Homemade Gift Ideas Blog
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Dinosaur Names & Fun Facts
This collection of dinosaur names includes information about well-known dinosaurs like the Tyrannosaurus Rex as well as the lesser-known little guys like the Compsognathus.
Printable Hot Air Balloon Template
These free printable hot air balloon templates are a great starting point for all kinds of creative projects. Teachers can use them for classroom art activities and bulletin board displays, while crafters can turn them into colorful decorations or handmade creations. Choose from simple balloon outlines, patterned designs, and a hot air balloon basket template, then add your own creative touches with crayons, markers, tissue paper, or other craft materials.
Letter B Tracing Worksheets
B is for butterflies, balloons, and big brown bears! Learning to write the letter B gives kids a chance to practice both straight lines and curves. As they become more familiar with the alphabet, recognizing letters in everyday words and learning how to write them are important steps toward developing early literacy skills.
Letter A Tracing Worksheets
A is for apples, airplanes, and alligators! As one of the first letters in the alphabet, A is a great place for little learners to begin practicing their handwriting. Recognizing uppercase and lowercase letters, connecting them to familiar words, and learning how to form each letter are all important steps toward becoming confident writers.
3 Month Printable Calendar 2027
Looking to harmonize your work-life and your home-life? How about setting a large goal over a number of months? Try planning it out on a 3 month calendar. Since business often functions on the financial calendar, you might already use a quarterly calendar for work, but this can be useful for large project tracking at home, too.
Valentine's Day Bingo
Valentine’s Day has its own little traditions. Kids carefully choose cards for their classmates, sweet treats find their way into backpacks, and kind notes remind everyone how much they’re appreciated. There’s always a little extra excitement in the air, especially in a classroom! Valentine's Day bingo adds another activity to the celebration, giving everyone a chance to gather around, enjoy a little friendly competition, and see who can fill their card first.
Place Value Chart Printable
Place value is one of those math concepts that starts showing up much earlier than you might think. Even in the youngest grades, students must learn the difference in meanings between three key words: number, digit, and value. Place value charts offer a reference to get kids comfortable with these differences, cerating an important foundation for so many of the math skills that come next.
Duck Coloring Pages
The waddling, the quacking, those fluffy little ducklings following close behind their mama–what’s not to love about ducks? In my experience, familiar animals are always a hit with younger kids, and ducks are no exception! If your child is anything like my nieces and nephews, they’ve probably been practicing animal sounds since they could first say “quack!” These duck coloring pages give them a chance to spend a little more time with an animal they already know and love.
Behavior Chart for Kids
For some kids, tracking with a daily behavior chart can make a big difference in things like following directions and staying on task. When I used them in the classroom, I'd start the morning by choosing one or two goals to focus on, then check in throughout the day about how things were going. At the end of the day, we’d look back at their progress together, celebrate what went well, and reflect on what they could try differently the next day.
Color By Number for Adults
Doing a color by number for adults has to be one of my favorite ways to relax in the evening after a long day’s work. There’s something so soothing about taking the guesswork out of which colors to pick—especially after having to make so many other decisions throughout the day. Color by numbers are great for letting your mind unwind and keeping your hands busy.
Printable Hundreds Chart
A hundreds chart gives kids a visual picture of our number system, helping them discover patterns and begin to see the relationships between numbers. It’s an important milestone when kids can finally count 10 on their own. And most likely, it will only be a couple more years until they are working their way to counting to 100 on their own! When I taught first grade, I loved witnessing students move beyond the memorization of the counting sequence and start to understand how numbers actually fit together.
Christmas Bingo
Come December, you’ll find most kids starting to count down the days until Christmas and getting excited about every little Christmas tradition. A Christmas bingo game allows me to lean into that excitement in the classroom with an activity that feels festive and inclusive. Christmas Bingo celebrates the familiar sights of the season, like candy canes, jingle bells, gingerbread men, and even ugly sweaters!
Multiplication Color by Number
It's hard enough getting your kids and students to grasp multiplication for the first time. But how do you get them to practice? While practicing multiplication charts is one of the best ways to make sure that kids develop a firm and comprehensive grasp of their times tables, they're often so dry it can be hard to keep students motivated. Multiplication color by number printables offer a supplemental practice that makes it fun for kids to develop their mental math.
Math Coloring Pages for Kids
After kids have already worked through a page of math problems, who really wants to hand them another worksheet of the same thing? Math coloring pages give kids a chance to keep practicing the skills they’re learning without making it feel like a bore. They solve each problem, use their answer to choose the correct color, and still have room to add a little artistic flair as the picture comes together in color.
Printable Number Line to 20
Kids love to count–how old they are, how many toys they have, the coins in their piggy bank, or even how many days until their birthday. As a teacher, I love using that natural curiosity to help kids understand what those numbers actually mean and how they relate to one another. A number line to 20 gives early learners a visual way to explore counting, number order, addition, subtraction, and more.
Printable Number Line To 100
Visualizing what counting to one hundred looks like is part of building strong number sense. This is one of those early math skills that kids will need again and again as they learn. As a teacher, I’ve seen how much easier kids adapt to concepts like addition, subtraction, comparing numbers, and place value when they understand how numbers relate to one another. A printable number line to 100 gives them a visual way to see those relationships instead of relying on memorization alone.
Feelings Chart and List of Emotions
A feelings chart offers a visual way to explore emotions, especially at those times when it's the most difficult to communicate what's going on. Tracking and checking in on feelings builds emotional intelligence for kids and adults.
Printable Potluck Sign Up SHeet Template
Potlucks are all about good food, good company, and hoping someone remembers to bring dessert! A pot luck sign up sheet takes the guesswork out of planning and gives everyone a chance to claim their favorite dish. Whether you’re organizing a family get-together, office party, holiday celebration, or neighborhood gathering, it’s a fun way to see what’s headed for the table. Plus, it’s nice to know ahead of time that you won’t end up with six bowls of potato salad and nothing else.
Free Printable Deer Coloring Pages
For most kids, September is analogous with one thing: back to school. September coloring pages are our way of easing the transition, because everything about september is gorgeous and worthy of coloring, from the leaves to the slightly cooler days, to the breezes of the fresh fall. These free, printable September coloring pages show kids having fun getting ready for school, as well as happy fall critters and cozy September scenes.
150 Interesting Fun Facts
Some of the best conversations start with a simple “Did you know…?” As a teacher, I’ve always loved those little moments when one interesting fact sparks a great conversation or makes everyone in the room smile. If you’ve ever caught yourself thinking “What are some fun facts?”, this collection has you covered with hundreds of interesting facts to discover and share.
