Posts Tagged by teaching
Kids Are Authors Contest Sponsored by Scholastic
Scholastic Book Fair is sponsoring a Kids Are Authors contest! Here are the details. more
Celebrate Diversity with Young Children
Today’s guest post on celebrating diversity with kids comes from Dan Gilbert on behalf of Primrose Schools. Here are some creative ways to teach them about diversity and culture with play, music, games, books and more. more
Discipline Tips to Foster Maturity in Tweens
Try these 10 discipline tips to foster maturity and build character in your tween. more
Teaching Kids with Pizza – Reader Idea
Today’s featured reader idea on Creative Kids Ideas comes from Angie Mohr at Raising Money$mart Kids. Angie expertly combines practical lessons about money, gardening, and health with something kids love: pizza! more
New Blog Talk Radio Show, Will Blog for Kids
Join experienced mommy bloggers, Jo Brielyn from Creative Kids Ideas and Michelle Debenport from SomeGirlsWebsite, as they dare to delve into the world of blogging for children with their new radio show, Robin Falls Kids – Will Blog for Kids. Details follow… more
Reader Idea: Fun Crayon Caddy Craft
Check out this fun crayon caddy craft idea – made from recycled materials – submitted by one of our readers, Denise Bertacchi. more
Celebrating Seuss
In honor of this favorite icon in literature, we’ve come up with a few fun ways to celebrate his birthday and promote reading and creativity in kids. more
Teaching Kids to Tell Time
Here’s a list of helpful and creative online resources available to teachers, parents and children for teaching and learning to tell time. more
Fun Activities to Teach Kids About Senses
Great hands-on sensory activities to help kids become more aware and in tune with their environment. more
One important lesson I’ve learned is that children learn best by exploring the environment with their five senses. They need in hands-on activities that allow them to be a part of the activity or lesson to capture their attention and retain the information. By helping kids see, touch, taste, hear and smell the world around them, parents and teachers allow them to become more aware and in tune with their environment.
An excellent and safe way to teach kids about senses is through the use of interactive experiments and games. These fun ideas work great for a home school assignment, a scout badge, a school lesson, or a rainy day project. All that’s required for creating your own sensory games, experiments, and activities is your imagination and items commonly found around the house. For some suggestions, check out this article on how to teach a child about senses.
Read Eyewitnessed by Family Fun to learn about a few fun optical illusion activities to use to show teach children how and why our eyes play tricks on us.
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