Ideas and resources
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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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
