An Activity a Day Keeps the Boredom at Bay
This article was written for and first published at the Carrot Ranch Literary Community as part of a series supporting parents with children learning at home. Although it is...
Christmas activities
A New Activity Book Just in Time for Christmas
In this post, I am sharing information about a new Christmas Activity Book I have recently complied and uploaded to the readilearn collection. It is a 30-page booklet with 20...
Ready-to-teach Christmas-themed Lessons and Activities for P-2
While Christmas might be still eight weeks away, for some of you, the school year will finish well before that, and I know many are already planning your Christmas and...
An A–Z of Holiday Activities for Families at Home
In this post, I share suggestions for easy, fun and inexpensive activities you can do with family and friends of all ages over the holiday period. Most of the suggestions...
readilearn: Christmas classroom activities that focus on learning
As Christmas draws near, keeping children focussed on their lessons can be a challenge for teachers. But it’s not impossible. It is not necessary to fill every moment with Christmas...
readilearn: Lessons for the interactive whiteboard – Christmas
I loved the addition of the interactive whiteboard to my classroom about ten years ago. I embraced the use of computer technology from when I bought my first home computer...
readilearn: 6 Fine motor Christmas activities for the classroom and home
In this post, I welcome early childhood educator Johanna Clark to the blog with ideas for developing fine motor skills in fun Christmas activities that are suitable for both...
Celebrating Christmas in the classroom
As December draws nigh, thoughts all over the world turn to celebrations of Christmas, a time for spreading joy through sharing acts of friendship and showing kindness to others. Those...
Early childhood resources for celebrating friendship
In this post I suggest ways of helping children develop friendship skills, and describe some readilearn resources for celebrating friendship. Developing a welcoming, happy, supportive classroom environment, a place where...