Get inspired with these 7 ways to make a simple treehouse incredible! Adventure in the woods, treetop fun, active and imaginative play... now.
Kids can make their own unique pop-up park complete with swing set, slide, and critter-filled trees with this cute 1st grade arts and crafts printable.
Create a miniature pop-up playground with your first grader with this fun printable that comes complete with swing set, slide, train, and pop-up children!
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Follow our garden ideas for kids to create an outdoor space that’s safe, fun and educational for youngsters all year round
Here's a counting worksheet with a difference. Children need to study this fun playground scene carefully and count the number of each item that they see. Great for helping kids enjoy learning to count from 1 to 10.
Our Free Printable Clip Counting Spiders are easy to prepare, perfect for October and your little learners will love them! A fun way to practice counting!
This is a fun project based learning activity where students build a playground to learn about area and perimeter.
I was a busy bee last night...creating more graphics for all of you to create with! I just uploaded the following two sets of image...
Turn every recess into an adventure!
Steiner-Waldorf education is a holistic approach to schooling developed by Rudolf Steiner that emphasizes the integration of intellectual, artistic, and
Lester Community Park, comprised of two new vibrant playgrounds on either side of Lester Elementary School in Downers Grove, is open for play starting
These simple drawing ideas for kids is shadow art created with basic art supplies and the sun! Shadow art is a fun STEAM activity for kids of all ages
This printable math worksheet is a super fun way to practice addition and money skills. It also makes a great follow up for a restaurant math center activity. Your students can pretend that they have their own little place that serves junk food for lunch (because it's no fun to serve broccoli and kale at a fake resta
Anyone else feel SO busy this time of year? The holidays are just around the corner.. and so are report cords and assessments out the wazoo! Sorry I've been MIA but I'm dropping in for a little Five for Friday action. Oops sorry... it's Saturday. I'm doing my best here... 1. Theme for the last few weeks has been transportation. I'm not sure on the original source of this song (if it's yours... please claim it!) The kids loved it and it was a nice way to wrap up our theme! 2. We are also wrapping up our comparing numbers unit. We made this interactive reader to show what we know! P.S. I love using interactive readers for math. Cross-Curricular for the win! This is a part of my Comparing Numbers in Kinder Unit! 3. As Report Card season approaches... I have one piece of advice. GET THESE PENS! They are amazing. The case props up in a fancy, grab any pen you want, kind of way. They don't bleed through and they DON'T dry out! I use them to color code my gradebook since there are so many assessments to keep track of. 4. My kids are really starting to work hard on reading and writing CVC words so we're diving into my Short Vowels CVC packet! A fan favorite is the Mystery Picture. You can pick up a freebie below for Short Vowel A. The pack itself comes with 8 activities for each of the vowels. 5. Lastly, we're doing a book study at my school and we're reading the most eye-opening book. I had to share!!! If you teach in a poverty-stricken district or school... this is a must read! I'm learning so much and already make shifts and changes to my teaching that are so beneficial! Oh and P.S. keep your eyes peeled today for a new product. I will be posting my Christmas Math Centers today (discounted for the first two days!) They are Christmas themed and I know that doesn't suit everyone's need, but I love Christmas so much and couldn't pass up the adorable clipart! :)
The past few months my students have been making feathers for a group mural. This idea was inspired by my friend and celebrity in the art community, Cassie Stephens! Head on over to her blog and check out her magical art teacher'n treasures at Cassie Stephen's Blog!! Her original inspo was international street artist, Kelsey Montague. Her inspiring murals challenge people to ask the question "What Lifts you" "What makes your heart Soar?" My students are going to be writing about their passions and inspirations that "lifts" them! I want each student that comes to my art class to feel as though they are walking out with wings on their back, so they can bravely rise up to their dreams with courage and passion! I want them to feel confident in themselves and know that the sky is the limit! First, students painted on watercolor paper with tempera paint using a value gradient of tints and shades using one color plus black on the left and white on the right. They had to blend the colors so thet the different shades did not look like stripes One group did primary and secondary colors red, orange, yellow, green blue, and violet. The next group would paint intermediate colors, red-orange, yellow-orange, yellow-green, blue-green, blue-violet, and red=violet Fourth and fifth graders used 9' by 24' paper and 3rd graders used smaller paper the next class, students then traced different shapes of feathers using white prisma color pencils and cut them out then they decorated them with unique lines and designs with white prisma color pencils My wonderful and extremely talented student teacher, Naz Kaya Erdal and I layed them out on three large sheets of black butcher paper until the feathers looked symmetrical. Once we finished the shape, we taped each feather down to the paper with painter's tape Then I hung that bad boy with TONS and tons and TONS of staples!! The next morning the kids were SO excited to find their feathers turned into GIANT wings!!! I hope the parents who come to visit will snap a pic in front of the wings and post to #ArtisFly and #riseupandsoar hashtags for social media!
When the kids are bored, encourage them to get outdoors and play with sidewalk chalk. Here are 10 awesome games and activities to play with sidewalk chalk!
