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 ...