Every year I try to come up with a Valentine gift for my students that they enjoy but not just throw away. Oriental Trading always has great mazes, puzzles and other simple games to give out but this is something I have done before and it’s easy and my students really appreciated the hearts...
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This was found on Google images. Valentine Hearts have been around along time.  They started in 1866 as saying for weddings like, “Married in white, you have chosen right”.  In 1902 the heart shaped candy called Sweethearts were introduced and each year over 8 billion are sold. Amazing! This is a simple activity for...
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This requires some help from an adult but kids really enjoy seeing their melted designs and making something unique! Materials: crayons (light colors look the best) hand held pencil sharpened waxed paper paper grocery bags or other heavy paper to iron on iron (if ironing on a table, cover it with a heavy towel...
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My students are deep in their individual study (we call it Museum) of a chosen topic and I’m having fun learning new things like: Did you know that the Statue of Liberty has a broken shackle on her left ankle?  It represents the breaking from the bondage of slavery. That baby giraffes are 6′...
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Materials: icicles squirt guns or recycled bottles (from empty ketchup or salad dressing) makes creating lines of color on the icicles and the bottles are easy to hold with mittens on food coloring – approximately 6 drops per gallon of water – or more! Steps: Carefully remove icicles from the edge of the house...
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What a great beginning of a new year! Lots of new things happening: I applied for a grant to go to Japan as part of the Japan-U.S. Teacher Exchange program for ESD to learn more about the country and share it with my students and the community.  I really hope I’m selected and am...
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Your child can carve snowmen, penguins, igloos or whatever they would like into a bar of soap. You can use those bars of soap from your last hotel stay! Materials: bar of soap plastic knife Steps: Let your child decide on the design. To make it easier for them, have them draw out the...
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Watch the Iditarod together. Every year the Iditarod takes place in Alaska where dog sleds and men race 1,150 miles against each other and the elements. It’s a brutal race that takes place over the course of several days – covering territory that is wild and extremely cold! Your son might want to follow...
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Chinese New Year is an important Chinese holiday. A few interesting details: It’s believed that it is important to start the New Year off on the right foot, so eating something sweet for breakfast symbolizes a sweet and pleasant beginning. Having new clothes for the New Year is important. It is considered unlucky to...
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Mardi Gras is traditionally celebrated on the Tuesday prior to the beginning of Lent. Mardi Gras translated means Fat Tuesday. Many people also enjoy the Polish sweet pastry, paczki on Fat Tuesday (in English, the common pronunciation is ponch-kee). Get in the celebration by making masks and downing festive attire. Make a Mardi Gras...
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