Felt-y ABCs

Cute! Want! You agree? Of course you do.
Can you imagine the fun you could have with 3 or 4 sets of this felt handmade alphabet?
You could sort them by color.
You could sort them by size.
You could stuff them in all of your pockets (teachers have lots of pockets) (kids have lots of pockets, too).
You could [...]

Penny Pitch

A penny pitching game is a fun way to practice colors, numbers, ABCs, and shapes. Plus it’s just terrifically fun throwing coins all over the place.
1. Cover a low table with paper and draw circles all over it. You can make the circles different sizes if you want to practice big, medium and small.
2. Color [...]

Pantry Letters

No need to go shopping for this 5-minute craft: you should have all the materials – including an ABC Learner – right there at home.
It’s the 4th article in a Kids Craft Weekly’s issue on 5-minute crafts. You’ll want to make them all.
You will need:

white glue
paper
pantry items (dried beans, popcorn, pasta, cereal, etc.)
an ABC Learner

What [...]

Spelling test

Joke time:
Teacher: Emi, how do you spell ‘crocodile’?
Emi: k-r-a-k-o-d-i-a-l
Teacher: No, that’s wrong.
Emi: Maybe it’s wrong, but you asked me how I spell it.

ABC-DEF-GHI

Big Bird looked rather different 40 years ago, didn’t he?

So many thanks!

Do the Spelling Bump!

No no no, I’m not bringing back disco. (But I should, yes?)
Use this activity to review your spelling lists with friends, because some things you just shouldn’t do alone.
Other subjects? Check out the variations at the end!
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What You Need

paper and pencil
small brown paper bag
timer
your spelling list
3-4 review partners

What You Do

Cut paper into 20-30 cards.
Write your [...]

Water ABCs

TEACHER: Donald, what is the chemical formula for water?
DONALD: H I J K L M N O.
TEACHER: What are you talking about?
DONALD: Yesterday you said it’s H to O.