Raawr! I'm a Dinosaur! I hope you (and your kids) will have lots of fun playing with these printable dinosaur masks! I've made Triceratops and T-rex (well it can be used as a raptor too!).
Literally one of the best decisions I have made this school year was switching to this assignment turn in system! Goodbye homework checklists and “who’s paper is this?!” 😂 I highly recommend using...
A look into how web designers use key elements of the maximalism design style.
Imagination Workout Printable Click the link above to download Attalie’s Imagination Workout free printable art worksheet.
Rainbow Names art activity for elementary students
Learn about famous art and create your own sculpture with this fun lesson about Giacometti.
This Epic Super Mario Themed Birthday Party is the perfect way to celebrate your gamer. This party turned out perfect with the help of Houston local companies.
Påklædningsdukker. Paper Dolls.
In a world of darkness, what does it mean to be the light-Matthew 5:16. Practical tips, scriptures, songs, & resources linked to teach our children.
Delicious chicken enchiladas with an irresistible avocado cream sauce!
Are you looking for tips and tricks for working with partners in the classroom classroom? Read on to learn all the hacks!
This idea is actually a gem that one of my students thought of years ago! This fun trick will get students as young as Kindergarten to stop chatting! It's one of my favorite classroom management tricks!
How to change your life for the better: here are 7 secrets that have helped me change my whole life around after hitting rock bottom. :)
More name work
Many teachers aren't sure how to convert rubric feedback into grades or points. Here's one way to do it.
Social skills are a critical element to helping kids succeed socially, emotionally, personally, and even academically. These are the skills are the behaviors that help kids join in conversations, collaborate with peers, develop lasting friendships, self-advocate when they need help, and so much more
Never have a no name paper turned into the classroom again. This classroom management trick is perfect to eliminate no name papers.
Just imagine the fun on Easter morning when the children find Frankie and Frannie Frog or Bennet Bunny in their Easter basket. Sew simple to make!
I love watching movies as a family. I like that it requires little preparation on my part, and provides great teaching and learning opportunities. Here are some simple things we do to make movie time a learning time. Do you do anything?
Scrappy Lines Quilt Pattern For Beginners Scrappy Lines is a great pattern to turn your fabric scraps or fabric bundles into a modern, minimalist quilt. Make yourself a beautiful, minimalistic home decor piece with our scrappy lines quilt pattern. Perfect for beginners. Comes with easy-to-follow instructions. Skill: Beginner-Friendly. Includes 6 sizes - pillow, wall hanging, baby, throw, large throw, and bed Block-based pattern allows for versatility in sizing Use your stash- Use scraps, charm packs, fat quarters, layer cakes, or yardage Full directions for yardage requirements, cutting, and piecing your quilt See yardage requirements in images This is a PDF Pattern. Download link will be delivered to your inbox. No shipping is collected on PDF patterns.
So one of my BIGGEST pet peeves is that kids don't put their names on their papers....EVER!! I have tried everything from throwing away work to taking off "points." But THEN, I thought of something one day that has made this whole "no name on your paper" thing SO MUCH BETTER!! I hand out their papers, then after about 2 or 3 minutes, I will say "Put a heart next to your name and circle your number." It changes every time I say it, so they never know what I'm going to do. This one was to put a star next to their name. You can see in this picture that these 2 different assignments have 2 different things that I've told them to do. One was to put a star next to their name and circle their number, and one was put a heart next to their name and underline their number. Here's another one where I said to put a heart next to their name. It is really a fool-proof way to make sure names are on papers! AND no one really gets in trouble. IF I've walked around beforehand and saw that only a handful of kids had originally put their names on their papers, then I will give them a star on their card. Check out {THIS} post to see what I mean about using numbers. Numbers REALLY make my life SO much easier! You need to read that post. Check out {THIS} post to see what I mean about putting stars on their cards! It shows that I use stamps, but I now just put stars on them. (this post is from about 3 years ago, so don't laugh at my pictures! lol) Also - check out Jamie's post about how she manages student work being turned in. (click the picture) Hope this is something you think you can use! If you've enjoyed this Bright Ideas post, please consider following me! Facebook, Instagram, and TpT Store. For more bright ideas from 150 different bloggers, please browse through the link-up below and choose a topic/grade level that interests you. Thanks for visiting! An InLinkz Link-up
Teaching about making inferences while reading? Check out this anchor chart and FREE inference activity for upper elementary students! This blog post contains a free passage and instructions which will allow your students to make their own s'more inference!
