Inspired by the fabulous rhyming book created by Kes Gray and Jim Field.Cut, reorganise, stick write and read the fabulous phrases from this beloved story .Appropriate for Prep and Foundation Levels in Australia because Early Years Educators Rock ...
These super cute frog counting mats are not only super cute but are a fantastic way to learn and teach nasic counting skills to little ones as they play
Last week my class made these adorable frog artworks. We read a frog based story that complemented our unit of work on water. I cannot remember the title, but when I am back at school I will find it! Here are just a few of them. I started with a 'directed drawing' and then guided the students through completing their artwork with oil pastel and a thin paint wash. We mounted them on thin card and then drew a few white oil pastel clouds on them also. My students loved making these and they were so proud of themselves. You can find the lesson details from my program page HERE Have you completed any frog themed artworks? - Mel
Art and Craft combined to create these adorable Spin Art Snails! Creating colourful shells with a salad spinner adds fun and experimentation to the process.
FREE Frog Printables Pack
These free Frog Uppercase and Lowercase Letter Activities are so fun for spring literacy centers and small groups in Pre-K and Kindergarten!
Do you need some FUN ways to get your students working with 2D shapes? Try my 2D Shapes Animal Crafts! I just finished a new bundle and it includes another eight animals - this time with a little autumn / fall theme! This cat could be done as a black cat for a spooky Halloween activity, or any color you choose throughout the year! If you have not seen my original packet, click on the image below to find it in my TpT store: Along with the cat, the new bundle includes a crow and owl. A spider... ....squirrel, turkey.... ....bat.... and fox! Along with the crafts, I have included a recording sheet. Students can count the number and type of shapes they have used in their artwork. You can try the fox for FREE! It's over in our TpT store. Thank you so much for stopping by my blog today and I hope you have a relaxing post-Halloween day!
We love math lessons and after going to a presentation all about teaching math to young children I am pumped for a ton of cool math activities for kids! Nothing makes math more fun than using a theme and cool manipulatives. Even better than cool manipulatives are frugal ones made from dollar store items. This […]
These free Frog Uppercase and Lowercase Letter Activities are so fun for spring literacy centers and small groups in Pre-K and Kindergarten!
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! :)
Tracing page worksheet to help preschool and kindergarten students with fine motor and pre writing skills.
I was flipping through a recent edition of Mailbox Magazine and saw this adorable frog template. The magazine featured a different activity for the frog, but I thought it would make a great articulation craftivity! Here's what you need: Frog Template (HERE is a cute one from DLTK kids.com if you don't get Mailbox) Small articulation (or vocabulary) pictures Red construction paper, cut into strips Scissors Crayons Glue Paper clips (optional) To create the small articulation pictures, I used Lesson Pix. If you haven't used Lesson Pix yet, head on over and try it out (you can give it a test run before subscribing, but it's well worth the $36.00/year subscription fee!) Lesson Pix has a sound finder feature, which I used to get target words for my articulation groups. I created picture cards with the 35 pictures/page option: I colored the frog and lilypad and cut the frog's mouth out. Then I attached the strip of paper to the backside of the frog and glued the pictures on his tongue. You can roll up the frog's tongue and hold it together with a paper clip. This will give it a curly shape even after you remove the paper clip. Kids can practice their words as they unroll the frog's tongue. Other Ways to Use This Craft: Open Ended - You could get some bug stickers and have kids stick the stickers on the frog's tongue for each X number of desired responses (language or artic). Patterning - Use the frog's tongue as a pattern strip (e.g., fly, beetle, fly, beetle) Concepts - Start with a bug in the center of the frog's tongue. Have students glue more bugs "above" or "below" the first. Sequencing - Find small pictures (or use your photocopier to reduce) of steps of a sequence. Have students cut out and glue to the frog's tongue in the correct order. I found some frog life cycle sequencing pictures on Enchanted Learning and Making Learning Fun. What else would you have kids glue to the frog's tongue? I'd love to hear your ideas!
Grab these free Frog Find and Cover Beginning Sounds Letter Mats and engage your students in literacy activities this spring!
We love to plan a special craft and snack to celebrate the summer solstice. This year we made some cheery sunny monoprints to help us welcome summer. Making monoprints is one of my girls' all-time favorite art techniques!
