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Fluency Checks, Math Games and more that aligns directly with our Math Expressions curriculum! See if you can explore and find the math games!

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Not only is it amazing how much they can stretch their mouths, but look at those colors too!

Can you guess what this is? Do you think it's dangerous?

I pulled three questions from my jar. Which question do you want to explore next week?

Why is Mars red?

-Emma, 2nd Grade

How can you tell if a mushroom is poisonous?

-Isaiah, Grade 5

Who invented the alphabet?

-Jahid, 4th Grade

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All About That Place (Value): Meghan Trainor Parody

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Can you write them all? Our 2nd grade goal is to be able to read and write every snap word! Practice writing the words you do not know how to spell from this list!

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What's going on in this picture? Does this bird have more than two legs?

Some animals look very different when they're born, compared to when they grow up. Can you tell what animals these are?

Are these real pandas? What do you think is going on here?

How are pencils made?

-Emiliano, 2nd Grade

Why do we sweat when we play sports?

-Aditya, 4th Grade

How is glass made?

-Benjamin, Kindergarten

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Wrenches of all different sizes are dropped on a cement garage floor, producing different notes. Drop them in the right order and you'll get a song or two, as demonstrated by Minnesota realtor Brandon Anderson. Jingle Wrenches!

Listen to these two holiday-themed songs played on wrenches We Wish You a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year, above, and Jingle Bells, below.

Next, watch Beethoven's Ninth on a Toolbox Glockenspiel.

Plus: A bagpipes and saw waltz: A música portuguesa a gostar dela própria and Tape Tapping with Open Reel Ensemble.

Bonus: What does 'Auld Lang Syne' mean?

via Laughing Squid.

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Wrenches of all different sizes are dropped on a cement garage floor, producing different notes. Drop them in the right order and you'll get a song or two, as demonstrated by Minnesota realtor Brandon Anderson. Jingle Wrenches!

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When you think of a bird nest, you probably think of something that looks like this. But have you ever seen...

Here's what's inside! The holes lead to tunnels. Tunnels connect rooms where birds lay eggs. Up to 100 birds can live in this nest!

Imagine you're a bird. You only have two leaves and a bit of cotton to make a nest. Think like an inventor. How would you build it?

Are all baby birds born in the spring?

-Breona, 5th Grade

Why does it rain in the spring?

-Tucker, 4th Grade

How do flowers bloom in the spring?

-Yahya, Grade 1

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When you think of a bird nest, you probably think of something that looks like this. But have you ever seen... Here's what's inside! The holes lead to tunnels. Tunnels connect rooms where birds lay eggs. Up to 100 birds can live in this nest! Imagine you're a bird.

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Tap :add: Then tap :3dots: then :shapes: to add a square. Change the color of the square along the right side to match the squares on the left side. Make a mirror image of the left side pattern on the right side to demonstrate symmetry. Tap :check: two times to add to your Seesaw journal.

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To celebrate the Earth during Earth Day week! 🌎

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I pulled three questions from my jar. Which question do you want to explore next week?

How do you make cardboard?

-Jameson, Kindergarten

Do all plants grow from seeds?

-Kaiden, 4th Grade

Why do we have eyebrows?

-Paloma, Grade 3

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When you make words that end in y more than 1 (plural) you need to change the y to an i and add es. This is works when the y has a consonant right before the y. If there is a vowel before the y, then you just add the s, like in: toys, plays, and boys.

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An awesome calm down and anxiety relief tool, glitter bottles are easy to make, reusable, and low cost too! We love to try anything homemade and sensory filled here! That's why we have so many great sensory activities for toddlers to preschoolers for you to explore. Glitter bottles take very little time to make, but offer numerous, lasting benefits for your kids.

HOW TO MAKE DIY GLITTER BOTTLES FOR KIDS

GLITTER SENSORY BOTTLE

Benefits of A Glitter Bottle

Visual sensory play for toddlers, preschoolers and elementary.

Excellent calming tool for anxiety. Simply shake and focus on the glitter bottle.

Great for calm down or time out time. Slip one in a basket of calm down goodies or in a quiet space for when your child needs to regroup and spend a few minutes alone.

Color play. Check out how we used these on a mirror for some quick science.

Language development. Anything that can spark curiosity and interest makes for great social interaction and conversation.

