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Welcome to Hands-On Teaching Ideas. As a teacher, and a mom, I enjoy helping children explore their world through engaging, exciting activities. On this blog I share with you lessons and activities that I do at home, and in the classroom – so they are tried, tested and kid-approved!
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It’s that time of year! Christmas is filled with family, fun and lots of celebrations. Whatever your holiday plans, add something truly memorable with the Best Free Christmas Escape Room! If you’ve never done an escape room before, or even if you are an experienced player, this holiday themed game is perfect for families, groups, or simply an exciting game to play around the holidays.
Fizzing Christmas trees, melting candy canes, flying reindeer and so much more! Christmas is the perfect time to try a creative, hands-on activity. This collection of 25 Christmas STEM activities will keep you busy and creating all December!
It’s the season of candy canes, snowflakes and lots of festive fun! As you prepare for Christmas add a free printable scavenger hunt to your holiday plans. Creating memories and planning activities for kids doesn’t have to be time consuming or expensive. Scavenger hunts are great any time of year, and this Christmas Scavenger hunt is free to print and you don’t need any special materials.
It’s the most wonderful time of the year! Christmas is always filled with exciting events and fun things to do. Whether you are looking for something to try at home as a family, with a group, or plan for kids, a DIY Christmas Escape Room is a great way to celebrate.
New Year’s Eve this year is going to look different. It has been quite a year. I wanted to plan something special for my kids this year that I knew they would enjoy. I created this escape room for New Year’s Eve and am sharing it with you, for free, for families like mine, who are looking for something special to do with kids in your own home during the holiday.
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View a variety of activity ideas. Some of the ideas are physical and active, others are subject specific and give educators ideas on how to make learning hands-on and engaging. Other activities can easily be done in a classroom, or at home, such as the collection of escape room ideas and simple crafts.
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Each season brings with it lots of beautiful things and nature and unique opportunities to spend outside. Visit your current season or prepare ahead of time with these collections of seasonal hands-on teaching ideas.
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