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Highlights Magazine Activities Online

July 31st, 2019

 

It’s Wednesday, July 31, 2019, and time for Language Arts at ClickSchooling!

 

Recommended Website:

Highlights Kids

(https://www.highlightskids.com/)

Age Range: 3-12 (Grades PreK-8, with parental supervision)

 

Highlights Magazine sponsors this website that features free activities to build language arts skills while covering multiple subjects such as science, history, social studies, and more.

It also features the beloved “Hidden Picture” activity that you may remember from your own youthful experience with Highlights – and that your children are sure to enjoy. 

When you get to the site you’ll see some featured activities. You can scroll through those or use the menu at the top to find: 

  • Activities – crafts and recipes
  • Jokes – jokes and quizzes
  • Games – Hidden Pictures and Unscramble
  • Explore – science questions and experiments
  • and more

Did we mention “Hidden Pictures”? It’s a lot of fun to play online! You’ll enjoy it – and so will your kids!

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Kid Scoop Language Arts & More

June 19th, 2019

 

It’s Wednesday, June 19, 2019, and time for Language Arts at ClickSchooling!

 

Recommended Website:

Kid Scoop

(www.kidscoop.com/)

Age Range: 7-13 (Grades 2-8, with parental supervision)

 

Many of you may have seen the Kid Scoop activity pages in your local newspaper. It’s a weekly newspaper feature for grades 2 through 8 that explores a new subject each week through games, puzzles and brainteasers.

The companion website archives the pages that are run in newspapers throughout the country and much more. There’s a section for Kids, Teachers and Parents. All of this is delivered in a colorfully illustrated way to grab kids’ interests and help them learn.

On the Kids page, you can learn all about the topic of the week. As of this review, the topic was Constellations. Scroll all the way down to find: 

  • Answers
  • How to Draw
  • Just Plain Weird
  • Puzzles
  • Write On!
  • and more!

On the Teachers page you’ll find a Writing Corner, Teacher Guide and more. And on the Parents page, there are links to: 

  • Cool Crafts
  • Tasty Recipes
  • Try This at Home

The activity pages are only available for purchase.

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Holiday Crafts for Kids!

December 22nd, 2018

 

It’s Saturday, December 22, 2018, and time for Art at ClickSchooling!

 

Recommended Website:

Christmas and Winter Crafts for Kids

(www.craftideas.info/html/k-winter.html)

Age Range: All (All grades; children with parental supervision)

 

This ad-supported, mega-crafts website provides lots of step-by-step instructions for easy Christmas and winter crafts designed to help parents and children spend some creative quality time together.

For many of these projects you only need paper, scissors, glue, and crayons or markers. When you get to the site, you’ll see some “Google Ads” listed at the top of the page. Below them you’ll find an extensive menu of crafts (interspersed with more Google ads) that your kids are sure to enjoy making for the holiday and winter season including: 

  • Paper Gingerbread Man
  • Candy Cane Paper Ornament
  • Popsicle Stick Snowflakes
  • Easy Orange Pomanders
  • Pom-Pom Santa Claus
  • Beaded Tree Ornaments
  • Chenille Snowflakes

Click on any one for a list of materials, full instructions, and free printable craft patterns. As the website suggests, make some hot cocoa, put on some holiday tunes and enjoy a couple of afternoons helping your kids create wonderful holiday craft projects that make great decorations and gifts!
 
When you’re through exploring the kids section at this site, use the menu to find free craft patterns and tutorials for every season and for every age and ability.

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Fabulous Printable Paper Crafts

December 1st, 2018

 

It’s Saturday, December 1, 2018, and time for Art at ClickSchooling!

 

Recommended Website:

Creative Park

(cp.c-ij.com/en/index.html)

Age Range: 5-18 (Grades K-12, with parental supervision)

 

The Canon company (that sells all kinds of printing resources) sponsors this website that provides a massive online collection of fun paper arts and craft materials that can be downloaded for free to make your own original artistic creations. There is something for everyone here, suitable for a wide variety of age ranges.