GLITTER BOTTLES IN A RAINBOW OF COLORS

Sensory glitter bottles are often made with a pricey, colored, glitter glue. To make a whole rainbow of colors, this would have been quite expensive. Our substitute, glue and a jar of glitter make these DIY glitter bottles much more cost effective!

YOU WILL NEED:

Water bottles. (I chose these VOSS bottles which are more expensive but pretty. Ordinary water bottles work too! However, I like to repurpose VOSS bottles for our discovery bottles.)

Clear glue

Water {room temperature is best we found for mixing with the glue}

Food Coloring

HOW TO MAKE GLITTER BOTTLES

To make our glitter bottles, we decided to use it as a mini science experiment for color mixing! Fill the bottles with water and add the appropriate food coloring to each bottle. Then mix up those secondary colors!

Next add the glue to each bottle. Usually it's one bottle of glue per bottle. The more glue, the slower the glitter settles. We used half a bottle of glue per bottle.

Finally, add glitter and a lot of glitter! Don't be shy!

Cover and shake for a while to incorporate the water, glue, and glitter evenly. We have never glued our caps, but it is something you might want to consider. You can also decorate the caps with colored tapes like we did

We will all walk by the table and give a shake when we have these glitter bottles out!

Kids love to give a glitter sensory bottle a good shake! They can be very mesmerizing and calming, which makes them a great alternative for a time out, time in, or just a break form the stress of the day. Keep one handy anywhere!

You can also whip up these easy sensory balloons for squeezing.

MORE SENSORY BOTTLE IDEAS

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MAKE YOUR OWN CALMING SENSORY BOTTLES!

Click on the image below or on the link for more easy sensory activities.

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This was a favorite classroom game during indoor recess so make a math version for fun at home if you have this game in the closet!

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I don't know about you, but we have seen an inordinate amount of rain around here! And while it has been great for the trees and the flowers, it has not been quite as great for these stir crazy kids! Not to worry, though, because I came up with a math game that kept them busy AND wore them out, all while practicing important math facts!
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I simply turned the classic game of Twister into a get-up-and-move math game to help my little ones (who are starting Kindergarten and First grade this year) practice basic addition facts and work on their mental math skills! It took no time at all to set up, and they seriously had SO.MUCH.FUN!

Set up:

First, I used post it notes to write an answer value on each of the colors. I wanted to start with some easier addition facts since my son is just starting, so I used the numbers 4, 5, 6 and 7 to represent addition answers.

Each color was the same number, so for example, since red represented the answer 4, I stuck a #4 post it on each red circle. (Side note: they had a ton of fun just sticking all the post its on the mat! Ha! It's the little things, right?)

Then, just to help me remember which color stood for each answer, I stuck a little post it on the spinner as well to label each of the colors (and in my very old version, the colors don't go in the same order on the spinner that they do on the mat, so this proved to be very useful for me as I called out problems!)
Then we were ready to play!
To play:

Each of them stood at a corner of the mat, and I would spin the spinner and use whichever hand or foot it designated, i.e. right hand, left foot, etc. Then, instead of calling out the color, I would say an addition problem that corresponded to the appropriate answer.

For example, if I spun "Right hand yellow," I would say something like, "Right hand, 4 + 2," because yellow represents an answer of 6. Easy, right!?

Play continues until they are sufficiently exhausted, or someone falls over!

A word of caution: be sure you are sitting away from the mat or holding the spinner out of sight, because once or twice my son saw the color I spun and didn't have to actually figure out the addition problem. 😉

Our " Math Twister Game " was hugely successful, even though they needed a little help at times remembering their right from their left, and my son needed some help with the addition. But that's what practice is for, right?

And while we used it to practice addition, this could easily be adapted to practice any number of math facts, including subtraction, multiplication, division or operations with integers!

Want another fun way to help your kids practice mental math? Check out this post!

And most of all, have FUN!

~Math Geek Mama

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I don't know about you, but we have seen an inordinate amount of rain around here! And while it has been great for the trees and the flowers, it has not been quite as great for these stir crazy kids!

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Journaling is a fun & low-pressure way to ease into writing. With that in mind, we’ve created 75 elementary writing prompts to help your students begin writing!

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Science experiments for kids! Using supplies you already have at home!

