I wanted to teach my 6 year old some mapping skills. I told her we were going to pretend to be pirates and go on a backyard treasure hunt. The first step would be learning how to draw a treasure map for kids. A quick learn-from-my-mistake word of advice: Don't tell your kids you're going to be doing a pirate's treasure hunt until you're ready to give it your complete and undivided attention. I made the mistake of telling my daughter during breakfast. And before I was ...
Grade 2
Disney Movies Word Puzzles
Word puzzles are a great way for kids to work on spelling. Here are 2 printable Disney movies word puzzles: a word shapes puzzle, and a word scramble. Both word puzzles use the words from the 2nd grade Disney themed spelling list. This gives kids several activities to learn their spelling words of the week. Disney Word Shapes Puzzle The first spelling activity to learn the Disney themed spelling words is a word shapes puzzle. Kids will match each word from the list to the ...
Understanding the Weather Forecast for Kids
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 ...
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 ...
Heart Number Bonds Worksheets
If you're looking for a heart math activity, then try these free printable heart themed number bonds worksheets. They will include number bonds from 12 to 19, with a strong focus on the number bonds 13 to 16. Ten Frame Worksheet First, a printable to work on addition with ten frames. Ten frames are an excellent tool to help children develop their number sense and begin to see relationships between numbers. Being able to convert addition questions in our mind, to adding by ...
