Printable Math Crafts, Homemade Game, Manipulatives from Recycled Containers

Looking for easy how-to instructions to make math games and manipulatives? Here are tutorials using recycled plastic cylinder-shaped containers. Some have a very nice dispenser type lid are are good for storing game pieces too. These containers are made to hold baby wipes and cleaning wipes. The unlidded kind hold frozen concentrated juice. This Earth Day, make these crafts to use for teaching math in interactive hands-on ways. Make Math Materials from Recycled Plastic Containers

Free Printable Calendars and Planners for Children

Free Printable Calendars and Planners for Children Speaking from several decades of teaching, I believe that calendar skills are one of the most challenging concepts for students. Calendar skills are vital skills for personal organization and time management. Here are free printable calendars for children. Personal calendars provide visual aids to teach these concepts. Children can use them to track and measure time. Calendars make excellent tools to practice other math skills: counting, counting backwards, skip counting (by 2, 5 or 10), learning base ten concepts and place value, adding and subtracting. Use for homeschool or classroom lessons, with special needs and general education. Middle school and high school students can use these to organize their homework and extra-curricular activities. Calendars help kids learn to make and keep schedules and to prioritize. Read more

Free Printable Thanksgiving Cut and Paste Activities

Free Printable Thanksgiving Cut and Paste Activities Want some cut and paste Thanksgiving crafts for children? How about free printable holiday crafts for classroom, homeschool, day care, scouts or church groups? You can print turkey, pilgrims, harvest, pumpkins for Thanksgiving cut and paste crafts. Keep busy hands and minds active making decorations, coloring pages, place cards, Thanksgiving greeting cards and thank-you notes. Read more