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If there is one thing that is guaranteed to get your students excited, it's a good science experiment! While some experiments require expensive lab equipment or dangerous chemicals, there are plenty of cool projects you can do with regular household items. We've rounded up a big collection of easy science experiments that anybody can try, and kids are going to love them!

Jump to:

Easy Chemistry Science Experiments

2. Crystallize sweet treats

Crystal science experiments teach kids about supersaturated solutions. This one is easy to do at home, and the results are absolutely delicious!

Learn more: Candy Crystals

23. Mummify a hot dog

If your kids are fascinated by the Egyptians, they'll love learning to mummify a hot dog! No need for canopic jars, just grab some baking soda and get started.

Easy Physics Science Experiments

Easy Biology and Environmental Science Experiments

45. Use glitter to fight germs

Everyone knows that glitter is just like germs-it gets everywhere and is so hard to get rid of! Use that to your advantage and show kids how soap fights glitter and germs.

Learn more: Glitter Germs

50. Experiment with limestone rocks

Kids love to collect rocks, and there are plenty of easy science experiments you can do with them. In this one, pour vinegar over a rock to see if it bubbles. If it does, you've found limestone!

Learn more: Limestone Experiments

Easy Engineering Experiments and STEM Challenges

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70 Easy Science Experiments Using Materials You Already Have On Hand

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Catching the Moon read by Kevin Costner and Jillian Estell

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Kids Should See This - An artistic interpretation of the journey of sound

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The brain is a magical organ. For us to hear sound it does things complex and incredible, but not unknowable. The brain takes sound waves, which journey through the air and through our skulls, and transforms them into sounds in our minds. This sonic odyssey is beautiful, filled with weird landscapes, unexpected encounters, catastrophe, and joyful destinations all like a strange aural fairy tale.

Follow a trio of musicians, sound waves on a journey into the cortex of the brain, in a telling of this 2015 tale by Harvard's Fundamentals of Neuroscience open online course. Odyssey of the Ear was produced and written for the Fundamentals of Neuroscience and HarvardX by Nadja Oertelt, with animation by Andrew Benincasa.

Previously: Small Circuits. Plus: The Science of Hearing and Schlieren flow visualizations: What Does Sound Look Like?

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The first 1.5 minutes of this performance of La máquina de escribir (The Typewriter) in 2011 is all a humorously-pantomimed set up. And when the music starts, percussionist Alfredo Anaya brings even more delight. The orchestra, a humanitarian association of Spain-based musicians called Voces para la Paz (Voices for Peace), was led at the Auditorio Nacional de Música de Madrid by conductor Miguel Roa, who plays his part well, too.

Click, clack, ding! From Wikipedia:

"The Typewriter" is a short composition of light music by American composer Leroy Anderson, which features an actual typewriter as a percussion instrument.

Anderson completed "The Typewriter" on October 9, 1950 in Woodbury, Connecticut. "The Typewriter" received its first performance on September 8, 1953 during a recording Anderson and the Boston Pops Orchestra made in New York City for Decca Records. Anderson composed the melody for symphony and pops orchestras; William Zinn and Floyd Werle arranged it for string orchestras and wind bands respectively.

Of course, we know The Typewriter thanks to the Jerry Lewis performance in the 1963 film Who's Minding the Store? Be sure to watch that next.

Related videos on TKSST include:
* A Chorus of Keys - Beats with old keyboards & typewriters
* Playing Against Type: The Typewriter Orchestra
* G-AAAH, a typewritten tribute to aviator Amy Johnson
* Maurice Steger performs recorder concertos by Vivaldi

via The Loop.

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The little aviator needs help! He's not sure what time his flight leaves. Help him by clicking on the correct digital time button so that he can take off!

Our online telling time game allows teachers and parents to adjust the controls as children improve their skills. When opening the game, on the left-hand side, you can choose the skills students practice. For example, choosing the "hour" box will only ask students to tell time on an analog clock by the hour. As students advance, they can tell time with greater precision, from the half hour down to the minute. On the right-hand side, choose how the clock will appear and whether or not to show the digital clocks using a 12-hour or 24-hour format. You can also choose to show or hide the minute numbers on the clock. Students will improve their telling time skills by playing this fun game! Encourage students to hide the minute numbers for a greater challenge.

