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Are you looking for an easy, quick, and inexpensive gift idea for Mother’s Day? I am sharing how to make this Cupcake Flower Mother’s Day Craft with supplies you probably already have on hand! THIS ACTIVITY WORKS WELL WITH This article (and most) on primary playground, does contain affiliate links that we do earn a commission off of. clicking these… Read More
Need a fun way to practice counting and using ten frames? I am sharing two fun activities with you today to help build these skills with this Free Printable Ten Frame Practice. These resources work well with these activities. The Setup For these two activities, you’ll just need the Free Printable Ten Frame Practice download available at the bottom of… Read More
It’s always nice to send your students off at the end of the school year with something small to celebrate the end of the school year. Books are always a favorite option for me. Add in a Have A Beary Good Summer Snack Bag and a Summer Reading Bingo and you’ve got yourself an inexpensive gift. this article (and most)… Read More
I don’t know about you, but I’m always looking for more screen-free ideas. I made a whole list of ideas and turned them into a Screen-Free Bingo sheet to make it more fun! These resources work well with this article. Bingo cards are my jam and this one is packed full of fun ideas to keep the kids busy and… Read More
If you’ve been around a while, you know that I love making games to help kids learn. I have a reading bingo and a summer reading bingo that I’ve shared before. So it was time for a Free Printable Math Bingo! These resources work well with this article. This Free Printable Math Bingo is full of fun math activities to… Read More
Updated for 2021 for you to use! Mother’s Day is looking a little different this year that’s for sure. I saw this and shared it this past weekend and thought it was so true! Think about how many moms out there only get a gift from their kids because they made it at school? So I’ve made a Free Printable… Read More
Teacher appreciation day is right around the corner so I’m sharing with you a quick and easy, nacho average appreciation gift idea they will LOVE! There are two different printables to choose from. The first one is a printable tag to print out. Simply attach it to a bag of tortilla chips and add a jar of salsa and you’re… Read More
Cinco de Mayo is quickly approaching so I thought I’d share a free printable Cinco de Mayo word search with you! This article (and most) on Primary Playground, does contain affiliate links that we do earn a commission off of. Clicking these links does not cost you any extra but helps our website to keep great articles and freebies like… Read More
Today I’m sharing another fun little treat idea with a free printable appreciation tag to go along with it. There are so many important people that help us each day at school and this is a great inexpensive way to let them know how much you appreciate them. This would work great to give to your teammates, volunteers, para’s, staff,… Read More
Butterflies are one of my favorite spring activities! So for this week’s literacy snack idea, I’m sharing one of the books about butterflies that is part of my butterfly book study. We are reading Velma Gratch & the way cool butterfly, by Alan Madison and Kevin Hawkes. “It’s hard to be Velma, the littlest Gratch, entering the first grade. That’s because everyone has… Read More
For the end of the year, I wanted to tie in our literacy snacks that we’ve been having each week. What better way to end our series for the year than to have a secret pizza party! This and many articles on Primary Playground contain Amazon affiliate links. These links make shopping easier for you, don’t cost you to use… Read More
This is a great time of year to learn about the ocean and all of the fun creatures you can find there. For this weeks literacy snack idea, we’re exploring the ocean and it’s creatures you can find there. We’re reading, Commotion in the Ocean, by Giles Andreae. This is such a fun, bright and colorful book to share with the… Read More
The end of the school year is creeping up fast! We’re headed on our last field trip of the year this Friday. I wanted to tie in our literacy snack idea this week, so we’re reading, The Gingerbread Man Loose At The Zoo, by Laura Murray. The class goes on a field trip to the zoo and they get to… Read More
One of my favorite themes to incorporate at the end of the school year is camping! We do all kinds of fun camping theme activities over a few days and at the end of the week, everyone brings in a pillow and blanket and we having a reading campout. I made these fun free printable s’more bag topper that say, Let’s… Read More
We’re nearing the end of the school year and I love doing camping theme activities during this time. So for this weeks literacy snack idea we’re going with a camping theme and reading, A Camping Spree with Mr. Magee, by Chris Van Dusen. “Mr. Magee and his trusty dog, Dee, are enjoying a peaceful camping trip when all of a sudden… Read More
A couple of years ago, my daughter’s teacher was retiring. I knew I wanted to send her off with something fantastic! I thought what could be better than having all her students make something for her. So, here is my teacher retirement gift idea! THIS ACTIVITY WORKS WELL WITH I created a Happy Retirement book for the kids to each… Read More
We all know how hard teachers work, so why not give them a extra special little treat during teacher appreciation week. I’m sharing a teacher appreciation day treat that I “snuck” into our teachers lounge last year. This is a super quick an easy way to say thank you to all of our teachers and co-workers. I thought ice cream… Read More
With teacher appreciation day quickly approaching, I wanted to share couple fun fingerprint teacher appreciation gift ideas with you that I helped make for my own kids teachers last year. My daughters class did a huge unit on butterflies. They got to watch the life cycle, and even took a field trip to the Butterfly Wonderland. Since this was such… Read More
for your shopping convenience, there are amazon affiliate links provided in this blog post. I don’t know about you, but I love giving my kids little things to let them know how important they are or how well they’re doing. I made these, You’re One Smart Cookie! tags a few years ago and have used them many times. Use… Read More
A child’s brain develops faster with exposure to music education
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A study by researchers at the University of Southern California shows that exposure to music and music instruction accelerates the brain development of young children.