Education & Inspiration

Math Mystery Mini Booklet

Can YOU solve this math mystery? Today we are demonstrating a fun activity that uses our technique for folded mini booklets, and will help get kids excited about math! Challenge each student to write their own math mystery, then mix them up and challenge their peers to solve the mysteries. Age: 5+ Duration: 15 minutes Learning Outcomes: Explore…

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Miniature Folded Booklet

This simple craft base is perfect for all kinds of classroom projects! Are students getting bored with writing? Has math lost it’s luster? Everything is more special when it is published! Reinvigorate students by teaching them how to create this little booklet and writing their own stories, favorite math facts, “All About Me” arts and…

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Spotlight On: Explore Emotions Super Doll

Be an emotions super hero with this snuggly doll! This doll is an emotional super hero! Use it to encourage students to talk about their own moods and emotions. This cuddly doll comes with lots of different Velcro® facial features, allowing you to decide what the doll is feeling. Store other emotions on the doll’s…

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Light Learning: Uppercase Letters

Make literacy visual and tactile with these colorful, squishy letters! They are perfect for light table play! Appeal to the senses while learning the alphabet and spelling simple words! For students with fidgety fingers, these squishy letters make learning language tactile. The small disc inside each letter allows students to develop fine motor skills. Children…

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Spotlight On: Dream Catchers

These classroom friendly crafts integrate cultural crafts and mathematics to create a beautiful piece of art! Dream catchers originated with the Ojibwe people. Traditionally, dream catchers were hung over cradles to protect babies and young children from bad dreams. Dream catchers can be simple wooden hoops with leather, rawhide, or plant-based cords used to create…

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Remembrance Day

In Flanders fields the poppies blow Between the crosses, row on row, That mark our place; and in the sky The larks, still bravely singing, fly Scarce heard amid the guns below. We are the Dead. Short days ago We lived, felt dawn, saw sunset glow, Loved and were loved, and now we lie In…

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The Mad Hatter’s Top Hat

This wild and colorful hat is the last in hour Halloween series this year! Add your top hat to a costume, use for dramatic play, or wear it to read Alice in Wonderland.  Age: 4+ Duration: 15 minutes Learning Outcomes: Express yourself with color and pattern with a fashionable hat. Exercise fine motor skills. Encourage creativity. You’ll Need:…

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See-Through Big Button Bugs

You’ll never need to swat these adorable button critters! Add them to any classroom for an extra Halloween edge. Age: 4-7 Duration: 5-15 minutes (depending on the level of difficulty) Learning Outcomes: Create adorable Halloween decorations. Practice fine motor skills. You’ll Need: R20208 See-Through Big Buttons Chenille Stems Googly Eyes Glue Today we’ll be walking you through three…

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Frog Mask

This adorable mask is a perfect addition to your costume closet! Wear it Trick-or-Treating too! Age: 4+ Duration: 15 minutes (plus drying time) Learning Outcomes: Augment student presentations with this adorable costume piece. Exercise fine motor skills. Create wearable art. You’ll Need: R52083 Wild Animal Fold-Up Masks R15653 Circle Popz Washable Markers Scissors White Glue Tape Today we…

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Metallic Robot Mask

This mask is the perfect finishing touch for a classic DIY robot costume this Halloween! Age: 5+ Duration: 10 Minutes (plus drying time) Learning Outcomes: Exercise fine motor skills. Practice precision scissor skills. Create beautiful take-home art! You’ll Need:  R52076 Folding Fun Masks Aluminum Foil (available at most grocery stores) White glue Tempera Paint Paintbrushes Goo Spreader…

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