When you get to the website, you’ll see the featured creations that you can make at home, along with a menu that includes: 

  • Card – Download printable birthday and gift cards, as well as gift boxes and stationery.
  • Paper Craft – Get downloadable materials and instructions for making 3-D models – from animals to architectural wonders.
  • Home and Living – Make holiday and celebratory decorations, ornaments, boxes and much more as well as designer paper bags and fans.
  • Scrapbook – Create your own photo or memory album – or homeschool yearbook! Get materials suited to various seasons and events and add your photos and captions.
  • Art – Explore the amazing art possibilities of paper including 3D Decoupage, Paper Reliefs, Origami, Chiyogami, 3D Paper Mosaic, Frames, and more!
  • Calendars – Make original craft-type, photo-frame, countdown, perpetual, Advent calendars and more at any time of year with these free materials and instructions.

Bookmark this one – it’s a great resource for creative and educational projects of all kinds.

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“Family Math Night” Activities!

August 20th, 2018

 

It’s Monday, August 20, 2018, and time for Math at ClickSchooling!

 

Recommended Website:

Math Night Modules

Age Range: 6-13 (Grades 1-8, with parental supervision)

 

“Math Night” supported by the National Science Foundation is a fun event that was created for kids in elementary school and their parents. On Math Night, families go to school together and explore math displays (similar to a science fair), make math crafts, and compete in games to solve math problems.

Now, homeschoolers can join in the fun too! At this website you can get free access to the Math Night resources including math displays, crafts, games, and activities. You can print them out and use them to enjoy fun math projects at home.

When you get to the site just click on any item on the icon menu that includes: 

  • Abacus Arithmetic
  • Topology Tricks
  • Wrapping Paper Symmetry
  • Math is a Piece of Pi
  • Bridges of Koenigsberg
  • Binary Numbers
  • Geometry Gems
  • Algorithms, Braids, and Kolam Figures
  • Clock Arithmetic
  • Secret (and not so secret) Codes
  • Construction by Instruction
  • Mathematics of Music
  • Methods of Multiplication
  • The Slide Rule
  • Cake Walk Math
  • Mirror, Mirror
  • Make a Mountain Out of a Map
  • Math ‘N Music Notes
  • You Can Count On It!

A new page opens with a virtual tri-fold display about that activity. Use the menu at the top of the screen to learn about the module and access the printable materials you’ll need.

Want to try other activities? Look on the menu on the left side of the screen to access some “Pencil and Paper Games” as well as the rules for playing “Math Jeopardy.”

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Little House on the Prairie Activities

August 8th, 2018

 

It’s Wednesday, August 8, 2018, and time for Language Arts at ClickSchooling!

 

Recommended Website:

Laura’s Prairie House

(www.laurasprairiehouse.com/)

Age Range: 7-18 (Grades 2-12, with parental supervision)

 

This website claims to be the definitive place for information, resources, and learning activities based on the Little House on the Prairie book series by Laura Ingalls Wilder. The content here is terrific, even if the ads are a nuisance.

When you get to the site you’ll see Google ad links, followed by an introduction to the site and a list of the books written by Laura Ingalls Wilder. Click on the book titles to read a brief description of each book. Then, continue to click on subsequent links, or use the menu to find: 

  • Crafts & Activities, Recipes, Music and more – Make maple syrup candy, do a book character word search puzzle, print out worksheets and lesson ideas that include how to grind wheat, churn butter, make a braided rug, and more! You’ll even find lyrics to some of the songs & hymns mentioned in the books.
  • Little House Historical Sites – Get suggestions for taking an educational vacation by visiting memorial sites across the U.S.
  • Biographies of Laura Ingalls Wilder’s Friends & Families – Learn more about some of your favorite characters from the books.
  • Little House on the Prairie Television Series – Find episode guides for all 10 seasons, the cast of characters, and more.

There is a great deal of content and resources here that fans of this series are sure to appreciate. Many of the activities can be enjoyed, even if you haven’t read the books.

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