a great way to introduce complex topics like
Sandy may have knocked out our lights but she can’t dampen our Halloween spirits! We went trick or treating with Mulan, Mushu (he’s his sister’s
My daughter wanted Halloween-themed snacks for her play date and she wanted at least one option to be “more healthy.” So, we made these spider
3-5 (Preschool) 5-6 (Kindergarten) 6-8 (Early Elementary) 9-11 (Elementary) Featured History and Culture Home Arts Taste
Chocolate Covered Pretzel Bats: Halloween Snack
My daughter is very into “themes.” We were discussing a play date and I mentioned that we would have some Halloween crafts for her friends.
3-5 (Preschool) 5-6 (Kindergarten) 6-8 (Early Elementary) Fall Featured Science Seasonal Subject Matter
Fall Changes
The Fall is upon us and things are changing. The leaves are falling, the weather is cooler, and squirrels are hard at work storing food