Organizing Stuff Activities

.... For a fun twist, you can also stuff the shape with a gift, prizes, candy, rewards, or other fun items. You can even make an entire zoo, undersea world, or crazy...

Try your hand at writing jump rope rhymes by organizing your ideas first, then composing your creation like a poem.

Here's an enjoyable at-home activity that gives your child step-by-step practice identifying the important parts of an article and organizing his ideas.

Show your middle schooler how a quick whirl of spinach in the blender will reveal the cobwebby "stuff"--or DNA--of life!

While you are waiting for the real stuff, this activity lets your child play in pretend "snow" while practicing reading skills and learning about magnets.

Carrots are packed with lots good healthy stuff and your child can transform them into something to enjoy for breakfast or after school!

Celebrate the flavors of fall by making this sweet breakfast treat with your child. It beats the stuff from the box any day!

Give your second grader a chance to get his feet wet with measurement before he moves onto the more complicated stuff by trying this activity with him at home.

... stuff to its “home.” To help it all make sense, try making this creative organizing tool. And while you're at it, know this: you are making a...

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... green, red and white. To observe extra eco-awareness, stuff with fabric scraps instead of fiberfill. Include cedar chips in the stuffing for a festive holiday scent...

... Yarn Needle What You Do: Ask your child to stuff the sock with catnip. Make sure she knows that she does not need to stuff the whole sock; just fill it...

...Your putty should bounce and transfer pictures just like the store-bought stuff. Add food coloring or even a few sprinkles of glitter for your own take on the...

...; Have her sew the head closed. Leave a large opening at the neck. Let your child stuff the body and the arms. It can be as plump and squishy as she wants. ...

... Clear drying, non-toxic glue Fabric markers or paints Paint brush Raffia Old newspapers or tissue paper What You Do: Stuff the sock with tissue or...

... a lot of work - brainstorming, planning, organizing ideas, rough drafts, editing, and finally, the final draft. But work isn’t work when it’s all about...

... members (optional) What You Do: You and your child might need to do a little research and organizing to track down the current addresses, birthdates, and phone...

... method of organizing and displaying the data he has collected. Using tally marks to record data is a fun way of keeping count. These skills will help your child...

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... notebooks are scattered all over the place. Does your child have a hard time keeping track of her notebooks? Here's an easy project that has your child organizing...

.... To Extend this Activity: Turn the Winter Olympics into your family's own competitive event by organizing a flag-naming game! Try to recognize all the various...

... of entertainment. Here's a hands-on activity to touch and move real stuff while building abstract reasoning...paint, shoes, and coins in hand! Counting by 2s, 5s...

... newspapers Flat pieces of corrugated cardboard  What You Do: With your child, stuff a grocery bag loosely with crumpled paper. Try to maintain a block...

...A fun way to ensure your second grader hangs on to her stuff this school year and sneak in some writing practice is to have her create "business cards" to use as...