Did you know that our creativity tends to decline as we get older? This is a huge problem since creativity and problem solving are essential skills for STEM careers. Scientists, computer programmers, engineers, and mathematicians all need to be able to think creatively and brainstorm solutions quic
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De-stress with these easy, creative art therapy techniques.
Introducing '7 Idiom Activities to Get Your Students’ Creativity Flowing' - our third reference poster with 7 fresh and interesting ways to teach or review idioms. You can click the im
Brain breaks are fun with Mimic Me movement cards! This is a fun, interactive, movement activity or brain break, that students can play when they need a chance to get up out of their seats. This classroom management you activity can be played silently, or you can let the giggle fly! To play Mimic Me...
STEM activities are a lot of fun and educational, but the best kind of STEM activities are open-ended, allowing children to think for themselves. In this paper plate maze STEM challenge, kids are challenged to make a marble maze using household materials. They must follow all elements of a real design process, including brainstorming, blueprints,
Introducing '7 Great Go To Activities for Conversation Class' - our next reference poster with 7 fresh and creative conversation class ideas. Click the image below to view the full-size post
We as teachers know that reading at home is crucial to becoming a better reader.If you’re like me, you have used one of these. I used a reading log like this for years and didn’t think twice about it. However, I did think it was interesting that most of my students read exactly 30 minutes […]
Create, customize and print custom worksheets. Leverage Brother Creative Center's learning activities templates for Addition Line to 20.
Learn how to build a catapult cannon in this STEM activity, then play a game that explores physics and math. All inspired by Mr. Bean!
Create a canvas of color with this popular tissue paper craft! We've created a fun craft pack that combines crayon resist with tissue paper painting art.
This is a perfect craft for big kids or older children - cardboard monster jaws. Made from cereal boxes, this is a fun, easy craft activity for summer.
This grammar activity, Punctuation Stickers, is a fun way to practice adding the correct punctuation to the end of a sentence.
Need some fun pantomime ideas and games? Look no further. Here you will find a list of pantomime activities. Building a sense of safety and trust when introducing Drama activities into your program is essential. The following pantomime games and exercises are ideal in establishing that trust between the players
The Good Egg Activities - use these activities to help students understand what is and is not their responsibility & practice self care for managing stress!
This giant poster will help your students remember the steps to follow when simplifying an expression-an important pre-algebra skill. It also presents the helpful "Dear Aunt Sally" mnemonic. The teacher's guide contains creative extension activities along with background information.
This kindergarten blog post will illustrate 17 different activities that can be used to build fine motor activities into your curriculum.
Help your primary grade students explore, learn, and write about landforms. See our hands-on landforms activities plus our culminating writing project!
If your child likes to color outside the lines, give them creative control over her next work of art with this cute and comical activity.
These bring back memories....*sigh*
The biggest barrier to teaching coding is the misconception that it is another skill that needs to be taught. In reality, coding is simply a tool that can be leveraged to teach standards in a more powerful, creative, and connected way!
Inspired by a standard exercise for therapy, this is a one-page PDF digital download. Policy: I cannot offer refunds on digital files. Once I send you the files, the sale is final. But I can and will do everything possible to make sure you are happy with your order. If you have any problems, I will work with you until I resolve the issue - please contact me. Legality: This product not intended to provide mental health treatment and does not constitute a client/therapist relationship. Any information provided in my products is for educational and informational purposes only and solely as a self-help tool for your own use. Through making purchases in my shop, you are agreeing to comply with Etsy's Intellectual Property Policy. You can NOT reproduce, duplicate, redistribute, or sell these items I have created for profits of your own. Your purchases are for personal or therapeutic use (within sessions, group settings, etc. - just do not resell). If you do not comply with this agreement, then I will provide notice of claimed infringement to Etsy's Designated Agent under the DMCA and for other intellectual property claims. If you're interested in commercial use, please contact me.
This was a collaborative project I did with one of the Science teachers at my school. He was teaching his kids about food chains and wanted an art project to go along with it. He found THIS image via Pinterest as initial inspiration for the project. UPDATE: The poster was designed by art director and illustrator Dhanashri Ubhayakar for the magazine Sanctuary Asia, an Indian nature and wildlife conservation magazine. I turned the digital image into a collage project using construction paper. I used 12 x 18" construction paper. Have a background colour (in my case, turquoise). Then start with your largest animal (the top predator, I guess... the Science teacher explained this part to the kids, heh, heh) I folded my paper vertically so I only had to draw half the polar bear and it also made it symmetrical. I collaged on the eyes, nose and teeth from scraps of paper. Then make all the other animals slightly smaller... My messy workspace below.... Ok- once you have all the animals (our students were required to have 3 animals plus a plant) it's time to layer them and glue it all together. This took some fiddling and such, but I found it easiest to lay it all out and then start from gluing the smallest middle part first (the plant- I lost my mini tree) and work your way up. I used dots of white glue. It went faster than using a glue stick. Grade 7 student results!
Feeling-o-meter: A visual feeling thermometer for children to properly identify and describe their feelings of anger, frustration and disappointment.
Have you ever wondered how to improve your imagination? If so i've got the best imagination exercises for you to try today.
This cause and effect activity brings the fun of card games and comprehension practice together in an innovative way!
It is helpful for your client to have an art therapy supplies kit that they can use when seeking coping strategies through art therapy activities.
Are you required to teach a list of vocabulary words each week? This list of vocabulary activities will help teach students to read!
I've got a little Secret Code Spelling sheet here. I have the students write each spelling word then draw the picture for each letter next to the word to make a code. I use this as a Word Work center, but if you need a time filler - or something for your sub plans, this sheet could be put under the document camera and done whole group with the spelling list for the week. For a variation, you can have the kids mix up their spelling words and write the code only, then give it to a classmate to "break the code". Not matter how you do it, my students like this one:) Click on the picture to go to my Teachers Pay Teachers store and download this for FREE. While you are at my store, check out some of my new and best selling products including: My Original Writing Center - My best selling product! Don't miss this STEAL: Sight Word Mega Bundle Read It, Build It, Write ItAll 220 Dolch Sight Words Included Reader's Toolbox of Reading Strategies Sight Words Superhero: Everything You Need to Motivate and Reward Sight Word Recognition Sight Words Superhero Add-On Pack: 130 Pages of Sight Word Games and Activities! And MUCH more - click here to see more great products! And, don't forget to follow my store to get a free kit each month!!! Past "Follower Freebies" include" Click here to see how to get free kits each month: Mrs. Gilchrist's Follower Freebies
I decided to take on my own challenge of incorporating a STEM activity every day for a week. It turned out to be a huge success where both my students and I had a blast. Here were the various …
As teachers we know that vocabulary is pivotal in students’ success. When I was growing up, our vocabulary activities consisted of looking up definitions in the dictionary and copying them down on notebook paper. Do you think I truly understood those vocabulary words? Not. One. Bit. In order to truly understand vocabulary words and what […]
Connect with your kids and teach binary coding at the same time in this fun coding bracelets activity for kids! This is one of our favorite technology activities for kids! “What if the other kids
Create, customize and print custom worksheets. Leverage Brother Creative Center's learning activities templates for Addition Line to 10.
Introducing '7 New Go To Activities for Conversation Class' - one more reference poster with 7 fresh and creative conversation activities for your next speaking class! Click the image below
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by Jarrett Lerner I’ve been wanting to make an activity book for years now. Something that could help kids – and kids-at-heart! – explore and develop their creativity, and turn to as a source for r…
"Art washes away from the soul the dust of everyday life." - Pablo Picasso Art therapy is a broad term used to refer to the practice of creating as a way
