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Creative experiences to motivate children to be lifelong learners, express their creativity, think critically, spread positivity, be well, and just plain have fun!

ASL

American Sign Language

FUN MATH

The Original MathLibs

Includes classic mathlibs.org content, circa early 2000's and recommended by PBS Teachers and the National Council of Teachers and Mathematics.

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Fun, free, mini-courses and content for kids

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.

Mini-Courses

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

Rhetoric for Kids

Art for Kids:

Elements of Design

ASL for Kids:

ABC Signs

Art for Kids: Principles of Desgn

Make Silly Math Questions: MathLibs

Fitness Songs and Positive Music

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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Projects for Kids Who Want to Make a Difference
Set a goal to join kids all over the world in making a positive difference. From working one-on-one to improve the quality of a neighbor’s life to joining other kids in a larger help network, you can make a difference …

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Don’t Fall for That Fallacy, Part Two
A fallacy is a mistake in reasoning that is often accidental. However, sometimes people use faulty logic on purpose to fool others. Protect yourself from being duped by finding out as much as possible about the different types of fallacies, …

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DIY Digital “Emphasis with Color” Project
One way to emphasize an object in your designs is to provide a lot of contrast (read more here). Today we will show you how to use color to emphasize an object. In contrast with the black and white surroundings, …

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7 Fun Facts About Dolphins & Coloring Page
Did you know? Only half of a dolphin's brain sleeps at a time! Dolphin babies are born tail first! Dolphins name each other! "Killer Whales" (Orcas) are actually dolphins! Though they can see very well, dolphins also use echolocation to …

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Principles of Design: Balance
Since the ability to balance is essential to navigating a gravity-bound world, humans naturally seek balance. It is an instinctual way to bring order to existence. Balance, like unity, is a quality that you instinctively look for and recognize when …

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Digital Activities in Secondary Math
Hi everyone!  Back in September, I started playing around with recreating several of my activities in Google slides so students.  This way, students could have the same experience, but in a digital form!  So many schools are going paperless and transitioning …

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“Love Light” DIY Candle Craft
To make your own Love Light you will need, tissue paper, scissors, Elmer's glue, a plate, and one up-cycled glass jar or cup. After cutting out the red hearts, cut the pink tissue paper into strips that you will use …

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Let’s Say Some Words in Spanish | Lesson 1: Spanish Sounds Different (Videos and PDFs)
Welcome to Let’s Say Some Words in Spanish, a collaboration between KidCourses and Fabulosokids. We decided to make these videos because we know that most parents want their kids to learn a second language but are intimidated by being the …

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Math Minute: Oliver Owl Loves Hundredths (Grid of 100)
Today's Math Minute Video features Oliver Owl. He likes fractions, but he wants to turn all the fractions that he sees into hundredths. Watch this video and then download some printable coloring grids. You can hold your fraction and the …

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Operations with Scientific Notation and “LARS”
Operations with scientific notation appears to be a simple topic on the surface, however, students get easily confused when manipulating the exponent in order to make computations.   I came up with the acronym "LARS" to help students remember how changing …

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Line: Elements of Design for Kids
Line as a Design Element + Upcycled Art Project In math, a line is always solid and straight and a line always goes on and on in both directions. Artistic lines are different -- they can be straight, bent, dashed, and have a cool paint brush  texture …

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Finger Spelling Fun
We asked the adults on Facebook what fingerspelling printables they wanted to see. We were happy to get a few responses! So here are the names that you requested. Thank you for participating! If you missed out on the fun, …

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