Fall and Halloween present many opportunities for using crafts at home or in the classroom! Here are a few we've made in the past few weeks! FALL TREES Materials: Assorted Colors of Construction Paper, an outline of a tree (or print one here - Fall Tree Outline), hole punch, and glue sticks. Prior to the tree craft, we set out trays for the children to make the hole-punched "leaves." … [Read more...] about Fall Crafts: Frankenstein, Trees, and a Jack-O-Lantern!
5 Little Pumpkins Craft, a Recipe, and Cookie Math for Preschool
5 Little Pumpkins Craft for Kids Materials needed PER CHILD: Pumpkins - 5 orange pipe cleaners and 5 green Wikki Stix (green pipe cleaners can also be used), Gate - 6 craft sticks, liquid glue, brown paint, paintbrushes, paint smocks (or an old T-shirt to protect clothing), and paint cups/trays. Colored or plain construction paper can be used for mounting. Prior to the craft activity - … [Read more...] about 5 Little Pumpkins Craft, a Recipe, and Cookie Math for Preschool
Halloween Math Roll and Circle and Grocery Sack Tales for Preschool
As far as our kids are concerned, Halloween is second only to Christmas! We hope you have FUN this October with the activities below! Pumpkin Roll and Circle Math -Pumpkin Roll and Circle Materials needed: 1 Pumpkin Roll and Circle (file linked above) per student, 2 dice per student, and crayons or pencils. Print the workmat for each of your children. Have the children roll 2 dice, count the … [Read more...] about Halloween Math Roll and Circle and Grocery Sack Tales for Preschool
Family-Friendly Bloggers! Invitation to participate: Fall QR Code Quest for Kids!
We will be hosting a game for young children from Oct. 15, 2012 to Oct. 29, 2012. We would like to extend an invitation to family-friendly bloggers (please, only blogs/websites that are G-rated for ALL content) who might wish to participate! The game will be a Fall QR Code Quest for technology explorations via the different participating websites/blogs. It will be a FUN way to get all of our … [Read more...] about Family-Friendly Bloggers! Invitation to participate: Fall QR Code Quest for Kids!
DIY Texture Cards and Leaf Prints for Preschool!
DIY TEXTURE CARDS Most preschoolers love to explore different textures. It is easy to make your own texture cards from everyday items found in the classroom, at home, or in nature. Have the children brainstorm words that describe different textures. Some examples: Crinkly, Soft, Prickly, Smooth, Bumpy, Hard, Shiny, Gooey, Slimy, Wet, Dry, Rough, etc. Pass out a small lunch bag to each of … [Read more...] about DIY Texture Cards and Leaf Prints for Preschool!
The 3 Little Pigs and a Fairy Tales Theme for Preschool
Fairy tales are stories with imaginary characters that usually have a teachable lesson. Read the story of The 3 Little Pigs to the children. Role play the story with the children to help them understand the morals/values embedded in the fairy tale. The underlying value behind The 3 Little Pigs - those who work hard, plan well, and use materials and resources wisely, will often find … [Read more...] about The 3 Little Pigs and a Fairy Tales Theme for Preschool
Learning about New Friends and Places in Preschool – Meet the Children: Arizona
This Fall several teachers and families have decided to collaborate to help our children learn more about different places within the United States and around the globe. The project is called: Meet the Children 2012. It will allow our own students/children to use technology to "meet" other children and learn something new along the way! We'll be showing YOU many of our new friends, writing … [Read more...] about Learning about New Friends and Places in Preschool – Meet the Children: Arizona