Many parents rank egg dyeing up there with pumpkin carving: a highly-anticipated activity that often … [Read more...]
brain teasers for kids
We're longtime fans of brain teasers for kids over here, in any form, at any time. We dig brain … [Read more...]
the fox and the crane: shadow puppets with printables
This week, Liska from Adventure in a Box shares a super-cool, totally new-to-teachmama.com idea. So … [Read more...]
get kids interested in language and the world: little pim twitter event, 4.29.14
Kids who know about their world will naturally care for it more too. Little Pim is a language … [Read more...]
toddler shapes: learn and play
The following guest post is written by talented and creative … [Read more...]
five activities for crossing the midline (and why it’s important)
The following guest post is written by the amazing Devany LeDrew. Devany is a former Kindergarten … [Read more...]
how to help kids with articulation (you CAN help!)
As an educator and parent, I've always had an ear for the way my kiddos learned language, spoke, and … [Read more...]
pretzel patterns: learning during snacktime
It's been crazy over here for the past few weeks, with nutty, awful weather, with colds and stomach … [Read more...]
how to play ‘mary had a little lamb’ on the recorder (or try to, at least)
We tried. Maybe a bit too hard--or maybe not hard enough--depending on how you look at it. But … [Read more...]
2 crazy cool ways to use shoeboxes
Let's face it, times are tough for a lot of us, so it's due time that we really begin to use what we … [Read more...]
summer fun cards: making the most of our summer
One of our most favorite parts of summer is making our Summer Fun Cards. We've made them for the … [Read more...]