Fire safety printables, emergency preparedness lessons for Fire Prevention Week - Grand Rapids Holidays | Examiner.com

Fire Prevention Week runs the first full week in October. FPW is October 5-9, 2015. Here are fire safety printables and emergency preparedness lessons for Fire Prevention Week. Use free printable fire prevention activities, worksheets, coloring pages, stickers, games, puzzles and crafts to help kids learn vital life-saving skills. Here are free printable family activities for Fire Prevention Week. Across the country, fire fighters, public safety officers, schools, communities and families will be teaching kids about safety this October, just in time for the holiday season.  Fire safety printables, emergency preparedness lessons for Fire Prevention Week - Grand Rapids Holidays | Examiner.com

Free printable Labor Day coloring pages of workers, jobs, occupations, careers - Grand Rapids Holidays | Examiner.com

 Labor Day is celebrated the first Monday in September in the US. It remembers the social and economic contributions of organized labor, unions and workers. Here are free printable Labor Day coloring pages of workers, jobs, occupations, careers and community helpers. Use these coloring activities for preschool lesson plans or Labor Day parties. Teachers and homeschoolers, start your school year off with a social studies unit on career awareness that explores community helpers, workers, occupations. Teach the history and importance of Labor Day.Free printable Labor Day coloring pages of workers, jobs, occupations, careers - Grand Rapids Holidays | Examiner.com

Elephant- themed children's party: Elephant books, crafts, treats, games, movies - Grand Rapids Holidays | Examiner.com

August 12 is World Elephant Day! Parents (or teachers) why not celebrate throwing and elephant-themed party for kids? Here are elephant crafts, recipes, treats and games for a pachyderm party palooza! Use this for an elephant birthday party for toddlers and preschool kids, or just because!  Elephant- themed children's party: Elephant books, crafts, treats, games, movies - Grand Rapids Holidays | Examiner.com

Free printable alphabet coloring pages: Preschool letter and number printables

Looking for fun summer reading activities for emergent readers? Fisher-Price offers hundreds of free printable alphabet coloring pages based on Fisher-Price and Mattel toys: Imaginext, Little People, Rescue Heroes, Power Wheels, Thomas and Friends. Here are free printable coloring pages of letters, numbers and shapes to use for preschool lessons. There are also free printable holiday greeting cards for kids to color.Free printable alphabet coloring pages: Preschool letter and number printables - Grand Rapids Holidays | Examiner.com

 

Patriotic bike decorating guide: Decorate bicycle for 4th of July parade

 Memorial Day and 4th of July meant one certain thing for us as children: decorating bikes and riding the parade. Here's a patriotic themed bike decorating guide. Decorate your bicycle easy and cheap with recycled items. Patriotic bike decorating guide: Decorate bicycle for Memorial Day parade - Grand Rapids Holidays | Examiner.com

Free printable Memorial Day games, activities, patriotic Remembrance Day printables

Memorial Day, celebrated the last Monday in May, doesn't just kick off summer holidays. Also called Remembrance Day, the holiday honors veterans and those lost in U.S. wars. It's also referred to as Decoration Day, when family commemorates loved ones lost by putting flowers on graves. Teachers and homeschool parents, here are free printable lesson plans, worksheets, crafts and games to teach kids about this national holiday.Free printable Memorial Day activities: Patriotic Remembrance Day printables

 

Free printable environmental science games, crafts for Earth Day, spring science

April 22 celebrates Earth Day, formerly called Arbor Day. It's such an important holiday that the entire month of April has come to be known as Earth Month. Do you need free printable Earth Day lesson plans for science class? Use these linked science activities in school classrooms, homeschool, scout troops, 4H and environmentalist clubs.  Free printable environmental science worksheets for Earth Day, spring science - Grand Rapids Holidays | Examiner.com