This pack of free, printable Olympic Games worksheets will help kids learn more about the Olympic Games – from Olympic traditions to sports, with information covering the history of the ancient Olympics to the modern day Olympic Games of today. Why learn about the Olympic Games? The Olympic Games is a major, international sporting event held every four years. It is considered the foremost sports competition in the world, with athletes from more than 200 countries competing in a wide range of sports. There are lots of interesting facts and rituals, involving both the tradition of the ancient O ..read more

POP! There is something just so magical about bubbles and your kids will absolutely LOVE this bubble painting activity. You only need a few simple supplies to try this amazing bubble art for kids. Bubble painting is a fun and easy art activity that kids of all ages will love! It’s a great outdoor art activity and a perfect summer activity for creative kids, and if you do it outside it’s really easy to clean up too! Bubble painting is a fun and creating activity that encourages kids to use their imagination, experiment with colors, and create unique patterns and designs. While they are making ..read more

Learn all about story stones – how to make them, why they are such a great learning tool and 21 fun story stones ideas for storytelling and more! Some people are born storytellers. They command the attention of their fellow guests at a dinner party or social event with stories of their experiences shared with enthusiasm, a touch of the dramatic or humor, and an innate sense of rhythm and timing. Natural storytellers are often effective communicators and networkers, with the story acting as a vehicle for engaging others or sharing ideas. Storytelling, the process of sharing stories without the ..read more

One great way to get kids reading is to choose books that are paired with movies. There are so many wonderful kids books that are movies – classics and newer titles that are based on some of the most popular children’s books – including picture books and chapter books, so there’s truly is a kids book made into a movie for every reading age and stage. If you’re homeschooling or sharing a book and movie pair in the classroom, these combinations provide a great basis for compare and contrast activities. Also, reading kids books made into movies can be an effective strategy for motivating reluct ..read more

For many of us, there are books from our own childhoods that we remember with true fondness and look forward to sharing with our own children and grandchildren. I recently asked the Childhood 101 community to share the titles they most enjoyed as children. With literally hundreds of suggestions to share, I begin today with over fifty classic children’s picture books from the 1920s-1960s. 50+ Classic Children’s Books from the 1920s-60s These are the picture books that have stood the test of time. They are still in publication today, even though some are now close to 100 years old! The are the ..read more

Building sandcastles, camping, swimming, watermelon – it must be Summer! This fun list of summer picture books includes lots of fun titles to enjoy with your preschool or kindergarten age children. There are so many wonderful themes to enjoy in Summer and the summer picture books on our list are perfect for inspiring your choice of summer activities. Or, alternatively, slow down to enjoy a title or two with your children while sharing a cooler moment in the shade… or the air conditioning! 30 Best Summer Picture Books for Summer Vacation As with all of the lists in our Best Books for Kids coll ..read more

Whether school’s out for summer for your family, or you are just looking for kid friendly, fun things to do outside at home, we’ve created a great list of 101 Ways to Play Outdoors that is perfect for inspiring kids to head out into the backyard to play! Plus we’ve listed these on a handy outdoor play poster that you can print for your home or out of school care program. The poster lists all 101 fun outdoor games and activity ideas, that are perfect for playing in your backyard, with the simplest of equipment – if any. I suggest printing the 101 ways to play outdoors poster out, and then hang ..read more

How much do you know about bees? Did you know they have five eyes and four wings? Did you know that not all bees live in hives? Did you know that not all bees are black and white? Encourage students to engage with all sorts of fascinating facts about bees with a research project, using this handy, printable list of Bee Research Questions to get them started! You can find the instructions for downloading a printable version of this list of Bee Research Questions below. A bee research project would be a great way to raise awareness about World Bee Day with school age children. It would also tie ..read more

Hear young students buzz with laughter as they practice their reading skills and joke delivery with this cool bee jokes for kids fortune teller. A fun addition to early elementary/primary classrooms for World Bee Day! What is World Bee Day? With more than 20,000 identified bee species in the world, and the importance of bees to the world’s environment – not least to the production of both food and oxygen – bees are kind of a big deal! World Bee Day was initiated on May 20th, 2017 by the United Nations as a means of raising awareness of the significant contribution that bees make to the world ..read more

Students will be positively buzzing as they search for bee words in these fun bee word search puzzles –  the free, download includes three different levels so everyone can engage and learn. And two of the word searches include a special word search challenge, inviting students to fill in the missing words in a list of bee facts in order to reveal the words to find in the word search grid! Bee Word Search Great for engaging students with World Bee Day, Earth Day or your classroom science program, this teacher-made series of Bee Word Searches engages children with relevant vocabulary relat ..read more