Learning to tell time on an analog clock may seem irrelevant in today's digital age. However, learning this skill also supports the understanding of fractions and helps students master skills like skip counting by fives. Plus, an analog clock shows time passing more visually, as the minute hand goes around the clock over the course of one hour, or as the hour hand slowly moves from one number to the next. Finally, the mental agility needed to put it all together builds a child's concentration and perseverance.

Visit classplayground.com for more activities and printables related to time.

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Roll 2 dice and add the numbers together as quickly as you can! You could also use a deck of cards (all face cards are worth 10-this will help the kids get faster at their partners with 10 to make teen numbers)

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I pulled three questions from my jar. Which question do you want to explore next week?

Why do we wear green on St. Patrick's Day?

-JaShon, 2nd Grade

How is a rainbow made?

-Kendrick, Kindergarten

What makes a four leaf clover so lucky?

-C.J., 4th Grade

Watch the video to discover the answer and don't forget to vote for next week's question. There are mysteries all around us. Have fun and stay curious!

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I pulled three questions from my jar. Which question do you want to explore next week? Why do we wear green on St. Patrick's Day? -JaShon, 2nd Grade How is a rainbow made? -Kendrick, Kindergarten What makes a four leaf clover so lucky?

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Mrs. Tiede made this video for us to celebrate Kindness day! If you didn't watch it yesterday be sure to watch it today!

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Bay Harbor Kindness Day Challenge March 2020

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Enjoy hearing the authors of many books read their story aloud for you!

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It's no surprise that authors are incredibly good at bringing their own books to life. Whether through live or pre-recorded visits, read-aloud videos, or other virtual author activities, kids will connect with books like never before! Here are some of our favorite options to try.

Pre-Recorded Virtual Author Visits

Check out these videos of presentations authors have given at schools and libraries. There are authors here that will interest students at any age.

Arree Chung

Hear Chung talk about the process of creating his book Mixed: A Colorful Story. The allegory of one color who thinks it's better than the others is meaningful at any age.

Bao Phi

Bao Phi's lovely book A Different Pond showcases the relationship between a father and his son. As they fish for the food their family needs, the father tells his son about a pond from his own childhood in faraway Vietnam.

Jasmine Warga

Author of the Newbery Honor book Other Words for Home, Jasmine Warga gives an engaging talk about how she writes.

Jennifer L. Holm

From her Babymouse graphic novels to the Sunny series and beyond, Holm writes books that middle grade readers absolutely love.

J.H. Reynolds

Do your students love the thrills and chills of the MonsterStreet series? Then they'll love seeing its author answer kids' questions about reading and writing!

J.K. Rowling

Every kid will recognize the author of the beloved Harry Potter books! See her interview with the Harry Potter Reading Club in this video.

Kate Messner

Kate Messner writes fiction, nonfiction, novels, chapter books, and picture books, so there's a good chance most kids have read at least one of her books.

Katherine Applegate

Lots of kids read The One and Only Ivan in class, and Applegate has plenty of other popular and award-winning books as well. Hear her talk about her books (and even show off her adorable dog!).

Lois Lowry

Here's another name kids will recognize. Whether they love The Giver, the Gooney Bird series, or any of her other numerous works, they'll enjoy listening to her speak and answer audience questions.

Max Brallier

The Last Kids on Earth book series is now a Netflix series too! Listen to author Max Brallier talk about his writing process and give kids a writing challenge of their own.

Live Virtual Author Visits

Want to set up a virtual author visit live for your class or school? If you have a particular author in mind, visit their website (or their publisher's) to contact them and find out if they do virtual visits. Scholastic offers virtual author visits through their catalog, so that's a great place to start.

The Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators has a terrific roundup of virtual author visits and writing workshops too. Here are some to consider.

Gutman has written all sorts of books for kids, and he's happy to do virtual school visits. Find his offerings and prices at his website.

Nonfiction children's author Kurtz loves to present his books to kids of all ages. His virtual offerings include readings, interviews, and concept-based workshops.

Long does both in-person and virtual author visits based on her popular books, like How I Became a Pirate. Visit her website to see her offerings and book a visit.

Biebow's colorful book about the inventor of Crayola crayons is a delight. She offers free virtual visits, plus interactive in-person workshops.

Known for Dahlia in Bloom, Koehler offers both virtual author visits and writing workshops. She does professional development workshops for teachers too.

