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I encourage children to paint waves and place the leaves in. What you need: - A5 paper for each child - Blue paint - Brushes - Leaves Emphasise the body part 'ear'. Say & show:...
September 21, 2024
Mona Taleb

We held an Olympics for our preschoolers. We had four events. The javelin throw which were decorated Bean bag toss into Olympic rings Discus throw with rings. Jumping in hoopla...
September 21, 2024
Kimberly Young

Lesson: Police Badge Shape Matching. INFANT: Materials: • Police Badge Shapes • Physical Shape ( I used bean bags) Instructions: • Print off Police Badges – Laminate for extra protection! • Choose 3-4 shapes • Provide “physical” shape for the infant to hold – I used...
September 20, 2024
Emily Dunlap

Rain Rain Go Away Raindrop: Have the kids cut out the Raindrop, and glue blue tissue paper to the front of the raindrop. You can also let the kids glue the tissue paper on to the front of the raindrop, or change the song and add the full version. Letting the kids color the raindrop a shade of...
September 18, 2024
Jolie Roberts

We studied pictures of the human skeleton and then made skeletons with mini marshmallows as joints connecting uncooked pieces of spaghetti for the bones. Then we labeled a diagram of the skeleton. Some students wrote the labels, and some matched with labels I had premade. It was fun to make the...
September 18, 2024
Anna Stewart

I cut 4 1" sections off three different color pool noodles. I hollowed out the center to fit the poles. The wood set is made from a wood hanger as the base and dollar tree Jenga blocks for...
September 16, 2024
Sharon Smith

Splurged and bought these magnetic trays with letters and multiple dry-erase mats. My special ed first and second graders love them. They provided fun and focused practice for beginning sounds...
September 15, 2024
Heidi Topley

In first grade science, students learn about living things and their basic needs. Living things include plants, animals, and humans. They all need food, water, air, and shelter to live and grow. Plants use sunlight to make their food through a process called photosynthesis. Animals, including...
September 14, 2024
Mihraban

Community helpers are important because they make our lives better, keep us and the community safe, and help our community function better. So the next time you find yourself walking around the neighborhood, try to count the community helpers that you run into. You may be surprised with just how...
September 13, 2024
Aubrey Doyle

We sorted buses according to colors. I printed the bus pictures and made copies and also laminated each one. We went over each color first before sorting. After going over the colors I put one color of each bus around the table and students had to match and sort the buses according to the color....
September 13, 2024
Dana Cook