We wanted to continue to encourage children to practise identifying upper and lowercase letters. We placed letter dice, stampers, and letter cards out. The children were encouraged to roll the dice, identify the letters, and stamp the corresponding letters on the paper. We also went on a scavenger hunt and cut and pasted matching letters from magazines in order to explore how letters can be written using different fonts.
Excellent ways to provide an accessible creation station for children and lots of ways to vary art inside the classroom with a variety of materials.
Classroom Display Inspiration Share your amazing classroom displays on social media and have them magically appear below!Regularly add your photos to this
Help children learning the colours of the rainbow in French with this lovely colouring sheet. Also helps to develop fine-motor skills.
Ever since I was a child, I have loved watching the Olympics. It’s my dream to one day attend an event in person, but for now, I’ll settle with getting…
These Olympics activities are so much fun and are sure to teach your children many skills. Don't forget to grab all the printables; whether you are doing the winter games or summer games, I have you covered!
I developed this preschool progress report to use with the Preschool Assessment I developed. I use this to show to the parents how their child is doing and let them take this home so they know what they need to work on with their child. This progress report was developed based on what they need to...
Big and small worksheets for preschool and kindergarten - size comparison worksheets - big, medium, small worksheets for kids.
Colour in the picture, laminate and cut out the piece to make a jigsaw puzzle! Supports Early Years Foundation Stage: Expressive Arts & Design.
FREE printable Symmetry drawing activity for preschool and kindergarten kids. A fun art and math activity in one! Kids will complete the symmetrical pictures by drawing the other half.
A free bug hunt fortune teller printable. Make, colour and learn! Download this free Bug Quiz Fortune Teller. Make origami & go on a bug hunt
I am a rather inactive member of many Facebook early childhood educator groups — inactive because I read and look, far more than I participate. Many of these groups focus on Loose Parts and/or Reggio…
What do you think of when you hear “preschool crafts?” Construction paper and glitter? Cut and paste worksheets? These kinds of crafts quickly find their way to the trash can in our house! I would rather my children spend their time making something worthy and beautiful that we’ll hang onto for awhile. If it doesn’t
Infusing creativity with education. Spread awareness and download this artwork to colour-in for adults and kids and find out what Country you are on. Design only needs to be bought once and can be printed as many times as you need for personal and classroom use.
This Interest Area template can be used to show how a child benefits from engaging with Art and Craft. Engaging in Art n Craft experiences benefits al...
Mrs. Thompson’s Treasures is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program. This post may contain affiliate links. Do you remember those Highlights magazine hidden picture pages like these? I remember always having fun with those in the waiting room at the doctor’s office. I wanted to create something similar, […]
Lots of books, songs, and activities to build literacy-rich circle times with toddlers, preschoolers, and kindergarteners.
Painting on tin foil using cotton buds (Q tips) is an easy process art idea for kids. Foil painting is great for working on fine motor skills as well as colour mixing for toddlers and preschoolers. This art technique was inspired by Van Gogh's painting the starry night.
The Empowered Educator - Analysis, Reflection and Evaluation in Early Childhood Programming.
What are first early symptoms of perimenopause? Learn about the surprising signs of perimenopause at 42-45 or less indicating low estrogen and menopause onset.
Ikea inspiration for your classroom! Check out these affordable, flexible, and fun ideas from the international retailer!
This adorable scribble art project is a perfect way to ease into the year and practice early skills while creating fun, bright works of art.
Teach your art students about the 7 elements of art with this worksheet pack. Info is on the front, activities on the back of every element of art.
I've compiled a list of must-haves and nice-to-haves in your homeschool classroom, as well as some organizational tips from a mom of 3.
Everyone loves Wikki Stix! All of my kids – aged 12, 7, and twin 5 year olds all love these wax covered sticks of yarn. Ok, I admit it, even I love Wikki Stix. I love them both as a parent and I secretly enjoying playing with them myself. The first time I was exposed […]
Do you need some awesome, no prep summer worksheets for your Transitional Kindergarten students this summer? Check out these 26 pages of summer fun!
I love self-portraits. It always amazes me how much each child's personality comes out in their drawings. I constantly have parents asking me, did my child draw that?! The answer is yes! With the right directions/facilitation you can help each child do their best. I love the results of this project and it's simpler then it looks. This project usually takes us about two days. I begin by giving the child a blank piece of paper. (I use white card stock Then I ask each child to think about what their face looks like. Is it round like a ball? Oval like an egg, etc. Then I ask them to draw their head. It's important to use permanent marker, because washable markers will run when painted over. Then I ask the child to think about what they have on their head, eyes, ears, nose, mouth, etc. DON'T DRAW HAIR it will be added later. Last, I have them draw two lines down from their chin to make their neck. Then, we look at our multi-cultural paints together and choose the shade that matches the closest. (You can find multi-cultural paint through discount school supply) They paint all of the white space on their head/neck. I cut out their portrait after it has dried and glue it down on a piece of white card stock. Then we work on their hair. I use blonde, black, and brown yarn. I ask them about what color their hair is, is it long or short, does it need to be braided, in a pony tail, curly, etc. This part is very teacher directed. Some accessory ideas; colored yarn for hair ties, barrettes, streamers folded up for bows, pipe cleaners for head bands, jewels or beads for earrings. Then, it's time to paint in the eyes if necessary. I use white acrylic, because the tempera paint lets the color underneath seep through. Then the child adds a dot with the color of their eyes. We added writing to our art that says "My name is ______." You can read about adding writing here. We display our self-portraits all year in the classroom and then send them home in portfolios at the end of the year. Fall weather has FINALLY arrived here in St. Louis! I'm enjoying a lazy Sunday with the windows open and Cardinal baseball on TV. If you like the ideas found on my blog, please leave a comment and follow me! :)
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