Virtual Author Read-Alouds

When you hear authors read their own books, it gives you a whole new perspective on their works. That makes read-alouds some of our favorite virtual author activities.

Hale's YouTube channel includes a playlist called Storytime With Uncle Bruce. Hear him read about Clark the Shark and other hilarious characters.

Gutman has a whole collection of read-alouds on his Facebook page, like Miss Blake Is a Flake. Kids will love his wacky style!

Visit her YouTube channel to see the author read her book Where Are My Books? She's got a few other read-alouds too, along with drawing tips.

Fabien Cousteau is the grandson of famed sea explorer Jacques Cousteau. His book series explores his own experiences under the water, and you can watch his read-aloud on Facebook.

You'll feel inspired when you hear Byers read her heartfelt book I Am Enough.

Lin reads aloud from her picture books as well as chapters from her longer books on her YouTube channel.

Watch Knowles read the first chapter of her middle-grade novel Where the Heart Is, while giving students a fun writing exercise.

Hear Cook read a variety of books from her collection, like Wilma Jean the Worry Machine. Her YouTube channel also includes interviews, advice, and other fun virtual author activities.

Watch Messner read Fergus and Zeke and the 100th Day of School in this YouTube video.

This read-aloud of Fry Bread includes some of the author's thoughts on writing the book and the recipe he included at the end.

Listen to Henderson read the first chapter of her book The Magic in Changing Your Stars on YouTube.

The author regularly shares read-alouds of his books, like I Love You Like a Pig, on his Instagram page.

The author has added a collection of videos of herself reading from her picture books on Instagram. Titles include When We Are Kind and You Hold Me Up.

Hear readings from Shusterman's books on his YouTube channel, including excerpts and complete short stories.

The author created a Stay at Home: Story Time section on his website. Initially made during the 2020 COVID lockdown, these videos are still lots of fun to watch.

Visit Reynolds' Facebook page to see him read from some of his most popular books, like The Dot.

The award-winning author and illustrator reads from her book The Story of Ruth Bader Ginsburg in this YouTube video.

The author reads his picture books on his YouTube channel, where he also has lots of drawing videos for inspiration.

Other Virtual Author Activities

So many wonderful authors and publishers have YouTube or Instagram channels! Join them as they teach you how to draw, offer writing tips, and lots more.

Kids will do more than just watch these videos. They'll write, draw, and create on their own, inspired by famous authors and illustrators.

Watch story time, Cressida Cowell's summer camp, author interviews, how-to-draw videos, and a whole lot more.

The prolific author has a robust website full of videos, activities, podcasts, and more virtual author activities to engage kids of a variety of ages.

The Lunch Lady author and illustrator has a series of videos showing kids how to draw some of their favorite characters. His YouTube channel also has cartooning tips, writing tips, pep talks, and shorts.

This YouTube channel is rich with content, including interviews, tour journals, how-to-draw tips, and so much more.

The Kennedy Center sponsored this series of videos with the beloved author of classics like Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus!

Author and illustrator of hits like Smile and Drama shares drawings, time-lapse videos, and more on her Instagram page.

Aspiring illustrators will enjoy this series, where any kid can learn to draw creatures of every kind.

These half-hour chats with well-known middle grade authors are the perfect length to share with your classes.

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Earth Day is fast approaching (April 22), though there really is never a bad time to celebrate Mother Earth. It's important to teach students the environmental benefits of recycling, like conserving energy and natural resources and reducing air and water pollution, all year long. While recycling breaks down old items in order to create something new, upcyling makes something new from an existing object in its current state. Challenge your students to create something unique and wonderful from preexisting items like magazines, plastic water bottles, tin cans, egg cartons, and more. Check out our list of the best upcycled crafts for Earth Day or any day, and give some of them a try!

1. Make wildflower seed bombs.

Give back to Mother Earth with these easy-to-make seed bombs. Blend together used scraps of construction paper, water, and wildflower seeds in a food processor, then form them into tiny muffins. Let them dry, then toss them in the ground. As the seed bombs receive sun and rain, the paper will eventually compost and the seeds will germinate.

2. Create nature wreaths.

Take your kids on a nature walk to gather interesting leaves, flowers, berries, etc. To make the wreath forms, braid together strips of old T-shirts and form them into a circle. Then attach natural items into the crevices and secure with clear fishing line or hot glue. Attach a ribbon at the top to hang your wreath.

