I check the weather forecast on the internet daily. When trying to share the weather report with my daughter, I realized that there is a lot of terminology a Meteorologist uses, that my elementary aged child does not fully understand. That motivated me to create a 3 page kid-friendly weather glossary that will make it easier to understand the weather forecast for kids. How We Use It I keep this handy glossary near my computer, and we refer to it when we're checking the ...
Grade 1
Easy Earth Day Word Search
Here is an easy Earth Day word search for 1st or 2nd grade students. This word search for kids is free to download and print. There are 12 hidden words for kids to find and circle in this printable Earth Day activity. The Earth Day words to search are at a 1st to 3rd grade spelling level. To make this easy for kids, the words are only hidden horizontally and vertically. There are no diagonal words, nor words that are backwards. A free printable pdf of this Earth Day ...
Spring Word Search 1st Grade
Celebrate spring with your 6 or 7 year olds with this easy spring word search for 1st grade. This free printable word search is a fun way for first graders to work on spelling of these springtime words. There are 20 easy spring words for kids to find and circle. The words are hidden horizontally, vertically and diagonally. However, to make it easier for first graders, the words are all forward facing, or the direction we would more easily read. This spring activity worksheet also ...
How To Teach The Calendar
How to teach calendar skills to kids is something homeschooling parents of early elementary kids will most likely encounter at some point. Learning to read a calendar is an important math skill kids need to learn. It's a math skill usually taught and worked on in 1st, 2nd and 3rd grade. There are 2 options parents have to teach calendar skills to their kids. Either: wait till "Calendars" and "Time" is covered in their child's math curriculumor incorporate some form of ...
Calendar Questions For Kids
Here is a list of calendar questions for kids. They will help you teach kids about the calendar. Once your kids are able to correctly answer each type of question, they will successfully have mastered the calendar skills taught in math in Grades 1-4. And you can teach kids these important skills without having them do any worksheets. With the printable list of calendar skills to cover, parents can easily and verbally incorporate a question or 2 into your daily routine. Days of the ...