Laughing & learning through teachable moments
We love March Madness. It’s a holiday in our house. We’re amping it up this year, please join us! Click Here to Print a Free March Madness Jr Bracket! We were pumped to get the kids involved at the Sweet 16 mark last year, which is a more kid friendly starting point for the young ones. [...]
We’re huge March Madness fans! It’s a holiday at our house. We also seem to find numerous teachable moments centered around our favorite sport. I’ve made a basketball themed packet for my Teacher’s Notebook Store and my Teacher Pay Teacher Store for $6 that I plan on using with my kindergarten class. There’s also several [...]
This is it. My big idea. Here’s the rules. 1. Open to ages 3-6ish. 2. No practice during the week. 3. Games will last 15 minutes. 3 games max allowed in a season. 4. Co-ed teams and siblings are welcome. 5. 2 minute warm-up, 5 Minutes for tunneling, 3 minutes for picking dandelions and pointing [...]
After the kids filled out their March Madness Jr Brackets (Click Here for the post with a free Printable One!) they took turns stamping where the teams were located on a USA map. They quickly noticed the WEST didn’t show up this year, and Ohio is rocking’ with 4 teams representing! Three states have 2 teams [...]
Before the kids decided on what their mascots would be, we did some research on current mascots to make an informed decision. Here’s a quick printable list that I would call fairly accurate;) Accurate enough. Made impulsively so we could do some graphing. Shared with love. 2012MadnessMascotList I gave them a couple of graph options, they [...]
PINTEREST FAIL! Yeah…so…I got stuffed on my slam dunk attempt for basketball donut holes. I’m pretty sure it’s because I got cocky. Instead of setting up a play, I thought I could break the zone on my own. Showboat. Pump up the crowd. I’m left on the ground with the only logical thing to [...]
My husband was playing with playdough with my then 3 year old before one of her first soccer games. I was likely chasing the 2 year old with the 1 year old on my hip. I came back through and he was giving her “Soccer 101″ through playdough. Love it. By the way, 3 year [...]
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