Creative Ideas

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April 30, 2020

Vowel & Consonant Digraphs

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The most recent addition to the Education Cubes Members Only Site are the Vowel & Consonant Digraph insert cards! A digraph is a combination of two letters that represent one sound. Common consonant digraphs include ch (church), ph (phone), sh (shoe), and th (them). Common vowel digraphs include ai (gain), ea (beach), oa (boat), and ue (blue).

There are four separate sets of digraph insert cards included:

Vowel Digraphs
Consonant Digraphs (all)
Consonant Digraphs (Initial Sound)
Consonant Digraphs (Final Sound)

Vowel Digraph Education Cubes insert cards

Consonant Digraph Education Cubes insert cards

Learning Idea: Decide which digraphs your child/student needs to practice. Insert the desired digraph insert cards into a cube to play a fun word game.

Play the game by rolling the cube and coming up with as many words as you can that use the digraph rolled. The person with the most words wins the round.

Continue the rounds until all digraphs inserted in the cube have been used. Change out the insert cards and continue playing the game.

You can access these insert cards, as well as many more, by joining the Education Cubes Members Only Site. Purchase photo blocks here.

Wondering what other insert cards are available? View a complete list of all the insert cards currently found on the Members Only Site.

Attention Members: You can find these insert cards on the “Phonics” link found on the “Language Arts” page.

This post was originally published on April 29, 2020.

April 15, 2020

Grid Multiplication Math Game

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There are many ways to use your Education Cubes to help make math more fun! For example, you can use them to help your learner practice the concept of multiplication by using the Number insert cards to play the Grid Multiplication Math Game.

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The Grid Multiplication game utilizes the array multiplication method which can be quite helpful for children just learning to multiply!

Activity Instructions: Download and print the Grid Multiplication Game for each player. Laminate the game boards or slide them in page protectors. Each player takes turns rolling the two cubes and making an array on their grid corresponding to the numbers rolled. After making the array, the player writes the corresponding multiplication equations. The player with the largest product gets a point for winning that round of play. The player with the most points wins the game!

You can access the Number insert cards by joining the Education Cubes Members Only Site. Purchase photo blocks here.

Attention Members: You can find the Number insert cards on the “Numbers” link found on the “Mathematics” page.

This post was originally published on April 14, 2020.

October 29, 2019

Pumpkin Counting Game

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There are many ways to use your Education Cubes to help make learning math more fun! For example, you can use them to help your learner work on 1-to-1 correspondence and counting by using the Pumpkin Counting insert cards to play a fun, fall themed game!

Activity Instructions: Insert the pumpkin insert cards into a cube. Download and print the Pumpkin Grid Game. Roll the cube. Count the number of pumpkins on the cube and cover that many pumpkins on the grid game with counters or buttons. Continue rolling and covering pumpkins until the grid is completely covered!

This would be a great addition to your fall and pumpkin themed activities!

You can access the Pumpkin Counting insert cards by joining the Education Cubes Members Only Site. Purchase photo blocks here.

Attention Members: You can find the Pumpkin Counting insert cards on the “Grid Games” link found on the “Other” page.

This post was originally published on September 23, 2011.

September 30, 2019

Apple Grid Games: Color Matching & Counting

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There are many ways to use your Education Cubes to help make early learning more fun! For example, you can use them to help your learner work on counting, 1-to-1 correspondence, and color matching by using the Apple insert cards to play a fun, apple themed game!

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Activity Instructions: Insert the desired apple insert cards into a cube. Download and print the Apple Grid Games.

To play the red apple game: Roll one cube and count the number of apples on the cube. Using counters or buttons, cover the same number of apples on the grid until it is full.

To play the multi-color apple game: Fill the cube with two red, two yellow, and two green apple insert cards. Roll the cube and cover the same color apple on the game board. Continue rolling and covering until all apples are covered. This is a great way for little ones to practice color matching.

Both games would be a great addition to fall and apple themed learning units!

You can access the Apple Counting insert cards and the Apple Colors insert cards by joining the Education Cubes Members Only Site. Purchase photo blocks here.

Attention Members: You can find the Apple Counting and the Apple Colors insert cards on the “Grid Games” link found on the “Other” page.

This post was originally published on September 30, 2019.

September 16, 2019

Ice Breaker Questions

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The most recent addition to the Education Cubes Members Only Site are the Ice Breaker Questions insert cards! There are four separate sets of ice breaker questions included:

“Would you rather…?”

“What is…?”

“What is your favorite…?”

“If you…?”

Ice Breaker Questions - Would you rather...

Learning Idea: These are great to use for the first day of school or any other activity where you want kids to interact and get to know one another.

Fill your cubes with the Ice Breaker Questions. If desired, mix and match the questions from the four different sets.

Begin with the teacher tossing the cube to the first student. The student answers the question facing up on the cube. Once they answer the question, they toss the cube to the next student. Continue until all students have answered. Repeat as desired!

