Long-time readers will know that I love creating educational printables to share here at Gift of Curiosity. Over time, I've created a number of Easter printables. I also love to see what printables have been shared by other bloggers. Luckily for you, today I've compiled a list of over 100 (mostly) free Easter printables that you can download ... Continue Reading
Poking and sewing letters {101 Ways to Teach the Alphabet}
In this week's installment of my 101 Ways to Teach the Alphabet Series, I'm sharing an activity that develops fine motor skills and letter knowledge at the same time. I call this activity poking and sewing letters. If you've got a child who likes pin punching activities or sewing activities or - better yet - both, poking and ... Continue Reading
Color mixing rainbow challenge: Putting color theory into practice
In the last year or two I have done several activities to teach my kids about color theory. (See one of those activities here.) My kids now have a pretty good understanding of color theory basics. They know that the primary colors are magenta, yellow, and cyan (which are more conventionally known as red, yellow, and blue). They know that mixing ... Continue Reading
Insects Grid Games {free insect math printables}
It seems like every February we get a week of temperatures in the 70s. The warm weather doesn't always hang around for too long, but it's a nice reminder that spring will soon be on its way. And as winter makes way for spring, it's also a great time to study insects. With that in mind, today I'm releasing a new Insects Grid Games printable ... Continue Reading
Cutting & pasting letters from magazines {101 Ways to Teach the Alphabet}
Do you have a child who loves to cut and paste? A child who gets excited when the glue sticks come out? A child who is working on scissors skills? Do you have old magazines or catalogues laying around? If you answered yes to any of the above, this may be a wonderful letter learning activity to try with your ... Continue Reading
Fizzing Easter eggs
I've been dying Easter eggs with my kids since my son was one year old. Dyeing eggs is always a fun experience, but making fizzing Easter eggs took it up to a whole new level. Not only did we get beautifully dyed Easter eggs, we combined art, fine motor development, and science into one fizzingly good activity! Note: For more ... Continue Reading
Easter I Spy Game {free Easter printables}
A couple of weeks ago I published a Valentine I Spy printable. It was so popular that I decided to create an Easter I Spy printable game for you to enjoy as well. I Spy is a great game to work on visual discrimination and focus as well as counting. I hope your children have fun with these I Spy activities! For more ... Continue Reading
Sorting miniature objects by initial sound {101 Ways to Teach the Alphabet}
When kids are learning the alphabet, they need to learn the sounds that each letter makes. The next installment in my 101 Ways to Teach the Alphabet Series is sorting miniature objects by their initial sound. This is a great exercise in reinforcing letter sounds and helping kids listen carefully to the sounds of words. For ... Continue Reading
Chromatography flowers (using coffee filters and markers)
Earlier this year I taught a series of STEAM (science, technology, engineering, arts, and math) classes for a group of homeschool families with kids in grades kindergarten through 8th grade. The classes were a blast, and I enjoyed the challenge of finding subject matter and activities that would appeal to kids across such a wide age range. One of ... Continue Reading
50+ (mostly) free Space Printables for kids
Long-time readers will know that I love creating educational printables to share here at Gift of Curiosity. And very astute readers may remember that my daughter has a real fondness for learning about space. When we did our space unit a while back, I searched for printables I could use to help my kids learn about space. I also created ... Continue Reading
