Art Projects for Kids has lots of great lesson plans that teach about a specific artist. Joan Miro is famous for his People and Dog in Sun. Elementary students will have lots of fun learning about the artist and … Read More ...
Easter Bunny Children’s Swap
It’s always fun to get mail!! Join the Easter Bunny Children’s Swap sponsored by Wee Pereas and exchange books/crafts and three other items for Easter!! Sign ups close March 15.… Read More ...
Key Word Ring
When you have emerging readers in your home or classroom, you often hear the question How do you spell….? Maya from Maya Made has a really great idea that both teachers and parents can utilize-a key word ring! Easy to … Read More ...
Give it away give it away give it away now
Fun Fabulous Finds is hosting a giveaway for me today!! Head over to the site by March 4th and enter to win your choice of a fuchsia tutu or Superkid cape from Love, September-both great for encouraging imagination play!!Make It: Portable Art Studio
Maya Made posted a detailed tutorial recreating a portable art studio that she found in a vintage McCall’s Make It Book out of cardboard. There is even a bonus tutorial for a recycle friendly art caddy from a milk carton. … Read More ...
Winner-Rainy Day Craft Caboodle
The winner of the surprise giveaway from Sleepy Sillys is #83–Sandy!
If you didn’t win the Craft Caboodle, you still have a chance to purchase your own or anything else that you loved from Sleepy Sillys!! Head on over … Read More ...
Valentine’s Heart Math
Valentine’s Day is the perfect time to add some fun and engaging math activities to the learning day, and this conversation hearts graph activity from Blissful Kids is a great way to do it. Not only is this activity a … Read More ...
Cupid’s Tree Scavenger Hunt
The Family Fun website has a really great idea for Valentine’s Day-a scavenger hunt!
You can do this activity with an entire class or just a few children-adapt the amount of questions to the size of your group. If you … Read More ...
Valentine Fun: Woven Hearts
I remember making woven Valentines at school as a kid. Take the old classic and modernize it by using unexpected materials to weave together, like newspaper, fabric or even an old map to make things more interesting!! This tutorial from … Read More ...
Literacy and Art: The Rainbow Fish
The Rainbow Fish by Marcus Pfister
is a wonderful tale with a moral that isn’t too deep even for the smallest of children to understand. The story belongs to a very vain fish who discovers how rewarding it is to … Read More ...
Make It: Alphabet Books
My son is really excited about the alphabet. He points out letters on signs as we drive and finds letter shapes in every day objects. I want to take advantage of his new-found obsession, so I’ve been searching for fun … Read More ...
A MUST read!!
I’ve just discovered Unplug Your Kids and I am ready to spend hours reading this blog’s archives!! The ideas are perfect for use at home or in a formal classroom setting. Every week a new Unplugged Project theme is introduced … Read More ...
Caterpillar Exchange
Eric Carle is one of my very favorite children book authors. I love his vibrant illustrations and simple story lines that include a life lesson.
Carle’s books are timeless and great to use in the classroom, which is why I … Read More ...
Read It: D is for Dancing Dragon
Picture books are appropriate for any age-from birth on up. And they make great introductions to mini-lessons. Read a picture book to the whole class, go over a correlating concept as a class, then have the students work individually to … Read More ...
Let’s get this party started: At home
It’s fun to start thinking about all the great projects you are going to work on with your children. But before you add kids to the glue and glitter mix, you’ve got to organize your space.
Even though our house … Read More ...