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This Chihuly-inspired art project is one of the coolest ways to combine art and science.
Kids decorate plastic plates, melt them into beautiful flower-like sculptures, and learn about the colorful glass artwork of artist along the way.
The finished pieces are so vibrant and fun for summer art, STEAM learning, or artist study projects.

🐠 Comment “COMPARE” for a hands-on math activity kids will be obsessed with! ✨

This “Who Has More Fish?” activity makes comparing numbers playful, visual, and SO much fun for little learners. 🙌

Kids get to:
🐟 Count fish
➕ Compare quantities
🔢 Practice more and less
👀 Strengthen number sense visually

Hands-on math activities like this help kids truly SEE and understand number relationships while they play.

Drop “COMPARE” below and I’ll send you the details!

Calling All Employers!

The Suffolk County District Attorney Ray Tierney’s Office of Community Affairs, in partnership with Amityville Union Free School District , invites you to join us for an upcoming Career Planning Event for High School students.

Date: Friday, May 29, 2026
Time: 10:15 A.M. – 1:10 P.M.
Location: 250 Merrick Road, Amityville, NY 11701

This event provides an excellent opportunity to connect with the next generation of professionals and share valuable insights about your industry.

Interested in participating?
Please register here to secure your spot: https://forms.cloud.microsoft/g/QHxfM2NiGU?origin=lprLink

>>>> If your School District is interested in hosting a Career Planning Event, please contact the SCDA Office of Community Affairs. Contact 631-853-6308

🌿✨ NEW PubEd™️ Spring & Summer Learning Packets ✨🌿
We’ve been hard at work creating beautiful, engaging early learning materials designed to help children maintain and strengthen foundational academic skills through playful, nature-inspired learning experiences. 🐝🦋🐸🌱🦆🐟
These printable activities support:
✅ Early literacy development
✅ CVC word recognition & decoding
✅ Phonemic awareness
✅ Fine motor skills
✅ Vocabulary building
✅ Number sense & counting
✅ Ten frame math fluency
✅ Pattern recognition
✅ Matching & visual discrimination
✅ Beginning STEM concepts
✅ Executive functioning & attention skills
✅ Confidence-building through developmentally appropriate practice
Our newest themed packets include:
🌼 Plants & Gardens
🐝 Bees
🐜 Ants
🦋 Butterflies
🐸 Frogs
🐟 Fish
🦆 Ducks
🌿 Nature & Pond Themes
Each activity is intentionally designed with:
✨ Calm, clean visual layouts
✨ Reduced visual overwhelm
✨ Child-friendly cognitive pacing
✨ Supportive intervention-style structure
✨ Soft academic aesthetics for regulated learning
These resources are excellent for:
📚 Pre-K
📚 Kindergarten
📚 First Grade
📚 Summer review
📚 RTI/MTSS support
📚 Homeschooling
📚 Special education support
📚 Tutoring sessions
📚 Independent practice centers
Aligned with foundational elements of:
🍎 NYS Next Generation Learning Standards
including:
Foundational Reading Skills
Phonological Awareness
Phonics & Word Recognition
Counting & Cardinality
Operations & Algebraic Thinking
Mathematical Practices
Language Development
At PubEd™️, we believe learning materials can be both:
🧠 academically meaningful
AND
🌿 visually calming & beautiful.
More themed learning packs, adaptive resources, and AI-supported educational tools are coming soon through Dydactic™️ and Geekster Learning Lab™️.

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Work on fine motor skills with these dinosaur play dough mats!

https://fun-a-day.com/dinosaur-play-dough-mats/