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Thursday, April 21, 2022
Wednesday, April 20, 2022
Tuesday, April 19, 2022
Super Soaker Sponge Balls
Start by cutting each sponge lengthwise into 4 pieces.
Take 4 sponge pieces and lay them side by side and stack 4 more directly on top of them.
Next, take a piece of string and tie it around all the sponge pieces.
Make sure to pull the string very tight and knot it. Cut off the excess string.
Sunday, April 17, 2022
Saturday, April 16, 2022
Catch the After #Easter Sale
weareteachers.com
45 Ways To Use Plastic Easter Eggs
treats are gone, there’s still plenty to do with those little toys. These Easter egg activities can help
kids learn math, practice spelling, explore STEM, etc. And don’t forget all the adorable crafts you
can use them for!
foam, beads, markers, glue, and other supplies, and you’ll be amazed at what they come up
with!
2. Race Plastic Egg Rockets
them zip their way along a string. Zoom!
3. Try to Sink an Egg
fill them, like coins, marbles, pom poms, etc. Let them try to guess what will make the
eggs sink in a bin of water, then check their predictions.
4. Float Fish in the Tub
the classroom or at home in the tub.
5. Hunt for Alphabet Eggs
alphabet sheets, one by one.
6. Twist Eggs to Practice Word Families
other half. Students can make different words with just a turn or twist of the egg
halves. Try using these when they’re writing poems.
7. Recognize Synonyms and Antonyms
and antonyms on egg halves for kids to pair up.
8. Form Compound Words
Learning compound words? Try matching up plastic egg halves to make new ones!
9. Match up Contractions
of eggs. Students match and make a visual connection between them. This kind of hands-on
learning can make a real difference.
10. Sort Eggs by Parts of Speech
them for a seek-and-find game or just have kids pick the eggs from a basket and sort them
one by one.
11. Use “Scrambled Eggs” to Practice Spelling Words
letters you need, then cut them out and place the letters for each word into an egg. For
extra fun, hide the eggs around the room and have kids hunt for them first.
12. Play Hide and Seek to Learn Numbers
object beneath one of the egg halves, then have them work to find it! They can guess
randomly, or you can give them clues like, “The number is larger than 4 but smaller
than 12.”
13. Thread a Number Snake
Add some googly eyes to the first one, and you’ll have a cute little snake to play with too.
14. Count to 100
up their chart the fastest!
15. Replace Flashcards with Eggs
half and solutions on the other. Then let kids match away!
16. Mix and Match for a Fractions Lesson
fractions. (Tip: For a more difficult challenge, mix up the colors of the egg halves so kids
can’t use that as a clue.)
17. Make Change toFill the Eggs
on each egg. They can then trade eggs to check their work.
18. Learn to Tell Time
skills.
19. Put TogetColorful Patterns
motor skills needed to fit the egg halves together.
20. Create the Cutest Lightning Bugs
This is one of the most adorable Easter egg activities ever!
21. Blast off with Rocket Eggs
Alka-Seltzer tablets to turn eggs into rockets.
22. Teach Genetics
you introduce the concept of Punnet Squares in your biology class.
23. Conjugate Foreign Language Verbs
practice to learn. Match up subjects with their proper verbs for a fun way to get that
practice!
24. Pack Snacks in Plastic Eggs
Kids find them all and then have a tasty lunch!
25. Clean up with Easter Egg Bath Bombs
work due to the chemical reaction of acids and bases. Make your own with the recipe
at the link.
26. Strengthen Fine Motor Skills
motor skills. All you need are plastic eggs, pom poms in matching colors, and a giant
set of tweezers.
27. Shake It Up and Make Some Noise
Use them for a music lesson on rhythm and explore the different sounds each type makes.
28. Float Away with Plastic Egg Hot Air Balloons
kids made them! Learn how it’s done at the link.
29. Get Moving with Brain Boost Eggs
Use them when you need a brain break throughout the day. Have one student pick an egg
and read the activity out loud. Then everyone joins in on the fun!
30. Build STEM Egg Towers
Try timing this one, and hold several rounds so students can keep perfecting their designs.
31. Paint a Plastic Egg Masterpiece
with it! Little ones will simply enjoy stamping circles, but older kids can play around
with patterning, use circles to create figures, and more.
32. Plant a Mini Garden
Use them to start seeds for transplanting or grow microgreens that will be ready to eat
in just a few weeks.
33. Spin Eggs to Set a Record
will love getting some practice using a timer and seeing who can make their egg spin
last the longest.
34. Build a Better Egg Launcher
Visit the link for a whole collection of DIY Easter egg activities that will get those plastic
eggs airborne.
35. Use your Listening Skills
what’s inside. This is a simple activity that will really put their observation skills to the test.
36. Engineer a Plastic Egg and Play-Doh Structure
Give them a goal (tallest, longest, able to hold the most weight) and be amazed by what
they create.
37. Pot up Some Plastic Egg Succulents
about succulents as you work.
38. Turn Plastic Eggs into Magnets
together in patterns, build structures, and more.
39. Balance Wobbly Eggs on a Spoon
balance a “wobbly egg” on a wooden spoon and carry it across the room?
40. Sort and Match Shapes
Draw a shape across both sides of the egg. Then break them apart for little ones to match up.
41. Run Plastic Egg Races
sizes and see what happens when you change the angle of the ramp.
42. Paint Gorgeous Galaxy Eggs
learn more about galaxies and the astronomical objects found in them. Then, make your
own using dyable plastic eggs and do a little incredible star-gazing.
use with this activity at the link.
44. Come Down to Earth with Egg Parachutes
woodcraft sticks, and masking tape) and challenge them to create a working parachute.
This is an inexpensive STEM challenge they’ll love.
45. Build a Humpty Dumpty Sensory Bin
with eggs and felt characters, and numbers.