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Dry Erase Map Activities: 10 Geography Games for Kids
Ten geography games to play on a laminated dry erase map, sorted from kindergarten to fifth grade, plus how often to play them, which markers to use and which maps you actually...
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Breathing Exercises for Kids: 7 to Teach in a Calm Corner
Seven breathing exercises children can learn from a poster, with the steps for each, which ones suit pre-K and which suit older kids, and...
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What to Teach Kids If They Get Lost in a Store or Park
A calm, practiced plan for the moment a child cannot find their grown-up: stop and stay, look and yell, ask the right helper, and...
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Safety Activities for Preschoolers That Actually Stick
Ten short, physical safety activities for preschoolers covering fire, trusted adults, water, germs and the playground, each built on pediatric and child safety guidance...
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Calm Corner Visuals: What to Put on the Wall and Why
Which calm corner visuals actually help a child calm down, which ones are decoration, how many to hang, and how high, with a breakdown...
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How to Teach Kids the Three Branches of Government
The three branches of government in words a third grader can repeat, how checks and balances actually work, and a poster project and a...
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How to Teach Kids the 50 States and Capitals
Fifty states and fifty capitals is a big pile of facts, and the usual approach of working alphabetically makes it harder than it needs...
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Country Study for Kids: A Repeatable 5-Day Plan
A country study is one of the few geography formats that works at almost any age and never runs out of material. Here is...
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How to Teach Kids the Continents: Where to Start
Children learn the continents faster when they start with their own and work outward, and when they draw them from memory rather than reading...
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