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 Heart Painting
Teach the students about a contemporary artist (Jim Dine) while giving them a fun (and seasonal) project to work on. This fabulous art work is made from rubber cement and watercolor. Instructions from Art Projects for Kids (look … Read More ...
Surprise Giveaway-Sleepy Sillys
I’m excited to announce the first giveaway EVER on this site!!
Sleepy Sillys, an Etsy shop, sells a fabulous Rainy Day Craft Caboodle full of essential supplies for creative projects. It holds well over 100 items including contruction paper, glitter … 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 ...
Think!
Another great website for teachers and parents!! Kids Who Think! encourages kids to think outside of the box with weekly challenges that stretch their minds. Not only that, but your students are invited to send in pictures of their … Read More ...
Make It: King of Hearts Puppet
I think 3rd grade and up would have a great time creating the King of Hearts Puppet by That Artist Woman with a lot of supervision (and a whole afternoon) using the detailed tutorial that she provides. It would be … Read More ...
Cursive Name Art
Cursive is normally introduced as a skill in the third grade. One of the first words that a child learns to write in cursive is his or her name. I am loving this art project from Blissful Kids using basic … 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 ...
Exploring Literacy and Art: Where the Wild Things Are
Where the Wild Things Are by Marcus Sendak is a great read aloud for any age because it encourages imagination play and creativity.
Kathy at Art Projects for Kids posted an fabulous integrated art and literacy lesson for students using … 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 ...