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We have created this site with parents, educators, preschoolers, and elementary school students in mindWe have posted some of our successful courses, such as the free ABC Signs Program (ASL), and expanded the original, free Mathlibs.org® content, empowering students to build and solve their own math problems. We’re also regularly posting more fun free stuff in our Fun Feed.

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Series of blog posts have been grouped into mini-courses. All free for you, here online.

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Elements of Design

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ABC Signs

Art for Kids: Principles of Desgn

Make Silly Math Questions: MathLibs

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Founded in the 1990s, kidCourses started as a New York-based initiative offering live courses exclusively within the state. Our standout program, the ABC Signs Program, brought the joys of sign language to preschoolers on Long Island at no cost. Interestingly, when we sought to volunteer our services at a local library, we were told "We don't accept volunteers, we need to pay you."

For Jessika, the experience was doubly rewarding. As a mom, she could earn while involving her young children in a positive educational setting. Our core mission has been consistent—to motivate children toward lifelong learning, cultivate creativity, and emphasize the importance of positivity and enjoyment in the education process.


In the intervening years, life happened. The kids grew up, and a move to the West Coast initiated a hiatus from live courses. However, we've adapted by digitizing our content and are pleased to introduce the new kidCourses.com. Here, we continue to offer quality resources like MathLibs.org®, which has gained recognition from esteemed organizations such as PBSTeachers and the NCTM.

We invite your feedback and are open to suggestions for future offerings.


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A New Favorite: Pyramid Sum Puzzles
I love any activity in math, but what do I love more?  Trying out a NEW activity!  It adds to the activity toolkit and keeps things fresh for not only students, but for the teacher as well.  My students were always fond of my Math Libs, coloring activities, scavenger hunts, task cards […]
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Lessons on the Principles of Design
Check out our lessons on Principles of Design for kids. Each of these has a suggested activity. Unity Balance Emphasis Hierarchy Scale and Proportion (also see Rule of Thirds) Similarity & Contrast   Lessons on Principles of Design Activities List: Emphasis with Color Kaleidoscope - Symmetry and Balance Pieces of Your Heart - […]
Alternative End of Year Review Activities
How do you review at the end of the year?  I typically use review packets with mini-quizzes to help my students prepare for testing.  I find that this helps chunk the material and gives students a chance to master each a set of topics before moving on to the next. […]
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Euphemisms and Dysphemisms
People use euphemisms and dysphemisms to enhance what they really mean or to avoid directly saying something nasty about a person, place or idea. These terms give you an easier way to talk about something you find very scary or very embarrassing and let you lighten discussions that are disturbing […]
Color Coding with Rational Expressions
Rational expressions is the very last unit that I used to teach after the state assessment in June. It was a great unit because it tied together so many concepts taught throughout the year.  And, any time you can insert more practice with factoring is a win!  The first few […]
Visual Rhetoric
Visual rhetoric communicates themes and ideas through images, color and text style. Art, display ads and web pages can all convey visual rhetoric. It is similar to spoken or written rhetoric in its use of specific conventions to communicate, convince, caution or critique. It can be: • Informational to educate […]
Group and Individual Writing Game to Encourage Creativity
One of the things that many parents struggle with is teaching their children to love writing and to associate it with fun rather than being something that they are forced to do. The best way to do this is to create an atmosphere in which writing is a game, and […]
Absolute Inequalities “KISS” Method
There are certain topics that some students REALLY struggle with, and for me, that was absolute value inequalities.  I tried teaching my students the standard method of setting up greater than or greater than or equal to as "or" problems and less than or less than or equal problems as "and" problems, […]
Addressing Bullying With Children
by freelancer Gemma Bond Statistics show that 3.2 million American students are victims of bullying each year. While for some it will be a mild or isolated incident, for others it can be a prolonged period of fear and anxiety that can dent their confidence and leave them with permanent […]
Coding for Kids
Have you ever thought about getting your kids into coding? It may sound impossible, but the truth is coding is like anything else in life: you don’t have to be an expert at it to learn something. In this day and age, many children are being exposed to multiple hours […]
Spicing up the Secondary Math Classroom: #5 – Math Libs
This is the fifth post in a series  I created called “Spicing up the Secondary Classroom.”  The focus of this post is my very popular Math Libs!  But these Math Libs are very different than the sweet ones you find here on KidCourses.  They are designed for upper level students (grades […]
Introducing the Secondary Mathletes
Ever notice that the internet is flooded with elementary math ideas, but that finding quality secondary materials is virtually impossible.... LOOK NO FURTHER! I'd love to introduce you to the Secondary Mathletes! Live.Love.Math - Danielle Krantz (Grades 5 - 9) TpT Store / Blog / Facebook   Lindsay Perro (Grades 6 - 9) TpT Store / Blog / Facebook   […]

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