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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Christmas STEM activities for kids shows a collage of activities with a Christmas theme.

Fizzing Christmas trees, flying reindeer, melting candy canes and much more! This collection of 25 Christmas STEM activities will keep kids busy and learning all month long.

Creating an escape room has never been easier with this collection of 27 DIY quick and easy escape room puzzles.

15 how to make a volcano project ideas shows a collage of volcano activities.
15 How to Make a Volcano Project Ideas

From glowing volcanoes to DIY structures, encourage children’s interest in volcanoes with these 15 How to Make a Volcano Project Ideas. 15 DIY Volcano Project Ideas

clay animals and clay crafts shows a collage of clay crafts.

The possibilities are endless when creating with clay. These easy clay animals and clay crafts are perfect for adults and kids of all ages. 33 Clay Animals and Crafts

Top Posts

Below is a collection of hands-on activities that are most popular on the blog.

escape room ideas shows a collage of escape room puzzles.
40+ DIY Escape Room Ideas
outdoor learning activities shows a collage of outdoor activities for kids.
Outdoor Learning Activities
stem challenge for kids shows cups and sticks and built to make a tower.
STEM Challenge That Kids Will Love
hands on teaching ideas shows a free escape room pintable pages.
Free Printable Escape Room for Kids
hands on teaching ideas shows ideas for how to make your own escape room.
Make Your Own Escape Room

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.

stem challenge ideas shows a link for over 45 stem challenges all put in a collage.
45+ STEM Challenge Ideas
hands on teaching ideas shows a time capsule idea.
How to Make a Time Capsule
hands on teaching ideas shows gym game ideas for kindergarten.
Gym Games for Kindergarten
hands on teaching ideas shows a printable escape room puzzles.
Escape Room Puzzles
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Community Helpers
easy classroom escape room shows hands on teaching ideas with a locked box.
Easy Classroom Escape Room
easy number talks shows dice and jars with balls inside.
Easy Number Talks
hands on teaching ideas shows paper mache ideas.
Paper Mache
hands on teaching ideas shows a food pyramid with printable cut outs.
Food Pyramid
teaching ideas shows four clay animals.
Clay Animals
clean water experiment shows two cups with layers to make the water clean.
Clean Water Experiment
hands on teaching ideas shows a few puzzles for an escape room for kids.
Escape Room for Kids
DIY Escape Room for Kids
Science Experiments for Kids
Mental Health Lesson for Kids

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.

spring activities shows a collage of hands-on teaching ideas for spring.
Spring Activities
summer activities shows a collage of hands-on teaching ideas for summer.
Summer Activities
Winter Activities
fall activities shows a collage of hands-on teaching ideas for fall.
Fall Activities
Christmas Activities

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Let Hands-On Teaching Ideas be part of your child’s adventure in learning. Choose a category and browse a huge collection of unique ideas to bring to your classroom or home.

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Escape Rooms
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Science and STEM
outdoor learning category page.
Outdoor Learning
arts and crafts category pages.
Arts and Crafts
math and language category page.
Math and Language
hands on teaching ideas for the classroom.
Subject and Classroom Ideas
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Activities for Home
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