6+ Years

How did this happen???  Your child is no longer a baby, nor toddler, nor preschooler…he/she is a school-aged child!

These posts are specifically targeted for your school-aged children (who will always be your baby, whether he/she likes it or not):

Reading:

10 Steps to Teaching Your Child to Read

Books for Brand New Readers

Build-a-Word Magnetic Tray

Consonant Digraph Garden

Fairy Tale Outdoor Game

LEGO Word Family Buildings

Long Vowel Sounds (with the “What’s Your Name ‘E’?”)

Playdough Word Families

Reading Apps for Kids

Real Word or Silly Word? 

Roll A Sight Word (Printable Game)

Simple Sight Word BINGO

Sight Word Dive

Sight Word Pounding

Sight Word Shake

Sight Word Smash

Sight Word Target Practice

Writing:

Letter to Santa

Printable Journal for Kids

Math:

Counting Up to Big Numbers with an Abacus

Domino Addition with Dot Markers

Shape Investigation

Skip Counting with an Abacus

Sum Splat:  Addition with Water Balloons

Science:

Bouncy Egg Experiment

Build a Hovercraft

Can You Blow Up a Balloon in a Bottle?  

Fireworks in a Jar

Fizzy Balloons

Make Your Own Compass

Ocean Zones in a Jar

What is Blood Made of?  

Why are there craters on the moon?

Why do we need sunscreen?

Fine Motor:

Make Your Own Abacus

Melted Bead Rainbow Magnet

Teach Your Child to Tie His/Her Shoes

Spiritual & Moral Development:

ABC Printable Scripture Cards

Books of the Bible Puzzle

Teaching Children the Difference between Wants and Needs

Crafts & Activities:

Cartoon Flipbook

Coloring on Hot Rocks

Invent Your Own Jello Dessert

Make a Rain Stick

Make Your Own Lava Lamp

Marshmallow Slingshots

Mentos Geysers

Miniature Bow & Arrow

Puffy Planets

Sticky Salt Painting