Rainy Day? Kids Bored? Go Bowling (for free)!

Rainy day and the kids are bored? Check out these kids bowl free programs. Also, check out the facts and trivia links for a fun lesson about bowling. Don't feel like going to the bowling alley? Bring the bowling alley to you! Check out the link for how to build a bowling alley in your home!

Kids Bowl Free Programs:
http://www.kidsbowlfree.com/
https://freebowling.amf.com/

10 facts about Bowling:
10 facts about Bowling - Bowling facts - fun and interesting facts

Bowling Trivia:
http://www.funtrivia.com/en/Sports/Bowling-4672.html

Bowling Information for Kids:
http://www.k2bowl.com/kids.cfm

How to build a bowling alley in your home or classroom:
http://www.ehow.com/how_2242501_build-bowling-alley-classroom.html

Home bowling for preschoolers:
http://www.education.com/activity/article/sodabottle-bowling/

Bowling Math Worksheet:
http://www.educationworld.com/a_lesson/TM/WS_lp266-04.shtml

Teaching Children to Color in the Lines

An easy way to teach children to color in the lines is to use Bendaroos! Simply manipulate the bendaroo around the image you want your child to color and then instruct your child to color within that boundary. Children think its really fun and it really works! Bendaroos are inexpensive and reusable.

Baby at the Farm by Karen Katz- A Touch and Feel Book

You will find relevant teaching items to go with this fun book below, I have broken it down page by page.

Page 1- http://www.abcteach.com/free/c/coloringpage_barn.pdf
Barn     http://www.abcteach.com/free/s/sp_farm.pdf
                  http://www.abcteach.com/free/t/tallygraph_farmanimal.pdf         
                  http://www.abcteach.com/free/r/reportform_farmanimal.pdf
                  http://www.abcteach.com/free/2389.pdf

Page 2- http://www.abcteach.com/free/c/cow_m.pdf
Cow

Page 3- http://www.abcteach.com/free/d/d_t_d_pig_to_47.pdf
Pig           http://www.abcteach.com/free/s/shapebook_pig.pdf
                   http://www.activityvillage.co.uk/pdfs/pig_coloring_2.pdf
                   http://www.activityvillage.co.uk/pdfs/pig_coloring_2.pdf

Page 4-  http://www.abcteach.com/free/s/sheep_paper_roll_pal.pdf
Lamb   Glue cotton balls to your lambs

Page 5-   http://www.activityvillage.co.uk/pdfs/chicken_colouring_page.pdf
Chicken     http://twistynoodle.com/baby-chick-2-coloring-page/                                                                                                                                                                                          Learn to draw a chicken: http://www.activityvillage.co.uk/pdfs/chicken_colouring_page.pdf
Complete the chicken: http://www.activityvillage.co.uk/pdfs/complete_the_picture_chicken.pdf

Page 6- http://www.abcteach.com/free/h/horse_paper_roll_pal.pdf
Pony    http://www.activityvillage.co.uk/pdfs/horse_template_2_multiple_sizes.pdf
                 
                   Glue yarn to your horse to make a fun mane

Page 7- Eggs in a basket coloring page:
http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_7bTLuiStujE/S64MRxLBxGI/AAAAAAAABTU/-VNMZxHeIwc/s1600/easter-eggs-basket-coloring-pages.gif

Chicken Egg: https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimQkEDpXHzseQwKt2YSRVjNcpBnIc5HD73pMxqQvLbiJfIsTEyoXkBeogcOfx9XMvKf6P7cIG5yRTifptS5KXSzP9YjvAZMcG_cNRwsQNty-8WkuaoUqx7oTkpI_n_BCfwLnvM8fXiQeX-/s1600/eggc.gif

Page 8-          Activity: Make haystack cookies!
Haystack           http://www.food.com/recipe/no-bake-chocolate-haystack-cookies-106005


Page 9- http://www.activityvillage.co.uk/pdfs/mouse_template_multiple_sizes.pdf
Farm

Songs to Sing: Lyrics to The Farmer in the Dell: http://www.dltk-teach.com/t.asp?b=m&t=http://www.dltk-teach.com/rhymes/farmer/cposter-verse.gif

   Lyrics to Old MacDonald: http://www.dltk-teach.com/p.asp?b=m&p=http://www.dltk-teach.com/rhymes/macdonald/plyrics.asp

About this blog

This blog is to serve as a resource to help with teaching preschoolers/toddlers/elementary school age children. This blog is a valuable resource for summer learning, year round learning and homeschooling.

On this blog you will find books that have lessons, coloring pages, crafts, etc. to go along with the book. You will also find seasonal crafts, rainy day crafts, and fun things to do!

My hopes are the things you find in this blog are fun, useful and user friendly for you and your children.