Helping to Make Learning Fun at Home or School

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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Fill the last few days of school with fun! Easily set up this free End of the Year Scavenger Hunt Activity and go on an adventure together.

Spring is the perfect time for a Spring STEM Activity for Kids. Use simple materials to create a path for an egg to travel back to its nest.

Eggs, flowers and a mystery to solve. Create a spring escape room indoors or outside, with these printable puzzles for kids to solve.

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Hands-On Teaching Activity Ideas

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.

Seasonal Activities

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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