Family and Child Development Lab

06/01/2026

What are you doing to keep your child learning over the summer? When my own kids were little they loved Star Wars- they still do. So I found activities to keep them engaged and practicing basic skills for a few minutes every day.

Other ways I keep my children’s brains alert is reading, traveling to learn about different cultures, playing pretend, practicing musical instruments, going for walks and talking. We are constantly using our brains; my kids just usually don’t realize it.

What brain activities are you doing this summer? Let me know in the comments.

04/02/2026

Are your kid’s excited about the space launch? This dramatic play space theme is perfect for the next 10 days while they are in space. Let students build a space shuttle with images to create a dashboard and control panels, includes pictures of constellations for students to explore while they are in space, vocabulary word wall, with extension activities for writing and math. Whether you use this in one center or split it between multiple centers this product is perfect to enhance your classroom and teach science concepts to your students.

Check out the collage of a few of the items included in this product in the comments below.

10/29/2025

With Halloween two days away I thought I would share some fun Halloween activities for math and science.

10/07/2024

If you love fairytales as much as I do; you are going to love this bundle! Fairytales are one of my favorite teaching resources. These beloved stories have stood the test of time and can be the foundation to integrate reading, writing, math, science, music, and art. I use them throughout the year and you will too with so many activities. There are pictures of several activities included in the comments.

Do you love Little Red Riding Hood, The Three Little Pigs, Hansel and Gretel and everything fairytale. These favorite stories are great for building reading and writing foundations, strengthen imagination, and are an easy format to integrate learning throughout the curriculum. This bundle of resourc...

07/15/2024

I love the book “Dear Zoo “ and this book extension is perfect for comparing farm animals with zoo animals. It includes science, math, reading, and writing activities. So many activities to enhance your instruction.

https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Dear-Zoo-Book-Extension-Activities-Pet-or-Zoo-Unit-3771035

05/29/2024

One of my favorite read alouds. I have to read this book every year. The activities that accompany this book are perfect to integrate reading, writing, math, and science.

05/06/2024

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04/23/2024

FREEBIE!!! For a limited time enjoy this freebie. This is a newer product and I would love feedback. Let me know what you love or what you would like to see different. Sharing your feedback allows me to the opportunity to grow my store. Just so you know I LOVE 5 star ratings ;).

Practice word families using these word family worksheets. There are 5 word families for each vowel. Each word family uses one of the five short vowels. These word family worksheets are perfect for your reading centers or word work time. Students will use letter tiles or magnet letters to build each...

03/13/2024

Are you celebrating St. Patrick’s Day on Friday or Monday? If you are looking for something fun and meaningful to do with your class check out the other St. Patrick’s Day activities in the comments below.

"We're going on a Leprechaun Hunt" is a fun twist to the beloved book, "We're going on a bear hunt". This book extension is a creative and fun way to celebrate St. Patrick's Day with your students. Use this product to create a unit on it's own or add to a themed unit on leprechauns and St. Patrick's...

03/01/2024

What types of activities do you use to teach vowels to your students?