3. Construct a bug hotel.

Create a cozy place for all the creepy-crawlies to hang out. Cut a two-liter plastic bottle into two cylinders, then stuff it with sticks, pine cones, bark, or any other natural material. Make sure to pack the organic material tightly. Then loop a piece of twine or yarn around the two cylinders and hang your bug hotel from a tree branch or fence.

Learn more: Red Ted Art

4. Make a quilt.

Textiles make up a huge portion of municipal solid waste- over 16 million tons per year. Teach your kids to repurpose old material that would otherwise end up in the landfill by putting together a cozy quilt.

Learn more: Teach Student Savvy

5. Use magazines to create a bowl.

We love Earth Day crafts that result in a practical object you can use around the house. This project is best for older students who have the patience and dexterity necessary to carefully roll their magazine strips and glue them together.

Learn more: DIY Joy

6. Create Earth moss balls.

Pay tribute to our lovely planet on Earth Day with these fuzzy moss balls. Kids who love getting their hands dirty will particularly love this craft. All you do is squish pre-soaked sphagnum moss into a tight ball, wrap it tightly with blue yarn or strips of discarded T-shirts, layer more moss and more yarn, etc., until you've created an Earth-shaped orb. Finish with a loop of yarn and hang it in a sunny window. To keep your moss ball healthy, simply spray it with water every couple of days.

Learn more: Mother Natured

7. Create a hanging garden.

Large plastic bottles become beautiful hanging planters in this green-living and green-thumb project. A great way to make a gorgeous hanging garden.

8. Upcycle trash into flower art.

Scraps of paper are the only supplies you need for this recycled-flower-garden activity and lesson. The measurement and math element is an added bonus.

9. "Grow" an egg carton tree.

Save those egg cartons! This simple project only requires a few supplies to make a recycled egg carton tree.

Learn more: Glued to My Crafts

10. Create binoculars using paper towel rolls.

Save those paper rolls so your class can customize their own binoculars! Have a variety of paints, stickers, etc., on hand so your students can really personalize their bird watchers!

Learn more: Today's Parent

11. Create your own flexible seating.

One of our favorite Earth Day crafts has to be upcycling tires into comfy seating for our reading nook.

Learn more: Hanging With Mrs. Hulsey

12. Fashion a pop-top bracelet.

Aluminum beverage pop tops become wearable jewelry thanks to some ribbon ninja work. Put this video onto your interactive whiteboard to give your students the full 411, and then get crafting!

13. Chime the wind.

Go outside for a nature walk and gather sticks, weeds, and pickable blooms, then bring the treasures inside to be showcased in recycled jar lids. With some wax paper and string, your students can craft this surprisingly beautiful recycled wind chime.

Learn more: Hands On as We Grow

14. Paint paper bags.

Brown paper bags become eco-canvases for artwork and a perfect way to adorn fridges for Earth Day. Bonus points if you can source handled bags, because the handles serve as built-in artwork hangers.

Learn more: Small for Big

15. Make a recycled city.

Create an adorable village using little more than paper rolls, paper, scissors, paint, glue or tape, and your imagination!

Learn more: Today's Parent

16. Create pebble art.

Take students outside to collect small rocks and pebbles. Have them arrange the rocks into a creative pattern of their choice. Get creative, and try for as many different designs as you can! Once you're finished, simply leave the rocks where you found them.

17. Use old crayons to make new ones.

This isn't just any recycled crayon. It's a gorgeous Earth crayon! You can make these with your kids using a muffin tin. You just need to sort out the right colors.

Learn more: The Gunny Sack

18. Use upcycled objects to make mazes.

STEM and recycling go together wonderfully! This idea is a great way to challenge kids to make mazes or something else entirely.

Learn more: Hello, Wonderful

19. Make a rope snake.

Recycling projects that use objects you may have laying around your garage or shed are some of our favorites! Grab that old rope you've been saving and create these adorable rope worms/snakes with your students.

Learn more: Make Film Play

20. Feed the birds.

Herald spring with this easy crowd-pleaser: the large plastic bottle bird feeder. This short video will teach kids how to get started constructing their feeders.

21. Get organized with old cans.

Tin cans are easy to get your hands on, and they can go a long way in organizing supplies. Get your kids involved by having them help decorate the cans. They'll really take ownership of this, which will hopefully help them want to keep supplies more organized.