Keep It Simple: The Early Years of Apple is an insightful and authentic look into the very early days of Apple as seen through the eyes of a young external designer - author Hartmut Esslinger - who co
Every year, at the beginning of Kindergarten we begin learning the color words. If you are like me you own the color word CDs and sing them over and over until you can't stop. Then you sing them at home, in the shower, in your head all the time! The good news is: They work! Kids learn how to spell their color words very easily when they learn it in song. (Funny, that actually works for almost anything.) I was growing tired of my old color word poem charts in my classroom and decided to make new ones. I thought I would share. Enjoy! They are a FREEBIE!
Dive into the excitement of Leap Day with these fun Leap Day Craft Crown Templates, the perfect craftivity for kindergarten to early elementary students! Celebrate this special day that hops in only once every four years with 10 engaging and playful templates featuring frogs, kangaroos, rabbits, the solar system and a calendar design. Each template is designed for easy and quick printing, allowing students to express their creativity as they color, cut and assemble their very own crowns. Complete with extra side pieces adorned with fun phrases, this paper craft activity promises a fun & engaging way to commemorate Leap Year in your classroom. Ideal for teachers looking for a memorable and educational activity, these exciting Leap Day Craft Crown Templates turn any classroom into a festive celebration of this unique day. This pack includes: 10 Black and White Templates, Side Pieces. (29 February, 29 February 2024, Leaping into adventure, Take a Leap) Designs includes: Frogs, Kangaroos, A Rabbit, Solar system, Calendar. Click this link to follow my store ❤️ Follow me for Sales and Updates Sign up for my mailing list Follow me on Facebook Follow me on Pinterest Follow me on Instagram Follow on Twitter Your feedback is important to me. If you find this Leap Day Crown Craft Templates: Engaging Leap Year Activity for Kids pack helpful, please take a moment to leave a rating and review. Your input allows me to continue creating high-quality resources and make improvements where needed. Plus, by rating paid products, you can earn valuable TpT credits to use towards future purchases. To leave a review, visit your My Purchases page and click on the provided link. Your support through purchases, ratings, and following my store is greatly appreciated. Thank you, and happy shopping.
These super cute frog counting mats are not only super cute but are a fantastic way to learn and teach nasic counting skills to little ones as they play
I've always found that little learners love write-n-wipe style dry erase marker activities. We have a huge and growing range of these fun, easy-to-prep center activities for your classroom! Activity cards for little learners Besides the novelty of using a marker, they appeal to a child's need for immediacy. From a pedagogy point of view, I like them as a bridge between concrete and abstract. Use them as task cards If 'write and wipe' is not your style, you could always use such cards as 'task cards' and simply have your students use them as a visual prompt for writing their answer on a recording sheet. Use them with equipment and play dough They are also perfectly suited for use with play dough and small equipment, like buttons and counters. Draw more, Add more! We've put together a set that is perfect for early math. Students will add more items to complete a set. Essentially, your students are working on early addition skills through counting and adding more. As each card is completed, you will notice students counting and re-counting several times to check their work and understanding. This continued and repetitive counting all helps to develop a strong beginning in number. The set includes 6 packs! Here is a sneaky peek: Draw more apples Draw more flowers Draw more gum Draw more hair draw more raindrops draw more spots For more formal addition lessons, I have also listed "Caterpillar Count On Cards" that will assist in using a number line to solve addition. Here is a free download for you to help support this learning in your classroom. Students can draw more apples on each tree to complete the total. Find it in Google Drive HERE
I’m so excited to have Kim from Life Over C’s guest posting today and sharing an ADORABLE and FREE counting printable with you! This year we have been working hard to teach my special needs preschooler how to count. She doesn’t really understand the concept of just randomly counting objects, so I wanted to create ... Read More about Frogs & Flies: Counting to 5
These spring theme printables and activities are perfect for preschool and kindergarten students. They cover letter recognition, letter sounds, numbers and more! With over 300 pages of printable activities, this printable pack is sure to keep the kids busy this spring! From butterflies to flowers to insects, frogs and eggs, this activity pack includes them all! To read more about them, click here. Testimonials:Kirsten S. : I absolutely love this package. I don’t usually rate things or leave comments but I could not believe the thoroughness of this package and wanted to let others know that it is worth the $25. I love all of the activities and can’t wait to use them in my classroom! *Having issues getting the printable pack? Please check out these helpful hints! If they don’t work, please contact me. Note: Due to the VAT, we ask that those of you in Europe purchase our products on Teachers Pay Teachers.