Our first project this year has been a very progressive, multi step, multi media project that has really evolved as we created! Our first project when we got back from hurricane Harvery was to release some stress with scribbling to music.... Students spread out on the floor and scribbled to the sound of fast and slow music by “The Piano Guys” they love these songs because they recognize them from the radio but it’s all instrumental. The students were instructed to use large arm motions that cross over the body. Any motion that crosses from the right side of the body to the left or vise versa uses both hemispheres of the brain since each side controls one side of the body. It is very relaxing and the kids LOVED it!!!!!! The next class kids painted over thier scribbles with water colors, tempera paint, and India ink. They explored the way different paint resists or does not resist the crayon. You can follow me on instagram for more photos "Natty241" And my facebook page "Mrs. Waggenspack's Art Room" They were allowed to use their hands at the end. We try to use all 5 senses for a while brain experience. We talked about abstract art, Kinetic art, And the experience of art. It is a process and not just a product that we create in art. After each experience we gathered on the floor and talked about how they felt in one word. Students said, “Free, alive, happy, exhilarating, dancing, creative, like a real artist, quiet, excited, open,angry, peaceful,etc” When the paintings were finished the students tore them up into strips! They were so upset at first. When they saw the next step they were so excited. The students glued the strips on a late paper for the collage. This took three 50 minute classes. Then students traced the eyes and nose of the animal they wanted and outlines the eyes, nose, and beaks with India ink. ( pictures at the bottom of blog) this is the resin I use. I paint it on with a brush. This resin must be mixed one to one ratio and it is toxic so you must wear a mask. Do NOT let the children use it. You have to do it for them if you want the ultra shiney eyes effect! Wear a mask and use gloves! You can sprinkle glitter in it too for extra FUN!!! Then they glued the eyes and nose on the collage. The next step was to embellish the face and add details. We used India ink and fan brushes to make fur and feathers. When the entire face was finished I added resin to the eyes to make them shine These are how the eyes and noses look before they cut them out. We used the fan brush for making fur. These are the travers they could use for eyes, noses and beaks
Welcome to our class! I’ve changed some parts of my classroom this year and I have to say that I’m loving how everything turned out. Please note that this is my 12th year of teaching and I did not create this environment overnight. It’s taken years to accumulate and/or create everything that is in this ... Read More about Learning in Wonderland Classroom Tour
Sentence combining instruction has increasingly become a vital part of my writing instruction. Teaching young writers how to combine short, simple sentences into more interesting sentences not only develops better writers, but it also makes their writing sound better to readers. Today's post focuses on teaching students how to combine pairs of sentences to make
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Included in this package are several tessellation activities and resources... 1. Tessellation PowerPoint: An introduction to what tessellations are, a brief history, M.C. Escher (with a link to a interview he did), his influences, his artwork, and the three main types of transformations used in making tessellations – translation, rotation, and reflections. This PowerPoint includes animated slides, which make it easier for students to visualize the shape’s movements. 2. Color Your Own Worksheets: Grid-filled pages that students can demonstrate how to draw translation, rotation, and reflection tessellations on. 3. Practicing Transformations Worksheet: Worksheet asks students to reflect specific shapes over horizontal and vertical axes, translate shapes, and rotate shapes. 4. Step-by-Step Direction Sheets: Three step-by-step instruction sheets with visuals showing how to create stencils for all three transformations. These instructions also match up with the included videos, which also demonstrate how to create them step-by-step. 5. Practice Tessellation Sheet: This page includes the base stencil for all three transformations shown in the videos and step-by-step sheets. 6. Transformation Videos: 3 videos demonstrating how to create a reflection tessellation, translation tessellation, and rotation tessellation (including how to do a graphite transfer or light table/window transfer for complex details). I would definitely recommend starting with the PowerPoint and then having your students try to make a translation tessellation (definitely the easiest of the three). If you're looking for more of a challenge, the rotation and reflection tessellations are a bit trickier. If you have any questions, comments, or concerns please feel free to contact me at [email protected] and/or leave some feedback! :) Check out my Blog, Instagram, and Facebook page for great ideas and giveaways!