Learn more: Sandy Toes and Popsicles

22. Make papier-mâché pots.

Cut off the bottoms of beverage bottles or reuse food containers and jazz them up with bright-colored paper scraps. Except for the glue, these papier-mâché planters are composed solely of recycled materials.

Learn more: Childhood 101

23. Make a necklace out of junk.

Earth Day art that is wearable is a bonus! Use found objects or some string to create these unique necklaces.

Learn more: The Awesome Childhood Project

24. Make chair fidgets out of old tees.

Give old T-shirts new life with this craft by making chair fidgets. This uses a simple braiding technique, and your kids will love helping out.

25. Collaborate on an aluminum can recycling bin.

Kids can work together to create an aluminum-can recycling center. Watch the video above to get the simple instructions and learn how your school can make recycling fun and rewarding.

26. Create tin can robots.

Recycling projects like these are the best since kids love robots. Be sure to have an extra pair of adult hands around to help with the hot glue.

Learn more: Creative Jewish Mom

27. Fashion fairy houses.

Are these the sweetest Earth Day crafts ever? Plastic bottles from home become homes for fairies, thanks to paint, scissors, glue, and real or faux greenery.

Learn more: Crafts by Amanda

28. Create a giant upcycled art wall.

This is an amazing recycled wall masterpiece. You could set it up on a cardboard backing and then let students add to it, paint it, and create with it whenever they have free time throughout the day.

Learn more: Art Bar Blog

29. Make your own games.

Use bottle caps in a game of tic-tac-toe. They can also be turned into checkers. This would be a great makerspace activity. Give your kids several upcycled items and challenge them to create games!

Source: Reuse Grow Enjoy

30. Make a treasure magnet.

These treasure magnets are just so beautiful! Recycle a bottle cap and glue a variety of gemstones and beads inside. Finally, add a magnet to the back.

Learn more: Hattifant

31. Turn old magazines into art.

We love how this upcycled magazine cut-paper art project can be modified for primary students or used to inspire sophisticated art by high school students.

Learn more: Suzy's Artsy Craftsy Sitcom

32. Build beautiful terrariums.

A bottle gets a second life as a museum-worthy terrarium as well as a home for an environmental science project. Be sure to add the activated charcoal and moss for plastic bottle terrariums that flourish.

Learn more: Adirondack Girl at Heart

33. Paint with corks.

This is the perfect kind of Earth Day art since you use recycled material (corks) to paint your favorite scene from nature.

Learn more: 30 Seconds

34. Set up a self-watering planter.

Your classroom studies of plant life, photosynthesis, and water conservation will get a boost with this hands-on crafting of a self-watering planter. The base? A good ol' large plastic bottle.

Learn more: ehow

35. Form flowers from water bottles.

Upcycled water bottle flowers are an easy craft that can be sourced directly from your recycling bin, with the help of some paint.

36. Build cardboard castles.

Gather all your recyclables and put those tiny engineers to work. You'll be amazed by what they create!

Learn more: Fun-a-Day

37. Make these newspaper owls.

Old newspapers find their spirit animal when they become recycled newspaper owls. All you need are markers, watercolors, and paper scraps to make them come alive.

Learn more: I Heart Crafty Things

38. Construct a plastic bottle recycling bin.

Water bottles come together, as do your kids, to make this water bottle recycling center. This project combines teamwork with respect for our environment, a double win.

39. Create genius ideas out of cardboard.

Cardboard is one of the easiest, least expensive materials you can get your hands on. Grab a ton of it and challenge your kids to make awesome creations. You never know what they might come up with.

40. Make an instrument.

There are no limits to the recycling projects you can create using paper rolls. We especially love that this DIY instrument will teach kids about vibrations and sound.

Learn more: No Time for Flash Cards

41. Create a spinning top.

Do you have a bunch of CDs lying around that never get played anymore? How about a box or drawer of markers that barely write? If you answered yes to these questions, then this is the perfect project for you.

Learn more: Artsy Momma

42. Fashion lady bugs from bottle caps.

These little ladybugs are so cute and yet so, so simple. Grab some bottle caps, paint, googly eyes, and glue and get ready to make some adorable friends!

Learn more: Love and Lollipops

What are your favorite Earth Day crafts? Share in the comments below!

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