Ice Breaker Questions - What is your favorite...

You can access these insert cards, as well as many more, by joining the Education Cubes Members Only Site. Purchase photo blocks here.

Wondering what other insert cards are available? View a complete list of all the insert cards currently found on the Members Only Site.

Attention Members: You can find these insert cards on the “Miscellaneous” link found on the “Other” page.

This post was originally published on September 16, 2019.

July 23, 2019

Homophones: Silly Sentences

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Does your child or student know the difference between to, two, and too? What about break and brake? There are many ways to use your Education Cubes to help make practicing homophones more fun! Grab the Homophone insert cards and your cubes and try this activity!

Activity Instructions: The activity is super easy to set up. Select your desired Homophone cards and insert them into your cubes. Toss all the cubes at one and come up with a sentence correctly using all of the words rolled.

For example, based on the words shown on the picture above, one may say, “The boy on the plane was at peace eating coarse salt on the pretzel dough“. The sillier the sentence the better. Take turns tossing the cubes and coming up with sentences.

There are 44 sets of homophones included in the download. For younger learners, consider using less cubes or less tricky homophones.

This activity is a great way to not only practice homophones, but to also work on sentence formation. Although the sentence may be silly, it still needs to be a complete sentence and the homophone must be used correctly!

You can access the Homophone insert cards by joining the Education Cubes Members Only Site. Purchase photo blocks here.

Attention Members: You can find the Homophone insert cards on the “Writing/Grammar” link found on the “Language Arts” page.

This post was originally published on July 23, 2019.

July 17, 2019

Body Building with Shapes

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We love when our members show their Education Cubes in action! It’s exciting to see how others are using their Education Cubes to make learning hands-on, fun, and engaging! Jenn from Totally Tots used the Basic Shapes insert cards for a fun, hands-on way to practice identifying shapes while building a body.

{Photo used with permission from Jenn @ Totally Tots}

Visit Totally Tots for more details and instructions on how Jenn used her Education Cubes for this activity!

Want to share how you are using the different insert cards with your Education Cubes? If so, be sure to contact me and provide a link to the corresponding blog or social media post. I would love to feature your idea!

You can access these insert cards, as well as many more, by joining the Education Cubes Members Only Site. Purchase photo blocks here.

Attention Members: You can find the Basic Shapes insert cards on the “Shapes” link found on the “Early Concepts” page.

This post was originally published on July 16, 2019.

July 10, 2019

Question Words: The 5W’s & H

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The most recent addition to the Education Cubes Members Only Site are the Question Words insert cards! Perhaps you have heard of them as the 5 W’s and H: Who? What? When? Where? Why? and How? (Thank you Julie W. for the suggestion!)

Learning Idea: These insert cards are great for story-writing and story-telling. Take turns rolling the cube and adding in elements of the story by answering the questions who, what, when, where, why, and how.

You can access these insert cards, as well as many more, by joining the Education Cubes Members Only Site. Purchase photo blocks here.

Wondering what other insert cards are available? View a complete list of all the insert cards currently found on the Members Only Site.

Attention Members: You can find these insert cards on the “Writing” link found on the “Language Arts” page.

This post was originally published on July 9, 2019.

June 26, 2019

Racing Racecars Number Game

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We love when members show their Education Cubes in action! It’s exciting to see how others are using their Education Cubes to make learning hands-on, fun, and engaging! Jenn from Mama Jenn used the Number insert cards along with a fun, race car game she made for her boys!

{Photo used with permission from Jenn @ Mama Jenn}

Visit Mama Jenn to download the FREE Racing Racecars Game to use with your Education Cubes!

You can access these insert cards, as well as many more, by joining the Education Cubes Members Only Site. Purchase photo blocks here.

Attention Members: You can find the Number insert cards on the “Numbers” link found on the “Mathematics” page.

This post was originally published on June 26, 2019.

June 18, 2019

Division Facts

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The most recent addition to the Education Cubes Members Only Site are the Division insert cards! There are 13 different sets with division fact from 0 to 12:

÷0 ÷1 ÷2 ÷3 ÷4 ÷5 ÷6 ÷7 ÷8 ÷9 ÷10 ÷11 ÷12

Learning Idea: Use these insert cards to help make memorizing division facts more exciting! For a fun, fast, two (or more) person game, fill one cube with six division insert cards. Play hot potato by tossing the Education Cube back and forth. Each person answers the math fact shown on the top of the cube when they catch it and then tosses it to the other person as quickly as possible! This high speed activity is sure to help make memorizing division math facts more fun!

You can access these insert cards, as well as many more, by joining the Education Cubes Members Only Site. Purchase photo blocks here.

Wondering what other insert cards are available? View a complete list of all the insert cards currently found on the Members Only Site.

Attention Members: You can find these insert cards on the “Division” link found on the “Mathematics” page.

This post was originally published on June 18, 2019.