I was flipping through a recent edition of Mailbox Magazine and saw this adorable frog template. The magazine featured a different activity for the frog, but I thought it would make a great articulation craftivity! Here's what you need: Frog Template (HERE is a cute one from DLTK kids.com if you don't get Mailbox) Small articulation (or vocabulary) pictures Red construction paper, cut into strips Scissors Crayons Glue Paper clips (optional) To create the small articulation pictures, I used Lesson Pix. If you haven't used Lesson Pix yet, head on over and try it out (you can give it a test run before subscribing, but it's well worth the $36.00/year subscription fee!) Lesson Pix has a sound finder feature, which I used to get target words for my articulation groups. I created picture cards with the 35 pictures/page option: I colored the frog and lilypad and cut the frog's mouth out. Then I attached the strip of paper to the backside of the frog and glued the pictures on his tongue. You can roll up the frog's tongue and hold it together with a paper clip. This will give it a curly shape even after you remove the paper clip. Kids can practice their words as they unroll the frog's tongue. Other Ways to Use This Craft: Open Ended - You could get some bug stickers and have kids stick the stickers on the frog's tongue for each X number of desired responses (language or artic). Patterning - Use the frog's tongue as a pattern strip (e.g., fly, beetle, fly, beetle) Concepts - Start with a bug in the center of the frog's tongue. Have students glue more bugs "above" or "below" the first. Sequencing - Find small pictures (or use your photocopier to reduce) of steps of a sequence. Have students cut out and glue to the frog's tongue in the correct order. I found some frog life cycle sequencing pictures on Enchanted Learning and Making Learning Fun. What else would you have kids glue to the frog's tongue? I'd love to hear your ideas!
Make these printable five green frogs puppets and have singing all the frog songs you know! They're also great for stories, play dough and imaginative play.
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If you are unable to integrate Halloween spookiness into your curriculum, think beyond the ghosts and ghouls! My recent post on wombats and the many comments and emails I received about how utterly fabulous wombats are, got me thinking. There are so many wonderful wombat stories, and one of my favourites is 'Wombat Stew' by Marcia K. Vaughan. Wombat Stew Wombat Stew is the story of a dingo who captures a nice fat wombat, with plans to cook him up in a stew. Various other Australian bush animals happen by and offer Dingo suggestions as to what he should put in his stew before adding the Wombat. Dingo follows their advice, adding all sorts of weird and wonderful bush ingredients. In the end, Dingo is encouraged to give the stew a taste test, and let's just say that our lovely plump wombat friend is saved! The text has a lovely, captivating rhythm and the illustrations are very entertaining. A Non-Spooky Halloween Alternative The billy can that is used to make the stew, looks a lot like a cauldron! It would be great to read to your class in the lead up to Halloween along with, or instead of stories of witches, spells and cauldrons. Meg's Cauldron is one you find find appropriate for kindergarten. After reading Wombat Stew, you could possibly follow it up with a writing lesson on procedural texts. Talk with your class about the purpose of procedural texts and the organisational features of them. Procedural Text Project My daughter and I jointly constructed part of a procedure for Wombat Stew (see photo above). We just did the first half - 'what you need' part. In the classroom, I might have done the what to do part as well. We cut a simple billy (cauldron) from black paper, and a worried looking wombat from brown paper. I then helped her recall the text and find the ingredients that were needed to make wombat stew and wrote each of a different piece of coloured paper. Making an enlarged version of the procedure will help students to understand the organisational features of the text type. You can have it in your classroom to not only talk about and discuss, but as a decorative display. Here is a writing worksheet that you may like to use in conjunction with Wombat Stew or another story in the upcoming weeks. Your students can decide what they will make in their cauldron and list the ingredients they will need. I'd love to share it with you from Google Drive: Wombat Stew Writing Page
Consonant digraph resources for early reading.
Dear Zoo is a perfect choice for book based learning in a Early Years setting. Plenty of play ideas, art activities and printables to engage young children in Early Childhood | you clever monkey
Set up a specific area for playful maths investigations at home or at school, to encourage plenty of open-ended play with a range of everyday materials.
